Leo Wandersleb on Nostr: I'm an Android dev since day two (2009) and prefer it over Apple but Google is also ...
I'm an Android dev since day two (2009) and prefer it over Apple but Google is also going for more wallet garden.
It used to be such that developers signed their apps with a key that never was shared with Google. Then they let developers opt in to sharing that key with them and now I think, to distribute on Google Play, new developers don't get their hands on the signing key.
The consequence is that if you publish on Google Play and with direct downloads from your website, you have to sign with different keys or risk to not be able to provide updates if Google gives you the boot.
It used to be such that developers signed their apps with a key that never was shared with Google. Then they let developers opt in to sharing that key with them and now I think, to distribute on Google Play, new developers don't get their hands on the signing key.
The consequence is that if you publish on Google Play and with direct downloads from your website, you have to sign with different keys or risk to not be able to provide updates if Google gives you the boot.