Update Markor to latest version, what is the best place?

[aisbergde]

In the Markor repository I see new versions from time to time.
In Google Playstore the latest version is 2.8.0
In the Readme is also a link to f-droid, and on the Markor website https://f-droid.org/packages/net.gsantner.markor/ the latest version is 2.8.5

2.8.0 is not available at all.

I wanted to not directly download the APK because of the hint, that I should better use the f-droid app to get updates. So I installed it. But in this app I get the information, that my Markor version is up to date and the last available version is 2.8.0.

Now I am confused, why the information in the f-droid is different from the information on the website. Or maybe these are 2 different versions, on official and one for beta testing?

What is the recommended way to use which version of Markor?

[gsantner]

I don't update Google Play anymore. F-Droid or GitHub.
There is only one line of releases, there is no beta track.
Generally, if you installed from Google Play you can download and upgrade from GitHub. (GitHub binaries are signed by me, using the same way&cert at gplay).

[kenclark75]

I am an enthusiastic user of Markor so I was very disappointed when I read that you would no longer be updating the app on the Google Play Store.
However, I recently received an automatic update to v2.10.1 (136).
Could you please clarify whether you will continue to support the app though the Play Store.

[aisbergde]

OK, then I still don't understand, why the latest version is only shown on the. f-droid website, but not in their app. But it looks like this could be a f-droid issue. Or do you marked 2.8.0 on f-droid as release, and other versions as pre-release and that's why the latest versions are not shown in the app?

If now f-droid is the recommended way: Could you check in your f-droid client, which version is shown there?

[gsantner]

The latest release is available there, you might need to uninstall first to switch to f-droid signing key based installation.

As said, latest release is available there (usually after 3 days of release), everything else is not up to Markor.

[aisbergde]

I tried on an old phone, f-droid client shows 2.3.3 as "current version" and no new version. It looks like the f-droid just detects the last version, and if it was installed from PlayStore then f-droid doesn't suggest to upgrade.

I uninstalled it. Now f-droid shows no version but
"Keine Version mit kompatibler Signatrur"
and a bit later I see the "2.2.7" as "vorgeschlagen". And if I try to install using the f-droid app, the apk is not available (of course, because 2.2.7 is a very old version).

it looks like the f-droid is a very buggy solution to get the latest version of software. A user gets informed, "all apps are up to date", but the reality is quite different and on the web there are newer versions. After some restarts I finally got the latest version via f-droid. But only because I know that there is a newer version and I uninstalled Markor before.

I never had these kinds of issues with Google Playstore. Why did you decide to not update the App on Google Playstore? Are there issues with Google playstore?

[gsantner]

Still my stance stays, the main installation source of Markor is F-Droid. Everything else might or might not get new versions.

[aisbergde]

I lost all my settings, and forgot the backup of settings before uninstalling ... :-(

[gsantner]

the good thing is - settings are easy changeable. data isn't gone.

[aisbergde]

Finally, I got the latest version. line break in folder lists works perfectly! I am incredibly happy!