05-19-2017, 03:07 PM
On the contrary. We have to rethink the app store.
Suppose we already had bundled the binary with the apk (that's rather easy and not much work), our build server would produce an apk every day, the signing key would have to be on the build server (!), but we could still not use the play store because we can't automate the shipping, can we?
On the other hand, it would be the worst case scenario regarding user experience, as they would see an update every day even if they are not using it actively + Google wants to verify every update, so those updates would be delayed.
So id rather talk to Google guys, and if they say our app is forbidden, then so be it (it would be forbidden anyway), it's time to get fdroid and we still have the direct download from github.
Suppose we already had bundled the binary with the apk (that's rather easy and not much work), our build server would produce an apk every day, the signing key would have to be on the build server (!), but we could still not use the play store because we can't automate the shipping, can we?
On the other hand, it would be the worst case scenario regarding user experience, as they would see an update every day even if they are not using it actively + Google wants to verify every update, so those updates would be delayed.
So id rather talk to Google guys, and if they say our app is forbidden, then so be it (it would be forbidden anyway), it's time to get fdroid and we still have the direct download from github.