Our journey through protobuf, gRPC, OpenAPI, and more to create a single source of truth for the Accrescent console API.

Accrescent is an Android app store focused on security, privacy, and usability.

Google recently announced that starting next year, Android will require all apps to be registered by verified developers for users to install them on their devices, i.e., all apps must be registered b...

Three months ago, we published an update on our development progress as well as our roadmap for the next three months and beyond. Now that those three months are over, we want to share the development...

This release adds a "cancel" button for downloads, provides better update scheduling (especially on Android 14+), and includes a handful of UI improvements and bug fixes. Changed Perform gentle up...

Happy release day! This release is the most significant Accrescent release to date, marking our migration to a new, stable app store API; completely rewriting our core logic to resolve all known in...

In our recent post about Accrescent’s financial future and sustainability, we announced that to build trust and transparency with our community, we’d be publishing a follow-up blog post about what we’...

Accrescent is a novel Android app store focused on security, privacy, and usability. We’ve been building Accrescent since 2021 to improve the security and freedom of everyday Android users by providin...

Answers to frequently asked questions about Accrescent.

This release adds initial app archiving support on Android 15, makes Accrescent show up as an installer in Private Space, and improves the settings UI! We also forgot to mention that since 0.24.0, ...

Answers to frequently asked questions about Accrescent.

Accrescent is an Android app store focused on security, privacy, and usability.

Changed Require apps with native code to include 64-bit libraries Support uploading obsolete architectures Show loading indicator after app uploads and before processing completes Send icon to bac...

This release makes Accrescent a little more friendly for multilingual users, helps prevent you from accidentally using your metered data by default, and improves security by removing an unmaintaine...

This release ensures Accrescent can always update itself, adds a setting to manually change the app theme (light, dark, or system), and fixes an issue where app's wouldn't be installed in the user'...

This release includes some minor accessibility improvements, settings changes, and network improvements. Changes A11y: Announce app list refreshing state (@PatrykMis) Add donation link to settings...

A more substantial release this time around! Accrescent now respects other app stores and manual APK installations, no longer attempting to take over updates for apps you installed outside of Accre...

This release marks the migration of Accrescent's servers to a more scalable setup. From this version on, Accrescent will connect to the new servers. Earlier versions of Accrescent will automaticall...

This release removes privileged installer support, as it is not currently necessary for any functionality. Removals Remove privileged installer support Updates Bump AGP to 8.3.1 Bump Coli to 2.6...

Problem Accrescent's repository metadata format and organization was not designed for cacheability, internationalization, or atomicity. As a result, Accrescent has limited scalability, target audie...

This release fixes a UI bug where the download progress indicator was hidden and prepares for future server scaling improments by adding a backup pinned TLS certificate key. Bug fixes Fix download...

This release implements repository metadata caching, making Accrescent more usable without Internet and saving bandwidth! Improvements Add caching for repository metadata Updates Bump Compose co...

Improvements Add support for short descriptions Enable MTE Make "update finished" notification channel non-noisy Updates Bump AGP to 8.2.0 Bump bundletool Gradle plugin to 0.2.3 Bump Compose com...

Roadmap

NOTE: This update fixes a bug in Accrescent's app updater. If you are already using Accrescent, you will need to update manually by pressing the "Update" button within Accrescent.   This release fi.....

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This release makes automatic updates more robust, fixes a bug where network preferences weren't respected, and more! Improvements Remember app list scroll state (@Bnyro) Show "Enable" button when ...

This release adds support for Android 10 and 11, takes advantage of some new Android 14 features, and makes the user experience just a little bit nicer! Add support for Android 10 and 11 Target SD...