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πŸ“£ Introducing zap.store 0.1.0 For months I have been dreaming of a better app store, frustrated by big tech's permissioned bs, GPG's complexities, and Obtainium's reliance on centralized services and poor UX. Here's the first (very alpha) iteration of zap.store, a permissionless app store leveraging the nostr social graph. βœ” Android only (for now! Desktop coming soon) βœ” Obtainium drop-in replacement (smaller catalog but growing) βœ” App releases are signed/curated by this account, as developers start self-signing βœ” Web of trust check before installing an app Get it at https://zap.store or
GitHub
GitHub - zapstore/zapstore: The social permissionless app store
The social permissionless app store. Contribute to zapstore/zapstore development by creating an account on GitHub.
 (SHA-256 hash of the APK version 0.1.0 is 8540bd492064c17d83bcdc6d2a463c2aea46f13c2b0d13b8a96023df95bd0c9d) Feedback more than welcome, it's also possible to send directly from the βš™οΈ screen in the app s/o to nostr legends @Niel Liesmons and @elsat for their invaluable help

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Getting there. Step by step towards more freedom, agency, and a saner world.
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πŸ“£ Introducing zap.store 0.1.0 For months I have been dreaming of a better app store, frustrated by big tech's permissioned bs, GPG's complexities, and Obtainium's reliance on centralized services and poor UX. Here's the first (very alpha) iteration of zap.store, a permissionless app store leveraging the nostr social graph. βœ” Android only (for now! Desktop coming soon) βœ” Obtainium drop-in replacement (smaller catalog but growing) βœ” App releases are signed/curated by this account, as developers start self-signing βœ” Web of trust check before installing an app Get it at https://zap.store or
GitHub
GitHub - zapstore/zapstore: The social permissionless app store
The social permissionless app store. Contribute to zapstore/zapstore development by creating an account on GitHub.
 (SHA-256 hash of the APK version 0.1.0 is 8540bd492064c17d83bcdc6d2a463c2aea46f13c2b0d13b8a96023df95bd0c9d) Feedback more than welcome, it's also possible to send directly from the βš™οΈ screen in the app s/o to nostr legends @Niel Liesmons and @elsat for their invaluable help
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why is this not on F-driod store? Obtainium allows for direct download from dev to user. you're using Hetzner CDN on .store which is controlled by ICANN but you're tired of obtainium? Your README file is completely Blank! you have no information about this app other this post! Can you please fill this information? I do not wish to blindly download your app apk at this current state.
Why should I trust the published version of signal that I see in zap.store?
GitHub
GitHub - tw-hx/Signal-Android: Patches to Signal for Android removing dependencies on closed-source Google Mobile Services and Firebase libraries. In branches whose names include "-FOSS". Uses new "foss" or "gms" flavor dimension: build with "./gradlew assembleWebsiteFossProdRelease" (change "Website" to "Play" pre v7.15.4).
Patches to Signal for Android removing dependencies on closed-source Google Mobile Services and Firebase libraries. In branches whose names include...
 This branch is 4783 commits behind signalapp/Signal-Android:main