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Provide APK on F-Droid

Open rachyandco opened this issue 4 years ago • 16 comments

F-Droid (https://f-droid.org) is the main opensource apps repository for users that do not have Google tools installed on their android.

The project could provide the APK on F-Droid to allow non google-tools users to install the app also.

The instructions for adding an app are located at https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md

This is dependent on issue https://github.com/DP-3T/dp3t-app-android-ch/issues/59

rachyandco avatar May 27 '20 06:05 rachyandco

Maybe it would be better to add a "pre GAEN App" to F-Droid as suggested here: https://github.com/DP-3T/dp3t-app-android/issues/12

zukunft avatar May 27 '20 06:05 zukunft

If I read this "...wonach die App nachweislich aus dem veröffentlichten Quellcode erstellt worden sein muss." ( https://www.parlament.ch/de/services/news/Seiten/2020/20200603090721253194158159041_bsd042.aspx ) , it sounds to me, that an automatic F-Droid build would prove it.

zukunft avatar Jun 03 '20 08:06 zukunft

it seems this is also about providing a build for F-Droid which is being discussed at issue https://github.com/DP-3T/dp3t-app-android/issues/12. I would request to close this issue and keep the discussion at one place.

fazlerabbi37 avatar Jun 04 '20 22:06 fazlerabbi37

it seems this is also about providing a build for F-Droid which is being discussed at issue DP-3T/dp3t-app-android#12. I would request to close this issue and keep the discussion at one place.

The issue here is linked to the repo of the Swiss version of the app, while https://github.com/DP-3T/dp3t-app-android/issues/12 is in the repo of the demo app that has will never be published (As far as I understand)

So even though the discussion can take place at https://github.com/DP-3T/dp3t-app-android/issues/12 I would rather keep this issue open while the Swiss version is not published, as there could be specific additional issues related to the publication of the Swiss version of the app.

rachyandco avatar Jun 05 '20 05:06 rachyandco

Looks like a possible solution could be to reuse https://github.com/corona-warn-app/cwa-app-android/issues/1483# .

zukunft avatar Nov 30 '20 23:11 zukunft

Looks like a possible solution could be to reuse corona-warn-app/cwa-app-android#1483 .

It looks like the solution will come when the pandemic will be almost over and vaccines are largely available. Same with an efficient Swisscovid app.

rachyandco avatar Dec 01 '20 06:12 rachyandco

Yes, it is a kind of tragic.

I still have the complete open source app on my phone, that has been created in spring. The app is working perfectly fine beside the fact, that I am probably one of the few who is still "using" it. So, the main question is, why did almost no one use this app? And why are still more than 50% of the potential users not using this app? According to ZHAW the main reason is simply that most people don't know and don't care. I think, it would helpful, if people would do rational decisions if many others are influenced. But because most people decide more on feelings than on arguments, money has been proven to be a "good" argument. It looks like solving this issue may get easier, so I would like to raise the question: Is there any reason, why #251 should not be done?

zukunft avatar Dec 01 '20 11:12 zukunft

@simonroesch do you know what is needed to get this app into fdroid?

Mannshoch avatar Dec 21 '20 06:12 Mannshoch

@simonroesch do you know what is needed to get this app into fdroid?

Ping

Mannshoch avatar Jan 15 '21 15:01 Mannshoch

Any update on this?

Filbuntu avatar Feb 05 '21 20:02 Filbuntu

ping @gannimo and @lbarman

Mannshoch avatar Feb 05 '21 21:02 Mannshoch

since CH is not able to provide this app on f-droid, I now installed the german app (https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.corona.tracing/) which claims to be compatible with the swiss app (and several other EU countries !). It seems I will at least be informed if I meet someone tested positive. If I could warn others in case I'm tested positive in Switzerland is another question !

trefzer avatar Mar 27 '21 10:03 trefzer

@trefzer Smart idea! But hopefully the Swiss will also find a way to make it work ~~with~~ 😉 without Google!

Filbuntu avatar Mar 27 '21 10:03 Filbuntu

@filbuntu you mean without google ! anyway the patch seems to be available for months now !

trefzer avatar Mar 27 '21 14:03 trefzer

I also installed the German App.

zukunft avatar Mar 27 '21 16:03 zukunft

A version without GAEN dependencies is now available on F-Droid. :)

cgrigis avatar May 06 '21 10:05 cgrigis