Hans-Christoph Steiner: > > > Adam Pritchard: >>> >>> Internet freedom tools like Psiphon, Tor/Orbot, Great Fire's FreeBrowser, >>> StoryMaker, and many more provide direct download links for installing apps >>> when Google Play is blocked, or the internet is otherwise filtered. If >>> users who download those do not have Google Play, they are left without a >>> reputable source of essential updates. >> >> >> This doesn't invalidate your point/idea, but for completeness: Psiphon's >> directly installed clients self-upgrade, with signature verification of the >> upgrade package. To avoid violating the Play Store ToS, the app detects >> whether it's a Play Store install or directly installed, and doesn't try to >> self-upgrade in the former case. >> >> Adam > > Thanks, that's definitely useful info! How long as that been in your > Google Play releases? > > .hc
@commonsguy just pointed out this library to me, which already includes F-Droid support: https://github.com/javiersantos/AppUpdater I wonder if it does the right thing in terms of verifying what it downloads, or just leaves it up entirely to Android verifying the APK signature. .hc _______________________________________________ List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/guardian-dev To unsubscribe, email: [email protected]
