Accrescent

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An open-source Android app store focused on security, privacy, and usability. Currently in alpha.
Websitehttps://accrescent.app
Email[email protected]
Show threadAccrescent3d ago
@jon_bon @celenity @ivpn Thank you for letting us know. You're not the only one who's reported this issue, so it's something we're tracking and hoping to fix as soon as we can.
Show threadAccrescent6d ago
@bebop Thank you!
Show threadAccrescentMar 23
@bebop Hi! We are still very much in active development and hope to post an update soon. We have GitHub activity, so be sure you're looking at all of our repositories, not just the one for the Accrescent app. For example, we've made extensive changes to Parcelo and changes to the console API, our API gRPC gateway, and console web app (plus a code generator project which is currently private but will be open sourced soon).
Show threadAccrescentFeb 9
@h1dden Unfortunately we are not accepting new apps at the moment. We hope to open up submissions later this year though!
Show threadAccrescentFeb 2

@moshimotsu There hasn't been much news, no. We've gotten a response from Google indicating that they're aware of the problems we have and the solutions we need, but nothing specific.

The project is still in very active development! Most work recently has been on the Accrescent server at https://github.com/accrescent/parcelo/tree/massive-overhaul. You can see a lot of changes there. They're just not on the main branch.

GitHub - accrescent/parcelo at massive-overhaul

The Accrescent console backend. Contribute to accrescent/parcelo development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub
Show threadAccrescentDec 12
@Canning1452 Hi! No, we did not. It was written by a person without any AI assistance.
AccrescentDec 2

@anton_kaminsky Accrescent has been developed mostly in unpaid developers' free time for most of its existence, so it hasn't had the time to mature enough for us to be comfortable allowing a large number of apps to be submitted. We don't want app developers to encounter too many issues. We artificially limit submissions right now for this reason, though developers frequently request submission access.

We recently received enough funding to sponsor a full-time developer though and have been making more extensive development progress in the last few months as a result.

AccrescentDec 2
@zahox Hi! Was Cake Wallet installed through Accrescent, or another app store? That information would help us figure out the cause.
Show threadAccrescentNov 26
@eighthave Google has recently stated on the Android developers blog that they are working on allowing "experienced users" to install unregistered apps. But we plan to allow unregistered apps to be published regardless of whether that feature applies to Accrescent. If it doesn't, then yes, unregistered apps wouldn't be installable on certified Android devices.
AccrescentNov 25

If you've wondered how Android developer verification affects Accrescent, today we have a new blog post explaining briefly what it is, how it impacts us, and how we're responding.

https://blog.accrescent.app/posts/android-developer-verification/

#accrescent #android #appstore #security #privacy

Accrescent and Android Developer Verification

Google recently announced that starting next year, Android will require all apps to be registered by verified developers for users to install them on their devices, i.e., all apps must be registered by a developer who has performed identity verification with Google or else they won’t be installable on certified Android devices. While users have asked us about this new requirement (specifically about how it affects Accrescent), we have been waiting to provide an official response until more information became available. Now, although we are still waiting on Google to provide more details on how the program will work in the context of third-party app stores, we have enough information to explain how it will affect Accrescent and how we are responding to the change.

Accrescent Blog