#Google arbitrarily messing around and removing well known #FOSS apps from #PlayStore seems to be peaking right now: First #Conversation had a fresh build being denied, now #Öffi has been entirely removed (not for the time) with no reason being disclosed.

That is why we desperately need usable and free #AppStore alternatives such as #FDroid, where we find most of our #FreeSoftware apps. Yes, I know it has security problems by design. But right now the alternatives fail when it comes to more important aspects:

#Obtainium is a good alternative for technophiles, who exactly know what they are looking for. Too complicated if you are used to a central source. #Accrescent might have good security standards regarding its architecture but the lack of app information, weird app listings (some including loads of trackers) and lack of basic usability features makes it very hard to recommend for the common user. And telling people to directly download of APKs is like randomly downloading EXEs on Windows. What could possibly go wrong?

Hi @sarahjamielewis
Do you happen to have a blogpost that describes the rationality behind the ways @cwtch is distributed for android?

In particular why not #fdroid and #accrescent?
This is a honest question, asked because I aim to adjust my security practice from knowledge obtained.

And the question to adjust my security practice came after reading this guide:
https://www.anarsec.guide/posts/grapheneos/

Bon c'est malin mais bon maintenant jme retrouve avec trouzemille store/dépôt ...

- FDroid (App Droid-Ify)
- IzzyDroid (App Droid-Ify)
- Obtainium (parce que y a des maj dans le dépôt Fdroid qui arrive beaucoup trop tard)
- Accrescent (parce que plus sécure ?)

Et vous, vous utilisez quoi ?

#Fdroid #IzzyDroid #Accrescent #Obtainium #Android #AppStore

You have probably seen this #viral #infographic on #eu #digitalsovereignty by #reddit user u/lukakopajtic. It was viral but not very accurate recommending #bluesky and #firefox as "EU alternatives"? How? Anyway, he just updated the infographic, and it's much, much better! Most issues have been corrected. I think there is still a couple of issues I disagree with: 1) recommending #matrix instead of #jabber #xmpp 2) recommending #lineageos instead of #grapheneos (but OK, I can understand this if the focus is on self-sovereignty only), 3) recommending #droidify instead of #accrescent (but, even here, I can understand if the goal is to replace #playstore ), and 4) recommending #thunderbird as a comparison to #gmail (nothing wrong with Thunderbird, but that's an email client, not a Gmail-like suite provider, I would have rather recommended #mailfence or #mailbox ). Kudos for the initiative though, the intentions are good!

https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1je10e8/ive_updated_the_digital_independence_cheat_sheet/

Installing FOSS apps on your phone sometimes certainly feels like an eternal XKCD 927 purgatory.

- Apps by GrapheneOS for some GrapheneOS apps (and assorted other apps).
- Obtainium for installing apps directly from source/repos.
- Neo Store for installing apps who cannot be arsed to have .apk files in their repos (#AntennaPod), yet without dealing with the typical F-Droid shenanigans.
- Accrescent, because hell, why not! The more, the merrier!
- And, of course, Google Play Store for the corporate goblins.

#FOSS #GrapheneOS #Obtainium #NeoStore #FDroid #Accrescent #GooglePlayStore #XKCD #XKCD927