- /e/ version: - Device model(s): - Device rooted: yes/no ## Summary The "Element" app seems to be available in 2 versions (PlayStore + F-Droid version) in App Lounge. Still, I was not able to get both version being displayed in the same search query. ## The problem **Steps to reproduce** The following test has been made on 18/5/2022 13:00 - Install Element from F-Droid - Search for Element in App Lounge. The first search result is Element. The app appears as installed (v1.4.14 from May 6) - Search for Threema in App Lounge. The ninth search result is Element. The app appears show up as updatable (but the update fails). Version 1.4.14 40104140) from 2022-05-15 The first app has an App Lounge rating, the second one hasn't. **What is the expected correct behaviour?** App Lounge is displaying/distributing only a single version of the "Element" app. Ideally App Lounge is doing the same for all other apps that are distributed via both channels - PlayStore and the F-Droid repository. **Relevant screenshots** <details><summary>screenshots</summary>     </details> ## Solution * at first, merge the FDroid and Play Store result (as today), and show open source results at top * for all remaining non-open source app, confirm against FDroid is open source or not * use `https://f-droid.org/fr/packages/<package name>/` * 200: the app is open source * 404: the app is not open source * if it's an open source application, we display the open source version (using clean apk API) **even if displaying the open source app is unselected in the Settings** * we compute the X first result before displaying anything, in order to let the user feel there are some results * it lazily loads the remaining results, checking in background and showing the application * the open source applications detected with this process will not being shown at top, but in the list itself * the X should be chosen to give a feeling that everything is loading quite fast, so it displays first results in less than a second. Based on a FDroid answer \~200ms, we can set X=4 by default When any `open source` app is displayed even though open source is unselected in the settings, then an information tooltip is displayed on the app description page. It says `Why am I seeing the Open Source version?`. When the user taps on it, a pop-up opens saying `Even if this application is also available in a proprietary version, App Lounge shows the Open Source version only, in order to avoid duplicates.`. It can be closed by tapping on `OK` at the bottom right of it or by pressing the back button.  https://www.figma.com/file/GwR6qGc147EjyVErIYHiBn/02-AppLounge-%F0%9F%94%A8?node-id=1713%3A9363&t=RKTpUXKAmCeqhSlO-4 ### Examples <details> <summary>Example 1: threema</summary> | | screenshot | |--|------------| | The user search `threema` |  | | App Lounge merges FDroid and Play Store results, and displays Open source application at top. Here, no open source application returned by FDroid |  | | App Lounge check the 4 first Play store results, and display them. Here, none of those applications is open source |  | | It loads lazily all other results, displaying the open source version when it exists. It is the case for Element, so it marks it as open source |  | </details> <details> <summary>Example 2: three</summary> | | screenshot | |--|------------| | The user search `three` |  | | App Lounge merges FDroid and Play Store results, and displays Open source application at top |  | | App Lounge check the 4 first Play store results, and display them. Here, none of those applications is open source |  | | It loads lazily all other results, displaying the open source version when it exists |  | </details> ### Corner cases 1. the user untick `Show open source apps` in App Lounge settings: it should not affect this behavior. If the user do not display open source applications, open source applications available on the Play store should not appear. 1. FDroid unavailability: :question: TO BE DEFINED