OurTales 1.0.2 — Android beta

One photograph, everyone who was there adds their side, and a story that never claims more than the people in it did.

This replaces 1.0.1. It is the first build with its own versionCode, so from here on each release keeps its own tag and its own download URL instead of being swapped in place.

Install

1. Download ourtales-1.0.2-android.apk below.
2. Open it. Android will warn that it came from outside the Play Store — that warning is about the source, not the file. Allow the installer to continue.
3. Open OurTales, make a username, and start with one real photo.

Already running 1.0.1? Install straight over it. Same signing key, higher
versionCode, nothing to uninstall and nothing lost.

Android 7.0 or newer. iPhone is not ready yet; join the waitlist at
https://dev-zohaibalishah.github.io/ourtales-landing/ to hear when it is.

Verify what you downloaded

SHA-256  8d7e89ab02a73b2d5bd2894023865cd9f8e5a5347756d905ff478776b14ef39b
Size     145.0 MB (152,047,557 bytes)
Version  1.0.2 (versionCode 2)
Package  xyz.ourtales.app

Signed with APK Signature Scheme v2/v3, same certificate as every earlier
build. It carries all four Android ABIs, which is most of the size — a
per-architecture build will be much smaller once the beta settles.

What works

• Start a memory from one photo, with your own account of it
• Invite by QR code or link — everyone taking part installs the app and signs up with
  a username and a password (no email, no phone number, no real name)
• Voice, photo and text contributions, weighted equally
• Per-contribution certainty: certain / I think / not sure
• Composed story that keeps disagreements side by side and never rewrites anyone
• Circles: family, friends, team, community

Known gaps in this build

• Everyone you invite needs the app and an account. The account-free browser
  route is built on the server but is not switched on in this build. Earlier notes
  and the landing page said otherwise; that was wrong, and both are corrected.

• No password reset. Sign-up asks for no email, so there is nowhere to send one.

• Invite links cannot be revoked once sent.

• Push notifications need this build (not Expo Go) and permission granted on first run.

• Image analysis is off, so the story says the photo was not analysed rather than guessing at it.

Found something? Reply to the beta email or open an issue.

OurTales 1.0.1 — Android beta

Superseded by 1.0.2. Install that instead — it goes straight over this one, same signing key, nothing lost.

The first public build of OurTales — one photograph, everyone who was there adds their side, and a story that never claims more than the people in it did.

Install

1. Download ourtales-1.0.1-android.apk below.
2. Open it. Android will warn that it came from outside the Play Store — that warning is about the source, not the file. Allow the installer to continue.
3. Open OurTales, make a username, and start with one real photo.

Android 7.0 or newer. iPhone is not ready yet; join the waitlist at
https://dev-zohaibalishah.github.io/ourtales-landing/ to hear when it is.

Verify what you downloaded

SHA-256  165240b9f37fa811419bac5e23a2ebb83eb2a6680965573535b5446b0bc64745
Size     145.0 MB (152,046,193 bytes)
Package  xyz.ourtales.app

The build is signed with APK Signature Scheme v2/v3 and carries all four
Android ABIs, which is most of the size — a per-architecture build will be
much smaller once the beta settles.

This asset has been updated three times since first publishing, most recently
on 28 Aug 2026. If your download does not match the checksum above, check it
against the superseded ones before assuming anything is wrong with it:

Published	SHA-256	Bytes
25 Aug 2026 (first)	6268598da095e38f91e89f4b91436e68a95b66965471c0cdd7c687313ab909de	148,579,637
25 Aug 2026 (second)	4516682f8248609d1c656eef58bbb1d7065e4f4b6024485dde5d51ebadac9c26	148,598,233
27 Aug 2026 (third)	4e4b77aa733768207405693c9acd8aaec4ada56ecb68657351ade92a4043fc5f	152,031,865

All of them carry the same signing certificate, so the current build installs
straight over any earlier one with nothing to uninstall first.

What works

• Start a memory from one photo, with your own account of it
• Invite by QR code or link — everyone taking part installs the app and signs up with
  a username and a password (no email, no phone number, no real name)
• Voice, photo and text contributions, weighted equally
• Per-contribution certainty: certain / I think / not sure
• Composed story that keeps disagreements side by side and never rewrites anyone
• Circles: family, friends, team, community

Known gaps in this build

• Everyone you invite needs the app and an account. The account-free browser
  route is built on the server but is not switched on in this build. Earlier notes
  and the landing page said otherwise; that was wrong, and both are corrected.

• No password reset. Sign-up asks for no email, so there is nowhere to send one.

• Invite links cannot be revoked once sent.

• Push notifications need this build (not Expo Go) and permission granted on first run.

• Image analysis is off, so the story says the photo was not analysed rather than guessing at it.

Found something? Reply to the beta email or open an issue.