App update notification #1608

krtkush · 2018-08-16T20:20:36Z

I carefully read the contribution guidelines and agree to them.

Added feature described in #1520 and #1531.

Currently it is a very basic version. Will further build on this feature in the future.

…nd fdroid.

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TobiGr

Hey @krtkush!
Thanks for working on this.
Unfortunately, I think there are some details, which we need to discuss first. Apart from that, I've pointed some things out in the code which should be improved. But I recommend you to wait with fixes until we have finished our discussion.

My biggest concern about these changes are the additional build flavors. When someone installs NewPipe from F-Droid, he/she will always be forced to use this source to update the application.
Additionally, with this new config every user needs to uninstall the current version of the app.
Not only for this reason, but also as update notifications can be disturbing from time to time, I suggest to add a setting which handles the update options:

Enable / Disable search for new updates
Preferred download mirror (applies when F-Droid and GitHub versions are the same, see below).

To identify whether the app is from F-Droid or GitHub we need to check the app's signature. A guide how this can be achieved can be found here.

IMHO we should come back to one release apk using F-Droid's reproducible builds feature.

TobiGr · 2018-08-16T21:26:45Z

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PopupVideoPlayer.java

@@ -663,6 +664,9 @@ public void onPlaying() {
            lockManager.acquireWifiAndCpu();

            hideControls(DEFAULT_CONTROLS_DURATION, DEFAULT_CONTROLS_HIDE_TIME);
+
+            // Check for new version
+            new CheckForNewAppVersionTask().execute();


Why do you run the check here, too?

From what I remember the check was not being performed in the pop-up mode. Hence, I had to put it here. I'll check once again and make changes if needed.

TobiGr · 2018-08-16T21:26:56Z

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/CheckForNewAppVersionTask.java

+    @Override
+    protected void onPostExecute(String response) {
+
+        Log.i("Response--", response);


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This was not supposed to go into production. I'll remove it.

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/CheckForNewAppVersionTask.java

theScrabi · 2018-08-17T14:55:01Z

My biggest concern about these changes are the additional build flavors. When someone installs NewPipe from F-Droid, he/she will always be forced to use this source to update the application.

Due to different signatures you already have to reisntall the app if you want to use the fdroid version.

Additionally, with this new config every user needs to uninstall the current version of the app.

How comes? As long as the package name and signing key does not change nothing needs to be re installed.

Enable / Disable search for new updates

I agree. Although it should be enabled by default.

TobiGr · 2018-08-17T15:56:38Z

Due to different signatures you already have to reisntall the app if you want to use the fdroid version.

That's true, but I'd like to get back to one version.

How comes? As long as the package name and signing key does not change nothing needs to be re installed.

flavorDimensions "apkSource"
    productFlavors {
        github {
            dimension "apkSource"
            applicationIdSuffix ".github"

        }

        fdroid {
            dimension "apkSource"
            applicationIdSuffix ".fdroid"
        }
}

This means, we now have four different builds:
githubRelease
githubDebug
fdroidRelease
fdroidDebug

None of them matches our release build because these new have suffixes. This means an upgrade is not possible.

theScrabi · 2018-08-17T17:47:24Z

But do we need the suffix?

I am with you though, I think trying to make the reproducible build work might not be a bad idea.

TobiGr · 2018-08-17T20:08:18Z

The current implementation uses the new build flavors to decide whether to check for an update. As mentioned above, there are other ways to do this (e.g. the signature). So if this is implemented in a different way, we won't need a suffix.

krtkush · 2018-08-20T02:58:38Z

Hey @TobiGr, @theScrabi

I agree - A single version will be a better approach; I'll look into replacing the flavor with signature check.

theScrabi · 2018-09-11T14:48:14Z

@krtkush @TobiGr so here are some updates. After the youtube amageddon that made us release v0.14.1 a few days ago, I had a conversation with the fdroid people about update speed.

It seems to be a complicated topic which seem to not get a widespread acceptance within their team. Therefore we should try and even deliver updates ourself even if its a version deploid by fdroid.

This on one hand makes things easier for us since we don't have to deploy two separate versions, and on the other hand we need to make NewPipe a reproducable build within fdroid.

@krtkush could you please try to fix the conflicts, and @TobiGr would you please review it after the changes are done.

I am willing to put this feature into the next version if it's possible :)

krtkush · 2018-09-11T15:32:38Z

@theScrabi
Sure! I'll work on it this weekend.

Just to be clear, we'll be going with the signature check method as suggested by @TobiGr, right? And not with different builds.

theScrabi · 2018-09-11T17:47:48Z

Yes the signature check method.

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krtkush · 2018-09-15T09:28:24Z

@TobiGr @theScrabi Does NewPipe use different KeyStores for the github and f-droid versions respectively?

I'll need the developer certificate signature of the KeyStore(s), as instructed in the linked article. Could either of you provide that?

TobiGr · 2018-10-04T17:45:25Z

@krtkush Sorry for the silence. We are all quite busy. If I am correct, you can find the fingerprint on @theScrabi's website: https://schabi.org If you need any further information about the signing key, please ask him :)

krtkush · 2018-10-06T13:20:24Z

Thanks @TobiGr!

@theScrabi Can you confirm both the keys? On the website I only see one - SHA1: B0:2E:90:7C:1C:D6:FC:57:C3:35:F0:88:D0:8F:50:5F:94:E4:D2:15

TobiGr · 2018-11-23T20:25:11Z

@krtkush Thanks, I was just about to test it.

theScrabi

Will block until issue with vectors is done.

krtkush · 2018-11-25T19:50:27Z

Done. I really hope it is actually done this time 😛

TobiGr · 2018-12-03T20:06:24Z

@krtkush Looks good to merge. Thanks for changing the code that often!
@theScrabi Can you please remove your block?

theScrabi · 2018-12-15T07:30:10Z

Done.

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krtkush · 2019-01-19T06:27:37Z

Hey @theScrabi, I was wondering why the latest release not have this feature included?

theScrabi · 2019-01-20T01:33:08Z

I wanted to take care about pending features once my semester is over. However the sudden release came because of the full shutdown on Thursday.

krtkush · 2019-01-20T06:24:38Z

full shutdown on Thursday

Ohkay. I wasn't aware of this.

Good luck with your semester.

snaik20 · 2023-09-04T18:35:07Z

app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/CheckForNewAppVersionTask.java

+        if (!mPrefs.getBoolean(app.getString(R.string.update_app_key), true)
+                || !isGithubApk()) {
+            this.cancel(true);
+        }


Checking this before starting the task would be more efficient, at App#L108

This is 4 years old code, is this still the case?

Hi @Stypox,

I apologize for my previous comment. I didn't realize that the code was 4 years old, and I see that it has now been deleted. I was going through the code to explore and understand the codebase, but I should have been more careful about commenting on old code.

I'll be more mindful of the age of code in the future and avoid commenting on old code unless I'm sure it's still relevant.

Thanks for your patience and understanding.

krtkush added 12 commits August 11, 2018 19:13

Added HTTPS request to get version data. Added APK flaor for github a…

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Added notification channel and code to show notification.

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Moved the new version check to the application class.

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Added version check in the pop-up player

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Added new icon for update notification.

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Added version code check.

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Auto upgrade Newpipe #1531

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[feature request] update notification #1957

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Question / Enhancement: Independently upgradable extractor / parser #2045

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