VideoLAN @videolan App Stores were a mistake. Currently, we cannot update VLC on Windows Store, and we cannot update VLC on Android Play Store, without reducing security or dropping a lot of users… For now, iOS App Store still allows us to ship for iOS9, but until when?

      • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
        6·
        8 months ago

        That’s right. Fdroid the app is just a program that accesses repositories. It’s not even the only one, Aurora has a similar version of their own called Aurora Droid.

        Fdroid the repo is a repository of FOSS apps maintained by the Fdroid team with apps they’ve reviewed and compiled themselves, to provide an element of trust that you might not get from every random developer.

        There’s no fool proof way of handling app trust other than developing your own understanding of the code. Otherwise you have to trust someone. Fdroid seem pretty trustworthy, more than the big corporations, and more than many unknown small time developers - however you can get app updates quicker direct from the developer, through the Fdroid app, if you’re willing to trust them.

      • lengau@midwest.social
        31·
        8 months ago

        Theoretically yes, but in practice for the vast majority of users it makes no difference. Very few people are going to go through the trouble of vetting another source, adding it, etc. That’s what the tyranny of the default is all about.

      • photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        1·
        8 months ago

        There’s plenty of examples of FOSS devs selling out to corps who dramatically change the apps they produced. Not saying that would happen to Fdroid, but ultimately, unless you yourself control the software and its updates, you can never be 100% sure.