My #newpipe app says I have an update, but #fdroid says I am up to date. The general settings on #GrapheneOS ( nostr:npub1gd3h5vg6zhcuy5a46crh32m4gjkx8xugu95wwgj2jqx55sfgxxpst7cn8c ) do not allow installation of packages dowloaded via the browser, do package managers/repositories like fdroid just lag behind a bit or what? Should I disable the browser apk install protection? I assume if the app itself prompted me then the apk probably isn't malicious...?
Also I have a few apps in #aurora (for like a week now) which currently have updates available but won't download/install, of which #Amethyst ( nostr:npub1gcxzte5zlkncx26j68ez60fzkvtkm9e0vrwdcvsjakxf9mu9qewqlfnj5z ) is one. I think this happened once before & it eventually worked itself out, but I would love to know the cause, or if there is a solution...?
#asknostr
Newpipe is great btw! Many thanks to all who recommended it ❤
Amethyst & Graphene also make the general #Android user experience feel like a massive step up from iOS. Nostr is better, battery life is better, security is better, etc. Genuinely happy with all software mentioned, thank you!
Looks like I'm too late to add much to the conversation that hasn't been said, but I also would recommend obtanium. I've fully transitioned to it and don't even use the F-droid app anymore. (Though I do still use their repository through obtanium sometimes)
Hang in there. The degoogled android experience has a bit of a learning curve, but ultimately its much cleaner and more freeing. You'll get the hang of things pretty quickly.
Yeah, I should have asked for more advice months ago, I thought I was doing pretty good, but now it seems like I have dug myself a little hole in a couple of ways 😅 hopefully I can get it straight without too much headache.
We've all been there. I can't count the amount of times I've had to burn everything and start from scratch
You can switch between newpipe variants by exporting the database, that includes all settings, subscriptions and views.
There is also a fork of newpipe on the Izzy repo, that has Sponsorblock added, so it skips the ads inside of the video. But I'm not sure about privacy. It is querying the Sponsorblock server about the parts it needs to skip, so they know what videos you're watching.
