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  • The app complies with the inclusion criteria as listed in the README
  • The app is not already listed in the repo or issue tracker

Link to the source code:

https://github.com/slapperwan/gh4a

Link to app in another app store:

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.gh4a/

License used:

Apache-2.0

Category:

Development, Internet

Summary:

Unofficial FOSS client for GitHub

Description:

Access to GitHub and stay connected to your networks. Follow Git repositories and top users in GitHub. View all users' activities, source codes and manage your issues with OctoDroid.

I should add that I'm not the maintainer of the above app, just a contributor. I've already made sure that the maintainer is fine with including the app in the repository.
Let me anticipate a couple of points that will surely be brought up in the review:

  • DEPENDENCY_INFO_BLOCK: we're aware it's present in the APK. I'm going to open a PR upstream to remove it (no ETA, but I'd like to do it soon-ish)
  • REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES permission: it is only used to allow users to install APKs downloaded from GitHub releases by tapping on the system-provided "download completed" notification (which normally opens the downloaded file). If we didn't add that permission, tapping on the notification would simply dismiss it and do nothing (see this issue for context).
    The app has no auto-updater/built-in update checker and, even if I'm not a maintainer, I can safely say that there are no plans to implement one.