Re:Obtainium: Get Android App Updates Directly from the Source
by fluidcruft on Saturday November 09, 2024 @07:46AM
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Honestly I started using obtainium because I can't figure out why F-Ddoid builds are a month behind. RedReader became completely broken and needed the newer version. Not sure what's up with that lag. It's extremely frustrating.
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Re:Obtainium: Get Android App Updates Directly from the Source
by g-b-r on Saturday November 09, 2024 @10:35AM
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Never had a problem with RedReader, strange.
Anyhow, when the apps stop being updated, it's usually due to something that was added that doesn't make them compliant with F-Droid's policies anymore; or, they changed something in the release process without telling F-Droid.
Other times, the apps were set to be updated only at the developer's request, and for some reason they still haven't done that request (some developers deliberately update F-Droid less frequently, to be more confident of not giving bugged releases to the F-Droid usere).
The normal delay, due to their manual (and lazy) signing process, is from few days to about ten