I did block the installation of Total Commander's own APK when you click on it, but unfortunately the Google AI doesn't seem to detect this and just sees the APK install functions. Therefore I will unfortunately have to remove all APK installation functionality from the Play Store version. I will instead release a separate downloadable version which allows to install APK files. I'm very sorry for the inconvenience.DEVICE AND NETWORK ABUSE
Your app is not compliant with the Device and Network Abuse policy.
An app distributed via Google Play may not modify, replace, or update itself using any method other than Google Play's update mechanism. Likewise, an app may not download executable code (e.g. dex, JAR, .so files) from a source other than Google Play. This restriction does not apply to code that runs in a virtual machine or an interpreter where either provides indirect access to Android APIs (such as JavaScript in a webview or browser).
Apps or third-party code (e.g., SDKs) with interpreted languages (JavaScript, Python, Lua, etc.) loaded at run time (e.g., not packaged with the app) must not allow potential violations of Google Play policies.
I tried to appeal, but all I got back were standard texts:
It's very strange that this is now forbidden, even Chrome and all other well-known file managers can install apk files.As mentioned previously, your app (APK versions 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035 and 1036) causes users to download or install applications from unknown sources outside of Google Play.
This is very unfortunate and will certainly cause a lot of 1 star reviews. I will probably have to remove the app from the Play Store entirely because of the bad reputation.
Edit: An unrestricted version of Total Commander with install functions and also a standalone app installer are available now:
https://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=76644