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F-Droid gets its biggest update in a decade with new UI and smoother app installs (arstechnica.com)
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[–] kboos1@lemmy.world -5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Now that's a name I have not heard in a long time.....

[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 35 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

You haven't? I always check F-Droid first if I want a new app.

[–] Brewchin@lemmy.world 13 points 6 hours ago

Can't speak for the person you're replying to, but I always check the F-Droid repository first, too... but not using the F-Droid app because it's been a sub-par choice for years.

Droid-ify is what I use, but there are others. Many include/allow other FOSS repos and have additional useful features.

[–] non_burglar@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

The repo, yes. The fdroid app was pretty shit for a long time. You had to update apps individually, for instance (I think that's fixed now?)

[–] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 hours ago

I had an issue with that on older android. On lineage mass update is fine.

[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

My F-Droid app has been able to bulk-update for two years now. Sometimes you have to trigger the update process manually, but the apps all get updated.

[–] non_burglar@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Ah, that makes sense. I'm on droidify now, maybe I'll check out fdroid again.