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Obtainium

Obtainium is an Android app that installs and updates apps directly from their release pages, for example on GitHub, GitLab or Codeberg, instead of through an app store. You add the source URL of each app, and Obtainium checks it for new versions and notifies you. It is licensed under GPL-3.0.

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Why it fits

Free to install for private device management.

Screenshot of Obtainium
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Getting started

Prerequisites (from the official docs):

  • An Android device
  • Permission to install apps from Obtainium

Steps:

  1. Download the Obtainium APK from the official site or the GitHub releases page.
  2. Install it and grant permission to install apps.
  3. Add an app by pasting its source URL, for example a GitHub releases page.
  4. Let Obtainium check for and install updates.

Official site: https://obtainium.imranr.dev/

GitHub README and releases: https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium

Notes

You are responsible for trusting each upstream source you add.

Sources

  1. obtainium.imranr.dev
  2. github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/blob/main/LICENSE.txt
  3. github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium
  4. futo.tech/grants

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