> runs android 11
that's a bummer. There is a killer new feature on android 12 that allows neostore (F-droid frontend) that allows apps to auto update without me having to remember to manually update them.
that's a bummer. There is a killer new feature on android 12 that allows neostore (F-droid frontend) that allows apps to auto update without me having to remember to manually update them.
> android 11
There is (of course) always a bunch of hardware that never gets updated when some big shift comes around... but there is also stuff that never gets updated because it was doing something it wasn't supposed to be.
You can't really enforce permissions in the absence of good sandboxing. And you can't really enforce permission without app review either, for a variety of social reasons (network effect, breaking unrelated functionality or outright refusing to work unless you give them location permissions, whatever). Which is the problem with the "just allow sideloading, bing bong so simple" crowd's argument, there already is ample evidence that plenty of apps have enough leverage to successfully extort the user.
> Android 12 will let alternative app stores update apps automatically (xda-developers.com)
Is this change just whitelisting a bunch of widely used app stores by default (especially in China)?
> 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
If you have any other recommendations, I'd gladly hear them.
Glad to be of service. If you haven't tried it yet, please give KOReader a try https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.koreader.launcher.fdroid...
(sorry if you knew this already)