F-Droid has been giving me some issues for a few days (that I’ve noticed). It crashes immediately upon opening. Sometimes I will see it open for less than one second before it crashes, but usually it just goes right to a crash submittal screen. I want to reinstall it, but am unsure how to handle all my apps. Will it just pick them back up? I don’t really know how to troubleshoot this, I am open to alternative paths!

  • rhythmisaprancer@moist.catsweat.comOP
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    2 days ago

    I followed the advice given by @actionjbone@sh.itjust.works and cleared the cache and app data, and F-Droid started appropriately, picked up all my apps, and updated them all. Everything works fine now. I dont know the initial cause, but I have a Pixel 3a with a somewhat stock OS (so, outdated), it can be flakey. Thanks for the help!

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      2 days ago

      Glad to hear it worked!

      There are SO many different things that can cause a tiny bit of corruption. And over time that corruption can spread until things start to break. Fortunately, Android apps are self-contained enough that clearing the data like that usually fixes it.