Writing in response to the guide Android> Obtaining Applications guide, which says, We only recommend F-Droid as a way to obtain apps which cannot be obtained via the means above. F-Droid is often recommended as an alternative to Google Play, particularly within the privacy community. […] However,…

It’s not really a question of UI, I’m just saying that Google Play is indeed stricter than F-Droid in some respects. In other respects, the reverse is true as you’ve mentioned. stricter in what sense though? Define it without an example. It’s stricter because F-Droid has worse searching. I’ll giv…

[image] EvanCarroll: There are 4,400 Apps in F-Droid and another 2,800 in the Archive. A significant percentage of these 4,400 apps are abandonware. [image] EvanCarroll: How many of them in Google Play have undisclosed trackers by percent? Read the privacy policy and/or check the sour…

While the OP makes some interesting points, I do think its funny how people can barge in here like the Koolaid man calling our takes uninformed while it may just be that we are informed, but of a difference in opinion :slight_smile:

[image] anon48875053: sandboxed Google Play Store. Paid apps maybe (I’d prefer Aurora with compartmentalized gmail) non-FOSS apps? maybe. I’d still prefer Aurora. Banking Apps? Definately!

Im a bit confused: is it OK privacy-wise to use FDroid or not?

I completely agree with the OP. Sandboxed Google Play is not Silver Bullet. It’s not a magical or sacred thing. Still you are using Google and you must have a G account. I have a pixel which I don’t use any GAFAM apps or accounts. So, each way has their pros and cons. Regarding abandonware, we are…

[image] Tech-Trooper: Still you are using Google and you must have a G account. What’s the problem with that? You barely need to provide any information to have one.

Also, to be on fdroid the app must actually be buildable from source, so “fake open source apps” won’t make it to the repo

[image] anon48875053: What’s the problem with that? You barely need to provide any information to have one. Depending on the country, you may need to provide both your birthdate and a valid phone number to create a new Google account. This is quite a bit of information :wink:.

[image] tomasz86: birthdate Provide fake birthday information. [image] tomasz86: phone number That is only required when your IP reputation is low. I have created dozens of Google accounts without a phone number using all major VPN providers or just public Wi-Fi.

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The anti-f-droid take is uninformed

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