獨立開發與工具 Hacker News · 2021-12-12

給 50 個研究參與者發安卓 App，除了 Google Play 沒別的路？

Affordable alternatives to Google Play for distributing an Android app to ~50 people

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誰在提Hacker News · 2021-12-12 · 87 贊 · 37 評
想要什麼給 50 個研究參與者發安卓 App，除了 Google Play 沒別的路？
能做成什麼白標應用分發服務：私有商店鏈接、強制更新、設備白名單，服務研究機構與企業內訓。

原帖原話

“The most important features are the ability to quickly and reliably deliver app updates over one year, safety, affordability.”

“我在找一個平臺，把論文研究用的數據採集 App 分發給美國約 50 名成年參與者。最重要的是能穩定推送更新、安全、便宜、體驗好。”
— Hacker News · 2021-12-12 · news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29534663…

需求背景與痛點

痛在哪

小規模內測/企業內分發要麼走商店審核，要麼讓用戶開「未知來源」，普通用戶根本裝不上。

可以做成什麼

能做成什麼

白標應用分發服務：私有商店鏈接、強制更新、設備白名單，服務研究機構與企業內訓。

怎麼驗證它

讀完原帖的評論區，把重複出現的具體場景記下來——重複次數就是需求的密度。
搜索「應用分發 / 安卓」相關的現有工具，確認它們只覆蓋了哪一環。
用一句話落地頁，投回 Hacker News 或同類社群，看有沒有人主動問價格。

已有方案與差異

TestFlight、Firebase App Distribution、Appetize

社區原聲 · 熱門評論

熱門評論由機器翻譯為中文，點擊原帖核對原意。

F-Droid is your best bet. It is pretty much the only viable alternative for those that wish to avoid Google services for privacy.

— lrvick

> for privacy. While I agree with your statement, this isn't what OP is concerned about.

— Shared404

Have you considered hosting the APK on your own website? You would need to build your own update function, but it could be a periodic fetch of a version file, and if the version is newer, download the apk and when done prompt the user to upgrade, opening the (already downloaded) apk in the system installer if they agree. You might need to carefully select the location where you download the apk, I don't know if you can install an APK with the system installer from app specific storage or if it needs to be in the 'external' storage. Relevant, ten year old, stack overflow answer. [1] Google does

— toast0

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