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This Week in F-DroidTWIF curated on Thursday, 26 Sep 2024, Week 39Community NewsF-Droid Build Status was updated to 5.6.4 and no one will get this update. Wh...

F-Droid Build Status was updated to 5.6.4 and no one will get this update. Why? Well, the app is now built reproducibly so if you have it installed you need to uninstall it and then reinstall it. (Yes, we wish this switch to be easier to perform, but the UI is not there yet)

  • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    you’re right, thanks for letting me know

    This means that F-Droid can verify that an app is 100% free software while still using the original developer’s APK signatures.

    then I don’t understand it either why it can’t be updated directly

    • kosmoz@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      If an app doesn’t support reproducible builds, the version you can download from F-Droid was built and signed by F-Droid, not by the dev

    • m-p{3}@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      Because there will be a signature mismatch. Apps built by F-Droid will use the F-Droid signature, reproducible apps will use the dev signature.