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fdroidorg, 1 year ago to random

We regret to inform you that Mastodon has decided to leave the F-Droid Reproducible Builds project.

Going forward, Mastodon updates on F-Droid will be maintained by the F-Droid team and signed with an unique per-app key generated by F-Droid.

If you installed Mastodon through F-Droid, please uninstall and reinstall it to keep receiving updates.

fdroidorg, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to random

We'd like to start posting regular updates about new apps and updates in our repository. What frequency would you prefer?

#AndroidAppRain #FDroidUserSurvey #FDroid

fdroidorg, 14 days ago to random

Friendly reminder if you're an open source developer in the mobile ecosystem:

You still have time until 1st of June to apply for a #mobifree grant.

https://nlnet.nl/mobifree/

fdroidorg, 10 months ago to random

Unlike Google, F-Droid does not force developers to publicize their name or address information.

We understand that people have many reasons to develop under another name than their legal one and to keep their personal information private. And that what matters is the trust between user and developer, not private details of their lives.

For more information on how we designed F-Droid to protect your privacy, see https://f-droid.org/2022/02/28/no-user-accounts-by-design.html.

fdroidorg, 14 days ago to fdroid

This week in #FDroid was published again.

We would be happy, when some more users install 1.20 of our client for more testing before we mark it as suggested for all users.

Also:

• aFreeRDP, LibreOffice & OpenOffice document reader and Green were updated again
• Frigoligo is a new wallabag app
• Principia is a new sandbox building game
• Tailscale was completely rebuilt
• Conversations and Quicksy were updated
• ente Photos with self hosted support

https://f-droid.org/2024/05/23/twif.html

fdroidorg, 6 months ago to random

Upcoming releases of F-Droid will change how repositories are added. We are interested in feedback about this overhaul.

Please tell us (if you already have the latest F-Droid or F-Droid Basic 1.19.0-alpha installed):

• Does adding repos still work for you?
• And did adding repos became easier or harder?

If you don't have 1.19.0 yet: Note that this is still in beta, so brave users need to install this manually (enable Beta updates for the app or from Client expert settings).

fdroidorg, 4 months ago to random

Hi @protonvpn We already have Proton VPN on F-Droid. And our users are looking forward to getting more Proton apps on F-Droid. Do you also want that?

Both Drive ( https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/merge_requests/12721 ) and Pass (https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/merge_requests/13312 ) are waiting for your help to be finalized.

fdroidorg, 8 days ago to fdroid

This week in #FDroid (TWIF):

Some of the apps in our repo were affected by vulnerabilities back in October. Most have been updated, but some not. We have a list, where you can check if your apps are still affected.

Also:

• Celestia, a 3D interactive planetarium was added
• Hypatia got a new scanning feature
• wallabag was updated again

https://f-droid.org/2024/05/30/twif.html

fdroidorg, 11 months ago to free

Heavy #AndroidAppRain at @fdroidorg today with 86 updated and 7 added apps:

• Windscribe: VPN that unblocks geo-restricted content and eliminates tracking
• Tella: encrypt and hide files
• Record You: voice and screen recorder
• Mint Calculator: simple calculator and converter
• Marxist Tamil: essays from Marxist tamil magazine
• Databag: a self-hosted messaging service
• Weather Forecast USA: forecasts, warnings & more

Enjoy your #free & #foss #android #apps with #FDroid :awesome:

fdroidorg, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to fdroid

This week in F-Droid (TWIF) was published again.

Our highlight this week:

F-Droid and F-Droid Basic were updated to the stable version 1.19.0. It brings automatic background updates and a new and better workflow for adding repositories. Please note: this version is not yet the suggested version, so you need to enable beta updates, if you don't want to wait any longer.

Also we talk about notable updates of some apps and the ongoing spring cleaning.

https://f-droid.org/2024/02/01/twif.html
#FDroid

fdroidorg, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to fdroid

This week in #FDroid was published again :fdroid:

Our topics today:

• Keyboards that can be used to spy on their users. But the ones in our repo don't do that.
• BreezyWeather with Fused location support
• a new app from the YouApps Suite
• a LabCoat update, which took a while
• maid for LLMs on your phone
• Proton Pass finally available
• and more Proton news regarding Standard Notes and SimpleLogin

Plus 13 more new apps and 153 more updates.

https://f-droid.org/2024/04/25/twif.html

fdroidorg, 10 months ago to free

#AndroidAppRain at #FDroid today with 50 updated & 3 added apps.:

• Clock You: Clock and alarms app
• Connect You: Modern contacts app
• Wall You: Wallpaper app

("You": "Material Design 3 (You)" which all 3 apps use)

Special note on updated apps: version 1.17 of our client was released and will show you reasons why an anti-feature was applied. Not yet for all apps, though (manual work we're still have to perform).

Enjoy your #free & #foss #Android #apps with #FDroid :awesome:

fdroidorg, 7 months ago to random

This week in F-Droid (TWIF) was published again. This week it's about a reminder to update apps affected by the libwebp vulnerability, a new release of the F-Droid client, other new & updated apps, plus some more.

https://f-droid.org/en/2023/10/12/twif-vulnerability-patching-fdroid-client-radiodroid-revival.html

Be welcome to join the TWIF forum thread if you have any news piece from around the community, maybe it will be featured next week: https://forum.f-droid.org/t/new-twif-submission-thread/23546

fdroidorg, 9 months ago to fdroid

#AndroidAppRain at #FDroid today with 71 updated and 4 added apps:

• Overload: keep a record of times
• AutoNotify: relay notifications of any apps to Android Auto
• FreePaint: vector graphics drawing
• Cigaló: a drinking game

Enjoy your #free and #libre #Android #apps with #FDroid :awesome:

fdroidorg, 4 months ago to random

We have defined a secure and usable architecture for decentralized package repositories that any mobile user can use and understand possible risks.

The next official release of the official F-Droid client will widely deploy this to our users. We then plan to make a final architecture document, so others can understand the whole model.

We would love any kind of feedback, our drafts are here: https://gitlab.com/fdroid/wiki/-/wikis/Repository-Management-Overhaul#architecture-and-ux-considerations

fdroidorg, 9 months ago to random

Are you at #CCCamp23? Come join us this Friday 14:00 local time at ChaosZone for a casual F-Droid community meetup!

https://events.ccc.de/camp/2023/hub/camp23/en/event/f-droid-community-meetup/

fdroidorg, 9 months ago to free

#AndroidAppRain today at #FDroid with 57 updated and 6 added apps:

• Mint Task: Simple todo manager
• WallFlow: beautiful wallpapers from wallhaven
• BoB: pregnancy tracking
• Traintime PDA: personal data assistant for XDU undergraduate
• App List: Contacts Organised by Group
• Safe Space: a vault for files

"Contacts Import" has switched to #ReproducibleBuilds so you might need to un- and re-install the app if you use it.

Enjoy your #free and #libre #Android #apps with #FDroid :awesome:

fdroidorg, 7 months ago to random

Heavy #AndroidAppRain today with 61 updated and 11 added apps:

• Prav: messenger with a focus on privacy and freedom (similar to Quicksy)
• NanoLedger: data entry app for plain text accounting
• Candle: a display flashlight
• Sayboard: on-device voice IME (keyboard) using Vosk
• Oinkoin: managing personal finances
• LibreRandonaut: explore your surroundings with quantum randomness
• SilverDict: client of the SilverDict dictionary server

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fdroidorg, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to fdroid

This week on F-Droid (TWIF) :fdroid: was published again.

We talk about:

• F-Droid and F-Droid Basic 1.19.0 are now marked as "suggested" and arrive as update for every user
• a blog post from the Guardian Project regarding repos in F-Droid
• TorServices in our repo
• ZipXtract FD with fewer features
• Jami looks better
• Organic Maps was updated again
• Stitch is back again
• and a note about the boring wall of further app updates

https://f-droid.org/2024/02/22/twif.html

#FDroid

fdroidorg, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to fdroid

This week in F-Droid (TWIF) with news about the following apps was published:

• Element with an update and a fix for a critical bug
• The Fossify fork of Simple Mobile Tools has now 2 additional apps: File Manager and Calendar
• Kore was downgraded due to a non FOSS dependency
• Transportr is back after more than a year

Also, we've had 8 more new apps, 2 removed ones and 150 updated apps.

https://f-droid.org/2024/01/18/twif.html

#FDroid

fdroidorg, 4 months ago to fdroid

This week in F-Droid (TWIF) was just published again!

We explain the "unattended upgrades for everyone" in 1.19.0 of our client in more depth.

Additionally:

• we talk about Acode editor - Android code editor, MRepo, PiliPala, SIYuan, K-9 Mail, Rocket.Chat and SimpleX Chat.
• big apps like Gao&Blaze, TuxPaint and Katawa Shoujo: Re-Engineered got their own paragraph
• the spring-cleaning continues
• our recap of FOSDEM is also linked

https://f-droid.org/2024/02/08/twif.html

#FDroid

fdroidorg, 3 months ago to fdroid

This week in F-Droid (TWIF) was published again :fdroid:

We try to explain the "app was developed for an older version of android and can not be upgraded automatically" banner for some apps (including F-Droid itself).

Also, we talk a bit about the current localization problems on our website.

On the apps side:

• new Aurora Store version
• Element and SchildiChat were updated to fix two vulnerabilities.
• OpenKeychain was updated
• sing-box was added

https://f-droid.org/2024/02/29/twif.html

#FDroid

fdroidorg, 1 month ago to fdroid

This week in F-Droid (TWIF) was just published :fdroid:

We talk about

• a new F-Droid / F-Droid Basic 1.20.0 alpha version for brave testers
• Breezy Weather was added as replacement for Geometric Weather
• HeliBoard can now replace OpenBoard
• Proton Pass was added. Unfortunately, it crashes at startup, so please be a bit patient until a fix is available.
• also, we got 1 app removal, 5 more additions and 113 updated

https://f-droid.org/2024/04/11/twif.html

#FDroid

fdroidorg, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to fdroid

We have a new This week in #FDroid (TWIF) post.

Thanks to the EU's DMA, 3rd party stores will get more love and treated more equally than before.

Tailscale is doing a redesign, until that's done we've released the crash fix update.

Conversations and Quicksy have their 10th anniversary and celebrate with a design update.

Last but not least, we had 10 new and 160 updated apps this week.

https://f-droid.org/2024/04/18/twif.html

fdroidorg, 20 days ago (edited 20 days ago) to fdroid

Last week on #FDroid we've had some exciting news.

Our F-Droid client was updated to 1.20.0. This version improves the handling of repositories, and @grote wrote a dedicated blog post about that: https://f-droid.org/2024/05/16/repository-overhaul-in-client-1-20.html

TWIF:

• Thore gave a talk about F-Droid in Zürich, which also included some metrics about the most downloaded apps.
• news about some trading apps
• wallabag was downgraded
• we did a rebuild of Freedoom for arm64
• idTech4A++ and OsmAnd~ were updated

https://f-droid.org/2024/05/16/twif.html