kirb
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7 years ago It's been done before (me, rpetrich); the conclusion was that it isn't really that much of a benefit for the increased amount of bandwidth repos would have to deal with (bandwidth isn't cheap, and the main repos seem to still be using a not-so-efficient architecture). The alternative is to use a 3rd-party service such as TweakUpdates, which is what I ultimately did in Aptdate, but it wasn't really that great and could only support the main repos.
👍 on continuing to reload in the background though. It was definitely necessary a while ago; don't think it is any more now that Cydia's database is separate from the actual apt one.
It would be cool if Limitless had an option where sources could be automatically fetched, something like the mail app, which has fetch every X min or "push. " or it could incorporate something like other apps Background App Refresh. I know it could cause battery issues but that's why it could be an option and not a default thing. Also if they have that option off they could enable one where if you open Limitless, the repos would refresh and you can exit the app and the repos won't stop reloading if you exit. This would improve multitasking and productivity.