If anybody wants to try Infinity for Lemmy you can do it here

  • TheDoctorDonna@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m stupid, I don’t know how to use anything that isn’t an app on the play store.

    Eta: thanks everyone, I’ll get my SO to translate after work lol.

    • glacier@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      You download and install the APK file. When prompted to allow your browser to allow installation from unknown sources, you grant the permission.

      • Mike Wooskey@lemmy.d.thewooskeys.com
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        1 year ago

        When you install an APK directly like this as opposed to installing it from a package manager like F-Droid or Play Store, do you have to manually install upgrades when they’re available?

        • glacier@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          1 year ago

          In general, you do have to manually download and install updates. However, some apps will automatically check and download their own updates. Also, if the APK is available on a site such as Github or Gitlab, there is an app called Obtainium that you can use. It will notify you when an update is available, and download and install it for you if you choose: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium

    • AnotherOne@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      Also: fdroid exists. It’s like a playstore just for open source stuff. You just download it from their website and install the .apk like you would use an .exe in windows.

        • svotay@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          1 year ago

          You should enable “Include pre releases” option after pasting the link and before trying to install it. I think since the app version is still below 1.0, its considered a pre release somehow.

    • ImADifferentBird@kbin.social
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      It’s fairly simple on modern Android. You simply download the APK file, and open it. It will then walk you through the install process.

      If you haven’t installed an app from your web browser before, you’ll get a prompt saying your security settings don’t allow the browser to install apps. There will be a settings link there. Tap that link and you’ll get a list of apps that have the capability to install things. Find your web browser in the list and tap the toggle to give it permission, then back out. Then your app will install.

    • dmrzl@programming.dev
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      1 year ago

      Having been through the process of getting apps through the play store and chrome store admission process a few times my suggestion is:

      Don’t.

      They caught me inadvertently misusing public APIs, performing unnecessarily battery draining ops and plain privacy right violations so often that I certainly don’t want to use other apps that didn’t go through the process. As a dev it is super annoying, but as a user it is exactly as annoying as I hope it is.

      Anecdotal evidence of course and probably an unpopular opinion around here.