[yorwba]

> I'd be more worried about what the app itself is doing on my phone - I caught one attempting to update outside of the Play Store.

If it is Chinese-made, that might just be because the Play Store is blocked by the Great Firewall. Apps in China need to use some other way to update.

[voltagex_]

This is a great point, but the app in question was Broadlink eControl - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.broadlink....

[ryanlol]

Made in China.