8mo ago

Response Regarding Google PlayStore App Updates · termux/termux-app · Discussion #4000 · GitHub

github.com [ANNOUNCEMENT] Response Regarding Google PlayStore App Updates · termux termux-app · Discussion #4000

A termux-app v0.120 release was made on Google PlayStore on 2024-06-04 by @fornwall, along with some Termux plugin app releases. These were not done by the current Termux core team. They are only a...

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8mo ago

ANNOUNCEMENT

Response Regarding Google PlayStore App Updates · termux/termux-app · Discussion #4000 · GitHub

github.com /termux/termux-app/discussions/4000

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8mo ago

ANNOUNCEMENT

Response Regarding Google PlayStore App Updates · termux/termux-app · Discussion #4000 · GitHub

github.com /termux/termux-app/discussions/4000

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More context is needed to understand this post
- The tl;dr is that the play version of termux has been lagging behind the master github branch because of Google's fuck fuck games with Android permissions. Now it's been updated, but effectively neutered.
  Basically, PlayStore termux-app v0.120 release is functionally equivalent to v0.108
- For those with Termux installed, the Play Store is presently trying to update them due to a release that was made by the team member in charge of the Play Store account. The new Play Store release targets a newer Android version than the present F-Droid release, but is based on an older branch. Currently, F-Droid is in limbo, because it needs to be updated to comply with newer Play Store requirements, but to do so would break Termux as we know it. The Play Store build attempts to mitigate that.
  All of this is in the linked thread but I just woke up from a nap and am feeling generous.
  
  Easily solved: use F-Droid

The main takeaway for termux users: if you have it installed from GitHub/F-droid, be sure not to update the app from the Play Store in the coming days/weeks as versioning hasn't been significantly changed for that release yet.

Why would you use Google Play Store to download/install a foss app?
- You'd be surprised at how many FOSS developers treat F-Droid as a second class citizen. I uninstalled Element because they kept pushing updates to the Play Store that weren't available on F-Droid.

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