this post was submitted on 22 Dec 2025
735 points (99.3% liked)

Technology

77912 readers
2739 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related news or articles.
  3. Be excellent to each other!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, this includes using AI responses and summaries. To ask if your bot can be added please contact a mod.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
  10. Accounts 7 days and younger will have their posts automatically removed.

Approved Bots

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
L3s@lemmy.world
enu@lemmy.world
technopagan@lemmy.world
L4s@lemmy.world
L3s@hackingne.ws
L4s@hackingne.ws
735
Through gritted teeth, Apple and Google allow alternative app stores in Japan (www.theregister.com)
submitted 2 days ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world
65 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] 18107@aussie.zone 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

For Android, F-Droid provides only open source apps. It also has a section for downloading other stores.

https://f-droid.org/en/categories/app-store-updater/

[โ€“] deathmetal27@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I already knew F-droid. Also it's always been available on Android, albeit in a roundabout way.

What's there for iOS?