Comment on Google Play Store listing apps installed from F-Droid that it cannot update
IDew@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Since I found our about F-Droid and Aurora Store, I’m actively dodging the Play Store. No one will ever make me use it. Ads, promos, junk everywhere! And their shitty way of updating.
Has Aurora been improved since last year?
I tried to love it, but it was such a pita to actually update things. Like, it hardly actually updated without errors or issues. When it did “update” an app, I wouldn’t be able to actually open it. After it broke some important apps I was using, I uninstalled it.
It’s because they are using like 10 disposable Google accounts shared between all the users in the world, so access is throttled
Aurora has been fine for me so far.
My experience might be better as I logged into the account of someone else to access some paid apps. Haven’t had much trouble with the disposable accounts either, may also because I haven’t used it that often.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 8 months ago
How do I get F Droid?
Avero@feddit.de 8 months ago
either download the official APK from f-droid.org or use the NeoStore app which is a better client imho. from there its some simple setup and basically works like the play store.
uhmbah@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
f-droid.org
f-droid.org/en/docs/
IDew@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Droid-ify is my personal favorite. You can opt in to many other repos like IzzyOnDroid (pic below) It’s also material design, which I like aha.
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