

AppBrain is just another front-end to Google Play – so nice as it is, it doesn't solve the issue, as for app installs and updates it just has to re-direct to Google Play – which I'm rather about to "flee". I don't want another app that has to run in the background permanently to "check license validity", so things like the Amazon Appstore or AndroidPIT are out. I know we've got What are the alternative Android app markets?, but a) that's more or less a listing of other markets (without giving backgrounds) 4, and b) it's not even mentioning Aptoide. Even worse, an app could sneak in additional permissions with an update, and without the user knowing 2,3. As with the latest update to Google Play one no longer sees the full list of permissions requested by an app on install/update 1, I feel my privacy is invaded.
