Like i use an older version of android and every new app on fdroid works for me and keeping the main repo full of abandonware isn’t a good idea and will hold fdroid back on being a good app store . And its not like the apps are deleted or anything if someone needs them for whatever reason they can find it on archive and not everyone have to load it all when using the main repo which is better for users and those who host mirrors as most of do use the newer apps instead of abandonware and Is there a specific reason they do this ?

I asked this on their IRC but i didn’t get any reply and then i got logged out and IRC doesn’t show previous chats is there any way to get in touch with them as i think doing this will benefit everyone . I don’t have much experience using gitlab and i don’t think that is the place to discuss things like that . Also if anyone could get in touch with them about this and keep me updated that’ll be appreciated as i am trying to keep my internet accounts small and don’t wanna make a github or matrix acc solely for this so if anyone could help that’ll ve appreciated.

  • Riskable@programming.devEnglish
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    8 months ago

    You’re thinking that every Android device is reasonably new. This is not the case.

    There’s devices running Android from >12 years ago that can’t get apps any other way than F-Droid because Google Play Services no longer work.

      • seth@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        You run an Android device older than 12 years that is running Android 11? That’s pretty good, what device? I didn’t think they were designed with 8 years of OS forward compatibility (Android 11 released in 2020 and you mentioned it as the version you’re having issues with playing a game on).

    • Handles@leminal.spaceEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Arguably, those older devices are what the archive repo is for, though.

      I see OP’s point but I think it’s unlikely that there will be any house cleaning or improved organisation principles in F-droid. The project maintainers have it set up the way they like and they don’t seem bothered to change it for others.

    • einlander@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Also all these cheap Chinese android devices all running between Android 8 and 10. Or android go.