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Notice.
It appears the Debug channel was reported to Telegram by someone or some people, and Telegram decided that it violated their ToS without any explanation and thus blocked the channel. I have appealed against the decision, but unsure if they will restore it. If you cannot access the channel, you can always find the latest debug builds here: https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AMInsecureDebugBuilds
It appears the Debug channel was reported to Telegram by someone or some people, and Telegram decided that it violated their ToS without any explanation and thus blocked the channel. I have appealed against the decision, but unsure if they will restore it. If you cannot access the channel, you can always find the latest debug builds here: https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AMInsecureDebugBuilds
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GitHub - MuntashirAkon/AMInsecureDebugBuilds: Insecure debug builds for App Manager. Updated every time changes are pushed to theβ¦
Insecure debug builds for App Manager. Updated every time changes are pushed to the App Manager repository. - MuntashirAkon/AMInsecureDebugBuilds
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App Manager | CHANNEL
Notice. It appears the Debug channel was reported to Telegram by someone or some people, and Telegram decided that it violated their ToS without any explanation and thus blocked the channel. I have appealed against the decision, but unsure if they will restoreβ¦
I'm discontinuing support for debug builds altogether since the development has been significantly affected by my inability to allocate enough time to the project. The debug users are requested to migrate away from the debug builds as a result.
Another bad news coming in the following year: Google has been removing support for SDK 21-22 (Android Lollipop) from the core libraries. This means App Manager will eventually have to discontinue support for Android Lollipop since it heavily relies on those libraries. (If you're still using Android Lollipop, it's probably to time to finally make that upgrade.) However, I plan to support the affected users as long as possible by offering a maintenance-only version of App Manager. This version will not be receiving any new features, but it will continue to receive critical bug fixes on a yearly basis.
I'm still working on merging the translations from Weblate. After this is done, I need to update the docs and changelogs for the next release. Considering the amount of time I can allocate, I forecast that it will take one and half month more.
Another bad news coming in the following year: Google has been removing support for SDK 21-22 (Android Lollipop) from the core libraries. This means App Manager will eventually have to discontinue support for Android Lollipop since it heavily relies on those libraries. (If you're still using Android Lollipop, it's probably to time to finally make that upgrade.) However, I plan to support the affected users as long as possible by offering a maintenance-only version of App Manager. This version will not be receiving any new features, but it will continue to receive critical bug fixes on a yearly basis.
I'm still working on merging the translations from Weblate. After this is done, I need to update the docs and changelogs for the next release. Considering the amount of time I can allocate, I forecast that it will take one and half month more.
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Good news!
I have been successfully able to register App Manager and Captive Portal Controller in the Android developer verification console. From tomorrow, users from countries where App Manager had previously been restricted due to regulatory issues (e.g., Singapore, Thailand, Turkey) should be able to install App Manager without bypassing Google Play Protect. However, I didn't receive any updates from Google regarding how all these are going to play out with Google Play Integrity API. If you encounter any issues with you banking apps because of App Manager, please contact me with necessary documentation (Android version, affected app info, screenshots, etc.) so that I can discuss this with Google Play's support team. Note that due to the verification requirements, only the "official" version of App Manager has been registered. You can download the official version from the Telegram channel, GitHub releases, Matrix group, or IzzyOnDroid repository on F-Droid. There is another F-Droid version located in the F-Droid official repository which is signed by F-Droid and couldn't be registered at this moment.
You can find live updates here: https://infosec.exchange/@muntashir/116372607911622394
I have been successfully able to register App Manager and Captive Portal Controller in the Android developer verification console. From tomorrow, users from countries where App Manager had previously been restricted due to regulatory issues (e.g., Singapore, Thailand, Turkey) should be able to install App Manager without bypassing Google Play Protect. However, I didn't receive any updates from Google regarding how all these are going to play out with Google Play Integrity API. If you encounter any issues with you banking apps because of App Manager, please contact me with necessary documentation (Android version, affected app info, screenshots, etc.) so that I can discuss this with Google Play's support team. Note that due to the verification requirements, only the "official" version of App Manager has been registered. You can download the official version from the Telegram channel, GitHub releases, Matrix group, or IzzyOnDroid repository on F-Droid. There is another F-Droid version located in the F-Droid official repository which is signed by F-Droid and couldn't be registered at this moment.
You can find live updates here: https://infosec.exchange/@muntashir/116372607911622394
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