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Nextcloud cries foul over Google Play Store app rejection (www.theregister.com)
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[–] 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (10 children)

It's not as simple as telling people to use F-Droid. People with non-rooted phones won't get automatic updates via F-Droid which is a big hurdle. Unless I'm misremembering? I wouldn't know because I run rooted CalyxOS now. Last time I used F-Droid on a plain Android phone is a while ago for me.

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    They added that a while ago for all users on Android 12 and up

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    In the Basic version only, last time I checked the "original" F-Droid couldn't do it. And there's also some minimum API level an app has to target to be eligible for automatic updates (found that out through updating microg and having to click "update" still)

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago*

    People with non-rooted phones won’t get automatic updates via F-Droid which is a big hurdle.

    Not true if the app to update targets a high enough API version and if you use F-Droid Basic.

    NOTE: The Basic version of F-Droid Client has a reduced feature set (e.g. no nearby share and no panic feature). It targets Android 13 and can do unattended updates without privileged extension or root.

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