I’ve been using Tusky for browsing mastodon for a while and really enjoyed its experience. But then they moved the boost button all the way down to the bottom of the screen and that’s just too much traveling for my thumb. What used to be a seamless experience has been dragged out, and enlarged to take up a quarter of the screen.
I tried switching to Husky for a few days but its missing some key functions I like about Tusky, like being able to follow and block hashtags, and change “load more” behavior to open up instead of down. It seems to be more a Plemora thing anyway.
I don’t have the skills to fork Tusky, so I’m wondering if there’s a way to basically undo an update. How do I get back to an earlier version?
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The easiest is uninstall and then install the version you want from the list at the bottom. If the version you want is so old that it doesnt show up in the list anymore, then you have to go to the git repository to get it.
Not all apps support downgrading btw, so if you just try to install the old version over the new one without removing that first, the app might not function properly.
Thanks, I’ll give it a try
IMHO you need to use adb to force install older version. Something like :
adb install -r -d myapp.apkLook it up! It should be possible to use termux on phone and connect wirelessly to your own phone to access adb. Or you have to use another device to connect to your phone.
Of course simpler solution is being able to backup settings and data, uninstall then install older version and restore data.
Usually I click on source and go to the git repo and download the apk. Also take care to not update the app automatically until a new release is out.
Ah I see, I use obtainium so usually just copy source link from Fdroid into it without actually going to the repo page. I see now where the past releases are kept. Looks like I just gotta download Tusky 28.0 and ignore updates. Thanks for the help.
If you go to the repository settings there’s an option to enable archived apps and outdated versions. Then select the f-droid archive repo for that app.
Often these are disabled for a reason, so you might want to check if there’s any important bug fixes since then.
@transscribe7891 Archived versions are kept, yes, see https://f-droid.org/2024/05/02/twif.html#f-droid-core
Why doesn’t show f Droid older releases as well? I’m 100% sure f Droid have these versions stored somewhere… Like versions that 1, 5 or even 8 years old.
They can just add a button “show all versions”.
