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Peace be with you, F-Droid Community. 🌹

As many probably know, Google will block Android starting 2027.

Here is my hope: Google has shot itself in the foot with this Dark Vader move, because many People who loves privacy will now switch to de-googled systems, because ( Since to my knowledge), the blockade won't affect those systems.

So this is just my Openion and my HOPE.

What's your take on this?

And I kindly say to all developers: Please don't register in Google.

There are so many people using de-googled systems now, including myself. Please keep going for us, and four you too. Please

Best wishes from Germany 🌹

Why is there an @fdroidorg and an @fdroid account? It seems a bit confusing to find the official one. Especially as both have the same logo and both have a lot of followers. The former seems to be the official one, though, according to website verification.

Hi!

I had an issue while installing an app through fdroid, so I shut fdroid down because the install process was going on and never ending after several minutes, but know I can't install the app from fdroid nor from the direct apk file.

I suspect there's a file stored somewhere, creating a conflict and preventing me from installing the app that I need, but i can't access the directory where apps from fdroid are stores unless I root my device, which I don't feel comfortable doing.

Has anyone had the same issue? What are my options?

Also I'm running GrapheneOS.

Thank you for your help,

My article today is an interview DocWolle about his work as an #Android developer, the challenges facing #FDroid, and why maintaining an open Android ecosystem has become increasingly important

We discuss Google's impact on alternative app distribution, privacy-respecting software, #opensource #development, and the future of F-Droid. I hope you enjoy the interview

This is the third in my little series of @fdroid articles this last week, I hope you love it!

https://gardinerbryant.com/f-droid-and-the-future-of-open-source/

Okay, this stinks more.

Android developer verification: Building a safer ecosystem together

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/06/android-developer-verification.html

com.google.android.verifier
https://support.google.com/android/answer/17065026

@fdroidorg @fdroid

#fdroid #developerverification #fooglesucks #oemstores

What?
Fdroid Yagni 0.6.4
https://fdroid.gitlab.io/jekyll-fdroid/packages/com.eblan.launcher/
Fdroid Yagni 0.7.3
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.eblan.launcher/
Which @fdroid is true?
I used duckduckgo to search "fdroid yagni" and just vent to first result 🤔

Is that a bug with the built or are there proprietary blobs that were removed? Is it only on my device? osmand v 5.3.10. The toggle to enable them is not there.

The search function is a bit poor but even with a full spelling I cant find ironfox and other apps onfdroid. I have tried through droidify and obtainium also. Amy tips?

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/45741246

Fauxx is an open-source Android privacy tool that poisons data broker and ad-tech profiles by generating continuous, plausible, off-demographic synthetic activity from your device. The goal is simple: make your real behavioral signal statistically indistinguishable from noise.

Not my project, but though this is really cool and worth sharing.

Quick tip: to avoid popups/ads and #trackers, consider 💻 #Firefox + #NoScript, on 📱 #Android try #Fennec.

Links:
• Firefox guide https://di.day/en/digital-switch-recipes/firefox
• NoScript https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript
• Fennec on @fdroid https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.mozilla.fennec/_fdroid/index.html