Add an option to submit an app

[tdelmas]

[Porkepix]

Would be nice also adding a way to do a new analyze for updates apps (could either be checked online, or if the local version is higher than the remote one. First way is more accurate, but second way is more privacy-proof).

[jawz101]

This app is pretty useless unless I can submit.

I wouldn't think it even requires uploading the app from my device if you're just processing the package's Play Store URL server-side.

I could see either implementing it as

1. extract package name
2. use that to build the Play Store URL

Or, have this app register as a share action provider for when you're in the play store

https://developer.android.com/training/sharing/shareaction

Click on the share button when you're looking at an app and it passes the URL to you all, it scans and displays the results.

[pnu-s]

I think the application could just add a link such as the following one (as does Exodify) for any application which is not yet scanned by Exodus:

https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/analysis/submit/#<application_handle>

[pnu-s]

@Schoumi Is this blocked by https://github.com/Exodus-Privacy/exodus/issues/163?

[Schoumi]

@simpnu no it not block this but it will be better if it is done someday to bring a better experience

[jawz101]

Some users will expect it to be an option. Plus, there are so many apps not uploaded to the site. There have been a few times where I open the site and copy/paste several package names just too see what they contain. It's a bit cumbersome.

[jawz101]

Or at least show an app's package name, and have a link to the submission page where I can copy/paste the package name.

Anything is better than seeing "this app has not been scanned by Exodus."

[pnu-s]

@Schoumi Do you know when this will be added to the exodus app? :pray:

[jawz101]

I guesstimate there are only about 80,000 apps in the Exodus database? Just curious if there will be any update

[pnu-s]

80500+ apps indeed, you can find the number here: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/list/

I'll try to see if I can raise this point, but tbh we don't have a lot of people working on this app unfortunately

[yoshimo]

IMHO this should include the device you run it on. Applications are gated behind device features and regions so if exodus fails to download we might fm figure out why with additional info about the device the request and app come from

[Jean-BaptisteC]

With the next release from share menu on Android, you can check if reports already exists in Exodus This function works with app links to google play or fdroid and directly from app google play or app fdroid

[Jean-BaptisteC]

In version 3.0, it's planned to rework this function. From Google Play or Fdroid, you can show report from share menu. In version 3.0 pop-up is replaced by fragments on app, pop-up is show only if app has never analysed to submit app And apps present on exodus app and never analysed, we want add icon for submit app

[yoshimo]

Manually submitting is still odd. Have a local marker if we submitted a certain application version successfully before and if not or if it is not checked yet on all stores push it to all supported stores automatically