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Is that really an android 12 feature? F-droid Basic (almost the same app, same dev, same looks, without fancy direct sharing options; you can actually get it vi
by szszrk 3y ago
Is that really an android 12 feature? F-droid Basic (almost the same app, same dev, same looks, without fancy direct sharing options; you can actually get it via old f-droid) can do that as well. They had to rewrite their implementation of how apps are installed, it took a while. With that only first install of the app needs confirmation.
- mcny 3y agoYes, previously on hacker news https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27218157 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27218157 > Android 12 will let alternative app stores update apps automatically (xda-developers.com)
- dopa42365 3y agoWith user permission (allow installation from unknown sources or something), that must've been possible for a decade or so already. Is this change just whitelisting a bunch of widely used app stores by default (especially in China)?
- mcny 3y ago> With user permission (allow installation from unknown sources or something), that must've been possible for a decade or so already. > Is this change just whitelisting a bunch of widely used app stores by default (especially in China)? I am not an Android developer so this is just my understanding and could be wrong. No, this is not about installing new applications. This is about allowing updates for apps already installed with user permission. All usual caveats apply. Update must be signed with the same key (it is an actual update, not an uninstall old + install new), yada yada
- e12e 3y agoThanks for the mention of f-droid basic - looks like what I need to have sane updates - without switching to neo store: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fdroid.basic/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fdroid.basic/ https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidclient https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroidclient