What is it?
This app keeps GitHub releases up to date like Vita3K, RetroArch. All of these apps have their best versions on GitHub, not the Play Store or anywhere else, and they’re a pain to keep up to date because of that. That’s where Obtainium comes in.
Obtainium basically keeps any Github release up to date. It will notify you when a new update is there, let you install it from the app, and it basically acts like a play store for Github. You can start to see why it’s a must have.
Install
So let’s go through the setup here. Go ahead and install Obtainium through the Github link (https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium). In the releases section, click the show all assets link to show all available downloads, and just download the one that says app-release.apk. Go ahead and install the APK as well. Open it and allow notifications so you know when there’s updates.
Setup
Now that we’re in, click add app at the bottom. For Vita3K, it’s easy and don’t worry if you have it installed already, it doesn’t matter. What you want to do is grab the Github link, here’s the list:
Head back to Obtainium and paste the link into the Source URL spot, the first line. Then click add to the right. It should now bring you to another page, and if you have the app installed, it’ll say Update or if you don’t, it’ll say Install. Either way, click update or install. The first time you do this you’ll get a popup asking you to install unknown sources, go ahead.
Now just repeat these same steps for the other apps except for RetroArch. So for Vita3K, what I just explained is the steps and really easy. Just go ahead, add app, paste the Github link, add, and install or update for each. When an update is available for any app, you’ll get a notification and it shows in the app and you can just click update in the app for it to automatically do it for you.
RetroArch & Others
RetroArch is a bit different, so let’s go ahead.
Head to https://apps.obtainium.imranr.dev/ on your device, and search for RetroArch.
Select Add to Obtainium, and it should take you to the Obtainium app, then just select Import.
You can use these same steps and that website for any other apps you’d like, very handy!
Now all of those apps will be auto updated and life will be great.
