[ihategoogle]: Google Play store won't install the app because it thinks it's a virus

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Termux X11 add-on application.

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[ihategoogle]: Google Play store won't install the app because it thinks it's a virus #718

Closed luizao-rizz closed 2 months ago

luizao-rizz commented 2 months ago

Problem description

Google Play store won't install app because it thinks it's a virus that steals your money

What steps will reproduce the bug?

downloading an APK with Google Play protect enabled

What is the expected behavior?

was expected to install the application normally

twaik commented 2 months ago

I do not think we can fix this. Termux:X11 uses non-SDK functions and a lot of permissions, no wonder virus scanners think it is suspicious.

twaik commented 2 months ago

I was wrong, Termux:X11 does not request a lot of permissions, but combination of Accessibility Service and android.permission.INTERNET may be suspicious. And requesting android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS is also suspicious. There is no way we can avoid detecting Termux:X11, termux itself or other plugins as potential threats.