@[email protected] what does the update process look like? Is that another flash that I might end up blowing up by inadvertently interrupting it because I didn’t know what it was doing?
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@[email protected] Updates are fully automatic and happen over-the-air. This release is still only in the Alpha channel and there's an unconfirmed issue report we need to check out before we begin pushing it out via the Beta channel. You're using the Stable channel right now so you don't immediately get the updates as soon as they're released. You get them after they go through Alpha and then Beta testing. Please read https://grapheneos.org/releases#about-the-releases and https://grapheneos.org/usage#updates about this.
@evilcookies98 @GrapheneOS It's automatic.
@voxel @GrapheneOS brilliant. Honestly, the only thing I found slightly irritating is what happens if you try to bulk install apps. Do you want to install app number one? Do you want to install app number two? Do you want to install app number three? I understand why it’s doing it, but I was trying to install 100 and something apps the other day and almost ripped out my hair.
@[email protected] @[email protected] We use the standard install dialog in our own App Store to avoid mistakes with installing apps and because we can extend it with stuff like our Network toggle for apps requesting internet access.
For the Play Store, it's because it's running as a sandboxed app so our compatibility layer has to force it to do things in the standard way which requires confirmation for each app install. It can do fully automatic updates without confirmation for apps it installed/updated.
@evilcookies98 @GrapheneOS It's a Android problem / upstream issue. GrapheneOS generally prefers to tweak Android not too much to make it easier to maintain, etc. But I definitly get what you mean.
@voxel @GrapheneOS I love the system though. My only problem is that some of my accessibility specific apps refuse to install. One of them is almost a dealbreaker. Haven’t decided what I’m going to do yet. It’s one of my readers that plays my books.
@evilcookies98 @voxel Every app should install with no problem. They should nearly all work with no problem too, unless t hey need the per-app exploit protection compatibility mode enabled due to a memory corruption bug.
What about installing it isn't working? Does installing it from the Play Store cause an error? Play Store installs apps one-by-one and it might be stuck waiting for another. Try again after a reboot of the OS if you think it's stuck.
@[email protected] @[email protected] it just flatly refused to install. It came up and said not available for this device and cannot install.
@[email protected] @[email protected] The only reason that would be the case is if these apps marked their Play Store listing as disallowing non-certified devices by configuring it as if their app depends on the Play Integrity API. It sounds like one of these software developers doesn't understand that configuration. Can install them via Aurora Store as a workaround. It's highly unlikely they actually use the Play Integrity API to prevent you from using an alternate OS. Netflix used to make the same mistake.
@[email protected] @[email protected] thanks. Problem is this is a paid app.
@[email protected] @[email protected] You can log into an account with it instead of using their default shared accounts which we wouldn't even really recommend using because it's sketchy.