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?

  • sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al
    1·
    8 months ago

    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
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      8 months ago

      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.

    • deweydecibel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 months ago

      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.