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Obtainium: Get Android App Updates Directly from the Source

233 点作者 janandonly7 个月前

14 条评论

greenglob7 个月前
Love this app, makes it really easy to keep non-store apps up to date by linking directly to the apps GitHub repo for example.<p>Obviously you have to be careful what you install, just as with any app not found in Play Store, but if you&#x27;re getting your apps elsewhere anyway this is really convenient.
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lollobomb7 个月前
I use this and it&#x27;s great. Only problem is when: 1) you want something outside of github (from my experience, already gitlab and codeberg can be buggy here, although very rarely), and 2) when you need a specific release channel (example: Firefox Beta, which requires a bit of work). But overall it works great. Now, one has to consider the security aspects: stores like Google Play (and, to a lesser extent, F-Droid) do perform some antimalware checks. It&#x27;s not bulletproof, but it gives a bit more trust in case the dev goes rogue or is compromised. BUT you have to trust the store. With Obtainium, you have to trust: 1) the app&#x27;s developer 2) Github&#x2F;Gitlab&#x2F;Codeberg 3) Obtainium&#x27;s developer. So, it depends what&#x27;s your threat model. I&#x27;m looking forward to seeing wider adoption for Accrescent!
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ksynwa7 个月前
I&#x27;ve been using it for a while I&#x27;m surprised that Android allows third party app installers that can update apps in tbe background. I don&#x27;t follow the specifics of Android developments but I 100% expected it to get more locked down with time.
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sigmonsays7 个月前
i&#x27;ve been using this app and i honestly prefer it this way.<p>Lets not forget that certificates are created and checked for github.com, so unlikely for a middleman to get in.<p>I trust github much more than google right now. Especially since the object being fetched is generic as opposed to a appstore. Google&#x27;s app store has only shown to hinder publishing. Take syncthing for instance.<p>The only thing I wish was better was the .apk selection process. It would be nice if a database existed with filename formats or a little extra metadata to match the correct asset.
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theage7 个月前
Finally, a no nonsense Auto-App-Updater App! if only sites would include a version number somewhere on the download page so obtainium could find it. Looking at you <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;grayjay.app" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;grayjay.app</a> (it doesn&#x27;t seem to work for partial file hash either so I had to turn auto updates off for this one)<p>We sorely need 1:1 replacement of app store trust and discovery mechanisms too without any kafka-esque approval hoops. Obtainium app config sharing and perhaps a standard for APK release webpages would be a great first step towards that.
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mikae17 个月前
1. F-Droid<p>2. FFUpdater<p>3. Obtanium<p>4. Aurora Store
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fulafel7 个月前
It&#x27;s weird how many orgs keep their apps unavailable, as lots of users decline to submit to Play store preconditions (link phone to a Google account).
anovick7 个月前
Can&#x27;t access the site. It says: &quot;Sorry, you have been blocked You are unable to access imranr.dev&quot;
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msephton7 个月前
I use this to update Koreader on the Android tablet I use only for reading ebooks.
tedchs7 个月前
Wow, what a great name!
joemazerino7 个月前
Just the app I was looking for.
CommanderData7 个月前
Would prefer everything is hosted on GitHub to reduce the attack surface. But this is cool!
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encom7 个月前
I&#x27;ll give this a shot. F-Droid is broken on Android 15 and nobody cares.
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sesm7 个月前
What&#x27;s the point? If you install from source, the idea is to build on your own machine and review&#x2F;test the code. Gtihub releases don&#x27;t even have minimal review scripts that Play Store does.