Google Play Store Selective Filtering
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I'd like to run a network wherein only certain apps may be downloaded from the Google Play Store on Android. This includes updates to applications. The idea in mind is to limit the data usage per client while giving them access to apps that they need -- downloading GBs worth of games wreaks havoc on my data plan.
I found that the Play Store app downloads a GZipped APK file via an HTTPS URL that looks like this:
https://[randomized_domain].com/play-apps-download-default/by-id/[download_id]
My idea right now is to blacklist URLs with certain Download IDs by using a Proxy Server like mitmproxy or squid on a linux machine, which my router will be pointing too.
Would anyone know how to do this or have other approaches I could look into?
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google-play asked Nov 20 at 1:03
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I'd like to run a network wherein only certain apps may be downloaded from the Google Play Store on Android. This includes updates to applications. The idea in mind is to limit the data usage per client while giving them access to apps that they need -- downloading GBs worth of games wreaks havoc on my data plan.
I found that the Play Store app downloads a GZipped APK file via an HTTPS URL that looks like this:
https://[randomized_domain].com/play-apps-download-default/by-id/[download_id]
My idea right now is to blacklist URLs with certain Download IDs by using a Proxy Server like mitmproxy or squid on a linux machine, which my router will be pointing too.
Would anyone know how to do this or have other approaches I could look into?
networking https proxy
google-play asked Nov 20 at 1:03
Franco Mapua
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This is off topic as it isn't a programming question. However if you own these devices, an enterprise policy is the correct answer. If you don't, you shouldn't be doing this
– Gabe Sechan
Nov 20 at 1:38
Gabe, thanks for the clarification on the question category. Out of curiosity, what are the limits that prevent this being done on devices you don't own (like guests)? Is it a Play Store-specific policy or is there a law preventing it? Really appreciative of the feedback
– Franco Mapua
Nov 20 at 2:42
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I'd like to run a network wherein only certain apps may be downloaded from the Google Play Store on Android. This includes updates to applications. The idea in mind is to limit the data usage per client while giving them access to apps that they need -- downloading GBs worth of games wreaks havoc on my data plan.
I found that the Play Store app downloads a GZipped APK file via an HTTPS URL that looks like this:
https://[randomized_domain].com/play-apps-download-default/by-id/[download_id]
My idea right now is to blacklist URLs with certain Download IDs by using a Proxy Server like mitmproxy or squid on a linux machine, which my router will be pointing too.
Would anyone know how to do this or have other approaches I could look into?
networking https proxy
google-play asked Nov 20 at 1:03
Franco Mapua
14
I'd like to run a network wherein only certain apps may be downloaded from the Google Play Store on Android. This includes updates to applications. The idea in mind is to limit the data usage per client while giving them access to apps that they need -- downloading GBs worth of games wreaks havoc on my data plan.
I found that the Play Store app downloads a GZipped APK file via an HTTPS URL that looks like this:
https://[randomized_domain].com/play-apps-download-default/by-id/[download_id]
My idea right now is to blacklist URLs with certain Download IDs by using a Proxy Server like mitmproxy or squid on a linux machine, which my router will be pointing too.
Would anyone know how to do this or have other approaches I could look into?
networking https proxy
google-play networking https proxy
google-play asked Nov 20 at 1:03
Franco Mapua
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This is off topic as it isn't a programming question. However if you own these devices, an enterprise policy is the correct answer. If you don't, you shouldn't be doing this
– Gabe Sechan
Nov 20 at 1:38
Gabe, thanks for the clarification on the question category. Out of curiosity, what are the limits that prevent this being done on devices you don't own (like guests)? Is it a Play Store-specific policy or is there a law preventing it? Really appreciative of the feedback
– Franco Mapua
Nov 20 at 2:42
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This is off topic as it isn't a programming question. However if you own these devices, an enterprise policy is the correct answer. If you don't, you shouldn't be doing this
– Gabe Sechan
Nov 20 at 1:38
Gabe, thanks for the clarification on the question category. Out of curiosity, what are the limits that prevent this being done on devices you don't own (like guests)? Is it a Play Store-specific policy or is there a law preventing it? Really appreciative of the feedback
– Franco Mapua
Nov 20 at 2:42
This is off topic as it isn't a programming question. However if you own these devices, an enterprise policy is the correct answer. If you don't, you shouldn't be doing this
– Gabe Sechan
Nov 20 at 1:38
This is off topic as it isn't a programming question. However if you own these devices, an enterprise policy is the correct answer. If you don't, you shouldn't be doing this
– Gabe Sechan
Nov 20 at 1:38
Gabe, thanks for the clarification on the question category. Out of curiosity, what are the limits that prevent this being done on devices you don't own (like guests)? Is it a Play Store-specific policy or is there a law preventing it? Really appreciative of the feedback
– Franco Mapua
Nov 20 at 2:42
Gabe, thanks for the clarification on the question category. Out of curiosity, what are the limits that prevent this being done on devices you don't own (like guests)? Is it a Play Store-specific policy or is there a law preventing it? Really appreciative of the feedback
– Franco Mapua
Nov 20 at 2:42
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This is off topic as it isn't a programming question. However if you own these devices, an enterprise policy is the correct answer. If you don't, you shouldn't be doing this
– Gabe Sechan
Nov 20 at 1:38
Gabe, thanks for the clarification on the question category. Out of curiosity, what are the limits that prevent this being done on devices you don't own (like guests)? Is it a Play Store-specific policy or is there a law preventing it? Really appreciative of the feedback
– Franco Mapua
Nov 20 at 2:42