If I'm currently running the Play Store version, is there a way to switch over without uninstalling and losing allmy settings?
this post was submitted on 28 Oct 2023
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Yes! Turn off automatic updates for the Voyager app in Play Store. Then just update the Voyager app like normal through F-droid (F-droid should automatically recognize Voyager is installed)
Unless the app allows you to export/import your settings, unfortunately the answer is no.
This is because F-Droid builds its own installers and signs them with their own key. Android (sensibly) does not allow upgrading a package if the signing key is not the same.
Actually, Voyager has reproducible builds enabled. This means F-droid distributes the app with the same key that is used for everywhere else Voyager is distributed (Github releases, Play store).
So if you want to migrate from Play Store to F-droid, turn off automatic updates for Voyager in Play Store and update the app with F-droid :)
Theoreticly you data is stored one your lemmy account. Maybe you could try downloading the F-droid version and signing in
Voyager is best in iOS at it was heavily inspired by the ex-App Apollo.
Yeah it kind of shows. I'll just stick with Jerboa for now but that's not reflective of the apps quality
Is it safer than Sync for Lemmy? (tracking etc.)
Edit - seems to be based on what I've read.
404 on F-droid but works on Google Play Store.
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.vger.voyager/
Any app that is Foss is going to be way better in terms of privacy and freedom.
That's a little too wishful of a statement, freedom is guaranteed of course, but there is no rule that free software will be more private just by virtue of having its code be open. For instance many free apps will still include analytics (proprietary or not), it's not the case with this one luckily
With free (freedom) apps you can always manually remove what you don't like. If the developer or company dies or loses interest you can take over development (or your friend can)
Yes, you can do that, I just meant to say that privacy is not a given, no one stops from working towards it yourself
Man I was looking for it there earlier today but ended up getting it from the play store.
I guess it didn't help that I was searching for Eternity, not Voyager. What's the scoop with the name?
Edit: I'm confused. I guess they're different.
Eternity used to be called Infinity, because that is what the FOSS Reddit client that it is forked from was called.
Voyager used to be called wefwef for god knows why
Two completely different projects.
Thanks. I didn't use them when they were Reddit apps, and the names are all so similar I got confused.
Eternity is available via the IzzyOnDroid F-Droid repo.
It's also available on play store now
I personally would avoid the IzzyOnDroid as it isn't well filtered and opens your device up to potential security and privacy issues
Been using Izzy apps for years. Never had a problem.
That's your choice. The problem is that many app developers are taking the lazy way out instead of proper F-droid.
Reproducible buil?
👍 yes