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tadfishertoday at 12:01 AM1 replyview on HN

It's already implemented in 36.1:

https://developer.android.com/sdk/api_diff/36.1/changes/andr...()


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lern_too_speltoday at 4:44 AM

The API is implemented in 36.1, but the previously proposed notarization requirement is not enforced in any production build, so this error is never thrown. Even if they implement the scare text, this API will still be needed.

If they implement what they said they would implement after the uproar, users will be better off. Previously, if a company wanted to distribute their app on their website, any user who installed it would have to dismiss scare text. Now, they have a way to distribute apps on their website without the scare text, and people who want to distribute apps without any tracking can still do that with the scare text.