[realusername]

Even Fortnite gave up on the standalone install, we don't need to speculate, we know this method doesn't scale from past experience.

The only apps I know which are exclusively distributed this way are stuff banned from the store or developer tools.

[FirmwareBurner]

F-Droid and all the apps there.

[realusername]

As much as I love F-Droid, I'll put it firmly into the developer community as well.

[fwn]

We all know that sideloading is a well-established method used by millions of people to gain access to software that is not available on the dominant stores.

I didn't think branding them as developers would change anything.

[realusername]

Do we? Which common app is exclusively distributed though a standalone install and used by millions? I can't think of a single example which would validate that.

[shortsunblack]

Porn apps, gambling apps.

[realusername]

Isn't that part of the "stuff banned from the store or developer tools" which I said before though? Specifically the banned stuff.

Nobody which has a real choice seems to distribute this way despite lots of potential gains avoiding the Google tax.