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VLC - App stores were a mistake (archive.is)

submitted 2 years ago by ozoned@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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VideoLAN @videolan App Stores were a mistake. Currently, we cannot update VLC on Windows Store, and we cannot update VLC on Android Play Store, without reducing security or dropping a lot of users... For now, iOS App Store still allows us to ship for iOS9, but until when?

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[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Reminder that VLC is on F-Droid

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They've not updated it there either though. It seems to be less of a case of can't update Android and more of a case of won't update Android

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

What exactly is the issue preventing them from updating the Android version?

Also, if that's the case, it sounds like "App stores were a mistake" is a bit misleading, since the particular app store isnt the problem.

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Basically, modern app stores have changed how they work and now require the signing keys, VLC feel this is a bad thing and refuse to update. Banks are okay with it, but VLC feel more strongly than banks.

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Banks are okay with it, but VLC feel more strongly than banks.

I mean banks are known for horrible security practices all around so that makes perfect sense.

[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

From their Twitter:

If you wonder why we can't update the VLC on Android version, it's because Google refuses to let us update:

either we give them our private signing keys,

or we drop support for Android TV before API-30, and all our users on TV API<30 can't get fixes.

It's not much, just dozens of millions of people use Android TV before Android-11...

Maybe we should tell users to buy new TVs? #electronicWaste

I can't speak to why they're not updating on FDroid but seeing as how it's much more difficult to get people to use FDroid on Android TV, I don't think it will help them with that issue anyway.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Google requiring their private signing key is insane, and goes completely against the concept of private/public keys.

Why is Google asking for this?

[–] Synnr@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

See also: NSA PRISM

Member when all the companies listed released a PR statement within 24 hours of each other, all very basic and denied allowing the NSA direct access to their users?

I member.

[–] the_rogue@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Fdroid is the obvious answer me thinks. Anyway love you guys/gals at videolan still haven't come across a piece of software that destroys every other in its field in every aspect.

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I dont think that works for windows?

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

On Windows you should be downloading from the website.

[–] lemmyreader@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Dear VLC, in your download section there is the F-Droid app store option which I consider a good thing. p.s. Why are you still posting on Twitter ??? On your website I see two buttons Facebook and Twitter. Time for a change ?

By the way, archive.is and archive.ph are Tor unfriendly. Another link : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39798565