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[Android][App] Obtainium. Get Android App Updates Directly From the Source.(raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Awesome app. It is somehow not listed on android-foss list so maybe someone didn’t know about it.

Obtainium allows you to install and update Open-Source Apps directly from their releases pages, and receive notifications when new releases are made available.

GitHub page: Link.

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bluejay@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Am I missing something? In my experience using Obtainium it pulls apks from sources I tell it to, usually the developers git releases and even sometimes f-droid repos. This app doesn’t compile anything.

The main benefit is watching for updates directly from developers which, again in my experience, has been quicker than waiting on f-droid. You could even have it do just the notification and you can manually go download and install if you’re the cautious.

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itadakimasu@lemmy.world
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The developer(s) could slip something nefarious in easily. We’re putting all our faith into developers that could be anybody

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bluejay@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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The developer of obtainium or the packages we’re installing? I’ll assume the former. If you’re skeptical about obtainium you could still use it as a source to monitor && notify and then do your install manually.

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No, the developers of the apps you are installing through obtainium.

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