F-Droid

F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform.

Website: https://f-droid.org
Code: https://gitlab.com/fdroid
Forum: https://forum.f-droid.org

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2026-07-22 09:33:13 UTC

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#FLOSS works if everyone helps.

2026-07-22 08:17:02 UTC

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Do try to separate different meanings of "slop". Note that many are indeed developed with the help of some tool. But, if an app on #FDroid has content/feature issue (50% are missing?!), it's worth to raise an issue, first with the developer, then, if no progress with us.

2026-07-20 09:28:51 UTC

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We already have the latest...

2026-07-10 12:02:33 UTC

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You mean besides https://keepandroidopen.org ?

2026-04-17 13:46:19 UTC

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Broken as not working or not updating?

2026-04-17 13:27:56 UTC

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live:
* Testing alphas in Full too, come and get it!
* #ConnectBot has new look
* #Immich is up to date again
* #OfflineTranslator speaks too
* #Suntimes gets way better
* #TorVPN has been audited
* #Vespucci huge upgrade
* #Kindle #KindleFire liberation
+ 21 new apps
& 234 updates
Make it, test it, break it, fix it: https://f-droid.org/2026/04/16/twif.html

2026-04-06 15:20:17 UTC

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#FDroid won't be a registered developer or a registered store, most app developers won't either. To install apps 3.9 billion users will need to activate developer options, reboot then wait 24h. No one will do that.
Which were your arguments though , when you just repeated the Google PR blurb of "nothing changes"? Because we see a lot of change...

2026-04-06 14:57:32 UTC

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No, not really, read https://keepandroidopen.org

2026-04-01 13:43:23 UTC

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Wow #Gitlab search is worse than F-Droid Client 1.x 😹

2026-04-01 13:40:33 UTC

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Which RFP or MR in Gitlab?

2026-04-01 13:36:31 UTC

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Is autoupdate not working for you?

2026-04-01 13:36:08 UTC

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Is autoupdate not working for you?

2026-04-01 13:33:04 UTC

#FDroid Basic 2.0-alpha6 is live, so make sure you take it for a spin and shake it really good.
We polished a lot of features: translations and RTL fixes, faster apps processing, better categories, fix CJK search, add monochrome icon, fixed mascot icon (no more cut antennas), and more.
We are also hardly working on integrating what we call "The Advanced F-Low for all users: Balancing badness and chores with sanity".
After rebooting your devices, please wait 24h for our full announcement!

2026-03-30 13:16:19 UTC

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https://support.torproject.org/tor-vpn/

2026-03-30 13:00:39 UTC

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Zapstore can't be installed on Google controlled devices, how do you use it?
/PS: Nice PR campaign to piggy-back on #keepandroidopen wave of support to promote #zapstore, too bad somebody did not grasp what is actually at stake.

2026-03-30 12:51:13 UTC

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It does not matter how the bits travelled through the ether.
Will #Zapstore bow down to #Google and become a registered dev? A registered store? If not... then 3.9 billion users can't install zapstore-1.0.0.apk. The end.

2026-03-30 12:33:08 UTC

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Not sure #Google qualifies as our boss... 😹

2026-03-30 11:51:51 UTC

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Already available, see repository details screen 😉

2026-03-30 11:49:03 UTC

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Just by existing we can give anyone any reason they can use for their own rhetoric. 😸

2026-03-30 11:47:56 UTC

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Already in, check repo details screen titlebar.

2026-03-30 11:44:40 UTC

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It's #FLOSS?

2026-03-30 11:40:42 UTC

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That's not what they asked though... 😼

2026-03-30 11:21:11 UTC

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Tor is not... just a VPN.

2026-03-30 11:15:49 UTC

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As it's description says, the app shows a browser view + some cleanup stuff for the actual website, hence cookies and the rest are behaving the same. 🤷 Maybe try some of the other apps? https://f-droid.org/categories/translation-dictionary/

2026-03-30 11:09:35 UTC

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Why necropost though? 🤔

2026-03-30 11:07:51 UTC

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Isn't all software these days tainted by AI yet? Which list did you start, clean-from-ai or the other one? Which one is shorter? 😸

2026-03-30 11:05:30 UTC

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So you're saying 3.9 billion #Android users should not be allowed to install verified/reproducible #FLOSS apps because... ?

2026-03-30 11:02:03 UTC

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https://f-droid.org/2025/03/04/even-my-keyboard-is-built-reproducibly.html

2026-03-30 11:00:39 UTC

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The issue was explained back then and several times after that. It feels disingenuous to repeat it like this is something new or against OM, when you know why and how to answer: Only old #FDroid installs from before TetheredNet are affected, new installs are not. The message (touch it!) guides the user to enable the AF.
As you know, in #FLOSS, you can always lend a helping hand, but that issue is no longer present in the WiP 2.0 alphas, where AFs are filtered through search.

2026-03-30 10:26:39 UTC

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Posts from 2021 and half-truths on forums won't give you the information you need. https://f-droid.org/about#contact is always open for discussions.

2026-03-30 10:04:48 UTC

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Think most will create a new file with current date anyway. ImageToolbox has a lot of editing tools.

2026-03-30 10:03:23 UTC

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We're on Java 21 since January, the error says the source code wants to use 17 and can't find it. Is there a chance to update your tooling?

2026-03-30 10:01:36 UTC

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Hard problems, given how big the PDF spec is. 😢

2026-03-30 09:59:36 UTC

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We usually do, if they're interesting enough. Else ping us https://f-droid.org/about#contact about that certain app you cared about.

2026-03-30 09:58:26 UTC

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Nothing definitive yet, a discussion here: https://gitlab.com/fdroid/admin/-/work_items/641 and one here https://forum.f-droid.org/t/f-droid-policy-on-libre-ai/33279 Keep in mind that #AI corporations push billions into this, while #FDroid is a bunch of humans doing in on pennies. We can't realistically keep up. Better ping your favourite dev and ask them about their policy and tell them your fears (licensing incompatible with #FLOSS, corporate lock-in, etc).

2026-03-30 09:54:10 UTC

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This post was not about the alphas but people considered to offer feedback here 😄 Anyway, we already said how in weekly #TWIF's and the initial announcement: https://f-droid.org/2026/01/24/fdroid-basic-2.0-alpha.html (read last line)

2026-03-28 10:38:24 UTC

#FDroid Client 2.0 is on track, already at Basic alpha5, did you test?
Besides a plenthora of cosmetic modernisation, it gets heavy rewrites internally.
One feature for #Android distros developer is the ability to "add a default repository".
Want to know how that works? How that changed? Read @npub1a50…evl6 's post here: https://f-droid.org/2026/03/28/how-to-include-repos-in-rom.html
/PS: Make sure to forward this to your favorite secure and private distro developer. 😉

2026-03-28 10:30:36 UTC

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live:
* #calculators can't calculate
* #DeltaChat #ArcaneChat care about #metadata
* #Fennec Firefox has a notification
* #FMD and much #UnifiedPush news
* #FreeOTPplus long awaited update
* #Saracroche 1 year old
* #Schildichat back on track
* #Weblibre Firefox tricks
+ 17 new apps
& 190 updates
- two archived
Two plus two equals whatever: https://f-droid.org/2026/03/27/twif.html

2026-03-23 12:48:55 UTC

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We're making progress, yet the backlog is big, maybe more developers like to #keepandroidopen after all? We can hope. The tag to watch is "review-requested". The rest are just part of the usual merge requests workflow, were we offer feedback to developers and "we" wait for responses. 😉

2026-03-23 10:09:24 UTC

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Been there, done that, got the t-shirt... Have a look at https://keepandroidopen.org/ first

2026-03-20 13:35:41 UTC

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We can't persue all locales, but you can help too, by looking where other big #FLOSS project are mirrored in #Italy.
Join https://gitlab.com/fdroid/admin/-/work_items/315 for more guildance.

2026-03-20 13:21:00 UTC

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live:
* Basic 2.0-alpha5 with faster UI feedback (no need for Developer mode)
* #keyboard in the news
* #aTalk brings #OMEMO 2 to #XMPP on #Android
* #Briar keeps Tor secure (no tricks)
* #CastLab w/ #FCast and more (no need to restart)
* #K9Mail #Thunderbird w/ avatars (after 7 days too)
* #LabCoat #Gitlab login
* #SessionMessenger help funding
+ 15 new apps
& 212 updates
You can read now: https://f-droid.org/2026/03/19/twif.html
One should not have to wait 24h for #FLOSS apps!

2026-03-20 13:05:25 UTC

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For whom? Not for users...

2026-03-14 06:09:34 UTC

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#FDroid builds and verifies apps, we're not just copying APKs from Github. What's the advantage to also host on #Nostr over plain HTTPS and #IPFS ?

2026-03-14 05:44:49 UTC

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live after 2 weeks:
* everyone has a voice to #keepandroidopen install F-Droid everywhere, make it unavoidable
* Basic 2.0-alpha4 animates things
* #NewPipe reminds you of September
* more downloads stats
* more #FLOSS devs using #AI
+ 38 new apps
& 347 updates
- three archived
~ one downgraded
Elephants in rooms, https://f-droid.org/2026/03/13/twif.html

2026-03-13 16:56:34 UTC

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Yes, "Old Index" was impacted. We do not recommend its usage unless we want you to debug a specific bug. There's a reason it is hidden in "Expert" settings. 😉

2026-03-13 16:48:20 UTC

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We hope the ❤️ for #FDroid will unite everyone (at least here virtually). 😼

2026-03-13 16:17:02 UTC

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Are you a true #FDroid believer? Disable all the other mirrors for the next week or so, let's test these 3 mirrors properly! 😉
For any issue make sure to ping us: https://f-droid.org/about#contact

2026-03-13 16:15:19 UTC

Dacă ești din #Romania Ако сте от #Bulgaria #България, Ha te #Hungary #Magyarorszag, Ако сте из #Serbia #Србија, Ako si iz #Croatia #Hrvatska or from the #balkans, maybe you can help #FDroid.
We want to add mirrors in this area, thanks to great hosting companies that support #FLOSS.
We want 2 weeks to test:
https://mirrors.hostico.ro/fdroid/repo
https://ftp.lug.ro/fdroid/repo
https://mirrors.chroot.ro/fdroid/repo
paste each one in Client -> Settings/Repos -> Add repo button -> Manual insert -> Paste -> Add -> Add mirror

2026-03-12 13:17:57 UTC

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We're not seeing this with either #FDroid 1.23.2 or F-Droid Basic 2.0-alpha4
Are you sure you are not using #Droidify instead? They don't support index-v2 yet, and they are aware of an issue that sounds like yours: https://github.com/Droid-ify/client/issues/1266#issuecomment-4043937697

2026-03-05 16:09:48 UTC

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Should #FDroid add Shorts in F-Droid Client 2.0 or not? Do we need a poll for this?
😸

2026-03-05 15:53:13 UTC

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Nothing has changed, Android lock-down will continue as planned no matter what deals two corporations made behind peoples backs.
https://keepandroidopen.org/ has all the info!

2026-03-05 15:51:36 UTC

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If something is open you can't make it "more open". Adding more bureaucracy, more "register now or else" does not make anything more open, but adds friction, gate-keeping and centralizes power more at the whims of Google. 🤷
Please do take time and write to your local representative, the site has all the info and the links that you need.

2026-03-05 15:22:14 UTC

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This is not a purity test, we don't want or need 100% FLOSS or "go away". No, each step, each #FLOSS app that replaces a proprietary app is a win. Just because you/me researched and were able to buy a device with an unlockable bootloader and a custom Android version available does not mean that 3.9 billion users should be abandoned or punished.

2026-03-05 15:02:53 UTC

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https://github.com/seyfal-kernel/WhatsDown/issues/6#issuecomment-4005700870

2026-03-05 14:53:14 UTC

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We can't do that, but will do something else instead. BRB

2026-03-05 14:51:48 UTC

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Nothing changed, read https://f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html and follow the site links to write to your representative before September!

2026-03-05 14:49:59 UTC

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You tagged but not actually read https://keepandroidopen.org/ yet? It's all in there, latest Google post does not change what September will bring...

2026-03-05 14:47:19 UTC

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https://floss.social/@fdroidorg/116130612924139079
#note1a35…swmw

2026-03-05 14:45:14 UTC

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Thanks for calling us cool! 🥶

2026-03-05 14:45:08 UTC

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In due time, thanks for the ping 😄

2026-03-05 14:41:07 UTC

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Fixed for a while now 😉

2026-03-02 12:32:17 UTC

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> I don’t have numbers for F-Droid
But we might: https://chaos.social/@grote/116116403663138402 👋
#note17gz…28pl

2026-03-02 12:06:32 UTC

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Thank you!

2026-03-02 11:13:59 UTC

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Can you open an issue if this persists? https://gitlab.com/relan/fennecbuild/-/issues We never saw this behaviour.

2026-03-02 11:12:58 UTC

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Can you recheck your F-Droid links? Many apps are available, but not marked on your page, and some are not but marked as such (Bitwarden). Thanks

2026-03-02 11:11:04 UTC

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You've tested our latest Basic alphas yet? https://f-droid.org/2026/01/24/fdroid-basic-2.0-alpha.html 😉

2026-03-02 10:55:53 UTC

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live today:
* website improvements
* more clients add banners #Flicky #NeoStore about #keepandroidopen
* #Conversations_im asks #XMPP admins to update their servers
* last #Ente Photos for x86 ABIs
* #RHVoice update
* waiting for #Orbot? Get #TorVPN
+ three new apps
& 210 updates
Get reading: https://f-droid.org/2026/02/27/twif.html

2026-02-27 16:36:28 UTC

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In the extended universe: https://gitlab.com/fdroid/admin/-/issues/159

2026-02-27 16:32:27 UTC

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Well, "Gitlab Support" has been hard to reach since forever, it's a labyrinth of repos and threads. 😹

2026-02-27 14:38:03 UTC

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Expand links and verify 😉

2026-02-27 14:36:14 UTC

#FDroid website is not redirecting a link correctly, hence the big blue button that new or returning users use to get F-Droid Client is not working.
The link now contains the page locale and that trips it. We are working on a fix, in the mean time, feel free to remove the `/en` (or your own locale) from the link and retry.

2026-02-27 11:15:31 UTC

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Now in Czech and Indonesian too.

2026-02-27 11:12:44 UTC

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Nope, see https://f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html and the linked posts

2026-02-27 11:12:18 UTC

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https://mamot.fr/@felicien/116135789486561180
#note1zdf…6pnv

2026-02-27 11:09:19 UTC

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A hard task in itself, maybe https://f-droid.org/packages/eu.artectrex.bunny/ and https://f-droid.org/packages/io.github.devhyper.openvideoeditor/ can help.

2026-02-27 10:22:53 UTC

#FDroid has a board, old news, time goes by, we get busy with the apps, the client, the repo, the server, the imminent danger, the #FOSDEM, and terms come to an end.
We seek an enthusiastic, collaborative and diverse board that can support our community as effectively as possible.
Nominations are now open to select up to four volunteer directors to serve for two years each.
How? When? Where? Who? Read: https://f-droid.org/2026/02/26/board-of-directors-nominations.html
In #FLOSS you can make a difference!

2026-02-26 13:47:48 UTC

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https://floss.social/@fdroidorg/116130612924139079
#note1a35…swmw

2026-02-26 13:44:20 UTC

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https://keepandroidopen.org/ has a section for users too.
Simple example, you want to install a nice app your friend made/recommended, you run stock Android, installation is rejected. The end.

2026-02-26 13:06:34 UTC

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People used the site links to report to #EU, yes. They got back a template answer that points to #DMA Article 6 (4) saying that Google would be allowed to take "necessary and proportionate measures". Yet you should remind them that Preamble 50 paragraph 5 clearly states that "The gatekeeper should be prevented from implementing such measures as a default setting or as pre-installation."' which is exactly what they intend to do from September. #IANAL

2026-02-26 12:41:26 UTC

RE: https://mamot.fr/@felicien/116135789486561180
If you'd like to petition to #keepAndroidOpen in France too, now you can!
#note1zdf…6pnv

2026-02-26 12:20:09 UTC

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So you wrote to your local representative already? What did they answer?

2026-02-25 18:20:34 UTC

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#ProtonMail on #FDroid with #UnifiedPush when? 👋

2026-02-25 18:02:42 UTC

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Degoogled means freedom 😉

2026-02-25 17:53:56 UTC

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Which issues did you encounter with Fennec?

2026-02-25 10:40:59 UTC

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This should impede only stock OEM devices. Not yours.

2026-02-25 09:48:42 UTC

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👋

2026-02-25 09:42:06 UTC

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It's okay, don't worry, only about 3.9 billion users are affected.
And it's not like they needed to use apps that don't invade their privacy, apps that don't sell their data, apps that don't track them, apps you can inspect their source-code, apps with developers that answer bug reports, apps you can localize to your native language, apps that connect to your own hosted services and all that.
🙄

2026-02-25 09:30:23 UTC

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You mean the privacy given by Google search and Google AI that are the default on iOS and for convenience you'll just use? If that's better for you... sure.

2026-02-25 09:26:23 UTC

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We talk about that in the post, right?

2026-02-25 09:25:33 UTC

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Custom Android distributions will continue to work.

2026-02-25 09:23:25 UTC

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That option will not be available, do read our post and the two linked past posts.

2026-02-25 09:22:35 UTC

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Non-stock Android will continue to work just fine (well until Google locks-down AOSP), but suddenly 3.9 billion devices won't be able to install good apps.

2026-02-25 09:20:12 UTC

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Nope, we will not be verified developers!

2026-02-24 18:34:36 UTC

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And they'll the be only one allowed...

2026-02-24 17:35:27 UTC

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Post translated in #Romanian and #Chinese, more to come.

2026-02-24 17:27:27 UTC

Not sure where #Google asked for feedback about their developer verification program, but they surely didn't talk with #FLOSS devs, civil society, privacy organisations or their #Android users
#FDroid did since September, and interacted with folks in the Fediverse, forum, email and in person
They all voiced one opinion: "developer verification must be stopped"
@npub1s3u…fcs2 has written an open letter, signed by likeminded organisations who want to #keepandroidopen
Click: https://f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html

2026-02-24 15:39:55 UTC

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We might suggest a custom Android distro for other reasons, like: https://keepandroidopen.org/ 🤷

2026-02-24 12:31:51 UTC

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We encourage everyone to contact their local representative, using the country links in https://keepandroidopen.org/
The petition is a separate initiative.
Note that this is not *only* about you, others won't be able to run the same apps as you.

2026-02-24 12:30:37 UTC

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Yes, if you're tech-savvy you'll figure a good device to flash your favorite custom Android distro that favors user freedom.
But the other 3.9 billion stock users... they are at the mercy of Google, if you want to recommend them a good app from #FDroid they are blocked.