F-Droid 1.19 supports the unattended updates API, first introduced in Android 12

Version 1.19 of F-Droid finally introduces support for the API introduced in Android 12, as spotted by Mishaal Rahman on X. This makes it possible to install updates fully in the background, without any user interaction required. Naturally, this only works for apps originally installed via F-Droid. With this change in place, F-Droid can be an even more viable alternative to the Play Store and other pre-installed apps for people who want to rely on the best open source Android apps.

In the past, F-Droid had to rely on a helper app with root access to install updates in the background without disturbing the user, the F-Droid Privileged Extension. With the app now using the unattended updates API, this is no longer necessary.

  • Lojcs
    1·
    4 months ago

    Are they the same apps as before? If so the feature must be broken.

    • Blóðbók@slrpnk.net
      1·
      4 months ago

      No, different apps this time.

      Edit: Oh I see, you meant that each app needs to be manually updated once first