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Re:Google is about to make life more difficult for custom RO... by JohnFen on Thursday June 29, 2023 @11:56AM (#36522183)
As someone who loathes auto-updating applications of any sort, this is more of a win than a loss.
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Re:Google is about to make life more difficult for custom RO... by 4ggr0 on Thursday June 29, 2023 @12:03PM (#36522292)
But it's not just auto-update. I can disable auto-update in the Google Play Store, but at least I easily see if updates are available and can still selectively update apps with the press of one button.

For me, the better solution would be F-Droid. Easy update process but the apps are mostly open-source etc.

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Re:Google is about to make life more difficult for custom RO... by JohnFen on Thursday June 29, 2023 @12:14PM (#36522464)
Ah, good point. That convenience is not terribly important to me, so I didn't consider it.
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Re:Google is about to make life more difficult for custom RO... by 4ggr0 on Thursday June 29, 2023 @04:35PM (#36526340)
fair :)
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Re:Google is about to make life more difficult for custom RO... by Rediscover on Thursday June 29, 2023 @06:51PM (#36527952)
It is a win for me not to auto-update, as Termux is very precious (to me) and I would hate to see it lose more functionality or completely stop working.
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