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F-Droid is a fully featured official client for downloading apps.
Why I think this tool should be added
There are currently two reasons listed that F-Droid Basic is recommended: “background updates without privileged extension or root” and “a reduced feature set.”
The “background update” part is no longer true of just F-Droid Basic. F-Droid Basic was recommended in v3.17 on November 1, 2023. However, in F-Droid 1.19 on February 1, 2024, F-Droid has been able to have background updates without root or privileged extension.
This makes the only advantage of the basic client a reduced feature set, which I don’t think provides a strong argument on its own.
I have seen no other topic mentioning this. Because of this, I think it is worth reconsidering the official F-Droid client, or at least removing that “background update” clause on the “Obtaining Applications” page.
Section on Privacy Guides
Obtaining Applications