F-Droid Build Status was updated to 5.6.4 and no one will get this update. Why? Well, the app is now built reproducibly so if you have it installed you need to uninstall it and then reinstall it. (Yes, we wish this switch to be easier to perform, but the UI is not there yet)

  • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works
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    10 hours ago

    you’re right, thanks for letting me know

    This means that F-Droid can verify that an app is 100% free software while still using the original developer’s APK signatures.

    then I don’t understand it either why it can’t be updated directly

    • kosmoz@lemm.ee
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      52 minutes ago

      If an app doesn’t support reproducible builds, the version you can download from F-Droid was built and signed by F-Droid, not by the dev