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Reproducibility is a nice-to-have, when open source is often missing basic table stakes like correct functioning. F-Droid in particular a) requires users to ma

Reproducibility is a nice-to-have, when open source is often missing basic table stakes like correct functioning. F-Droid in particular a) requires users to manually confirm updates, because they haven't implemented the new API that'd let them update apps silently b) used to throw errors when doing so, so each update turned into a minute of fiddling. https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidclient/-/issues/1843 https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidclient/-/issues/1843 https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidclient/-/issues/1836 https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidclient/-/issues/1836

NoahKAndrews 4y ago
Neo Store is an alternative F-Droid client that supports that API.
- wolverine876 4y ago
  Who runs Neo Store and why do you trust them?
  - escalt 4y ago
    It's just another client that (by default) uses the official F-Droid repo
- wkat4242 4y ago
  There's also aurora droid
autoexec 4y ago
Personally I'm glad that I have to manually confirm updates, but folks who want their apps changed without notice should have the option.
- safety1st 4y ago
  On the last three devices I installed F-Droid on, it was unable to update itself or update apps period. When I hit the Update button it would throw up a generic error message and Googling that message yields hits for multiple F-Droid issues from the past several years. They have a long way to go before their software is usable. It's a shame because I would happily promote F-Droid to other people, if it worked.
  - autoexec 4y ago
    It probably isn't helpful, but updates do work for me on the ancient android phone I've got apps on (Markor, Simple Gallery Pro, NewPipe). Maybe they've fixed it?
  - throwaway742 4y ago
    That's odd. I've never had an issue with F-Droid over many years and across many devices.
  - 1MachineElf 4y ago
    The issue you describe is may be caused by the Android ROM on the phone. I've seen it work without issue on Motorola and Pixel phones, but struggle on OnePlus.
  - Caboose8685 4y ago
    I highly recommend Neo Store. It's a drop-in replacement for f-droid that leverages the newer Android API for seamless updates. Been using it for months happily.
- franga2000 4y ago
  There's a difference between manually confirming updates and manually installing the update APKs. Having to go through the "install", wait 10 seconds, "Ok" process for every single app you want to update is a terrible experience and is the main reason half of the apps on my non-rooted phone are outdated.
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Ajedi32 4y ago
Used to? I'm pretty sure it still does. There are comments on that issue from as recently as 6 days ago. Personally I can't recall a time when manual updates on F-Droid ever worked consistently.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 4y ago
  Yeah, I wasn't sure because I hadn't seen any updates in a while
Abishek_Muthian 4y ago
If you have f-droid privilege escalation patch the updates are automatic and seamless; MicroG version of LineageOS comes with it and so there's no need to root.

NoahKAndrews 4y ago

Neo Store is an alternative F-Droid client that supports that API.

wolverine876 4y ago
Who runs Neo Store and why do you trust them?
- escalt 4y ago
  It's just another client that (by default) uses the official F-Droid repo
wkat4242 4y ago
There's also aurora droid

autoexec 4y ago

Personally I'm glad that I have to manually confirm updates, but folks who want their apps changed without notice should have the option.

safety1st 4y ago
On the last three devices I installed F-Droid on, it was unable to update itself or update apps period. When I hit the Update button it would throw up a generic error message and Googling that message yields hits for multiple F-Droid issues from the past several years. They have a long way to go before their software is usable. It's a shame because I would happily promote F-Droid to other people, if it worked.
- autoexec 4y ago
  It probably isn't helpful, but updates do work for me on the ancient android phone I've got apps on (Markor, Simple Gallery Pro, NewPipe). Maybe they've fixed it?
- throwaway742 4y ago
  That's odd. I've never had an issue with F-Droid over many years and across many devices.
- 1MachineElf 4y ago
  The issue you describe is may be caused by the Android ROM on the phone. I've seen it work without issue on Motorola and Pixel phones, but struggle on OnePlus.
- Caboose8685 4y ago
  I highly recommend Neo Store. It's a drop-in replacement for f-droid that leverages the newer Android API for seamless updates. Been using it for months happily.
franga2000 4y ago
There's a difference between manually confirming updates and manually installing the update APKs. Having to go through the "install", wait 10 seconds, "Ok" process for every single app you want to update is a terrible experience and is the main reason half of the apps on my non-rooted phone are outdated.
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Ajedi32 4y ago

Used to? I'm pretty sure it still does. There are comments on that issue from as recently as 6 days ago. Personally I can't recall a time when manual updates on F-Droid ever worked consistently.

tgsovlerkhgsel 4y ago
Yeah, I wasn't sure because I hadn't seen any updates in a while

Abishek_Muthian 4y ago

If you have f-droid privilege escalation patch the updates are automatic and seamless; MicroG version of LineageOS comes with it and so there's no need to root.