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minus-squaretom42linkfedilink1•10 months agoI agree that F-Droid is great! What I usually do is to buy the pro version on Google Play and install it later on F-Droid. On the other hand I don’t see anything wrong for non tech people to install FOSS apps from the Play Store. The apps are still FOSS
minus-squareIllecorslinkfedilinkEnglish5•10 months agoNot exactly. When building for play store release - google injects their tracking into the binary.
minus-square@Pantherina@feddit.delinkfedilink2•10 months agoI think this is a myth. Android Studio or something allows to build it in, but Google doesnt automatically do that. Afaik
I agree that F-Droid is great!
What I usually do is to buy the pro version on Google Play and install it later on F-Droid.
On the other hand I don’t see anything wrong for non tech people to install FOSS apps from the Play Store. The apps are still FOSS
Not exactly. When building for play store release - google injects their tracking into the binary.
I think this is a myth. Android Studio or something allows to build it in, but Google doesnt automatically do that. Afaik