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| F-Droid (https://www.f-droid.org) is a free, open-source software repository alternative to Google Play. Much of the software Moonbeam.town recommends, such as //K9 Mail// and //Element//, can (and should!) be downloaded, installed, and managed directly from the F-Droid app. | F-Droid (https://www.f-droid.org) is a free, open-source software repository alternative to Google Play. Much of the software Moonbeam.town recommends, such as //K9 Mail// and //Element//, can (and should!) be downloaded, installed, and managed directly from the F-Droid app. It is, obviously, Android-only; I'm honestly not sure if iOS has an equivalent, but given Apple's devotion to its walled garden, I rather doubt it. |
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| === Getting Started === | === Getting Started (Android 10) === |
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| - On your phone, go to "Settings -> Apps -> App info". Scroll down and tap on your browser (Firefox, right?) | - On your phone, go to "Settings -> Apps -> App info". Scroll down and tap on your browser (Firefox, right?) |
| - Click "DOWNLOAD F-DROID" and confirm. | - Click "DOWNLOAD F-DROID" and confirm. |
| - When your browser notifies you the download is complete, click "Open." | - When your browser notifies you the download is complete, click "Open." |
| - Select "Package installer" if need be. | - Select "Package installer" if need be (if your phone only has one method for handling .apk files, you'll skip directly to the next step). |
| - Confirm that you want to install the package. | - Confirm that you want to install the package. |
| - When the install is complete, open F-Droid and navigate to the "Updates" tab at the bottom of the screen. Drag down from the top to install F-Droid's initial repositories. | - When the install is complete, open F-Droid and navigate to the "Updates" tab at the bottom of the screen. Drag down from the top to install F-Droid's initial repositories. |
