Android Authority

F-Droid is the first third-party app store to support Android 15's app archiving feature

F-Droid is adding support for Android 15’s app archiving feature, making it the first third-party app store to support the new capability. App archiving is a feature that lets you reclaim storage ...
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5 open-source apps from F-Droid that are better than their Play Store rivals

We have been conditioned to believe that the Google Play Store is the beginning and end of the Android experience. It is the default, the ubiquitous marketplace where we trade our data for convenience ...
Android

Android 15 extends ‘app archiving’ to F-Droid third-party app store

Android 15 will extend the ‘app archiving’ feature to F-Droid. The popular app store is the first third-party platform to support the new capability. The Android Operating System (OS) has been ...
HotHardware

F-Droid Warns Google's New Rules Could Kill Sideloading Apps On Android

Google announced policy changes that place more requirements on Android developers last month, which are supposed to make the Android ecosystem a more safe and secure platform. Some say these new ...
Liliputing

F-Droid now supports automatic background updates (Free and open source Android app store)

F-Droid maintains a repository of free and open source (FOSS) Android apps, and the F-Droid client for Android devices basically functions as an alternative to the default app store on most Android ...
Techno-Science.net

Top 5 Useful Open-Source Android Apps to Download

In the dynamic world of mobile technology, Android has become a versatile and widely used platform that offers users a rich ecosystem of applications to enhance their digital experiences. The Google ...
Android Police

Open source app store F-Droid gets a visual makeover

Nathan is a tech journalist from Canada who spends too much money on gadgets. You can find his work on Android Police, Digital Trends, iMore, Mobile Syrup and ZDNET. Nathan studied journalism at ...
PC Magazine

F-Droid Warns Google’s New Rules Could Kill Third-Party Android App Stores

F-Droid Warns Google’s New Rules Could Kill Third-Party Android App Stores Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app ...
Liliputing

Lilbits: F-Droid warns that Google’s plans for Android could doom FOSS app stores, there’s a new Kindle jailbreak, and Microsoft is bringing “vibe working” to MS Office

Unlike Apple, Google has always made it relatively easy for users to install Android apps from sources other than the company’s official app store. But recently the company announced that it will ...
The Register on MSN

HSBC app takes a dim view of sideloaded Bitwarden installations

Customers report being locked out after grabbing the password manager via F-Droid Some HSBC mobile banking customers in the ...
Android Police

Google wants to 'break free app distribution,' says top open source library

Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police and MakeUseOf since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as ...