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Android allows side loading and none of that stuff is an issue on Android. It exists, but it's not an issue. You can easily stay in the Play store, but if you
by metalliqaz 6y ago
Android allows side loading and none of that stuff is an issue on Android. It exists, but it's not an issue. You can easily stay in the Play store, but if you choose not to... caveat emptor.
- zepto 6y agoAndroid doesn’t allow first class alternative stores.
- viraptor 6y agoWhat makes Amazon app store and f-droid not first class?
- zepto 6y agoNo automatic software updates.
- _carbyau_ 6y agoWith my current android phone, I have deliberately limited what I put on it. I got so sick of update churn. Together with app owners selling out to malware types, and I see a lack of updates as a blessing. I want to buy an app version and use that app version until I decide otherwise. Ideally, when I run an app, inform me there is an update, let me know the benefits, and let me decide if I want to install or not, before or after using the app on this occasion.
- zepto 6y agoA very fair opinion, in just the same way, many iOS users see the single store model to be a feature not a bug.
- viraptor 6y agoI'd say it's a Google Play and specific deals limitation, not an Android limitation. On a OnePlus phone I can easily activate root access and install f-droid as root which enables full updates handling.
- zepto 6y agoIt’s a limitation that applies to almost all Android users.
- nine_k 6y agoClicking an f-droid notification and then "update all" is fine by me. It's much better than having no alternative store at all, and installing things via adb commands.
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- darepublic 6y agoCaveat emptor if you choose to stay on the Play store as well