No, that doesn't make it close source. It's simply that the build changes every time it compiles. But all the source is open. It's just that their build system requires the exact same binaries all the time, which is not the default for any software.
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That's not "open source" for the APK people actually install
At best that's "open source" for the nostr-git-hosted source code, "kinda open source" for the github-hosted source code, and "trust me bro it's the same source" for the APK binaries
So stop lying, say "we offer a closed source app with open source code available for people who want to compile it themselves"
And make a version of the app that's also open source
Or explain (preferably to F-Droid) how tf people are supposed to "openly" verify these unique build signatures
See that's is why I hate fdroid. They keep people thinking that just because they cannot compile an app to the same hash, that the app is not open source. The two things have nothing to do with one another.
If that is the standard, Linux itself is not opensource. Because fdroid cannot compile it to their standard. Which is just hilarious.