- // Update 1 (13/07/2020 6:12 pm)
- Samsung has fixed the behaviour
The Samsung Wearable app for Galaxy smartwatches is reportedly prompting users to sideload the Samsung Pay APK on Android phones in apparent violation of Play store policies. According to reports, the prompt comes when setting up Samsung Pay on a Galaxy Watch from a non-Samsung smartphone. Apparently, the Play Store version of the app doesn’t come with the Samsung Pay plugin. So it downloads a fully built and signed apk from AWS and prompts the user to install it.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 Plugin app does not have Samsung Pay Plugin as part of the apk and does not sign the app. It, instead, downloads a fully built and signed apk off AWS then prompts the user to install it.
Update 1 (13/07/2020 6:12 pm)
Samsung has reportedly fixed the issue with its Samsung Wear app. The app no longer sideloads an APK for the Samsung Pay app on non-Samsung devices. Instead, it directs users to download the app from the Play Store. That is expected behaviour and fortunately, it’s fixed.
Remember when we talked about this? Turns out, Samsung Pay is now being served as an app from Play Store on non-Samsung devices. It won’t download the APK on the background and then ask you to install it anymore pic.twitter.com/MJuWltifwC
— linuxct (@linuxct) July 11, 2020
