Google is working on a change that may let users install updates for sideloaded apps right from the Play Store.

  • Virkkunen@fedia.io
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    5 months ago

    I think it depends on the app though. I use obtainium and it can download and update Firefox Nightly without any input from me, but for Mastodon I need to manually download and install it

    • AeroLemming@lemm.eeEnglish
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      5 months ago

      I tried specifically with discord because they mentioned discord and it didn’t work.

      • Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        5 months ago

        hmm that’s weird.

        i was wondering what’s up with that, so i took a look at the source code of aurora, and it seems they don’t even call the requireUserAction thing that’s supposed to disable the prompt. As far as I can tell it should just always require the prompt the way the app is built now. Wonder why it doesn’t do it for me then.

        • AeroLemming@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          5 months ago

          Wow, nice digging. That is so bizarre. If I were you, I’d check to make sure that you do get thT prompt normally with other apps, since that might be a security hazard.