I think it depends on the app though. I use obtainium and it can download and update Firefox Nightly without any input from me, but for Mastodon I need to manually download and install it
i was wondering what’s up with that, so i took a look at the source code of aurora, and it seems they don’t even call the requireUserAction thing that’s supposed to disable the prompt. As far as I can tell it should just always require the prompt the way the app is built now. Wonder why it doesn’t do it for me then.
Wow, nice digging. That is so bizarre. If I were you, I’d check to make sure that you do get thT prompt normally with other apps, since that might be a security hazard.
Google Play already does this, though. Well, it used to, but now it’s throwing errors when I try to update apps.
I think this just changes the installer package stored by the package manager API so they can skip a permission prompt somewhere. Without that, you’d need to hit “OK” for every update you receive, like on older alternative app stores that don’t have the Android 12 API enabled yet (F-Droid, for instance).
Unless Google is willing to risk a DMA fine, other app stores should be able to do the same.
I nixed the Play store and its related gpservices. Google doesn’t own my phone, and they can stay the hell away from from my sideloaded manually installed apps.
I think it’s already available. I was able to update a sideloaded app via the play store just the other day. (Blackmagic camera, since officially the play store says it’s incompatible with my device. It wouldn’t let me install it, but it was happy to update it.)
Is this an effect of Epic winning that lawsuit against Google and wanting them to provide access from third-party app stores? Or is just typical Google fuckery?
Only on new phones that ship with 6.1.1, so your existing phone won’t change this setting with the update. There’s also a page during the OOBE setup with a toggle for this block where you can simply tap to disable it before proceeding.
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Can we allow unintended installation for third party AppStore’s like fdroid and aurora tho
It’s already a feature since android 12 like the other user said. Try droidify if fdroid doesn’t do background updates for you.
If you mean unattended, they already do since Android 12.
Apps do need to implement the functionality manually, but it seems pretty simple.
Looks like Aurora already has, it just updated Discord for me while my phone was off.
Is your phone rooted? I have Aurora as well and it still has to harass me to give permission for every update. I’m on Android 14.
It’s not. I am on GrapheneOS though, also Android 14, but I don’t think that should make a difference here.
Maybe the flavour of Android you’re running decided to do things a bit differently? I honestly don’t know
I think it depends on the app though. I use obtainium and it can download and update Firefox Nightly without any input from me, but for Mastodon I need to manually download and install it
I tried specifically with discord because they mentioned discord and it didn’t work.
hmm that’s weird.
i was wondering what’s up with that, so i took a look at the source code of aurora, and it seems they don’t even call the requireUserAction thing that’s supposed to disable the prompt. As far as I can tell it should just always require the prompt the way the app is built now. Wonder why it doesn’t do it for me then.
Wow, nice digging. That is so bizarre. If I were you, I’d check to make sure that you do get thT prompt normally with other apps, since that might be a security hazard.
No You don’t get to touch those
Google Play already does this, though. Well, it used to, but now it’s throwing errors when I try to update apps.
I think this just changes the installer package stored by the package manager API so they can skip a permission prompt somewhere. Without that, you’d need to hit “OK” for every update you receive, like on older alternative app stores that don’t have the Android 12 API enabled yet (F-Droid, for instance).
Unless Google is willing to risk a DMA fine, other app stores should be able to do the same.
Right?
That’s like asking the fuckin’ cops for shrooms.
I nixed the Play store and its related gpservices. Google doesn’t own my phone, and they can stay the hell away from from my
sideloadedmanually installed apps.It’s not automatic, you have to chose to update the side loaded app from Play store, if available.
I think it’s already available. I was able to update a sideloaded app via the play store just the other day. (Blackmagic camera, since officially the play store says it’s incompatible with my device. It wouldn’t let me install it, but it was happy to update it.)
i do not trust this at all. just let me disable it.
Just don’t update the app from Play Store, it’s not automatic, you have to chose to change its source to the Play store
how about no
Is this an effect of Epic winning that lawsuit against Google and wanting them to provide access from third-party app stores? Or is just typical Google fuckery?
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Did you not see the news about Autoblocker being enabled by default on Oneui 6.1.1 blocking sideloading of apk files by default.
Only on new phones that ship with 6.1.1, so your existing phone won’t change this setting with the update. There’s also a page during the OOBE setup with a toggle for this block where you can simply tap to disable it before proceeding.