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 ...
Android Police

F-Droid just learned a vital trick from the Play Store

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...
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 ...
Ars Technica

F-Droid says Google’s new sideloading restrictions will kill the project

Google plans to begin testing its recently announced verification scheme for Android developers in the coming weeks, but there’s still precious little information on how the process will work. F-Droid ...
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 ...
Android Authority

Google's new rules could wipe out sideloading and alternative app stores, F-Droid warns

F-Droid has warned that Google’s new developer verification rules could effectively kill alternative Android app stores. The platform says that Google’s rules are monopolistic and harmful to ...
Android Authority

Google says 'sideloading isn't going anywhere,' F-Droid calls it fake news

Alternative app repository F-Droid has once again fired shots at Google for its new developer verification rules that threaten to kill sideloading on Android devices. The platform calls Google’s ...