Good to hear that alternative app stores are getting funded. Zapstore should also grow to have a much larger impact, whatever it takes. We need more of this in the world. View quoted note →

I discussed this on the latest @npub14kw5...j7y0 episode. These new requirements, and more generally Google's clamping down trend, could indeed destroy independent app stores. View quoted note →

More than 4.5 billion devices around the world are dependent on two U.S. corporations: Apple and Google. Apple has a monopoly on the operating system and app distribution. Google has outsized power over the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) and soon full control over app distribution. Apple has the power to rug users and developers at any given time. The same goes for Android, with the upcoming mandatory developer registration and the progressive closing down of AOSP. Forks like GrapheneOS rely on Android remaining open source. (The situation is different in China, but control is basically exerted by the CCP.) What is the way forward?

You can just publish apps https://publisher.zapstore.dev/ GM

Wrapping up devops work, should now have a solid backup mechanism for databases and Blossom blobs! Next: Android app bug fixes, writeup on product development, unclog the toilet

GM fam Deployed the new indexer and added 500+ new apps Enjoy

Done 🫡 Added app search on

Apps — Zapstore

Browse apps on Zapstore

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Relay migration appears to be a success. No downtime and no issues so far! The whitelisting mechanism for publishing was removed. We now use @Vertex to check the pubkey's reputation instead, meaning that anyone with minimal reputable following can now publish on Zapstore without pre-approval! We do not appreciate spam or questionable content, which will promptly be added to the blacklist. This new relay written in Go is faster, with more accurate search results. Thank you @Pip the WoT guy for the rely library and @Keyhan Alizadeh for implementing!

Heads up fellas: relay migration in process. If everything burns to the ground, at least you were warned.

Added Zapstore installer verification notice on the website. I am no longer including the hashes next to the APK link. Downloading an application installer from a website and verifying it with a hash listed in the same page is security theater.

Created a Signal group for technical support:

Signal Messenger Group

Follow this link to join a group on Signal Messenger.

Use that instead of DMs

For those trying to install @Fountain via Zapstore: The issue is that the APK has been removed from its original location https://storage.googleapis.com/fountain-fm-builds/android/fountain-1.3.2-1531.apk @Oscar Merry are you aware? Could you get this fixed? View quoted note →

@Max shilling Nostr to a packed room. Great talk and thanks for bringing up Zapstore!