▲ 974 ▼ F-Droid gets its biggest update in a decade with new UI and smoother app installs (arstechnica.com) submitted 1 month ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 163 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] statelesz@slrpnk.net 71 points 1 month ago (29 children) Isn't everybody using Droid-ify anyway? permalink fedilink source hideshow 29 child comments replies: [–] ShutUpWesley@piefed.zip 71 points 1 month ago (1 child) I've just been rawdoggin it with the OG f-droid app permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Redjard@reddthat.com 6 points 1 month ago mines been on no updates for years after they removed the ability to downgrade apps inexplicably. permalink fedilink source parent [–] amlor@piefed.social 28 points 1 month ago (6 children) No. Team neo store represent permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] nothingcorporate@lemmy.today 9 points 1 month ago* +1 for neo store. I wonder if the new f-droid overhaul catches up as neo is pretty fantastic. Edit, just looked at the screenshots, looks better than before but I'll stick with neo. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sudoer777@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (4 children) Does Neo Store have a way to make apps only use the official F-Droid repo for updates unless you downloaded them from a different one? Because it seems to just want to update from any repo, so I ended up splitting F-Droid Basic for official F-Droid apps and Neo Store for IzzyOnDroid and other third party repos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 2 points 1 month ago (2 children) Yeah, if you manually select it in the app releases section. Of course, the thing is that it's only per app. Anyways, I prefer IzzyOnDroid because imho they have a better reproducible builds system. Neo Store also allows you to review the reproducible builds' status for every app, and also its download statistics (total and per repo). Also you can now maintain a local blocklist of apps you don't want or like to see. It's pretty neat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sudoer777@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago* (1 child) F-Droid has stricter requirements for apps to be listed so I prefer the official repo, for instance Aves on IzzyOnDroid has Google dependencies that Aves Libre on F-Droid doesn't have. IzzyOnDroid is my backup for some apps I want that aren't on F-Droid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 1 month ago That's fair. Although reproducible builds are something I truly love because these make auditing so much easy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] amlor@piefed.social 1 point 1 month ago Haven't noticed it doing that, maybe they fixed it? There was a new release a few days ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] xylol@leminal.space 20 points 1 month ago (1 child) I get pretty much everything through obtainium permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kratoz29@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago It is a chore to re obtain everything on a new phone... If you didn't make a backup. permalink fedilink source parent [–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago I love that I've never heard of Droidify. Open source offers a buffet of alternatives. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 14 points 1 month ago (2 children) Honestly the new ui is nice enough I may be switching back to the official F-droid app. We'll see where I stay. I love the simplicity of droid-ify but sometimes have some issues with minor jank permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] berty@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) That was the reason I switched back to F-Droid. Had serious problems with updating and stuff, no problems with F-Droid so far. I don't use it that much anyways, most of my apps are already installed. When searching for new apps F-Droid has a big category selection which is nice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 1 point 1 month ago I've mostly been happy to just put up with the jank but if I get a nice interface without any I won't complain :) Plus it feels nice for the f-droid projects own app to be in a good state and I'm excited for that ☺️ permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago I'm using F-Droid Basic. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nuko147@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago Yes, but now I want a comparison of F-droid 2 vs Droid-ify. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earth 3 points 1 month ago First I've heard of it tbh. I'll check it out, thankyou permalink fedilink source parent [–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 3 points 1 month ago Foxy Droid here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 1 month ago (6 children) I just use Neo Store. The best F-Droid client ever. Change my mind. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago (5 children) Why do you like it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 1 month ago (4 children) Download statistics for every app (which is neat because that can indirectly tell me how good is an app), also it shows the reproducible builds' status for every app, allows you to directly scan an app through Exodus so you can have a detailed view of its possible trackers, also it lets you blocklist apps (althought I'd love it to let me blocklist authors too, and the UX is a bit slow for now as it requires you to go throught the settings to be able to do it), the y have a reasonably big amount of preconfigured repos and make the process of adding new repos way easier than other clients, their UI is just beautiful and now they made it hugely customizable, and they have so many QOL features that's a breeze to use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] morriscox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (3 children) Remove: Exodus report service (API access revoked) This is in the latest version. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 1 point 1 month ago (2 children) What, I still have it and I'm in the latest version permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] morriscox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) https://f-droid.org/packages/com.machiav3lli.fdroid/ https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/releases/tag/1.3.0 EDIT: I installed Neo Store for the first time, and from F-droid, and Exodus works for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 1 point 1 month ago Yeah, I don't know if they only removed the ability to show the results directly inside Neo Store, but only left the ability to open an app with Exodus and see the results there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BladeFederation@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago Yup permalink fedilink source parent [–] Crit@lemmy.wtf 1 point 1 month ago I've tried alternative apps but they sometimes just break or stop working with the f droid repo, so I gave up and went with f droid basic. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 month ago I tried it but i ended back up with the official fdroid for some reason i don't recall. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShutUpWesley@piefed.zip 71 points 1 month ago (1 child) I've just been rawdoggin it with the OG f-droid app permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Redjard@reddthat.com 6 points 1 month ago mines been on no updates for years after they removed the ability to downgrade apps inexplicably. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Redjard@reddthat.com 6 points 1 month ago mines been on no updates for years after they removed the ability to downgrade apps inexplicably. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] amlor@piefed.social 28 points 1 month ago (6 children) No. Team neo store represent permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] nothingcorporate@lemmy.today 9 points 1 month ago* +1 for neo store. I wonder if the new f-droid overhaul catches up as neo is pretty fantastic. Edit, just looked at the screenshots, looks better than before but I'll stick with neo. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sudoer777@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (4 children) Does Neo Store have a way to make apps only use the official F-Droid repo for updates unless you downloaded them from a different one? Because it seems to just want to update from any repo, so I ended up splitting F-Droid Basic for official F-Droid apps and Neo Store for IzzyOnDroid and other third party repos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 2 points 1 month ago (2 children) Yeah, if you manually select it in the app releases section. Of course, the thing is that it's only per app. Anyways, I prefer IzzyOnDroid because imho they have a better reproducible builds system. Neo Store also allows you to review the reproducible builds' status for every app, and also its download statistics (total and per repo). Also you can now maintain a local blocklist of apps you don't want or like to see. It's pretty neat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sudoer777@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago* (1 child) F-Droid has stricter requirements for apps to be listed so I prefer the official repo, for instance Aves on IzzyOnDroid has Google dependencies that Aves Libre on F-Droid doesn't have. IzzyOnDroid is my backup for some apps I want that aren't on F-Droid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 1 month ago That's fair. Although reproducible builds are something I truly love because these make auditing so much easy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] amlor@piefed.social 1 point 1 month ago Haven't noticed it doing that, maybe they fixed it? There was a new release a few days ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nothingcorporate@lemmy.today 9 points 1 month ago* +1 for neo store. I wonder if the new f-droid overhaul catches up as neo is pretty fantastic. Edit, just looked at the screenshots, looks better than before but I'll stick with neo. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sudoer777@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago (4 children) Does Neo Store have a way to make apps only use the official F-Droid repo for updates unless you downloaded them from a different one? Because it seems to just want to update from any repo, so I ended up splitting F-Droid Basic for official F-Droid apps and Neo Store for IzzyOnDroid and other third party repos. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 2 points 1 month ago (2 children) Yeah, if you manually select it in the app releases section. Of course, the thing is that it's only per app. Anyways, I prefer IzzyOnDroid because imho they have a better reproducible builds system. Neo Store also allows you to review the reproducible builds' status for every app, and also its download statistics (total and per repo). Also you can now maintain a local blocklist of apps you don't want or like to see. It's pretty neat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sudoer777@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago* (1 child) F-Droid has stricter requirements for apps to be listed so I prefer the official repo, for instance Aves on IzzyOnDroid has Google dependencies that Aves Libre on F-Droid doesn't have. IzzyOnDroid is my backup for some apps I want that aren't on F-Droid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 1 month ago That's fair. Although reproducible builds are something I truly love because these make auditing so much easy. permalink fedilink source parent [–] amlor@piefed.social 1 point 1 month ago Haven't noticed it doing that, maybe they fixed it? There was a new release a few days ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 2 points 1 month ago (2 children) Yeah, if you manually select it in the app releases section. Of course, the thing is that it's only per app. Anyways, I prefer IzzyOnDroid because imho they have a better reproducible builds system. Neo Store also allows you to review the reproducible builds' status for every app, and also its download statistics (total and per repo). Also you can now maintain a local blocklist of apps you don't want or like to see. It's pretty neat. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sudoer777@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago* (1 child) F-Droid has stricter requirements for apps to be listed so I prefer the official repo, for instance Aves on IzzyOnDroid has Google dependencies that Aves Libre on F-Droid doesn't have. IzzyOnDroid is my backup for some apps I want that aren't on F-Droid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 1 month ago That's fair. Although reproducible builds are something I truly love because these make auditing so much easy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sudoer777@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago* (1 child) F-Droid has stricter requirements for apps to be listed so I prefer the official repo, for instance Aves on IzzyOnDroid has Google dependencies that Aves Libre on F-Droid doesn't have. IzzyOnDroid is my backup for some apps I want that aren't on F-Droid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 1 month ago That's fair. Although reproducible builds are something I truly love because these make auditing so much easy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 1 month ago That's fair. Although reproducible builds are something I truly love because these make auditing so much easy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] amlor@piefed.social 1 point 1 month ago Haven't noticed it doing that, maybe they fixed it? There was a new release a few days ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xylol@leminal.space 20 points 1 month ago (1 child) I get pretty much everything through obtainium permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] kratoz29@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago It is a chore to re obtain everything on a new phone... If you didn't make a backup. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kratoz29@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago It is a chore to re obtain everything on a new phone... If you didn't make a backup. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago I love that I've never heard of Droidify. Open source offers a buffet of alternatives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 14 points 1 month ago (2 children) Honestly the new ui is nice enough I may be switching back to the official F-droid app. We'll see where I stay. I love the simplicity of droid-ify but sometimes have some issues with minor jank permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] berty@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) That was the reason I switched back to F-Droid. Had serious problems with updating and stuff, no problems with F-Droid so far. I don't use it that much anyways, most of my apps are already installed. When searching for new apps F-Droid has a big category selection which is nice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 1 point 1 month ago I've mostly been happy to just put up with the jank but if I get a nice interface without any I won't complain :) Plus it feels nice for the f-droid projects own app to be in a good state and I'm excited for that ☺️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] berty@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) That was the reason I switched back to F-Droid. Had serious problems with updating and stuff, no problems with F-Droid so far. I don't use it that much anyways, most of my apps are already installed. When searching for new apps F-Droid has a big category selection which is nice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 1 point 1 month ago I've mostly been happy to just put up with the jank but if I get a nice interface without any I won't complain :) Plus it feels nice for the f-droid projects own app to be in a good state and I'm excited for that ☺️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 1 point 1 month ago I've mostly been happy to just put up with the jank but if I get a nice interface without any I won't complain :) Plus it feels nice for the f-droid projects own app to be in a good state and I'm excited for that ☺️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago I'm using F-Droid Basic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nuko147@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago Yes, but now I want a comparison of F-droid 2 vs Droid-ify. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earth 3 points 1 month ago First I've heard of it tbh. I'll check it out, thankyou permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 1 month ago (6 children) I just use Neo Store. The best F-Droid client ever. Change my mind. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago (5 children) Why do you like it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 1 month ago (4 children) Download statistics for every app (which is neat because that can indirectly tell me how good is an app), also it shows the reproducible builds' status for every app, allows you to directly scan an app through Exodus so you can have a detailed view of its possible trackers, also it lets you blocklist apps (althought I'd love it to let me blocklist authors too, and the UX is a bit slow for now as it requires you to go throught the settings to be able to do it), the y have a reasonably big amount of preconfigured repos and make the process of adding new repos way easier than other clients, their UI is just beautiful and now they made it hugely customizable, and they have so many QOL features that's a breeze to use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] morriscox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (3 children) Remove: Exodus report service (API access revoked) This is in the latest version. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 1 point 1 month ago (2 children) What, I still have it and I'm in the latest version permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] morriscox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) https://f-droid.org/packages/com.machiav3lli.fdroid/ https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/releases/tag/1.3.0 EDIT: I installed Neo Store for the first time, and from F-droid, and Exodus works for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 1 point 1 month ago Yeah, I don't know if they only removed the ability to show the results directly inside Neo Store, but only left the ability to open an app with Exodus and see the results there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago (5 children) Why do you like it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 1 month ago (4 children) Download statistics for every app (which is neat because that can indirectly tell me how good is an app), also it shows the reproducible builds' status for every app, allows you to directly scan an app through Exodus so you can have a detailed view of its possible trackers, also it lets you blocklist apps (althought I'd love it to let me blocklist authors too, and the UX is a bit slow for now as it requires you to go throught the settings to be able to do it), the y have a reasonably big amount of preconfigured repos and make the process of adding new repos way easier than other clients, their UI is just beautiful and now they made it hugely customizable, and they have so many QOL features that's a breeze to use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] morriscox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (3 children) Remove: Exodus report service (API access revoked) This is in the latest version. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 1 point 1 month ago (2 children) What, I still have it and I'm in the latest version permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] morriscox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) https://f-droid.org/packages/com.machiav3lli.fdroid/ https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/releases/tag/1.3.0 EDIT: I installed Neo Store for the first time, and from F-droid, and Exodus works for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 1 point 1 month ago Yeah, I don't know if they only removed the ability to show the results directly inside Neo Store, but only left the ability to open an app with Exodus and see the results there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 1 month ago (4 children) Download statistics for every app (which is neat because that can indirectly tell me how good is an app), also it shows the reproducible builds' status for every app, allows you to directly scan an app through Exodus so you can have a detailed view of its possible trackers, also it lets you blocklist apps (althought I'd love it to let me blocklist authors too, and the UX is a bit slow for now as it requires you to go throught the settings to be able to do it), the y have a reasonably big amount of preconfigured repos and make the process of adding new repos way easier than other clients, their UI is just beautiful and now they made it hugely customizable, and they have so many QOL features that's a breeze to use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] morriscox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (3 children) Remove: Exodus report service (API access revoked) This is in the latest version. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 1 point 1 month ago (2 children) What, I still have it and I'm in the latest version permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] morriscox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) https://f-droid.org/packages/com.machiav3lli.fdroid/ https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/releases/tag/1.3.0 EDIT: I installed Neo Store for the first time, and from F-droid, and Exodus works for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 1 point 1 month ago Yeah, I don't know if they only removed the ability to show the results directly inside Neo Store, but only left the ability to open an app with Exodus and see the results there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] morriscox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (3 children) Remove: Exodus report service (API access revoked) This is in the latest version. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 1 point 1 month ago (2 children) What, I still have it and I'm in the latest version permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] morriscox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) https://f-droid.org/packages/com.machiav3lli.fdroid/ https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/releases/tag/1.3.0 EDIT: I installed Neo Store for the first time, and from F-droid, and Exodus works for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 1 point 1 month ago Yeah, I don't know if they only removed the ability to show the results directly inside Neo Store, but only left the ability to open an app with Exodus and see the results there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 1 point 1 month ago (2 children) What, I still have it and I'm in the latest version permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] morriscox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) https://f-droid.org/packages/com.machiav3lli.fdroid/ https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/releases/tag/1.3.0 EDIT: I installed Neo Store for the first time, and from F-droid, and Exodus works for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 1 point 1 month ago Yeah, I don't know if they only removed the ability to show the results directly inside Neo Store, but only left the ability to open an app with Exodus and see the results there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] morriscox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child) https://f-droid.org/packages/com.machiav3lli.fdroid/ https://github.com/NeoApplications/Neo-Store/releases/tag/1.3.0 EDIT: I installed Neo Store for the first time, and from F-droid, and Exodus works for me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 1 point 1 month ago Yeah, I don't know if they only removed the ability to show the results directly inside Neo Store, but only left the ability to open an app with Exodus and see the results there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org 1 point 1 month ago Yeah, I don't know if they only removed the ability to show the results directly inside Neo Store, but only left the ability to open an app with Exodus and see the results there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Crit@lemmy.wtf 1 point 1 month ago I've tried alternative apps but they sometimes just break or stop working with the f droid repo, so I gave up and went with f droid basic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 month ago I tried it but i ended back up with the official fdroid for some reason i don't recall. permalink fedilink source parent