Since we published our blog post on the future of Accrescent, donations have increased dramatically.

According to the rates in that post, we should now be able to fund full-time development through at least May 2026!

Thank you to our community for your monumental support!

Because of you, we can dedicate ourselves fully to our mission of building a modern Android app store focused on security, privacy, and usability.

If you want to read the original blog post: blog.accrescent.app/posts/the-…

Or if you want to see our plans: blog.accrescent.app/posts/prog…

#accrescent #security #privacy #android #appstore

The Future of Accrescent

Accrescent is a novel Android app store focused on security, privacy, and usability. We’ve been building Accrescent since 2021 to improve the security and freedom of everyday Android users by providing an alternative to Google Play which doesn’t comp…

^{Logan Magee (Accrescent Blog)}

Today is the day! Read all about our development progress, view our roadmap for the future, and check out the new projects we're releasing as open source in our new blog post!

blog.accrescent.app/posts/prog…

Check out our new repositories:

github.com/accrescent/android-…
github.com/accrescent/director…
github.com/accrescent/director…
github.com/accrescent/ina

#android #security #privacy #accrescent #appstore

Progress Update and Roadmap

In our recent post about Accrescent’s financial future and sustainability, we announced that to build trust and transparency with our community, we’d be publishing a follow-up blog post about what we’ve been working on lately and where we’ve been set…

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Keep an eye out for tomorrow's blog post! We'll be posting a development progress update for the past months and a roadmap for the next few.

#accrescent #security #privacy #appstore #android

We recently discovered a large Monero donation was received in the short time after we updated our article's reported income but before it was posted. We've now updated it to reflect this.

We'll post an update soon on what this means for the project. Thank you for your support!

#accrescent #appstore #security #privacy #android

Accrescent depends completely on donations to run. Today we share a significant update in our new blog post on the future of Accrescent: blog.accrescent.app/posts/the-….

New releases of Accrescent and our developer console are also out, with Android 16 updates and Material 3 changes. Check them out!

github.com/accrescent/accresce…
github.com/accrescent/parcelo/…
github.com/accrescent/console/…

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The Future of Accrescent

Accrescent is a novel Android app store focused on security, privacy, and usability. We’ve been building Accrescent since 2021 to improve the security and freedom of everyday Android users by providing an alternative to Google Play which doesn’t comp…

^{Logan Magee (Accrescent Blog)}

With the Amazon Appstore shutting down, it's becoming even more important to invest in sustainable alternative stores you can trust.

See how you can invest in Accrescent's future! A little help goes a long way:

accrescent.app/faq#contributin…

More information on the Amazon Appstore discontinuation on Android:

amazon.com/appstoreonandroidFA…

#privacy #security #appstore #accrescent #android

Accrescent Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to frequently asked questions about Accrescent.

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@accrescent Sounds great. I am looking forward to it. Thanks for #Accrescent and contributing to the #FLOSS community. I greatly appreciate that.

Adding an info whether an app is FLOSS is helpful.

While I appreciate bringing up the security concerns the existence of alternatives to #FDroid I do not think we have those when it comes to pure FOSS apps without the usual big corporate trackers/libs. #Accrescent lists a few apps and fails to provide relevant information about them (such as requested permissions). E.g. #Qlango includes multiple tracking libraries by #Meta / #Facebook and doesn't look like it is FOSS to any degree. Even while the #FDroid repo is not carefully curated I don't run into traps like these. 🤷

There is a need for a curated and maintained FOSS app repo and currently there is nobody but @fdroidorg providing it. #Obtainium, #Accrescent are mostly option for expert users who exactly know who to trust and what they are looking for. @Kulei @newhinton

#Accrescent IMO absolutely needs
- better description of app
- permissions list
- license info of app
- download size of apk
- website link if available
- (minimum Android sdk)

@cryptgoat @mynacol @GrapheneOS @fdroidorg @Kulei @newhinton

Accrescent 0.25.0 is out with Android 15 app archiving support, Private Space support, and settings UI improvements!

We also forgot to announce that since 0.24.0, Accrescent supports in-app predictive back!

Check out the release notes below 👇

github.com/accrescent/accresce…

#privacy #security #appstore #android #accrescent #opensource

Release 0.25.0 · accrescent/accrescent

This release adds initial app archiving support on Android 15, makes Accrescent show up as an installer in Private Space, and improves the settings UI! We also forgot to mention that since 0.24.0, ...

^GitHub

Accrescent recently surpassed 1,000 stars on GitHub 🥳! Thank you to everyone for your continued support!

If you'd like to help us grow, check out accrescent.app/faq#contributin…. There are lots of ways to contribute even if you can't code!

github.com/accrescent/accresce…

#security #privacy #appstore #accrescent #android

Accrescent Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to frequently asked questions about Accrescent.

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Accrescent 0.23.0 is out! This release makes multilingual support a little bit better, prevents you from accidentally using your metered data by default, and improves the security of its dependencies.

See the release notes below 👇

github.com/accrescent/accresce…

#accrescent #privacy #security #appstore #android

Release 0.23.0 · accrescent/accrescent

This release makes Accrescent a little more friendly for multilingual users, helps prevent you from accidentally using your metered data by default, and improves security by removing an unmaintaine...

^GitHub

In case you missed it: Accrescent is now mirrored in the GrapheneOS App Store! This helps GrapheneOS users securely and easily obtain Accrescent from a trusted source.

GrapheneOS highly values privacy and security as we do, so we're excited about this collaboration.

grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/…

#privacy #security #accrescent #appstore #android

Another one back-to-back! Accrescent 0.22.0 is released to ensure Accrescent can always update itself, add a theme option to settings, and fix a bug related to preferred languages: github.com/accrescent/accresce…

#security #android #appstore #privacy #accrescent

Release 0.22.0 · accrescent/accrescent

This release ensures Accrescent can always update itself, adds a setting to manually change the app theme (light, dark, or system), and fixes an issue where app's wouldn't be installed in the user'...

^GitHub

Accrescent 0.21.0 is out with minor accessibility improvements, settings changes, and networking improvements.

Check it out and read the release notes below!

github.com/accrescent/accresce…

#android #security #privacy #appstore #accrescent

Release 0.21.0 · accrescent/accrescent

This release includes some minor accessibility improvements, settings changes, and network improvements. Changes A11y: Announce app list refreshing state (@PatrykMis) Add donation link to settings...

^GitHub

Accrescent 0.20.0 is out with support for respecting other app stores, UI improvements, bug fixes and more!

Download Accrescent or view the changelog below for details.
github.com/accrescent/accresce…

#accrescent #android #security #privacy #appstore

Release 0.20.0 · accrescent/accrescent

A more substantial release this time around! Accrescent now respects other app stores and manual APK installations, no longer attempting to take over updates for apps you installed outside of Accre...

^GitHub

Time for another release... Accrescent 0.19.0 is out! While not much has changed on the surface, Accrescent now uses our new server infrastructure which brings faster downloads to everyone!

Read the release notes or download below 👇

github.com/accrescent/accresce…

#accrescent #security #privacy #appstore #android

Release 0.19.0 · accrescent/accrescent

This release marks the migration of Accrescent's servers to a more scalable setup. From this version on, Accrescent will connect to the new servers. Earlier versions of Accrescent will automaticall...

^GitHub

At long last, a blog update... on updates? Check out this article on Accrescent's progress toward delta updates with conceptual explanations, benchmarks, and lots of pretty graphs!

lberrymage.dev/posts/ina-part-…

#android #accrescent #security

Accrescent 0.18.0 released! This is a minor one with removed privileged installer support and maintenance updates. Changelog below.

github.com/accrescent/accresce…

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Release 0.18.0 · accrescent/accrescent

This release removes privileged installer support, as it is not currently necessary for any functionality. Removals Remove privileged installer support Updates Bump AGP to 8.3.1 Bump Coli to 2.6...

^GitHub

RFC time! We're working on specifying how Accrescent's repository should look technically.

If you're an app developer who cares about app store features, an Accrescent user, or just interested in our development, leave your comments in the issue below 👇

github.com/accrescent/meta/iss…

#android #appstore #security #privacy #accrescent

RFC: Repository metadata reorganization · Issue #31 · accrescent/meta

Problem Accrescent's repository metadata format and organization was not designed for cacheability, internationalization, or atomicity. As a result, Accrescent has limited scalability, target audie...

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Accrescent 0.17.1 released! This one fixes a bug where the download progress indicator was hidden and makes preparations for some upcoming server scaling improvements (follow for more info on that 😉).

Check out the release notes below!

github.com/accrescent/accresce…

#privacy #security #accrescent #appstore #android

Release 0.17.1 · accrescent/accrescent

This release fixes a UI bug where the download progress indicator was hidden and prepares for future server scaling improments by adding a backup pinned TLS certificate key. Bug fixes Fix download...

^GitHub

Accrescent 0.17.0 is out! Accrescent now caches repository metadata, reducing bandwidth use a smidge, paving the way for a revamped download system, and bringing offline support just a *little* bit closer.

Check out the release notes below! github.com/accrescent/accresce…

#accrescent #security #privacy #android #appstore

Release 0.17.0 · accrescent/accrescent

This release implements repository metadata caching, making Accrescent more usable without Internet and saving bandwidth! Improvements Add caching for repository metadata Updates Bump Compose co...

^GitHub

Accrescent 0.16.0 is released! Apps can now include short descriptions, MTE is enabled by default for extra security, and update notifications aren't quite as pesky anymore. See the changelog below 👇

github.com/accrescent/accresce…

Developers can learn how to add short descriptions to their own apps in our freshly updated documentation. Check it out! accrescent.app/docs/guide/main…

#security #privacy #appstore #android #Accrescent

Release 0.16.0 · accrescent/accrescent

Improvements Add support for short descriptions Enable MTE Make "update finished" notification channel non-noisy Updates Bump AGP to 8.2.0 Bump bundletool Gradle plugin to 0.2.3 Bump Compose com...

^GitHub