See Why You Should Stop Installing Games And Apps Outside Google Playstore (Pics)

I have received multiple questions on how to install apps from third
party developers (UNTRUSTED SOURCES) outside the Google playstore
but I want to warn that installing apps outside the playstore or Apple
app store is a PRETTY BAD IDEA. I know that sometimes, big game
developers such as EPIC GAMES refuse to sell their games via the
playstore because they don’t want to pay the 30% commission that
Google demands for selling games via the playstore. They want you to
download directly from their websites for example the newly released
FORTNITE games. They call it “sideloading”. A lot of people download
games and apps outside the Google Playstore without considering the
risks involved. Android is open source so they only warn you but
won’t stop you from installing the games and this is why people think
iPhone is more secure that Android. Apple forbids it’s users from
installing free apps outside the app store and they make it extremely
difficult to do so. They have good reasons and that’s why I want to
show you the dangers of installing outside the playstore.


1. Google security scan:



 

Every app on the Google Playstore goes through security scan and any
malicious app is immediately deleted and removed from the playstore.
This makes the playstore the most secure source to get your apps and
games for Android devices. Any app not on the playstore does not
undergo this security scan and you have no way of knowing if it’s a
good one or not.


2. Malware and virus:



Most of those links you see online takes you directly to malicious
sites where you can easily install spyware, malware or virus that can
not only damage your device but expose your sensitive data such as
contacts, bank details etc to hackers. You may even download a copy
of the game that actually works on your device but does damage in the
background. Malwares and spywares could use your phone cameras to
spy on you or even worse. This is one of the reasons we warn you not
to install or sideload apps from “Unknown sources”.


3. Too many fake apps out there:

No matter how you look at it, there’s always a risk involved when
installing apps from Untrusted sources. There’s too many malicious
apps that you can’t really tell the different between the real ones and
the fake ones. Imagine a game that wants you to “grant access” to
your contacts, WTF ? What has your contacts get to do with a game
and so many other suspicious behavior. The URL can easily be
swapped and automatically redirects you where a virus will be
installed automatically into your device in a matter of seconds !
If you are really stubborn about it and wants to bypass Google
Playstore and install such games maybe because it’s a free version,
well make sure you update your Android OS to the latest version
(OREO) first, it has more security features than older versions and
honestly I wish you luck in your new adventure.