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F-Droid 2.0

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  1. mzajc · · focus · HN ↗
    > Also, F-Droid Privileged Extension (FPE) is not currently supported by 2.0. That means even if FPE is installed, F-Droid 2.0 won’t use it. This overhaul focused on full featured support for the Android “session” installer. That lets F-Droid run background updates on any recent Android version without requiring FPE. Like with any of the changes here, we welcome feedback.

    This is a shame. Is the privileged extension a large maintenance burden?

    1. someonebaggy · · focus · HN ↗
      I wonder how they got access to the ordinarily Google-locked "session" installer. Did Google open it up because of EU rules? I doubt it.
      1. izacus · · focus · HN ↗
        The support for that was added to Android 14 in 2023: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.android.com&#x2F;about&#x2F;versions&#x2F;14&#x2F;features#request-install-approval" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;developer.android.com&#x2F;about&#x2F;versions&#x2F;14&#x2F;features#req...

        F-Droid took until now to use those APIs.

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