> Unfortunately Android restricts fully automatic updates to preinstalled stores. Android 12 has improved this a bit by allowing automatic updates from user-in

> Unfortunately Android restricts fully automatic updates to preinstalled stores. Android 12 has improved this a bit by allowing automatic updates from user-installed third-party app stores in some situations: https://www.xda-developers.com/android-12-alternative-app-stores-update-apps-background/ https://www.xda-developers.com/android-12-alternative-app-st... Imagine an F-Droid for iOS, with or without automatic updates. Not having to pay the $99 fee per year to keep apps in the App Store would encourage many developers to publish free and open source apps, expanding the selection of ad-free apps for iOS users. Not being beholden to App Store rules means that useful apps like NewPipe, apps banned by certain governments, and apps with GPL licensing conflicts would finally be made available to iOS users again.