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Yes. I'm aware. I still think you're blowing it way out of proportion. Show me someone who is aware of FDroid who doesn't have the technical know how to updat
by techrat 5y ago
Yes. I'm aware.
I still think you're blowing it way out of proportion.
Show me someone who is aware of FDroid who doesn't have the technical know how to update apps after sideloading FDroid itself...
- npteljes 5y agoThis is not about the know-how, but rather about how Google treats other Android stores.
- techrat 5y agoWhich hasn't changed in any way from the day the very first app store could be sideloaded. Much ado about nothing.
- npteljes 5y agoSearchableguy actually linked an article above where it says this will change, finally. (I wasn't aware either.) https://www.xda-developers.com/android-12-alternative-app-stores-update-apps-background https://www.xda-developers.com/android-12-alternative-app-st...
- selfhoster11 5y ago> Show me someone who is aware of FDroid who doesn't have the technical know how to update apps after sideloading FDroid itself... My mother, for one. I use F-Droid to let her auto-update NewPipe, since she uses that to download and listen to music in ways that the official application will never let her. Needless to say, NewPipe is not about to be made available on Google Play due to a conflict of interests.