Cross-store updates are rooted in Android's open Linux platform, enabling faster app updates through various app stores on users' phones, according to Bogdan Botezatu, director at Bitdefender.
Esther Onfroy analyzed three popular apps and found no significant difference between the same app versions sourced from Google Play and the Galaxy Store.
However, risks persist with cross-store updates, such as the potential for a less secure app store to push malicious updates or engage in intrusive data collection.
Issues like unauthorized updates from alternative app stores can lead to user frustrations, as highlighted by problems with an outdated version of Chrome released by Oppo's app store.
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