[tbb-bugs] #26242 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Implement update strategy for TBA
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#26242: Implement update strategy for TBA
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Reporter: igt0 | Owner: tbb-team
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: Medium | Milestone:
Component: Applications/Tor Browser | Version:
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: tbb-mobile | Actual Points:
Parent ID: | Points:
Reviewer: | Sponsor:
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Comment (by igt0):
Yes, however differently of Desktop, the app doesn't control when the user
should update and it doesn't handle the update, Android does it itself.
Replying to [comment:4 mcs]:
> Replying to [comment:3 gk]:
> > So, to be clear wrt the basics the general update strategy on Android
is just to get a new .apk over the old one, right? Or is there a cleverer
one with just applying diffs?
>
> It sounds like the Google Play Store update mechanism uses deltas. See:
> https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2016/07/improvements-for-
smaller-app-downloads.html
>
> For F-Droid, they have an open issue for that feature:
> https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidclient/issues/450
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