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Well, APK's are signed by the developer. Google would have to replace them on first install.


Signed binaries don't mean anything to someone like Google or Apple who control the host OS (and the hardware).

In both their OS/kernel and in the hardware, Google has the ability to make your app do anything they want to regardless of how you coded it or signed the binary.




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