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It works, but you have to install each app update manually I think.

breakingcups 4y ago
And two-thirds of the updates and installs will pop up a dialog from Google requesting you in misleading terms to enable Play Protect if you haven't. Where the entire point of F-Droid for me is to stay out of Google's grasp and ecosystem.
- discardedrefuse 4y ago
  I've been using F-Droid for many years. Currently, I'm on a stock, never rooted OnePlus 8 running Android 11 (OnePlus's OxygenOS). Google services are present, disabled where possible, and I am not signed into a Google account. I install all apps from F-Droid and the Aurora Store; including several banking apps. I've never seen the Play Protect message you're talking about.
  - hnburnsy 4y ago
    If you have Play Store services disabled, you probably don't have Play Protect working as I believe it runs under the Play Services.
    - discardedrefuse 4y ago
      I do have Play Store services enabled and updated. I do "system" app updates (Carrier Services, Android System WebView, Play Services, etc) through the Play Store's update mechanism (which is still available even though I'm not signed in to a Google account). I do "user" app installs (Schwab, Amex, Fastmail, Element, etc) from Aurora and F-Droid.
- brnt 4y ago
  In all the years I have ran Lineageos I've never seen this. I have both Play store and F-droid.
hnburnsy 4y ago
That my friend, in most cases is a feature, not a hurdle.
pmontra 4y ago
Yes. I manually update from Play Store too so I didn't notice the difference. I'm doing that because I've been hit too many times by upgrades that reduced the functionality of apps or changed it in ways I don't like. I'm currently not updating K9 Mail past 5.6 and some useless Samsung apps that I can't uninstall.
- sundarurfriend 4y ago
  How do you figure out if the upgrade is going to be good or not? From reading the reviews? Some other news source? Or do you just try it out and downgrade the app if it's not good enough (does Play Store even allows downgrades)?
  - pmontra 4y ago
    It doesn't. I tend to look at the new features but k9 bite me hard. Luckily I had the APK of the old version and they also have a link to download it. Anyway I don't have many apps anymore and I tend to install only open source (I don't trust apps much.) FOSS apps are easier to downgrade.
    - sundarurfriend 4y ago
      > I tend to install only open source (I don't trust apps much.) FOSS apps are easier to downgrade. Yeah, I do the same these days. It's amazing how freeing it is to be able to trust the app you're running, and not have to constantly be on the look out for dark patterns, "integrations" you didn't ask for, sneaky updates, change of ownership due to an "incredible journey" with a FAANG/MAGA company or a Chinese equivalent. I'll take the more limited choice and the general lack of UI polish any day, for these benefits.
ac29 4y ago
This was changed in Android 12: https://www.xda-developers.com/android-12-alternative-app-stores-update-apps-background/ https://www.xda-developers.com/android-12-alternative-app-st...

And two-thirds of the updates and installs will pop up a dialog from Google requesting you in misleading terms to enable Play Protect if you haven't. Where the entire point of F-Droid for me is to stay out of Google's grasp and ecosystem.

discardedrefuse 4y ago
I've been using F-Droid for many years. Currently, I'm on a stock, never rooted OnePlus 8 running Android 11 (OnePlus's OxygenOS). Google services are present, disabled where possible, and I am not signed into a Google account. I install all apps from F-Droid and the Aurora Store; including several banking apps. I've never seen the Play Protect message you're talking about.
- hnburnsy 4y ago
  If you have Play Store services disabled, you probably don't have Play Protect working as I believe it runs under the Play Services.
  - discardedrefuse 4y ago
    I do have Play Store services enabled and updated. I do "system" app updates (Carrier Services, Android System WebView, Play Services, etc) through the Play Store's update mechanism (which is still available even though I'm not signed in to a Google account). I do "user" app installs (Schwab, Amex, Fastmail, Element, etc) from Aurora and F-Droid.
brnt 4y ago
In all the years I have ran Lineageos I've never seen this. I have both Play store and F-droid.

hnburnsy 4y ago

That my friend, in most cases is a feature, not a hurdle.

pmontra 4y ago

Yes. I manually update from Play Store too so I didn't notice the difference. I'm doing that because I've been hit too many times by upgrades that reduced the functionality of apps or changed it in ways I don't like. I'm currently not updating K9 Mail past 5.6 and some useless Samsung apps that I can't uninstall.

sundarurfriend 4y ago
How do you figure out if the upgrade is going to be good or not? From reading the reviews? Some other news source? Or do you just try it out and downgrade the app if it's not good enough (does Play Store even allows downgrades)?
- pmontra 4y ago
  It doesn't. I tend to look at the new features but k9 bite me hard. Luckily I had the APK of the old version and they also have a link to download it. Anyway I don't have many apps anymore and I tend to install only open source (I don't trust apps much.) FOSS apps are easier to downgrade.
  - sundarurfriend 4y ago
    > I tend to install only open source (I don't trust apps much.) FOSS apps are easier to downgrade. Yeah, I do the same these days. It's amazing how freeing it is to be able to trust the app you're running, and not have to constantly be on the look out for dark patterns, "integrations" you didn't ask for, sneaky updates, change of ownership due to an "incredible journey" with a FAANG/MAGA company or a Chinese equivalent. I'll take the more limited choice and the general lack of UI polish any day, for these benefits.

ac29 4y ago

This was changed in Android 12: https://www.xda-developers.com/android-12-alternative-app-stores-update-apps-background/ https://www.xda-developers.com/android-12-alternative-app-st...