F-Droid says Google's developer registration rule could end its open-source app store and strand users. Google defends ...

The F-Droid project, which distributes open source apps for Android, will end if Google goes ahead with its plans to enforce ...

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

F-Droid is raising alarms over Google's recent decision to strictly limit app sideloading on Android. After 15 years on the market, the alternative app store now ...

Google has yet to release the source code for Android 16 QPR1, sparking fears about the company's commitment to AOSP.

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

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 ...

The company insisted that sideloading is here to stay, which has been one of the biggest questions Android enthusiasts have ...

The creators of the alternative app store F-Droid say that the new developer review rules would make Google the gatekeeper ...

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

Google’s proposed developer registration rules could make sideloading far more difficult and put independent app stores at risk, sparking concerns that Android is moving closer to Apple’s locked-down ...

You can build Android widgets easily using third-party apps. KWGT and WidgetClub make it simple to design custom tools that ...