F-Droid has been around for about 15 years and is the largest source of free and open source software (FOSS) for Android.

Essentially the anti-Play Store, F-Droid is a volunteer-run catalog of free and open-source apps that are built from source, ...

Google just dropped a bombshell that could kill Android's openness forever. Starting in 2026, every single Android app must be tied to a Google-verified ...

Lilbits: F-Droid warns that Google's plans for Android could doom FOSS app stores, there's a new Kindle jailbreak, and Microsoft is bringing "vibe working" to MS Office ...

Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app ...

CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it.

F-Droid has warned against Google's new developer verification rules, saying they could kill sideloading and alternative app stores.

Sabrina Farmer explains how GitLab’s platform for the software development lifecycle is using AI to help eliminate developer toil and drive innovation ...

Open source Android app store cannot exist if Google's plans go ahead, says F-Droid board member The F-Droid project, which ...

One of Android’s defining traits has always been freedom—the ability to install apps from anywhere, not just Google Play. But ...