Dev: use build product flavors for app store release (#1205)

## Description
Instead of applying a code patch, this PR uses build time [product
flavors](https://developer.android.com/build/build-variants#product-flavors)
to define the existing default and an app store variant. This is more
robust than maintaining a patch file and making sure it is applied
before building.

The app store variant applies the same code changes (removing install
permission, requiring leanback, & setting `UpdateChecker.ACTIVE`), but
via manifest placeholders/merging and `BuildConfig` entries.

There are no user facing changes.

### Related issues
None

### Testing
Built the variants and verified manifest changes via aapt

## Screenshots
N/A

## AI or LLM usage
None
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES" tools:node="remove" />
</manifest>