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> At the same time, you can just send people APKs or publish to F-Droid. That's not really an alternative as only a few nerds will jump through these hoops. Th
by dewey 4y ago
> At the same time, you can just send people APKs or publish to F-Droid.
That's not really an alternative as only a few nerds will jump through these hoops. The app is as good as dead if you are not in the stores.
- 999900000999 4y agoIf you have a solid community users will download the app. Hell, you can point them to a GitHub artifacts page. At least it's an option.
- dingleberry420 4y agoIt is an alternative. And it is infinitely superior than the situation on iOS where you are simply out of options if Apple does not approve. With Android it might be harder than being listed in the Play Store, but at least it is possible and there are massive communities who do so.
- Daedren 4y agoThere are plenty of other stores with reasonable reach, such as Samsung, Huawei and Amazon's stores. Of course not nearly as much, but discoverability in the Play Store is already a mess.