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

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

OS 26 packs handy tricks Android lacks: smarter text selection, case-based icon tinting, customizable motion cues, folder ...

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

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 that openness may be under threat. Google’s proposed developer ...

Google is working on its own version of Apple's Handoff feature between Android phones, tablets, and PCs. Here's how it might ...

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Google has a much-needed fix to improve the performance of graphical Linux apps on Android. Here's what's changing and why it ...

Years in the making, the proprietary Linux OS that replaces Android-based FireOS is expected to be announced at next week's event. Here's everything we know so far.