Signal-desktop: feature: Use App Stores for Desktop app distribution/updates

[kelkarajay]

Bug Description

Steps to Reproduce

N/A

Actual Result:

App is updated/serviced independently

Expected Result:

Besides the out of store download/update channels, it will be nice for users to be able to download/update the Desktop via App Store channels

1. Mac App Store
2. Microsoft Store
3. Ubuntu Snaps?

Screenshots

N/A

Platform Info

1. Windows
2. MacOS
3. Linux

Signal Version:

Applicable to all versions

Operating System:

1. Windows
2. MacOS
3. Linux

Linked Device Version:

N/A

Link to Debug Log

N/A

[rcbevans]

There are guides, and tooling, available for generating .appx packages for submission to the Microsoft Store. https://www.electronjs.org/docs/tutorial/windows-store-guide.

[dtantono]

Signal is available in snap (https://snapcraft.io/signal-desktop) and I think the new feature for Linux should be install or search the signal directly from APT repository without adding signing key and external repositories to make it simpler and faster. i.e: sudo apt install signal-desktop or sudo apt search signal-desktop

[Macqael]

What about this feature ? i knowed signal was not available on microsoft store (it's pretty recent), but on the mac app store i'm a little disappointed !!

[EvanHahn-Signal]

This feature is on our radar.

No need to follow up. Thanks for keeping the pressure on.

[Macqael]

@EvanHahn-Signal it's a good thing but i don't really understand why it doesn't pass the state "is on our radar" is there any difficulty (or some of the dev who don't want it).
We can understand it's discussed in the team and it's why it's not already done (for mac os you already have a dev account since you have it on IOS).
Again i don't want to pressure just understand.