Thoughts on this copy? More clear?

Shout out to @primal who are Nostr signing their releases! Signer is @Primal Developer Available on Zapstore:

Primal - Zapstore

Bitcoin wallet and Nostr social media in one app.

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Good to hear that alternative app stores are getting funded. Zapstore should also grow to have a much larger impact, whatever it takes. We need more of this in the world. View quoted note →

I discussed this on the latest @Plebchain Radio episode. These new requirements, and more generally Google's clamping down trend, could indeed destroy independent app stores. View quoted note →

More than 4.5 billion devices around the world are dependent on two U.S. corporations: Apple and Google. Apple has a monopoly on the operating system and app distribution. Google has outsized power over the AOSP (Android Open Source Project) and soon full control over app distribution. Apple has the power to rug users and developers at any given time. The same goes for Android, with the upcoming mandatory developer registration and the progressive closing down of AOSP. Forks like GrapheneOS rely on Android remaining open source. (The situation is different in China, but control is basically exerted by the CCP.) What is the way forward?

You can just publish apps https://publisher.zapstore.dev/ GM

Wrapping up devops work, should now have a solid backup mechanism for databases and Blossom blobs! Next: Android app bug fixes, writeup on product development, unclog the toilet

GM fam Deployed the new indexer and added 500+ new apps Enjoy

Done 🫡 Added app search on

Apps — Zapstore

Browse apps on Zapstore

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Relay migration appears to be a success. No downtime and no issues so far! The whitelisting mechanism for publishing was removed. We now use @Vertex to check the pubkey's reputation instead, meaning that anyone with minimal reputable following can now publish on Zapstore without pre-approval! We do not appreciate spam or questionable content, which will promptly be added to the blacklist. This new relay written in Go is faster, with more accurate search results. Thank you @Pip the WoT guy for the rely library and @کیهان for implementing!

Heads up fellas: relay migration in process. If everything burns to the ground, at least you were warned.