Got a DJI drone as a birthday present and instead of having me install from the Play store they want me to install an apk directly from their website.
Does anybody know why this app isn’t on the play store? Is this legit or just a vector for malware?
First of all: DJI is on a sanctions blacklist, so I doubt they’re even allowed to upload apps to the Play Store.
Second: Google Play’s privacy dashboard is entirely based on what the developer provides and some “AI” analysis that checks things like “is there a link to a file called privacy.html”. Their security scanners often miss malware as well.
Google runs some malware analysis on their servers (and on your phone) but if you download a candy crush clone from a no-name developer through the Play Store, I wouldn’t trust their checks to keep viruses out.