@AngelikaMerkel@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agoUnhappy with the recently lost file upload feature in the Nextcloud app for Android? So are we. Let us explain. - Nextcloudnextcloud.comexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1646arrow-down10cross-posted to: buyeuropean@feddit.ukhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1646arrow-down1external-linkUnhappy with the recently lost file upload feature in the Nextcloud app for Android? So are we. Let us explain. - Nextcloudnextcloud.com@AngelikaMerkel@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square79fedilinkcross-posted to: buyeuropean@feddit.ukhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareAnonomousWolflinkfedilinkEnglish154•1 month agoThankfully the full feature will still work if you get the app from F-Droid Hopefully this will motivate more people use F-Droid
minus-square@ctrl_alt_esc@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish6•1 month agoI agree with the sentiment, but wouldn’t necessarily recommend F-Droid, see https://privsec.dev/posts/android/f-droid-security-issues/
minus-square@kronarbob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish14•1 month agoThe signature and the random updates issues can be solved (partially) by using the izzyondroid repo. A lot of the applications on fdroid are on it. It compiles from sources, doesn’t change signatures, and fetch updates on a daily basis. It doesn’t solve all the issues, but it can help
minus-square@ctrl_alt_esc@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 month agoIndeed, as mentioned in the article.
minus-squareLka1988linkfedilinkEnglish13•edit-21 month ago“Oh no, an issue that will only affect an extremely narrow spread of people who would already be aware of it, therefore F-Droid bad” If you’re that concerned about being surveilled, you already have bigger issues.
minus-square@ctrl_alt_esc@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 month agoWhat? You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about. I recommend informing yourself before spewing nonsense.
Thankfully the full feature will still work if you get the app from F-Droid
Hopefully this will motivate more people use F-Droid
I agree with the sentiment, but wouldn’t necessarily recommend F-Droid, see https://privsec.dev/posts/android/f-droid-security-issues/
The signature and the random updates issues can be solved (partially) by using the izzyondroid repo. A lot of the applications on fdroid are on it. It compiles from sources, doesn’t change signatures, and fetch updates on a daily basis.
It doesn’t solve all the issues, but it can help
Indeed, as mentioned in the article.
“Oh no, an issue that will only affect an extremely narrow spread of people who would already be aware of it, therefore F-Droid bad”
If you’re that concerned about being surveilled, you already have bigger issues.
What? You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about. I recommend informing yourself before spewing nonsense.