[yoavm]

At least as far as I understand, this would be a huge issue for F-Droid, to the extent that it isn't clear if it can continue at all. Half of my apps come from there, and gets automatically updated. Starting to download APKs manually and install them with ADB isn't impossible, but a huge downside.

[runting]

This might open up a market opportunity for an "F-Droid box" that one would plug into an Android phone over USB, to install and update F-Droid apps over adb. Or the equivalent software for a laptop.