guess it's a no?
It is not "just a matter of uploading the APK file". It is also the matter of the vast majority of Android devices blocking apps that aren't downloaded directly from the Play Store, and the user having to go into their settings to allow installing apps from unknown sources, which is a safety measure Android phones have in place to prevent installing harmful apps. I'm aware my apps aren't harmful, but also that some users might not appreciate having to open their phone up to potential harm to install my app from the Internet when they can just purchase it from the Google Play Store, hence why I don't normally upload APKs.
"whatever, i guess i might just end up not playing the others. " Ok. Take care 😁
How so? If the game wasn't ported back then then I'd agree on the asking for a port, that's kinda a tall order. (/understatement) Now that the game is ported I really don't know what the issue is with posting the apk.
If you don't know how to change those settings you probably shouldn't be downloading random apks in the first place, or exes for that matter. If security is the concern I don't see how an executable is much better.
Now if it's a matter of not wanting to deal with questions from people who don't know what they are doing then cool I suppose but for them they already have the play store lol