Google have suspended Element in the Play Store without notifying us; we're reaching out to find out what's going on. Apologies for the inconvenience; in the interim there's https://f-droid.org/en/packages/im.vector.app/ but it's a few versions behind. We'll post updates here.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/element_hq/status/1355290296947499013
@Hawk1291 @fdroidorg fdroid’s.
@matrix @Hawk1291 @fdroidorg Yeah its a real slow process from what I've heard. Would be nice to overcome that.
@matrix @Hawk1291 @fdroidorg how about sponsoring fdroid so we have a sustainable alternative app store...they're volunteers from what I understand
You can get the latest CI builds of element android by adding this F-Droid repository - https://fdroid.krombel.de/riotx-dev-fdroid?fingerprint=FD146EF30FA9F8F075BDCD9F02F069D22061B1DF7CC90E90821750A7184BF53D
The repository contains "F-Droid Universal Debug versions" sourced from official CI build at https://buildkite.com/matrix-dot-org/element-android/builds
@Hawk1291 @matrix @fdroidorg Matrix.org could provide its own F-Droid repo that people can add in their app.
You're based in the UK right?
In the EU that's illegal right now. Platform to Business regulations:
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/platform-business-trading-practices
@matrix well Elon Musk recently tweeted to not use Discord, so maybe something similar is happening to Signal. Has there been an upsurge in usage?
@sgryphon @matrix that sounds about right probably an influx of #wallstreetbets people looking for safe haven
@matrix I am not an Andoid user to be affected by this but apparently you install the latest APK directly via the artifacts tab here: https://buildkite.com/matrix-dot-org/element-android/builds/1124#f76730c7-5da8-4c3b-93b0-3ffb9de8f5a1 hope its helpful
You forgot to add a "I am not a terrorist" checkbox on the Element registration screen.
How else are they su;pposed to know that XMPP isn't being used for child porn lovin', jihadist enemies of the state?
@matrix I prefer f-droid anyway, for what it's worth.
@[email protected] @[email protected] maybe you should also consider going for huawei store?
It is pretty popular
@matrix I Wonder if this is something to do with new wallstreetbets channel.
@matrix WHAT‽
Isn't banning the element app (presumably because somebody's hosting a server with bad content) the same as if they were to ban Firefox because somebody hosts a bad website‽
Absolute insanity - and thanks to everyone for pointing out Fdroid exists, having a good look there now!
@matrix
Our overlords are at it again.
GoOGLE kNOwS BeST
@matrix that's why we Fdroid :)
You'll likely have to take legal action, and use social media leverage to get anywhere with an appeal.
@matrix Could you work together with @fdroidorg to figure out a way to get up-to-date versions of #element in there faster?
@matrix why is the fdroid package out of date? Is that Element's doing or Fdroid? It know that Fdroid takes some time to go through packages and get them posted sometimes.
@fdroidorg