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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2026-07-01 22:19:08 UTC

More than 200k users said NO!
More than 70 organisations signed a letter saying NO!
#FDroid wrote posts on why NOT!
We've talked with you and your representatives, around the world.
We've made the #KeepAndroidOpen website to explain it.
If you read the #Android tech news, you saw it.
If you use a search engine, you found it.
If you've asked their own #Gemini, you got the summary.
But who didn't see, hear or read anything from above? Yes, #Google
For your saftety? https://f-droid.org/2026/07/01/adv-malware.html

2026-06-30 16:25:25 UTC

Last week in #FDroid (LWIF) in your #RSS inbox:
* #ReproducibleBuild huge repo study
* [@gardiner_bryant](https://mastodon.online/@gardiner_bryant ) makes lists
* [@ferlagod](https://frikiverse.zone/@ferlagod ) and @npub10na…j7h5 blog on app inclusion
* @npub1yy3…8dcg #99managers first #Godot reproducible game
* #Matrix clients security updates
* #Odysee native app
* #SimpleX gets help from #AI
* #Mercurygram #Telegram translates
* #GithubStore gone, welcome #KomiStore
+ 72 new apps
& 328 updates
- 3 archived
Tag, you're it! https://f-droid.org/2026/06/26/twif.html
So, how would you feel?

2026-06-24 15:13:01 UTC

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We've seen Zapstore fanboys trying to ride the F-Droid related posts with such discourse, although we fail to grasp how Zapstore fixes anything since it will be punished exactly the same. 🤷

2026-06-24 13:54:31 UTC

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We clean it up to be FLOSS, we are not forking it to modify it. Also, not sure that's easy to "just add", which #Firefox fork enabled that already?

2026-06-24 13:53:26 UTC

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Those were left behind for a purpose. Android will ask your permission as needed. the old display wasn't on point either, as permissions declared might never be used anyway, depending on app usage.

2026-06-24 13:41:33 UTC

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There's no 2.0.1 nor 2.10 yet. Anyway, what was missing?

2026-06-24 13:39:55 UTC

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Ask #Mozilla why, surely it's about sandboxes, privacy and security. 😼

2026-06-13 06:08:12 UTC

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live:
* 2.0 is as ready as possible, test now!
* #Google spreading #FUD about #Android #FLOSS apps
* #Fedilab #Mastodon 'Collections'
* more #ReFra gallery goodies
* more categories
+ 34 new apps
& 293 updates
Grab all your devices from the drawers: https://f-droid.org/2026/06/12/twif.html

2026-06-10 17:10:21 UTC

#FDroid & Basic 2.0-alpha10 are live, the last one before stable.
What's changed?
* 2 chars searching, (CJK rejoice)
* app details page redesign
* notification on self update
* new setting: update on app open
* fresh downloads stats
* wip Chinese devices installer fixes
* target SDK 37
* more TV banners
* more mirrors randomisation
* more translations (is your locale ready for release???)
* more categories
* more fixes
How to update now? App page, upper right, check "allow beta", gogogo!

2026-05-19 08:58:28 UTC

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live, but we kinda, sorta, forgot to toot about it. I mean. we have RSS so everyone got it already and read it days ago, right?
Well, for the rest of you, here's the link, but you will promise to subscribe to RSS, yes? 😼
Thanks: https://f-droid.org/2026/05/14/twif.html

2026-05-11 11:15:51 UTC

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That page lists real-time (instant messaging) venues, our forum and the actual F-Droid Client development forge. Surely one of them can be used for you to offer your feedback.

2026-05-11 10:32:09 UTC

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https://f-droid.org/about#contact 😉

2026-05-07 16:38:32 UTC

While we wrestle with our website generation bugs, a new call for testers of #FDroid and Basic.
2.0-alpha9 released over the weekend:
* a redesigned featured categories in Discover
* an useful search page, with categories, keyboard control & easter-egg (touch search twice) and keywords in categories descriptions
* more on-boarding overlays to explore
* updated translations
* fixes and tweaks
We need you all to test the clients on all sorts of #Android devices, the more diverse the merrier!

2026-04-21 15:29:46 UTC

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Update to alpha8, you'll see why 😼

2026-04-21 15:01:26 UTC

"Free" in English is almost a double entendre when it comes to software. While we know what F in #FOSS means, we need to reach users out there who don't. #FLOSS was created so the focus is moved from monetary value back to "freedom".
Software is not created in a void, it takes contributor time and attention to be able to maintain, update and improve it.
The #OTF grant allowed #FDroid to explore how to get sustainable funding and report our findings to all.
Read more: https://f-droid.org/2026/04/20/exploring-sustainable-funding.html

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

2026-04-15 16:50:08 UTC

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Which device? Android version?

2026-04-06 16:01:31 UTC

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Thank you for the correction and we will make the docs a bit clearer in this regard.
And we agree that many apps will have an issue, as they are signed by F-Droid for historical reasons.

2026-04-06 15:49:08 UTC

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The friction of "save APK, toggle allow, install APK" means nothing compared to the proposed "advanced flow". Again, if the #keepandroidopen didn't make the danger clear, please say as much, so we can update it.
Custom Android? Good luck unlocking a bootloader in these days, and it might take some time until Motorola (or some other OEM) comes as the saviour.

2026-04-06 15:34:36 UTC

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Or you mean that normal users won't ever use ADB to install those? As if #Google knows that the harder an app is to install the less chances to be successful it is? As if you know that too maybe? Interesting...

2026-04-06 15:32:51 UTC

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So 3.9 billion users should not be able to install clean, privacy respecting, verified reproducible #FLOSS apps from #FDroid because...? Ah, they're not advanced enough, off to the Play jail with them... off under the the proved abuser umbrella with them...

2026-04-06 15:26:13 UTC

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> #FDroid is an App Store that does not allow developers to sign their own apps
Why lie though? Developers can always sign their own #FLOSS verified #reproducible built apps, we host almost 1000 of those.
Many developers choose not to submit to #Google, hence no matter if they sign or not, it does not matter if you download via Github, Obtainium or Accrescent, their apps won't be installable anyway.
If the #keepandroidopen site does not make this clear, please say so.

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

2026-04-06 14:53:11 UTC

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⏰

2026-04-06 14:39:20 UTC

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We offer a repo with only #FLOSS apps, by default, whatever else you add, I hope you've done your research and you fully trust them. 🤷

2026-04-06 14:37:31 UTC

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Nobody used ADB to install Faceb****, Inst*** or Whats***... no need to troll.

2026-04-06 11:13:08 UTC

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✅️️ #FDroid 🚫 Play ?

2026-04-06 10:38:16 UTC

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I bet it's an You issues... Material You 😸

2026-04-06 10:29:46 UTC

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👋

2026-04-06 10:26:57 UTC

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Imagine users having to reboot device and wait 24h to be able to install any top downloaded apps used today from BigTech, surely they would have loved that, right?

2026-04-06 09:45:06 UTC

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Test latest Basic alphas too: https://f-droid.org/2026/01/24/fdroid-basic-2.0-alpha.html 😉

2026-04-06 09:41:30 UTC

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None of these apps help: https://f-droid.org/categories/public-transport/ ?

2026-04-06 09:38:19 UTC

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Ping us in https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/merge_requests/35236 when tag is released

2026-04-06 09:36:56 UTC

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...or we can wait another 3 months until all apps are slop? 🙀

2026-04-06 09:35:35 UTC

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Did they fix the binaries issues? https://codeberg.org/thomasokken/free42/issues/11#issuecomment-4962594

2026-04-06 09:32:46 UTC

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App is not #FLOSS though.

2026-04-06 09:23:56 UTC

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Did you try to add the #FDroid repo to the #sidephone store directly?
https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/116/357/031/067/753/577/original/64b7a025775a6d52.png

2026-04-06 08:57:29 UTC

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Ideally you'd replace such silos with federated decentralized open protocol networks. Until then, work profiles via Insular or Shelter will separate them from you better apps.

2026-04-06 08:53:42 UTC

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Are autoupdates not working?

2026-04-06 08:50:33 UTC

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So it went from "don't use verified reproducible built from source apps from #FDroid" to "download APKs from the net" to "just use Play"? The mental gymnastics is baffling... 🤷

2026-04-06 08:38:02 UTC

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) was published the other day:
* Basic 2.0-alpha6 ready to translate #Weblate
* #ArcaneChat #DeltaChat at war with metadata
* #BasicSync for #Syncthing
* #Ente brings #EnteLocker
* #XBMC #Kodi update
* new #Lichess client
* #Threema does not want your metadata either
* #FMD teaches us #HSM app signing #Nitrokey #PKCS
+ 35 new apps
& 237 updates
What is metadata anyway? https://f-droid.org/2026/04/03/twif.html

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 😄