Annoying as fuck but at least still possible to use F-Droid after the one-time, day-long "setup."
this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2026
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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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@avidamoeba
For the time being. There is no stopping them making it store specific.
Exactly. I'm not feeding into Google's bullshit. iPhone is no better. It's looking like my next phone will be a flip phone.
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LineageOS, GrapheneOs, or PostmarketOS.
As long as it doesn't have Google Shit Services on it, you're fine.
@shortwavesurfer
Trouble is banking apps do not work. For India UPI apps give error. Developers of closed and proprietary apps are forcing GMS, integrity, PairIP and everything into it.
Use yourbank.com from browser.
If your bank does not allow you to use the web browser to manage your account, then that tells you you need to switch banks.
My bank tried pulling shit like that with me and they lost a customer because of it.
I want to knock people upside the head who use the excuse of their banking app because it seems more like an excuse to not do anything. Like, "oh, I'm so lazy. My freedom is not worth the amount of hard work I would have to do. I have no integrity."