Blokada: Custom F-Droid repo??

[NatureHog]

Would it be possible to make a Custom F-Droid repo only for Blokada, so that the Blokada version could be updated around the same time as the release comes out?

Thanks in advance!

[peterroth]

No, it isn't possible. F-droid is an organisation and they review every update and app.

[NatureHog]

There is a possibility!

As an example: The popular Password Manager "Bitwarden" has a custom repo at https://mobileapp.bitwarden.com/fdroid/repo
(I haven't read much into how it works, I'm afraid...)

It is even possible to make a "fingerprint" to verify the repo.

Am 9. Jänner 2021 13:28:45 MEZ schrieb "Péter Róth" [e-mail]:

Closed #821.

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[NatureHog]

Official docs about this here: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Setup_an_F-Droid_App_Repo/

[peterroth]

Nice, thanks for sharing this information, I'll check it.

[NatureHog]

Any updates on this?

[Glitchy-Tozier]

Btw, NewPipe apparently also allows has this feature. (https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/issues/5421)

[mhmdanas]

I believe that Blokada doesn't need a custom repo. NewPipe is behind by many versions on the main F-Droid repo due to some issues related to signatures (0.20.1 on the main F-Droid repo, 0.20.10 is the latest release), so having a custom repo is important. And even when the issue get fixed, NewPipe's updates are very time-sensitive, as changes in YouTube or other services might break NewPipe, and people don't really want to wait for several days until a fix is released. On the other hand, Blokada's updates aren't as time-sensitive as NewPipe. Since I believe custom repos should be avoided when there isn't a good reason for them, I think Blokada doesn't need one.

[kar]

Also, I have finally managed to make the automatic updates working for both v5 and v4 on fdroid, meaning the updates now do not need a review each time, and are automatically pulled. It still takes a few days before the update shows up on fdroid, but it's not weeks anymore.

Nevertheless I'll mark this task as a good first time task, if someone wants to volunteer to maintain the custom repo.