Add F-Droid repository announcement #159
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Maybe we should also show how to manually add a repository to Aurora Droid, some people use it because it works and looks better than the original fdroid client, but it has a slightly different interface for adding repositories. |
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@Stypox: But then we also have to write for G Droid and all the others. Imho we should only write instructions for F-Droid and generally users of alternative frontends should know how to use those. |
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Plus it's really straightforward to add a repo in aurora droid. Drawer -> repo -> qrcode that is clearly shown or paste the url. On top of that, when you install it tells you how to add a repo. |
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I also don't think we need to explain it for all these alternative clients in this blog post. We can add those information in the FAQ or whatever additional resource we're going to provide. |
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| Once you added the repository, update your package lists. If you had NewPipe installed from the official F-Droid repository before, you will have to uninstall this one before F-Droid will display the packages from our repository. | ||
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| The URL you need to copy is below. It includes the key's fingerprint for your convenience. |
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Why is this placed down here? The instructions to add the repository are two paragraphs above.
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The recommended way is to use the QR code. This is just a fallback.
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@TheAssassin: Above (line 20) is a clickable link, so imho there is no need for a text link.
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Less tech-savvy users might not understand how to copy a link. So having something in plain text they can copy is nice. Also, it allows for introspecting the link (on the browser, I can move the mouse over a link and wait a few milliseconds, but on a smartphone this doesn't work...).
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Less tech-savvy users might not understand how to copy a link.
You don't need to copy it, just click it and it'll open the F-Droid app.
on the browser, I can move the mouse over a link and wait a few milliseconds, but on a smartphone this doesn't work...
On a smartphone you could long press it.
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The line 20 link cannot be pasted into the repo box without editing out the fdroidrepo:// part, which is why having the plain link without it is nice.
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Like @TobiGr said on IRC, it would probably be a good idea to link https://f-droid.org/en/tutorials/add-repo/. Why not add them as co-authors of the commit then? |
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I did not write any of this iirc. I just provided some screenshots that could be used in the more detailed explanation (as described on line 38) if one is made. As such I don't think I should be a coauthor. 😉 |
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There were problems with the QR code as @gkeegan found out. I was able to fix this by using the URL to the repo instead of the |
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Co-authored-by: Tobias Groza <TobiGr@users.noreply.github.com>
Thanks to @gkeegan and @B0pol for helping with the article.
We will have to add some more in-depth instructions in the FAQ section or something comparable later. @gkeegan made a few very good screenshots which we can use then.