<story><title>Google starts blocking “uncertified” Android devices from logging in</title><url>https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/03/google-starts-blocking-uncertified-android-devices-from-logging-in/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>ktta</author><text>While people think this is a move to curl illicit app activity(which is the cover issue), I think there&amp;#x27;s a much bigger motive. It&amp;#x27;s the fight against Amazon.&lt;p&gt;Depending on how strictly this is enforced, now Amazon Fire Tablet users won&amp;#x27;t be able to use Google Play store (they were able to with an apk till now) which cuts off access to the app ecosystem on the Google Play Store.&lt;p&gt;Now there are quite a few apps on Amazon&amp;#x27;s App store[1], but obviously many users will feel the pain.&lt;p&gt;So now they will not have access to the following - Google Assistant, Google Home and Google Maps which will hurt the most.&lt;p&gt;[1]: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.amazon.com&amp;#x2F;mobile-apps&amp;#x2F;b&amp;#x2F;ref=topnav_storetab_mas?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;node=2350149011&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.amazon.com&amp;#x2F;mobile-apps&amp;#x2F;b&amp;#x2F;ref=topnav_storetab_mas...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>yorby</author><text>Amazon doesn&amp;#x27;t want their tablets to have the Play Store (they don&amp;#x27;t come with it pre-installed), I don&amp;#x27;t really get your point.</text></comment>
<story><title>Google starts blocking “uncertified” Android devices from logging in</title><url>https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/03/google-starts-blocking-uncertified-android-devices-from-logging-in/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>ktta</author><text>While people think this is a move to curl illicit app activity(which is the cover issue), I think there&amp;#x27;s a much bigger motive. It&amp;#x27;s the fight against Amazon.&lt;p&gt;Depending on how strictly this is enforced, now Amazon Fire Tablet users won&amp;#x27;t be able to use Google Play store (they were able to with an apk till now) which cuts off access to the app ecosystem on the Google Play Store.&lt;p&gt;Now there are quite a few apps on Amazon&amp;#x27;s App store[1], but obviously many users will feel the pain.&lt;p&gt;So now they will not have access to the following - Google Assistant, Google Home and Google Maps which will hurt the most.&lt;p&gt;[1]: &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.amazon.com&amp;#x2F;mobile-apps&amp;#x2F;b&amp;#x2F;ref=topnav_storetab_mas?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;node=2350149011&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.amazon.com&amp;#x2F;mobile-apps&amp;#x2F;b&amp;#x2F;ref=topnav_storetab_mas...&lt;/a&gt;</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>yellowbeard</author><text>Great point, if this is the case, huge attack on Amazon.</text></comment>