{"package_name":"org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged","name":"F-Droid Privileged Extension","summary":"Services to allow F-Droid to securely install and update apps","category":"System","icon_url":"/api/icon/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged","latest_version_code":2140,"latest_version_name":"0.2.14","apk_url":"/api/apk/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged","apk_size":45943,"apk_sha256":"6261445e671bea58fd8d5b7c10140845a44a01940cc2e1ad8c52e3aa4a264e94","source_kind":"fdroid-repo","repo_slug":"fdroid-main","last_updated":1791428444,"release_timestamp":1791325491,"description":"Note: F-Droid requires root privileges to install Privileged Extension\nas a system \"priv-app\".\n\nhttps://f-droid.org/packages/org.fdroid.fdroid can make use of system privileges or permissions\nto install, update and remove applications on its own. The only way to\nobtain those privileges is to become a system app.\n\nThis is where the Privileged Extension comes in - being a separate app\nand much smaller, it can be installed as a system app and communicate\nwith the main app via AIDL IPC.\n\nThis has several advantages:\n\n* Reduced disk usage in the system partition\n* System updates don't remove F-Droid\n* The process of installing into system via root is safer\n\nInstead of this build, most users will want to install the\n\"Over-The-Air\" (OTA) update ZIP file is called\nhttps://f-droid.org/packages/org.fdroid.fdroid.privileged.ota.  This is here to update\nPrivileged Extension when it has been installed using the OTA ZIP.\n","categories":["System"]}