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minus-squarerevanite@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoFor what it’s worth I use aurora store and have already noticed some apps refusing to open/work unless I reinstall them from the play store.
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoHow did you install aurora store? I’m curious because ive seen no issues with F-Droid (just had a few updates actually), and the F-Droid team have commented on this sort of approach before, including the method being used for installation. I don’t use aurora, so I’m not overly familiar.
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoI wonder if it is because you added that way, rather than from f-Droid or something. No idea. If I had a spare still running android (trying out postmarketos on a few devices) I’d like to give it a try. Maybe I’ll spin up a VM. What apps?
minus-squarerevanite@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoI don’t think so, I actually updated it via f-droid before but resorted to sideloading the apk myself for faster updates. I’ve noticed it so far for my apps: Tilla (subscription manager), ChatGPT, Poe
For what it’s worth I use aurora store and have already noticed some apps refusing to open/work unless I reinstall them from the play store.
How did you install aurora store?
I’m curious because ive seen no issues with F-Droid (just had a few updates actually), and the F-Droid team have commented on this sort of approach before, including the method being used for installation.
I don’t use aurora, so I’m not overly familiar.
Apk from their gitlab page
I wonder if it is because you added that way, rather than from f-Droid or something.
No idea. If I had a spare still running android (trying out postmarketos on a few devices) I’d like to give it a try. Maybe I’ll spin up a VM.
What apps?
I don’t think so, I actually updated it via f-droid before but resorted to sideloading the apk myself for faster updates.
I’ve noticed it so far for my apps: Tilla (subscription manager), ChatGPT, Poe