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Hadn't heard of Fleep before, but thought immediately that it might solve one use case for me. After checking the pricing (good), if there was a self-hosted ve
by phillc73 11y ago
Hadn't heard of Fleep before, but thought immediately that it might solve one use case for me.
After checking the pricing (good), if there was a self-hosted version (no, but maybe not a deal breaker) I looked for the Android app installer. Only available from Google Play Store. Unfortunately, that kills Fleep for me.
Please consider making your app directly downloadable and not reliant on Google Play Services.
- jqgatsby 11y agoWhy is this a requirement?
- phillc73 11y agoI don't have Goggle Play Services installed on my phone and am not going to do so. I understand why companies want their apps in the "Store" for discovery purposes. However, I don't understand why they won't provide an alternative direct download. I do have F-Droid installed, but I appreciate companies may not want to open source their app. No problem, but I also won't be forced to install Google Play just to obtain it.
- janekm 11y agoThe Google Play store is also not accessible in China, an no doubt a few other countries, so it's just sensible to provide an alternative download anyway...
- j_s 11y agoAs I'm sure you know, .apk files can be downloaded using a computer without Google Play Services being on the phone. https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-download-apk-file-from-google-play https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-download-apk-file-from-goo...