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F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device.

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F-Droid and Samsung "Auto Blocker" (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 week ago by MoLoPoLY@discuss.tchncs.de to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml

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On Samsung Phones. there is a function called "Auto Blocker". If this is enabled, this blocks installing apps from unknown sources and via USB and ADB. In principle, this is a useful feature, but it also prevents the installation of updates via F-Droid. Even if F-Droid is classified as trustworthy in general and can therefore theoretically install apps and updates automatically, activating this function prevents automatic updates. If this function is deactivated, new apps and updates are installed automatically on request.

Is there a way to activate this function and still receive automatic updates via F-Droid? Does the installation of the F-Droid.apk via ADB/USB change anything in this constellation?

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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm a fan of blocking all sources, and then just unblocking every so often to install updates.

[–] USSEthernet@startrek.website 3 points 1 week ago

This is what I do. Minor Inconvenience.