F-Droid client blocks updating apps if signature does not match

[RichZ]

I think the app developers should use distinct names for beta testing packages:

Encourage sane beta testing practices

Continuing the discussion from F-Droid client blocks updating apps if signature does not match: Many times I have been asked by app developers to beta test their app and very often the beta version had the same package name but of course mismatched signature. This is an absolute no-go. You are asking your friendly beta testers to discard all their data and settings. Even if an app may have some kind of backup function I have seen too many that don’t restore everything properly. The solution i…