I don't think that is true. The build that is distributed through the site has the Play Store "features" disables and has other things like an auto-update mecha

I don't think that is true. The build that is distributed through the site has the Play Store "features" disables and has other things like an auto-update mechanic. When built for the website the build config `PLAY_STORE_DISABLED` set to true. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/1f578ebd2c168fa8c6e94acef4331592b8757555/app/build.gradle https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/1f578ebd2c1...