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F-Droid 2.0

1465 points · 420 comments · daveoc64

  1. jjice · · focus · HN ↗
    What does the future of something like F-Droid look like once Google does their lock down next year?
    1. creatonez · · focus · HN ↗
      It seems google is going to allow an "advanced flow" that is scam resistant by requiring the user to wait 24 hours before they can start installing their own apps. It sucks, but assuming they don't change the plan again, F-Droid should be able to continue working.
      1. alerighi · · focus · HN ↗
        So basically Google is being now more of an asshole than Apple (that now allows app sideloading and third party stores, at least in the EU). I'm and Android user since the beginning and for once I'm start considering for the next phone that I could as well get an iPhone, basically all the good open stuff of Android is long gone (back in the days I used to flash a new ROM every week), and at least Apple is better in regards of privacy than Google.
        1. whatsThisBtn4 · · focus · HN ↗
          Apple has been so bad to me, that it's really hard to imagine going back.

          But dear... Google has no idea that they have/had the genuine nerds and are blowing it.

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