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mundane , 3 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Google Play Store listing apps installed from F-Droid that it cannot update

The package name is the unique id. If you want to distribute multiple variants (like two versions with differing signatures) they should not have the same identifier. If they are not the same the id/package name should not be the same.

Having different package names would also prevent the Google play store from trying to update it.

mundane , 3 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Google Play Store listing apps installed from F-Droid that it cannot update

It's a problem of trust. Differing signature is an indication of third party tampering. People shouldn't start to see difference in signatures as an ordinary occurrence. It should be an high alert event.

mundane , 3 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Google Play Store listing apps installed from F-Droid that it cannot update

Mismatched signatures have been discouraged since day one of Android. A mismatched signature is a sign that some one other than the original publisher built this package, and the user needs to be aware that it might be malicious.

That F-Droid went with this setup with mismatched signatures was always going to make their apks look suspicious.

mundane , 3 months ago to Mildly Infuriating in Google Play Store listing apps installed from F-Droid that it cannot update

This is an f-droid problem. If they use the same package name, they need to use the same signature. That has been the case since long before f-droid existed.

They could just build apks with alternate package names and this wouldn't be an issue.

mundane , 4 months ago to Technology in Phones which battery doesn't get swollen?

Could you use a data only USB cable and only charge when needed?

mundane , 4 months ago to Technology in PSA: You can't delete photos uploaded to Lemmy. So don't (accidentally) upload a nude

That is crazy. He really did seem knowledgeable, and apart from the upload of a sensitive image, he really did what he could.

mundane , 4 months ago to Technology in Revealed: car industry was warned keyless vehicles vulnerable to theft a decade ago

Have you met any non-technical people?

mundane , 4 months ago to Technology in Signal and Threema want nothing to do with WhatsApp

I managed to convince one long distance friend a few years ago. So now I need to keep Signal just to be able to communicate with him.

mundane , 4 months ago to Technology in Google has replaced the Google Assistant app on Android with Gemini by default

I use and like Castbox for podcasts. It's great, though they have become slightly more aggressive with ads lately.

mundane , 4 months ago to Technology in DVD-like optical disc could store 1.6 petabits (or 200 terabytes) on 100 layers

How do you emulate reading from a physical medium?

mundane , 4 months ago to Technology in DVD-like optical disc could store 1.6 petabits (or 200 terabytes) on 100 layers

the researchers claim the petabit discs can last 50 to 100 years.

mundane , 4 months ago to Technology in Britain’s Social Security has banned its staff from using ChatGPT—but it’s okay with Microsoft Copilot

A lot of companies have existing contracts with Microsoft regarding data management, but those contracts are probably not relevant to an "almost branch of Microsoft".

mundane , 5 months ago to Technology in Backdoors that let cops decrypt messages violate human rights, EU court says

"While indiscriminate backdoors might be cheaper for the State than alternative investigative measures, they were expensive for society at large on account of the security risks they produced," EISI told the ECHR.

It's great when someone with some sway actually gets it.

mundane , 5 months ago to Technology in Smart TVs must showcase Australian free-to-air channels alongside streaming services under proposed legislation

What in the actual fuck

mundane , 5 months ago to Technology in Disney+ has started cracking down on password sharing in the US

The STAR section has some good things.