Where do Apps Come From?

Using /e/OS Applications
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Source code for apps app, https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/apps/apps , contains:

const val BASE_URL = "https://api.cleanapk.org/"
const val DOWNLOAD_URL = "https://apk.cleanapk.org/"
const val WEB_STORE_URL = "https://cleanapk.org/#/app/"

Browsing to: https://api.cleanapk.org/ displays:

“Welcome to the /e/ app store API”

This shows a connection between /e/ app store and cleanapk.org.

Several other url’s can be found in /e/'s apps app source, including:

        val url = Constants.BASE_URL + "apps?action=list_cat"
        val url = Constants.BASE_URL + "app_suggestions"
        val url = Constants.BASE_URL + "apps?action=list_home"

Browsing to the last one: https://api.cleanapk.org/apps?action=list_home

shows 2 sources of app information: “fdroid_assets” and “apkpure_assets”

Thus, without a better explanation from /e/ apps author, the conclusion is:

cleanapk.org is being used by /e/ to get apps from fdroid and apkpure.

Source and documentation for cleanapk.org has not been revealed.

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