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Not a very clean solution but if someone (power user) wants to avoid the playstore entirely, they can perhaps do so by simply force-disabling the app (using too
by pyeri 3y ago
Not a very clean solution but if someone (power user) wants to avoid the playstore entirely, they can perhaps do so by simply force-disabling the app (using tools like adb), and then use something like apkmirror[1] or apkpure[2] or aptoide to install the APKs for the apps directly and bypass the store entirely?
[1] https://www.apkmirror.com/ https://www.apkmirror.com/
[2] https://m.apkpure.com/ https://m.apkpure.com/
- vodkapump 3y agoHave you looked at Obtainium? https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium It can use apkmirror and apkpure as sources. Along with lots of others.
- COGlory 3y agoI'm not particularly security conscious, but this seems very vulnerable to malware.
- 4ggr0 3y agoThe problem with installing APKs directly is that you probably never update these apps again, as you'd have to manually check if you still have the current version and then download the new APK and install it again. At least that's what happened with the apps I installed that way.
- JohnFen 3y agoAs someone who loathes auto-updating applications of any sort, this is more of a win than a loss.
- 4ggr0 3y agoBut it's not just auto-update. I can disable auto-update in the Google Play Store, but at least I easily see if updates are available and can still selectively update apps with the press of one button. For me, the better solution would be F-Droid. Easy update process but the apps are mostly open-source etc.
- Rediscover 3y agoIt is a win for me not to auto-update, as Termux is very precious (to me) and I would hate to see it lose more functionality or completely stop working.