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F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device.

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F-Droid TIL thread: What's your favorite obscure feature in an F-Droid app? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by donio@lemmy.world to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml

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Is there a feature you've recently discovered in an app available on F-Droid that might not be obvious to casual users of the app? This is your chance to share it!

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[–] bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Something I'd really like is a way to export a list of apps I have installed with FDroid so I can easily repkicate them to a new phone.

As for hidden features, you can share APKs directly to another person using fdroid. It's great for when your recipient doesn't have fdroid

[–] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

I like that lot of the apps you can also export the app data so you can restore it on a new devices. I didn't like that googles method was an all or nothing approach when it came to backing up apps, and didnt have offline back ups.

Was one of the biggest reasons I started moving to foss alternatives.

[–] jinx@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago

AppListBackup is the closest i've found to this, but it can't filter by install source

[–] danglybits27@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

The Neo Store client for FDroid allows you to do this. I haven't actually used the install feature yet, but it exports a list to an .aps file and says it will load and download the list (dependent on the repos you have activated.)