[tor-bugs] #26574 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Save TBA updates in the internal android storage

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#26574: Save TBA updates in the internal android storage
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 Reporter:  igt0                               |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                             |         Status:
                                               |  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium                             |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser           |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                             |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-mobile, TorBrowserTeam201807R  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #26242                             |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                     |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by igt0):

 Replying to [comment:6 sysrqb]:
 > Replying to [comment:1 igt0]:
 > > We can not use the internal cache storage, though. It doesn't allow
 medium/big size files. (Normally fennec APK is around 30MB).
 >
 > Are the MARs ~30MB, too? I expect the APKs will be 30-40MB, but I wonder
 if the updates are smaller? I'll a little sad if we're forced to download
 a new APK for every update. But, if this is limitation imposed by the
 operating system, then we may need to use that workaround. As long as the
 user consents to downloading the update for TBA begins downloading the new
 APK, I don't believe this violates the private browsing mode requirements.

 So the Updater doesn't handle MAR files. Even in the
 https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mobile/releases/60.0.2/ I don't see any MAR
 file. So I think we will not be able to use it.

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