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Re:No user accounts, by design by toastal on Monday February 28, 2022 @11:31PM (#30509599)
From F-Droid? Are you not choosing Aurora store? (Yes, I know what those apps are, I'm in the same region and time zone as you)
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Re:No user accounts, by design by freddie_mercury on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @12:12AM (#30509916)
Not from F-Droid. I was just replying to the parent's claim that normal people don't need a lot of apps.

If I don't have a laptop or desktop, why wouldn't I have a lot of apps on my phone?

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Re:No user accounts, by design by toastal on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @01:08AM (#30510265)
That wasn't what I was asking though... I was talking specifically about the number of apps through F-Droid. They don't seem to require updates every two days unlike the Grab superapp.
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Re:No user accounts, by design by eru on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @02:20AM (#30510735)
That limitation perhaps also drives the infrequent updates?

In any case, it's fine for F-Droid to choose that behaviour, but then it limits itself to a niche of possible apps.

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