Include Android APKs in all GitHub releases
For Proton Mail it's already being done:
https://github.com/ProtonMail/proton-mail-android/releases
I'd like to see GitHub releases with attached APKs for all other Android apps as well.
This would be really helpful for people using Obtainium & similar tools.
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PKrop
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This is super important! It's killing me (oh the irony) that Proton apps are the *only* reason I have Google Play Services installed on my GrapheneOS Pixel. Please, publish all the APKs on Github!
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Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB)
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This might get more notice if filed at https://github.com/ProtonMail/.github/issues/new too...?
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D
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The publication of apk's is highly inconsistent. Some only appear on protonapps.com (Calendar, Drive, Wallet), some only on google play (Authenticator, Lumo), some both on protonapps and on f-droid (VPN, Pass), some on protonapps and github (Mail, VPN). Please make this consistent.
Those of us on GrapheneOS often use Obtainium for .apk's. With Obtainium, the following solutions work:
(1) include the version number on the protonapps page, so we can identify when the app needs to be updated. Automated or no, right now we can't tell. It would work just as well if the version number were included in the .apk URL. Note this request:
https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/945460-general-ideas/suggestions/50070162-improve-app-versioning-in-protonapps-com(2) publish everything to github, which is this request:
https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/945460-general-ideas/suggestions/48103700-include-android-apks-in-all-github-releases(3) publish everything to f-droid. Note the following requests. This is not optimal unless you're doing reproducible builds and keeping your own keys.
https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/945460-general-ideas/suggestions/47229965-publish-all-android-apk-to-fdroid
https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/945460-general-ideas/suggestions/47173612-official-f-droid-repository -
T
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Would love to see this!
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Ken
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I notice proton pass has just removed the direct download link from their website, while this still made using obtanium difficult due to its lack of unique version identifiers in the file name, it was better than nothing. Please proton your moving in the wrong direction.
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Another user
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This allows for signed by Proton apk files. Or the use of Obtainium for those who do not use f-droid or google play.
This is already done for Proton Mail and Proton VPN apps