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You can just side load an other store, then install from there, which I think is acceptable UX since you really just have to install the store once.
by forty 6y ago
You can just side load an other store, then install from there, which I think is acceptable UX since you really just have to install the store once.
- SSLy 6y agoSide-loaded stores can't auto-update apps. You have to confirm each app every time. It's unacceptable UX for a typical user.
- toastal 6y agoWe’re going down the rabbit hole but a user can install Aurora Services to get background installs in conjunction with Aurora Store. Currently I would assume the same users that are using alt stores probably have root access to install. Similarly one can flash F-Droid’s privileged extension. https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraService https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraService https://gitlab.com/fdroid/privileged-extension https://gitlab.com/fdroid/privileged-extension
- whimsicalism 6y agoOh yeah, but there are “no barriers” to using alternative app marketplaces and Google totally isn’t collecting a rent exactly like Apple. /s No chance in hell the average consumer is doing this, so they are effectively locked in.
- grogenaut 6y agoboth owning a phone and having worked on large scale apps, users couldn't get an eff about updating apps and are in fact annoyed by it.
- hrktb 6y agoThey’re more annoyed by persisting bugs and apps that stop working altogether though. Autoupdating is the way to go for most users IMO.
- rakoo 6y agoThat's a small price to pay for not being beholden to the decisions of an almost trillion-dollar company from a foreign country.