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Services to allow F-Droid to securely install and update apps
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Note: F-Droid requires root privileges to install Privileged Extension as a system "priv-app".
https://f-droid.org/packages/org.fdroid.fdroid can make use of system privileges or permissions to install, update and remove applications on its own. The only way to obtain those privileges is to become a system app.
This is where the Privileged Extension comes in - being a separate app and much smaller, it can be installed as a system app and communicate with the main app via AIDL IPC.
This has several advantages:
* Reduced disk usage in the system partition * System updates don't remove F-Droid * The process of installing into system via root is safer
Instead of this build, most users will want to install the "Over-The-Air" (OTA) update ZIP file is called https://f-droid.org/packages/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota. This is here to update Privileged Extension when it has been installed using the OTA ZIP.
How to install
- Download the APK from the button at the top of this page.
- Allow “Install unknown apps” for your browser or file manager only, not for every app.
- Open the downloaded file and confirm the installation.
- If installation fails with “App not installed,” remove an earlier build of the same app first. A signature conflict is the usual cause.
Data safety
- Every file is checked against its published SHA-256 before it is listed.
- Files are scanned for malware on every update.
- The permissions each app requests are listed on its own page.
- Read the full safety policy for how we test, flag, and delist files.
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