submitted 11 months ago by cityboundforest@beehaw.org to c/foss@beehaw.org

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So I just updated Liftoff manually by downloading the APK from GitHub, however I feel like doing so isn't the best way to keep the app updated outside of installing the app from the Play Store. I had heard of a way to keep it updated automatically with some app or service but I can't remember the name. What is the best way to keep this app updated?

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[-] NettoHikari@social.fossware.space 17 points 11 months ago

Obtanium.

[-] idle@158436977.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

Obtanium is just awesome. Can't believe i went this long without it.

[-] chloyster@beehaw.org 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I use the droidify app. Which uses various f Droid and other repos to manage apps. Liftoff is available on the IzzyOnDroid repo https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/com.liftoffapp.liftoff

Droidify is available on F-Droid: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.looker.droidify/

[-] digger@latte.isnot.coffee 3 points 11 months ago

Pair Droidify with Shizuku (also on IzzyOnDroid) and you've got automatic updates.

https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/moe.shizuku.privileged.api

[-] chloyster@beehaw.org 1 points 11 months ago

Oh nice I'll check that out!

[-] exu@feditown.com 1 points 11 months ago

How does Droidify compare with Obtainium?

[-] chloyster@beehaw.org 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Droidify is more like a really nice looking frontend alternative to F-Droid. But it also has other sources it pulls from like IzzyOnDroid and stuff like that. Obtanium can pull from F-Droid and IzzyOnDroid and such but you have to know what you're looking for, there isn't really any browsing aspect afaik. Obtanium can also pull directly from a GitHub page. (Droidify may also be able to do this by adding the repo to the sources but I haven't tried)

Personally I use droidify for everything I can get on F-Droid and IzzyOnDroid and obtanium for the few things that just have a GitHub page

[-] noeontheend@beehaw.org 5 points 11 months ago

As already mentioned, you're probably looking for Obtanium. There's also APKUpdater, which hasn't seen updates in two years but has a 3.0 branch ready for testing. (I haven't personally used it.)

For Liftoff specifically, I'll add that it's available in the IzzyOnDroid repository for F-Droid, which is useful if you're already using F-Droid for anything else.

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

Thanks dor the F-Droid repo! I've added it.

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