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They also killed their android app, which as much as it was awful, having an app was very good for Android security because you could whitelist it in the OS as

by Pxtl 5y ago

They also killed their android app, which as much as it was awful, having an app was very good for Android security because you could whitelist it in the OS as a source while still blocking apps from the browser. Half the time when you download an Android app from their site, it doesn't even come down as an APK but a zip instead and you have to rename it to APK.

sersi 5y ago
Yes, the android app was awful but it was better than nothing. I did enjoy having a huge library of games on android back when the app was maintained. But nowadays, a lot of games don't even work on modern android and aren't updated either.
- Pxtl 5y ago
  I have more trouble blaming them for that - many of these games are abandoned by their developers, and Android is a viciously moving target for development. I'm sure there are some cases where the Humble version is stale compared to the Play Store version, of course, but those are the exception to the rule. Android itself is mostly to blame for this pain.
  - sersi 5y ago
    Yes, but I also remember more than a few games that were updated in the play store just not on humble's platform.
- schnevets 5y ago
  It's baffling that the Android doesn't have a "Steam-like" game store app. Humble was close to that, but the company did not invest any resources into that realm. I can only assume there's some other factor that prevents publishers from building an Android store, because right now it seems like a clear market need.
  - rchaud 5y ago
    "Free to play" works better from a $$$ point of view. There is a never-ending supply of kids who can't pay money up front but are willing to sit through 30-second ads for every 2 mins of gameplay.
  - Pxtl 5y ago
    What value would Steam provide over the Play Store? And also, I'm pretty sure Epic has some kind of store/launcher for Android, since they're butting heads with the mobile OS vendors about in-app-payment store-cut.

by Pxtl 5y ago

sersi 5y ago

Yes, the android app was awful but it was better than nothing. I did enjoy having a huge library of games on android back when the app was maintained. But nowadays, a lot of games don't even work on modern android and aren't updated either.

Pxtl 5y ago
I have more trouble blaming them for that - many of these games are abandoned by their developers, and Android is a viciously moving target for development. I'm sure there are some cases where the Humble version is stale compared to the Play Store version, of course, but those are the exception to the rule. Android itself is mostly to blame for this pain.
- sersi 5y ago
  Yes, but I also remember more than a few games that were updated in the play store just not on humble's platform.
schnevets 5y ago
It's baffling that the Android doesn't have a "Steam-like" game store app. Humble was close to that, but the company did not invest any resources into that realm. I can only assume there's some other factor that prevents publishers from building an Android store, because right now it seems like a clear market need.
- rchaud 5y ago
  "Free to play" works better from a $$$ point of view. There is a never-ending supply of kids who can't pay money up front but are willing to sit through 30-second ads for every 2 mins of gameplay.
- Pxtl 5y ago
  What value would Steam provide over the Play Store? And also, I'm pretty sure Epic has some kind of store/launcher for Android, since they're butting heads with the mobile OS vendors about in-app-payment store-cut.