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[–] [email protected] 143 points 2 weeks ago (34 children)

Just switch to the F-Droid version.

Better: make sure all the apps you use come from F-Droid

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (10 children)

It's not as simple as telling people to use F-Droid. People with non-rooted phones won't get automatic updates via F-Droid which is a big hurdle. Unless I'm misremembering? I wouldn't know because I run rooted CalyxOS now. Last time I used F-Droid on a plain Android phone is a while ago for me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I run CalyxOS and have automatic updates from F-Droid.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

But it won't work on your dad's stock Samsung Galaxy, right?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, so do I. I phrased that a bit weird when I read it again 😅

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