diff --git a/metadata/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota.txt b/metadata/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota.txt index 5bf5c6f557..ef657e646f 100644 --- a/metadata/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota.txt +++ b/metadata/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota.txt @@ -8,30 +8,6 @@ FlattrID:343053 Bitcoin:15u8aAPK4jJ5N8wpWJ5gutAyyeHtKX5i18 Auto Name:F-Droid Privileged Extension OTA -Summary:Help F-Droid acquire system privileges -Description: -'''Note:''' F-Droid will need root privileges to install this app as a system -app. - -[[org.fdroid.fdroid]] can make use of system privileges or permissions to -install, update and remove applications on its own. The only way to obtain those -privileges is to become a system app. - -This is where the Privileged Extension comes in - being a separate app and much -smaller, it can be installed as a system app and communicate with the main app -via AIDL IPC. - -This has several advantages: - -* Reduced disk usage in the system partition -* System updates don't remove F-Droid -* The process of installing into system via root is safer - -This is packaged as an OTA (Over-The-Air) update ZIP file. It must be installed -using TWRP or other Android recovery that can flash updates to the system from -the /data/data/org.fdroid.fdroid folder on the /data partition. The standalone -APK is called [[org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged]]. -. Requires Root:yes diff --git a/metadata/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota/en-US/description.txt b/metadata/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota/en-US/description.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4d0cf15389 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota/en-US/description.txt @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +Note: F-Droid requires root privileges to install Privileged Extension +as a system "priv-app". + +[[org.fdroid.fdroid]] can make use of system privileges or permissions +to install, update and remove applications on its own. The only way to +obtain those privileges is to become a system app. + +This is where the Privileged Extension comes in - being a separate app +and much smaller, it can be installed as a system app and communicate +with the main app via AIDL IPC. + +This has several advantages: + +* Reduced disk usage in the system partition +* System updates don't remove F-Droid +* The process of installing into system via root is safer + +This is packaged as an OTA (Over-The-Air) update ZIP file. It must be +installed using TWRP or other Android recovery that can flash updates +to the system from the /data/data/org.fdroid.fdroid folder on the +/data partition. The standalone APK is called +[[org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged]], and that provides updates after this +OTA package is installed. diff --git a/metadata/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota/en-US/summary.txt b/metadata/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota/en-US/summary.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e12a43fa02 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota/en-US/summary.txt @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Help F-Droid acquire system privileges for easy, secure installs