For what it’s worth I use aurora store and have already noticed some apps refusing to open/work unless I reinstall them from the play store.
That doesnt appear to be true, the restriction seems to be on apps being installed from file managers, web browsers, messaging, etc.
F-droid and the like are not part of that list.
This still isn’t good, but it doesnt stop you from having F-droid manage your messaging apps it would seem.
revanite@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
How did you install aurora store?
I’m curious because ive seen no issues with F-Droid (just had a few updates actually), and the F-Droid team have commented on this sort of approach before, including the method being used for installation.
I don’t use aurora, so I’m not overly familiar.
revanite@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Apk from their gitlab page
curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I wonder if it is because you added that way, rather than from f-Droid or something.
No idea. If I had a spare still running android (trying out postmarketos on a few devices) I’d like to give it a try. Maybe I’ll spin up a VM.
What apps?
rikudou@lemmings.world 3 weeks ago
F-Droid uses the same way to install packages as the file manager does.
curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
F-Droid uses Session Installer, which is an “app store” method.
This is not a new issue:
throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
But how do you install F-Droid after, say, a factory reset because you had to troubleshoot something?
curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
No idea. Play Store then update itself via its at store rev? Preinstalled on a ROM? Via adb?
That said, all the link refers to is a few sample permissions (which would not include F-Droid from that list) and only via certain methods being downloaded. Or they have it wrong and its “opened from”.
Its still shitty, but as of now I’m not sure if there is any impact to installing F-Droid, but I can say the method of installation has complied with previous versions of googles “protections” (as in forced limitations) and that appears to continue to be true.