Re: Android apps on Debian
On 30/01/2022 11:39, Bijan Soleymani wrote:
I think the reason it is signed by Google is that the app uses Play app
signing, where google signs the app on their servers on your behalf.
That way if you lose your private key, you can change it on your end,
without breaking app upgrades.
Play App Signing does have this benefit for app developers, but its main
purpose is to deliver app downloads optimised for the user's device and
therefore smaller. For example, if you are using an arm64-a8v device,
Play Store will deliver a package with only native libraries for your
arm64-a8v device. In comparison, old-style packages would typically
include both armeabi-v7a and arm64-a8v native libraries, and some even
x86 or x86_64 native libraries. Downloads can also be optimised for
screen resolution and language.
Kind regards,
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Ash Joubert <ash@transient.nz>
Director
Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
New Zealand
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