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Introduction Well! It’s been a long time since I’ve shared an Accrescent update here (most development discussion takes place in our Matrix rooms), but today I have a big one: we’ve made significant progress in developing delta updates! “That sounds great and fancy!” I hear you say, “but what in the world are delta updates, and why would I care?” Well, to give a quick summary, delta updates bring your software update sizes from looking like this: ...

As some of you may know, I’ve been working on building a new Android app store called Accrescent for almost a year now. My goal was to solve the inherent security, privacy, and usability issues of existing Android app stores by designing a new store from the ground up to address them. Today, I’m proud to announce that Accrescent has entered public alpha! You can try it out yourself today by downloading it from our website or from our GitHub releases. ...