We are celebrating 10 years of #reproducible builds in #FDroid this year, and we are overhauling the way the build server works. Thanks to the funding from #NLnet, #NGI #NGI0 part of #HorizonEurope, and your donations, our work is intended to power the future of #FDroid for the next ten and more. Dig deeper for the why and the how in this 15 mins post:
This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live: * #Nextcloud store shenanigans * #Cheogram in Space-s * #DeltaChat and #ArcaneChat fork * #FluffyChat feature full * #Tachiyomi successor #Kahon * #Inure #reproducible * #PasswordStore fork * #ReplicantOS and #NGI * #NewPipe out of the 360p jail + 12 new apps + 195 updates Go beyond clouds in
#EU wants to ask app (and app store) developers about their interactions with app stores (specially of the very big kind) in the context of the Digital Services Act #DSA The study aims to better understand content moderation practices, recommender systems, advertising mechanisms, and emerging challenges within the app ecosystem. If you have 15-20 minutes to share your experience, make sure you visit the link until Tuesday May 27th, 2025. Go:
The signs were in plain sight: βœ… having a dev funded to work on the Client βœ… our support of #NGI βœ… #FDroid being a key partner in #Mobifree βœ… splitting client functionality into libs βœ… wrestling with #targetsdk βœ… dipping our toes into #MaterialDesign What do all these compound to? All revealed in
This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live: * #NLNet funds more projects * #ElementX fixes a #CVE * #GadgetBridge offline #GPX maps & headphones * #Linphone #SIP build fix * v8 #Mindustry beta * more #KeyMapper features * #WikiReader improvements * #OpenCamera preview shots, lens selector, #UltraHDR + 15 new apps + 199 updates Drop by
Time flies when you're busy building apps, but not all #FDroid contributors need to wrangle Python, escape YAML or restart Gitlab pipelines. If you want to have a saying in the betterment of F-Droid, from the inside, you are welcomed to nominate yourself or somebody else you find worthy for a Board of Directors seat. You have time until April 14th, so head to:
This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live: - #afreerdp / #freerdp big update for your #rdp needs - #DeltaChat & #ArcaneChat message edits & deletes - Hello new #Fossify Calc, goodbye old Calc - #Jami welcomes #Skype refugees + 7 new apps + 231 updates & 170 archived apps Scroll by
Using #FOSS apps is the first step, the next one is having those that are reproducibly built. Is your keyboard #reproducible, verified or none? Find out in
This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live: - #SherpaTTS levels up the #TextToSpeech #FOSS game - #OrganicMaps is even more user focused - #Tubular is live, a #NewPipe fork that knows tricks Get the full story on more than 153 apps at
We are excited to announce that F-Droid has been awarded a grant from #OpenTechFund designed to support FOSS projects in addressing long-term sustainability challenges. More details: #FDroid #FOSS #Sustainability