If you wanted fdroid to update apps automatically you’d need to have some system level service running like Google Play services. This is course could be achieved with a custom rom or using root. (This is how huwai and other devices that don’t get the play store, as well as Samsung handle their own stores) [untrue as of Android 12, see below comment]
That said I view automatic updates as an anti feature most of the time. I should be asked if I want updates. You can of course turn off auto updates in the play store too though so that’s more of a side note.
If you wanted fdroid to update apps automatically
you’d need to have some system level service running like Google Play services. This is course could be achieved with a custom rom or using root. (This is how huwai and other devices that don’t get the play store, as well as Samsung handle their own stores)[untrue as of Android 12, see below comment]That said I view automatic updates as an anti feature most of the time. I should be asked if I want updates. You can of course turn off auto updates in the play store too though so that’s more of a side note.
Actually as of Android 12, there are APIs that allow third party app stores that aren’t system apps to automatically update apps.
Huh that’s cool. I haven’t looked into the apis since about Android 9 so that checks out.
Android 12 not API 12
Just so that there’s no misunderstanding