Myzel394/locus

[BUG] Clarifications in the Download section of the README.md file

Korb opened this issue · 1 comments

Korb commented

Currently, the instructions contain the following text:

Locus comes in two variants for Android:

  1. GMS: This variant uses Google Play Services to get your location. If you have Google Play Services installed, you need to use this variant.
  2. FLOSS: This variant is completely libre and does not use any proprietary software. If you have NO Google Play Services installed, you need to use this variant.
    https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/app.myzel394.locus / https://github.com/Myzel394/locus/releases

For example, I discovered this application for the first time, and I choose which version I should install. Since I have Google services on my smartphone, I have to select the "GMS" option. This letter combination does not occur anywhere else in the text, and I can assume that the first link at the end of the section corresponds to the first item of the list (GMS), and the second to the second item (FLOSS).

You should explicitly state that the "GMS" version is only available on Github (files named locus-arm64-gms.apk, locus-armeabi-gms.apk, locus-universal-gms.apk and locus-x86-gms.apk in depending on the device), and it can only be updated through a notification in the app itself.

Also, it makes sense to point out that only the FLOSS version is available on F-Droid, and there are no plans to place a GMS version on F-Droid.

And finally, the fact that the F-Droid version does not work with smartphones that have Google services installed should be explicitly stated in the description of the application on F-Droid.

Agreed, I'll add a better clarification. I also want to publish Locus on Play Store, which will also use the GMS version then.