Blockstream/green_android

F-Droid version many months behind

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xmready commented

First off, I truly appreciate that Green is one of the only Bitcoin wallets to be made available in F-Droid. Considering that F-Droid offers an alternative to controlling app stores, It seems logical for Bitcoin developers to make more use of it.

What I do not understand with Green, is that the app version is soo far behind on F-Droid. The other apps I use there seem to update quickly with the new versions whether, it's on the F-Droid repos or self-hosted repos.

Can someone explain why this isn't more of a priority to get updated stable releases on one of the only FOSS app stores out there?

angelix commented

Thank you for raising this important issue. There are several reasons why updates for the Green wallet on F-Droid can be delayed:

  1. Build System Control:
    We can't fully control the F-Droid build system. Sometimes, building the Green Development Kit (GDK) is broken due to bugs in upstream libraries, causing delays.

  2. Dependencies:
    We had to create a separate F-Droid version of Green without Google Services and other dependencies, which takes additional time and effort.

  3. Build Script Configuration:
    Misconfiguration of build scripts can also lead to issues that delay updates on F-Droid.

  4. F-Droid Strict Policies
    F-Droid's strict policies guarantee transparency but sometimes add a lot of complexity, leading to delays in the update process.

These factors combined can slow down the process of releasing updates on F-Droid compared to other platforms. We appreciate your patience and support.

P.S. we fixed all known issues and waiting for 4.0.28 to be released in f-droid soon.

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