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> I have also tried F-Droid, but at least on my Pixel 2 XL, updates of some apps downloaded from F-Droid often fail to install. I've never experienced this iss
by commoner 5y ago
> I have also tried F-Droid, but at least on my Pixel 2 XL, updates of some apps downloaded from F-Droid often fail to install.
I've never experienced this issue when the app was originally downloaded from F-Droid (as opposed to apps downloaded from a different source). Apps in the default F-Droid repository are signed with F-Droid's signing key. Since apps signed with different signing keys cannot be automatically updated without manual uninstallation and reinstallation, apps in the default F-Droid repository can only be updated through F-Droid if it was originally installed via F-Droid.
Instead of using the default F-Droid repo, you can also set up your own F-Droid repo on your own server. This allows you to distribute the app through the F-Droid client, but signed with your own key instead of F-Droid's key. You would also have greater control over the release schedule, without needing to wait for the F-Droid build bot to release updates.
Repomaker instructions: https://www.f-droid.org/en/tutorials/create-repo/ https://www.f-droid.org/en/tutorials/create-repo/
Manual repo setup instructions: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Setup_an_F-Droid_App_Repo/ https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Setup_an_F-Droid_App_Repo/
- m-p-3 5y agoIn my case it sometime says an update is ready to install, bit when pressing the notification it says "There was a problem parsing the package". Another download seems to solve the issue, so it's more of an annoyance than anything.
- mcny 5y agoI have that problem as well. Don't press the notification. Go directly to the fdroid app when you get a notification and update within the app. It will work.