Android 12 will let alternative app stores update apps automatically

Re:Android 12 will let alternative app stores update apps au... by victornomad on Thursday May 20, 2021 @06:24AM (#27219408)

I got tired of certain apps that kept changing behavior or UI every single week. Some of them sneakily added antifeatures that were not there originally or move features to premium asking me to pay again.

In consequence I disabled auto updates and run an update when I remember...

I'd rather prefer to have auto updates for just security patches not for features.

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Re:Android 12 will let alternative app stores update apps au... by gmac on Thursday May 20, 2021 @07:46AM (#27219914)

This doesn't help much, since antifeatures are rarely described as such (or even at all) in release notes.

What would be more helpful would be the ability to revert to previous versions (can't speak to Android, but this is certainly missing in iOS).

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Re:Android 12 will let alternative app stores update apps au... by selfhoster11 on Thursday May 20, 2021 @09:57AM (#27221159)

Android can sort-of do it. It's often possible to downgrade without losing data if the application signature hasn't been tampered with.

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