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VLC - App stores were a mistake (archive.is)

submitted 8 months ago by ozoned@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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VideoLAN @videolan App Stores were a mistake. Currently, we cannot update VLC on Windows Store, and we cannot update VLC on Android Play Store, without reducing security or dropping a lot of users... For now, iOS App Store still allows us to ship for iOS9, but until when?

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[–] lemmyreader@lemmy.ml 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

I've scrolled through the F-Droid repositories in Droidify app and see that VLC does not have their own F-Droid repository ? They could create one, and set up mirrors for it, think of a way to cover the hosting costs, why not ? Making yourself depend on Apple and Google and saying that app stores were a mistake feels wrong.

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Better to use the official fdroid repo

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

Generally with small time apps, sure, but VLC are trustworthy enough to get it straight from the source. However, it's not like VLC is an app that you need to keep up to date as soon as possible.

[–] backhdlp@iusearchlinux.fyi 2 points 8 months ago

Unlike certain services, the main fdroid repo is pretty reliable

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't because you should get the app from F-droid main.

[–] lemmyreader@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

Several projects have their own F-Droid repository. A few years ago VLC was not updated for some time for some reason. A project like NewPipe has their own F-Droid repository making it possible to let users download the latest version, which can be useful when there is issues with the main F-Droid repository.