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A 3rd-party application store can't update apps silently to name one, the user has to approve every app update one by one.
by phh 6y ago
A 3rd-party application store can't update apps silently to name one, the user has to approve every app update one by one.
- Grazester 6y agoI fully agree with this for non play store apps from a security standpoint.
- zaroth 6y agoI think the problem is that users aren’t given the option. Hence the original question of; what technical disadvantages do non-Play stores face? I think we agree this is a crucial technical disadvantage. Do you think it would be fair for users to be able to make this decision for themselves on devices they own?
- dylan604 6y agoThis is how it should be. You cannot trust developers to not break things. Whether that's from ignorance, incompetence, just don't give a shit attitude, it results in the same. I'm not saying don't update, but update when you understand what the update will do. It's funny (ironic) that the people that these auto-updates are meant to "protect" are the non-tech types, yet these are also the people that tend to not do backups and are most negatively affected by bad updates.
- eulenteufel 6y agoAt least for fdroid you can update apps silently. You need a rooted device, flash [1] and install the f-droid privilege extension [2]. [1] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged... [2] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged...
- eulenteufel 6y agoAlternatively you can install the f-droid privilege extension module in magisk.
- frenchy 6y agoIt's certainly possible, but as a regular use, it's a giant pain in the ass.