From 604d336154872e90211a98ae3fd4fdd2d25572ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wonderfall Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2022 23:33:39 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] an api doesn't live --- content/posts/fdroid-issues.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/posts/fdroid-issues.md b/content/posts/fdroid-issues.md index 60b201d..5735257 100644 --- a/content/posts/fdroid-issues.md +++ b/content/posts/fdroid-issues.md @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Not only do F-Droid require specific changes for the app to comply with its incl Considering all this, and the fact that their build process is often broken using outdated tools, you have to expect **far slower updates** compared to a traditional distribution system. Slow updates mean that you will be exposed to security vulnerabilities more often than you should've been. It would be unwise to have a full browser updated through the F-Droid official repository, for instance. F-Droid third-party repositories somewhat mitigate the issue of slow updates since they can be managed directly by the developer. It isn't ideal either as you will see below. ## 3. Low target API level (SDK) for client & apps -SDK stands for *Software Development Kit* and is the collection of software to build apps for a given platform. On Android, a higher SDK level means you'll be able to make use of modern APIs, whose iterations bring **security and privacy improvements**. For instance, API level 31 makes use of all these improvements on Android 12. +SDK stands for *Software Development Kit* and is the collection of software to build apps for a given platform. On Android, a higher SDK level means you'll be able to make use of modern API levels of which each iteration brings **security and privacy improvements**. For instance, API level 31 makes use of all these improvements on Android 12. As you may already know, Android has a strong sandboxing model where each application is sandboxed. You could say that an app compiled with the highest API level benefits from all the latest improvements brought to the app sandbox; as opposed to outdated apps with older API levels, which have a **weaker sandbox**.