Walled Garden Escape (In-app direct update)

[du82]

Feature Issue

User Story

As a user I want to be able to download Status directly, instead of going through the Play store.

Description

I think this should be done like the way Telegram does it, where it prompts the user to install an update, while bypassing the Google Play store. We could pull the download file from F-Droid which removes the need for users to download the app from Status or an untrusted source.

My mobile apps do this for Status promotions, instead of going through the play store, Status gets downloaded directly through a typically dormant feature that allows for downloading of other apps, thus escaping the Google Play store's walled garden.

Acceptance Criteria

• Must download Status from a trusted source (F-Droid, GitHub) and verify package hash against the official ones to detect tampering.
• Shouldn't rely on Google dependencies, and should be able to escape the walled garden that is the Google Play store.
• A "here's what's new" section would be nice to show users what changes will come before they update, and what they can do now after they update.