This notice was visible when I installed an app outside of Play store
this post was submitted on 08 May 2026
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Yes, sometimes. Some apps are in FOSS shops and in the google play store. And then it is still better to install them from Notgoogle.
For example Nextcloud, some browsers...
If the package id and signature are still the same this used to be the case. But even back then, an F-droid release would usually at least have a different signature, maybe a different package id as well.