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Allow toggling between f-droid and google play for app installation source.

Summary

It would be nice if there was a way to easily toggle between google play and f-droid for installation source for a app.

Description

A simple dropdown could be implemented to chose where the app should be installed from. This would allow a easy way to toggle which version of the app would be installed.

Who will use this new feature?

Many apps have functionality that varies from google play vs f-droid. For instance, the f-droid version of Minetest crashes and is out of date.

Why these users would like to use this feature?

It would allow more control over where they are getting there apps. A simple explanation might be nessasary for new users who are unfamiliar with the difference between f-droid and google play.

Examples

Gnome software on fedora has a simple to use toggle to switch between flatpaks and rpms. Something simular could be implemented on app lounge.

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Checklist

  • [ ] License
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  • Test plan