App is not listed in google play

[nikolaof]

I reset my phone but I cannot find the app to the play store in order to re-install it. Is it a problem with my device or a general one? Can I find it somewhere else?

[fatmagic]

Same problem. New phone, Materialistic is gone from Google Play. Was the best HN app.
If someone has the current Materialistic APK, that would be most helpful!
EDIT: Can get APK from here: https://github.com/hidroh/materialistic/releases

[flotteur]

I think it's because google delist apps that have not been updated for 2 years or longer. :( It's still available on fdroid

[kadnan]

@flotteur how do I install it from my Android phone? is there some way to do it automatically without rooting it?

[flotteur]

I'd suggest using the f-droid repository.

[fatmagic]

@flotteur how do I install it from my Android phone? is there some way to do it automatically without rooting it?

Or you can download the APK from https://github.com/hidroh/materialistic/releases (materialistic-79.apk) directly from your Android device, and the install it via your Android built in file manager. You'll have to allow non-store APKs in your settings, but that will install it properly.

[localpcguy]

There really isn't much of a way to verify the APK is built from the source shown here and doesn't have any malicious code in it - do we know why it isn't on Google Play anymore? Besides reviewing and cloning the repo and just building your own from it, seems a bit risky. I've really loved using this app and am definitely not trying to imply that it has issues, just that we don't really know. (FWIW, I did poke at the v79 APK, and run it through a scan (virustotal). It looked fine there, so I have personally installed it. I would recommend others do their own due diligence.

[stonelazy]

Here is a f-droid link https://f-droid.org/en/packages/io.github.hidroh.materialistic/