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I don’t have any of these, but is the software some apk you download, and at that point can’t that be inspected?

Who inspects APKs?

The Play Store has all kind of automated and manual processes to detect malware and vulnerabilities. It's why I don't enable side-loading on my phone.

Please tell me you're joking or missing the sarcasm tag.

The Play Store is notorious for allowing absolute garbage apps in, regardless of the "risks" of sideloading.

That's not incompatible. They do a lot for security, even if malware still manages to get there. One would assume that the most popular apps get more attention.

The APK is a thin shell that downloads even more code to execute, from the internet. So, what you download and inspect isn't what's executed, and what you execute now might be different in 5 minutes.

Ok understood. That was the context I was missing. Thanks

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