[About XDA developers] Retrial:
We did it guys!!! Check out the Admin's statement.

The fixed app can be found here! Thanks dr.ketan 🫡​

🗳️Users please vote above! [POLL ENDED, OUR GOAL WAS ACHIEVED]

💡Reason of petition:

Let's start with this: XDA is now owned by Valnet and as I understood they gave the "development" of that app to Audentio.

Few months ago, XDA-Valnet changed the domain from xda-developers to xdaforums.

That change broke the XDA app which was working fine till then (even if it was abadonware) and we can't login/use the app anymore. The app became useless and none of the devs of that app seems to care for a fix, I doubt even if they know it's broken.

@dr.ketan by using reverse engineering fixed the app for free along with some other fixes see #1,537, and he asked if he could release the app publicly since it's spread around privately.

At Oct. 6 @willverduzco hold off on publicly sharing "for the time being" #1,541.

Since then, the time has passed, some users (including me) and moderators already using the app shared to them privately, while the majority of the xda users are not aware of this, so I created this petition to collect signs (via votes) to convince the admin to let dr. release the app publicly inside the xda forums.

@willverduzco could allow a fixed xda app to be published as he said #15, but only if dr.ketan do further reverse engineering and make the "official app" an "unofficial" by changing logos/names etc.

Keep in mind, reverse engineering is not something easy, it's not like dr. have the source code of the app and can do easily whatever he wants.

@dr.ketan also willing to give the fixed app as it is to the admins and let them releasing #6.

If Valnet/Audentio fix their app or release a new app or notice a fixed app is already available on forums and they have an issue (which I don't find the reason), dr. can take down the fixed app and close the thread.

ReVanced patches for XDA app is always a good alternative solution to bypass all restrictions

but would be better if your own RD (which is not just a random new guy) release a fixed app inside the xda forums with cooperation and supervision of moderators & admins

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So at least, FOR THE TIME BEING...please allow the fixed app to be available to the xda users as it is.

✅Advantages of a working XDA app:

More traffic/visits into xda forums.

Fast push notifications/communication.

Keep XDA community inside XDA and not let them going in Telegram toxic groups which have as result the destruction of good projects. See the recent drama Zygisk Next, Shamiko, KernelSU etc. #57,900.

osm0sis: #9,037

It's 2024 and people using more smartphones in their lifes, they stay less on PCs. Give them the flexibility to use XDA whenever they are not in home or at PC.

Having an android app with push notifications is better than using a browser.

There is no negative affect to XDA/Valnet/Audentio.

❌Disadvantages of a working XDA app:

(including all parties, users > mods > admins > company)

0 (Zero)

❓Alternatives:

There is a promising unofficial open source client called ReLabs by @theimpulson but he is alone doing that for free and have a long way till the app have all the features which are necessary to make it useful and also there is some issues with push notifications #29.

There is another "app" which is problematic for various reasons, which I would like to not mention them here.

So, the best and the most completed solution is the fixed/modded xda original app by dr. which it's working perfectly fine.

A good sum-up by @woodman at #27.

There are only benefits by releasing publicly (into XDA forums) the fixed app. I find zero reasons to not allow it for the time being but if you have different thought please let us know why shouldn't be released.

🩹EDIT: Feature Request for ReVanced patch opened:

feat: Patch for a fixed domain of XDA app (XDA Forums) · Issue #2607 · ReVanced/revanced-patches

Feature description I would like to suggest, if possible to create a patch to fix the domain of XDA app (package name: com.xda.labs.play) Few months ago, XDA-Valnet changed the domain from xda-deve...

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