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This reverts to the previous behaviour before 8faf151. Then, the InstalledAppProviderService would queue up a series of changes, and only notify after 1 second of nothing being added to the queue. This was good because CursorAdapters and LoaderManagers would not continually requery the database several times a second (only once at the end), but it meant there was a lag in the AppDetails screen getting updated after installing/upgrading/deleting packages. This restores that behaviour where general events (e.g. "some misc apps in the database were changed") are "debounced" for 1 second. However it also emits a more specific "package org.blah.com was changed" instantly. In the long term, it would be good to remove any dependency on ContentObservers and `notifyChange()` altogether, in preference of either LocalBroadcastManager or RxJava. However this will depend on how we go about changing the database layer in the future. The fact we now depend on ContentProviders means that it would be a big change to move away from LoaderManager + notifyChange(). Fixes #986.
F-Droid Client
Client for F-Droid, the Free Software repository system for Android.
Building with Gradle
./gradlew assembleRelease
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FAQ
- Why does F-Droid require "Unknown Sources" to install apps by default?
Because a regular Android app cannot act as a package manager on its own. To do so, it would require system privileges (see below), similar to what Google Play does.
- Can I avoid enabling "Unknown Sources" by installing F-Droid as a privileged system app?
This used to be the case, but no longer is. Now the Privileged Extension is the one that should be placed in the system. It can be bundled with a ROM or installed via a zip, or alternatively F-Droid can install it as a system app using root.
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