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

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

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 ...

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

If you’re the type of Android user who values privacy and open-source software, you’re probably familiar with F-Droid. It’s ...

F-Droid, a long running repository and third-party app store, is sounding the alarm over Google's new developer requirements.

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 ...

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 new developer mandate is hitting alternative app stores hard. F-Droid says forced registration, fees, and ID checks ...

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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.