Like i use an older version of android and every new app on fdroid works for me and keeping the main repo full of abandonware isn’t a good idea and will hold fdroid back on being a good app store . And its not like the apps are deleted or anything if someone needs them for whatever reason they can find it on archive and not everyone have to load it all when using the main repo which is better for users and those who host mirrors as most of do use the newer apps instead of abandonware and Is there a specific reason they do this ?

I asked this on their IRC but i didn’t get any reply and then i got logged out and IRC doesn’t show previous chats is there any way to get in touch with them as i think doing this will benefit everyone . I don’t have much experience using gitlab and i don’t think that is the place to discuss things like that . Also if anyone could get in touch with them about this and keep me updated that’ll be appreciated as i am trying to keep my internet accounts small and don’t wanna make a github or matrix acc solely for this so if anyone could help that’ll ve appreciated. Also does fdroid have any presence on lemmy ?

The old apps i was talking about from top of my mind :

Anysoft keyboard : malayalam, GL TRON, Open Wnn legacy, random ass chinese named keyboard idk how to type it , wifi keyboard, Tibetin keyboard etc. there is a lot so i can’t type all of em out.

EDIT : I am talking about unupdated apps not old apps whuch are still updated.

EDIT : No one is asking to wipe the apps from all existence just merely asking to move them to archive where its more suitable and so all of us don’t have to load all of it when using the main repositery .

  • ShortN0te
    572·
    7 months ago

    Just because an app is old, does not mean that it is not usable or bad. Let’s look at games for example.

    • LazaroFilmEnglish
      71·
      7 months ago

      The big difference is that old games run on the same hardware with no OS or no new updates to the OS. Droid is supposed to work with new phones on constantly updated OS. It’s just like it’s OK for a CNC machine to work with floppy disks since it’s not a connected device that needs to work with new hardware/software to function.

      • umbrella
        20·
        7 months ago

        games don’t necessarily need internet access though

      • tables
        122·
        7 months ago

        I’d never heard of GL TRON but I just installed it out of curiosity and it does seem to run fine. Android 13.

          • tables
            131·
            7 months ago

            It says it’s been updated 12 years ago apparently.

              • irmoz
                221·
                7 months ago

                Because you’re mistaken about how compatibility works

                • batman without earsOP
                  28·
                  7 months ago

                  Oh yeah how does it not work on android 11 but works on android 13 i don’t think i am mistaken about compatibility maybe something else

                  • wgbirne
                    121·
                    7 months ago

                    Just to add another data point: just installed it on my phone running Android 12 and it works without any problems.

                  • privatizetwiddle
                    70·
                    7 months ago

                    Thanks for the game recommendation! I just had a lot of fun playing GL TRON on my Android 11 (crDroid 7.38) phone. I had to map the ‘menu’ function to the nav buttons to access the settings since modern Android doesn’t have a dedicated menu button anymore, but it runs great!

                  • irmoz
                    10·
                    7 months ago

                    My point is that old doesn’t automatically mean incompatible. Especially with stuff like games.

              • BearOfaTime
                81·
                7 months ago

                Wow.

                You ask this question and yet make this post.

          • Fleppensteyn
            71·
            7 months ago

            Tbf I ran it on my old phone with Android 8.1. I’m sure many people have old, still working phones they want to use for stuff

      • ShortN0te
        51·
        7 months ago

        I picked the 1. in the list “1010! Klooni” last time was updated 4 years ago. Works fine and is actually kinda fun.

        • batman without earsOP
          14·
          7 months ago

          I was talking about fdroid and in there it was updated 9 years ago idk what you are talking about

          • ShortN0te
            40·
            7 months ago

            The first game in the game list of fdroid alphabetically sorted.

              • BearOfaTime
                61·
                7 months ago

                It’s got to do with your whole post about old apps being removed.

                Wow.

              • ShortN0te
                40·
                7 months ago

                Yes and i picked another game that was not updated in the last 4 years.

                There are various other games that do work that are last updated like 6 years ago in the beginning of list and are just working on the newest android version.

    • batman without earsOP
      522·
      7 months ago

      Okay since my previous comment was removed i’m gonna try again this user said he has been playing a 15 year old game which has been updated and is irrelevant . So i said that is irrelavant and the funny thing is everyone upvoted them even if they are wrong. But ofcourse lemmings can’t take that and removed my comment because they are very bright i tell you.

      • BearOfaTime
        201·
        7 months ago

        Wow.

        May wanna check your hubris there, and your insults.

        You think you know better than everyone else.

        This isn’t a good-faith post.