#Fedilab updates will no longer reach Google Play store. What's your position:
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F-Droid was and is my preferred way to install apps. Only use aurorastore for apps not available elsewhere like (blergh) WhatsApp.
@apps I went ahead and migrated, which was pretty easy, but with F-Droid warning me that it's about to also go away too... I'm a little confused at what the future holds...
@apps the 4th option: I download the android package from your releases directly.
@apps
None of the above. I download it via a direct download in Obtainium.
@apps D. Researching dumb phones and paper notebooks.
@apps I already get it from Codeberg ✅
@apps
You were still in the Play Store? :D
(Not judgmental, just forgot the thing existed)
I use the Play Store, but I also use Aurora—which essentially gets its apps from Google—as well as the F-Store and its forks. Unfortunately, Google is trying to throw a wrench in the works of these app stores. If Google goes through with its plans, things will get complicated: Without advanced technical knowledge, you’ll only be able to install apps from outside the Play Store after a waiting period—and later on, you might not be able to install them at all.
@apps i say go all in on fdroid as im already using it and i always like to get stuff from there when i can to show that there can be a world where fdroid is the norm
@apps
The biggest issue with the F-Droid version was the problem with the push notifications. With Google it was much more stable.
@beandev
Did you try SunUp too? https://f-droid.org/packages/org.unifiedpush.distributor.sunup
I know that NTFY has some limits, but maybe I should host it myself to help and make everything easier.
@apps feel free to give further information.
Otherwise: if it does not exist in the app store it simply does not exist for 99.8% of all users.
@apps I'm not sure yet. I don't want to leave fedilab, and in principal I fully support what you're doing, but I don't know that I have the time or headspace to get f-droid working - especially with the threat of it all stopping working again later in the year :-/
(to be clear, this is a me problem, and not a complaint)
@swaldman
Perfectly understandable, I think you can safely install F-Droid to test it. Also, F-Droid basic app (quite new) has a really good UI/UX.
@apps I prefer Izzydroid to fdroid, I have an issue with fdroid because they based their client on an aptoide client and I hate aptoide
@apps
I'm actually happy this gave me a push to try F-Droid. I always wanted to, but was too lazy. 
It was done in a few minutes, and it works great. 
