Zapstore 1.0 update: Reached feature parity with latest 0.2.7 (remember this is a complete rewrite). Issue of apps not refreshing latest version should be fixed now. There are new features, notably comments on releases and silent updates (phase 1). Still fixing the mess introduced by the AI, despite being strongly guided by the #purplestack context file and underlying libraries. I won't ship until the technical debt is low enough. I just reorganized the milestones, here if you want to follow:

GitHub

zapstore/zapstore

The social permissionless app store. Contribute to zapstore/zapstore development by creating an account on GitHub.

Zapstore 1.0 is ~90% there. I hope the infamous last 10% is not the hardest. Most of the remaining work is fixing various weird patterns introduced by the AI, and manually review all critical parts of the code.

The Guulag closing its claws. In about a year from now, all apps running stock Android (including sideloaded like Zapstore) will have to come from verified developers. Becoming verified requires KYC.

TechCrunch

Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store | TechCrunch

Google will ask all Android developers to verify their identity starting next year.