Analogy: a program that you install on your device is akin to a guest you invite to your home, while most websites on the internet are more similar to random people you meet on the street. You would expect more, and with reason, from a friend you invite to your house, than you do from a random guy you’ve just met.
Thanks Louis for the answer. I know that you can’t block specific domains with Mullvad, but could others let me know whether Proton or IVPN have that functionality ? If so, I will update the PR to say people can blog logs.grayjay.app.
We have a live preview of my proposed PR. https://2720--glowing-salamander-8d7127.netlify.app/
Please let me know, what do you think of the structure. Is it too long ?
better link Frontends - Privacy Guides
“Recommended Grayjay Configuration” part looks very messy
I do not care about telemetry, but I do not even see a proper way if apk on a website is same code as on gitlab?
There is only one way to have legal backing to do this, and that is if the software is licensed as AGPL, SSPL, or some other similar strong copy-left license that requires source code be provided on interation through networks.
Any other open source license, even GPLv3, does not require source code be provided over the network, and thus the website operator does not need provide it in these cases.
@louis_rossmann I would like to bring up one issue.
It’s better to not have Grayjay on FUTO’s F-Droid repository than to have it in a state that it’s right now.
The website allows you to pick an apk that fits the user’s device architecture, meanwhile, on the FUTO’s F-Droid repository, you can only find a universal apk, which wastes a lot of bandwidth and storage and adds unnecessary attack surface to anyone who gets Grayjay from that repository.
The second issue is that if you install Grayjay from the FUTO’s F-Droid repository, then you will be installing an outdated version that’s 9 releases behind. If you want an up-to-date version, then you will have to tap on versions, pick the latest version, and press install on that. Even if you do that, you will not receive unnatended updates because Grayjay developers never mark the latest version as suggested.
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if you tap “allow beta updates” under the Grayjay f-droid entry it should mark the latest release as suggested.
I kinda disagree. Installing trough their website is a pain in the ass. I just install it trough F-Droid, then update it when the app says a new update is available.
I would definitely prefer that their F-Droid repo is more up to date though.
All of them are stable versions that are available on the website, one shouldn’t have to use any workarounds for them to work properly.
I’m not sure if F-Droid notifies people about versions that aren’t marked as suggested, unless you change some default settings, which most people don’t.
I was talking about the in-app notification that a new update is available.
I got annoyed by all the Google counter-attacks on unofficial/ad-free client and bit the bullet. Got in a Premium Family subscription. I hope the devs continue to fight but it seems like a losing battle… If Google goes as far as X to prevent unapproved clients, it’s over.
xcancel.com works very well.
Sorry if I wasn’t clear. I meant the update popup you get when opening Grayjay, not F-Droid. You can click update and Grayjay would download the latest release and then install it.
That happens regardless of whether you installed it from their website or from F-Droid.
Which is also an issue because if one chooses to install and update through F-Droid, then they shouldn’t be asked to update through a side channel, at least not by default.
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I kinda agrees, especially when it asks to install an alpha release.
Grayjay launched (beta) desktop apps: Grayjay App - Follow Creators Not Platforms
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Was someone able to make Grayjay runs non Futo Peertube content using a GrapheneOS device in the Peertube source?
It basically annoys me that I was incapable of getting this running.
A frontend that would run YT and unrestricted Peertube content would be very nice.
Yes you can. I added neat tube to have access to techlore on peertube in grayjay. Its… weird how you add the peertube source but it does works.