Questions about Obtainium

AlphaElwedritsch

I'm going to get everything from fdroid. Only the apps, I cannot get there, I use playstore (3 Apps). The less, the better...

There are other aspects too.
davx5, for example, costs money in the play store. Not on fdroid.... And there are many more...

Clark

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Another question about Obtainium:
Is there a major difference in adding an app with an apk link, searching for it on Github, or first finding it on Obtainium's website? Or is it all the same source they are using?

Clark

Clark Clark bump

Another question about Obtainium:
Is there a major difference in adding an app with an apk link, searching for it on Github, or first finding it on Obtainium's website? Or is it all the same source they are using?

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ErnestThornhill

Clark Is there a major difference in adding an app with an apk link, searching for it on Github, or first finding it on Obtainium's website?

I'm not sure what you're asking here. If an app's APK is available on GitHub, all you need to do is copy the link/URL to the release page, paste it in the Obtainium app to add it and then click on "Install."

Clark

ErnestThornhill I know. I'm asking if there's any difference between the way you add apps to Obtainium i.e. via the Github link or Obtainium's website.

ErnestThornhill

Clark You can't add apps to Obtainium using Obtainium's website...

Schiller

ErnestThornhill I think he's referring to this site: https://apps.obtainium.imranr.dev

Clark The difference is that you have to trust another site to be redirected

DeletedUser217

Schiller The difference is that you have to trust another site to be redirected

All that website provides is app configurations for Obtanium. The apps are still downloaded directly from the app developers github which can be easily verified so there really isn't another party to trust.

ErnestThornhill

Schiller Thank you for specifying. What they were saying made zero sense.

nandohyphen1

Stephan-P Expect app builds to differ between F-droid and the github releases that obtanium fetches, in which case you will have to uninstall the app first and reinstall afterwards.
In order to keep your data, you will need the app's export/import if available.

(I went this route when replacing F-droid with Obtainium)

So I actually have to uninstall every app and reinstall it? I want to switch, but that would be a major inconvenience for me. I just want to be notified for new updates because Aurora Store doesn't notify and I've had app problems because I didn't know they needed to be updated (they were many updates behind!).

n3t_admin

nandohyphen1 you need to test this out yourself. If the app signature is the same, it will just install like an update and you can use Obtainium from then on. If the app does indeed have 2 different builds/signature, you will have to reinstall (make sure to backup any data first).

Dumdum

nandohyphen1 I just want to be notified for new updates

Obtainium allows apps to be set to track-only.

nandohyphen1

n3t_admin Thank you I'm going to try it. ;)

nandohyphen1

Dumdum oh really!? That is exactly what I want for now. Thank you @Dumdum ! :)

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