Offer more APK sources

[Eagle3386]

Besides a highly anticipated Google Play release, I'd like to ask for this repo's release page to not only provide source archives, but a compiled APK file, too. 🙂

[Gitsaibot]

Besides a highly anticipated Google Play release

To offer the app on Google I would have to register, pay $25 and give my address information to Google. That's not worth it for me.

but a compiled APK file

I don't see any real advantage of it because you can get the apk with one click on the F-Droid icon. But I added a workflow to create an apk with every new release.

[Eagle3386]

To offer the app on Google I would have to register, pay $25 and give my address information to Google. That's not worth it for me.

While the latter seemed (to a limited extend) acceptable for me, I wasn't even aware about that. My most recent information was "free app, free app listing". Thanks for sharing the knowledge!

I don't see any real advantage of it because you can get the apk with one click on the F-Droid icon. But I added a workflow to create an apk with every new release.

For people like me, it drops the need to install another app store & allows for simply downloading the APK file, installing it & that's it.
A nice workaround might be kind of an integrated auto-updater that does the procedure on its own, e. g. like the Blokada app does.

But I'd like to close with an extensive Thanks a lot! for the rather quick reply & workflow setup (looking forward to version 1.5 😎) - very much appreciated! ❤️

[Eagle3386]

@Gitsaibot Have to reopen the issue as the latest release - 1.6 as of now - still only contains ZIP archives with the source.
The last release to actually include an APK file was 1.3 - could you modify the workflow so that each new release also offers that source's compiled APK binary, please?

[Gitsaibot]

The last release to actually include an APK file was 1.3 - could you modify the workflow so that each new release also offers that source's compiled APK binary, please?

Unfortunately, the workflow is more complicated than I thought. At the moment I have no idea how to do the signing of the apk.

For people like me, it drops the need to install another app store & allows for simply downloading the APK file, installing it & that's it.

You don't have to use the app. You can also download the apks from the homepage. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.gitsaibot.af/

[Eagle3386]

Unfortunately, the workflow is more complicated than I thought. At the moment I have no idea how to do the signing of the apk.

I don't mind the signing. Downloading & installing the APK would be sufficient - as do several other projects, e. g. Blokada

You don't have to use the app. You can also download the apks from the homepage. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.gitsaibot.af/

Acceptable workaround for some time, but I'd like to encourage you setting up the build chain so that your repo offers the APK files upon each release, too - talking "one-stop shop experience" here.. 😉😎🥳

[Eagle3386]

@Gitsaibot Any progress on the GitHub Actions/Workflow runs?

[robertafreese]

Suggestion: please add the link
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.gitsaibot.af/
to Readme.MD perhaps so it shows on the project main page?

[Gitsaibot]

There is already a fdroid link in the Readme. Tap on the fdroid logo and you will get there.

[Eagle3386]

@Gitsaibot And my question regarding progress on the GitHub Actions for automated releases?

[Gitsaibot]

I added a workflow file, but it didn't work. I'm not sure if it was just the wrong name, but at the moment I don't have time to investigate that further. Besides, I can't always draft a new version for testing.

[Eagle3386]

Can I fork your repo & try to see if I can fix it for you or would some required file(s) be missing?
If the latter, which one(s) & what's inside of it/them?

[Gitsaibot]

You can fork and try it. No files are missing.

[grrrrr]

It would be great if apk gets auto added to the release page, it would make it possible to use Obtanium as an option to install AF Weather as and when releases are made instead of manually doing it from the actions page or waiting for f-droid to catch up.