Direct Download APK?

It's a dissappointing stance, but not a surprising one. Since buying a tablet from "they who shall not be named" I've run into this quite a bit. Some publishers allow direct downloads of APKs, others simply publish SHA256 code.

I download from APKPURE for most of my APKs, including 1Password. If you look at what they're doing they simply point to the Google repository anyway, but there's always that nagging doubt that it's not a completely legitimate version. Happily the 1Password 8 beta is now available there as well after some delays.

The point is that technical users are able to source the APK from other sources and install it. It would be good if 1Password could make the SHA256 code available, either on these forums or in the support pages. It would give some of your users more peace of mind. This is especially true since your product is security based.

When my subscription is up I need to look at alternatives. I don't want to be in the position that two of my devices could possibly be running dodgy versions of software that I rely upon for security. This isn't a threat or blackmail; just stating what I need to consider.