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Try using Slack in a browser on Android. It doesn't work. I find that really objectionable. They don't (last time I asked) distribute an APK. Instead they direc

Try using Slack in a browser on Android. It doesn't work. I find that really objectionable. They don't (last time I asked) distribute an APK. Instead they directed me to a pirate APK site, so I don't believe it's for security.

wolco 8y ago
What browser are you using and are you upto date. Many sites don't work on mobile chrome. I find it hard to believe they would redirect you to a pirate site. Are you sure it was a pirate site and not just a third party site hosting apks
- afandian 8y ago
  Firefox on Android. Per my other comment at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17874566 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17874566 it was a mirror site, though I didn't save the chat log so I can't remember which one.
icebraining 8y ago
Try using Slack in a browser on Android. It doesn't work. It does work on Firefox for Android, if you enable Request Desktop Site. It's not optimized for small screens, though.
- afandian 8y ago
  I tried exactly that a few weeks ago and couldn't get to the messages interface.
  - icebraining 8y ago
    Worksforme :)
    - afandian 8y ago
      I just checked with Firefox Focus on Android, and the 'launch' button is missing. Even if I go to the `/messages` URL I am redirected back to the account splash screen. That's my default browser, especially as I only wanted to log in for a minute to check on something on my personal device. It does work with Firefox on Android (not Firefox Focus), if you check 'desktop mode'. Weird that you should have to fake the user-agent string to access it.
binomialxenon 8y ago
Sites like APKMirror aren't pirate sites, as they only host APKs that are free of charge. Also, if you're using Android without Play Services but still want to download Play Store apps, you can use the "Yalp Store" app from F-Droid.
- ealhad 8y ago
  Yalp Store is a great app! Incidentally, it violates the Play Store ToS (this is even written in their FAQ[0]) [0] https://github.com/yeriomin/YalpStore#faq https://github.com/yeriomin/YalpStore#faq
- afandian 8y ago
  I'm not making a moral judgement, maybe 'pirate' was the wrong word. It probably was something like APKMirror, and my point was the chain of trust is broken (you have decide to trust that site and its provenance model) vs an HTTPS download from the Slack domain.

wolco 8y ago

What browser are you using and are you upto date. Many sites don't work on mobile chrome. I find it hard to believe they would redirect you to a pirate site. Are you sure it was a pirate site and not just a third party site hosting apks

afandian 8y ago
Firefox on Android. Per my other comment at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17874566 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17874566 it was a mirror site, though I didn't save the chat log so I can't remember which one.

icebraining 8y ago

Try using Slack in a browser on Android. It doesn't work. It does work on Firefox for Android, if you enable Request Desktop Site. It's not optimized for small screens, though.

afandian 8y ago
I tried exactly that a few weeks ago and couldn't get to the messages interface.
- icebraining 8y ago
  Worksforme :)
  - afandian 8y ago
    I just checked with Firefox Focus on Android, and the 'launch' button is missing. Even if I go to the `/messages` URL I am redirected back to the account splash screen. That's my default browser, especially as I only wanted to log in for a minute to check on something on my personal device. It does work with Firefox on Android (not Firefox Focus), if you check 'desktop mode'. Weird that you should have to fake the user-agent string to access it.

binomialxenon 8y ago

Sites like APKMirror aren't pirate sites, as they only host APKs that are free of charge. Also, if you're using Android without Play Services but still want to download Play Store apps, you can use the "Yalp Store" app from F-Droid.

ealhad 8y ago
Yalp Store is a great app! Incidentally, it violates the Play Store ToS (this is even written in their FAQ[0]) [0] https://github.com/yeriomin/YalpStore#faq https://github.com/yeriomin/YalpStore#faq
afandian 8y ago
I'm not making a moral judgement, maybe 'pirate' was the wrong word. It probably was something like APKMirror, and my point was the chain of trust is broken (you have decide to trust that site and its provenance model) vs an HTTPS download from the Slack domain.