F-Droid

This Week In F-Droid 16, Week 32, 2018

In this edition: Fixing nearby swap, download link broken and fixed again, a flaky build cycle, 3000 Mastodon followers, and Tutanota and Rocket Chat coming soon.

F-Droid ist ein Repository verifizierter Free & Open Source Android Apps,...

This Week In F-Droid 15, Week 31, 2018

In this edition: Releasing F-Droid 1.3, building Briar reproducibly and F-Droid shirts now available.

F-Droid ist ein Repository verifizierter Free & Open Source Android Apps, ein Client, um darauf zuzugreifen, sowie ein ganzes “App Store Set”, das alle...

This Week In F-Droid 14, Week 30, 2018

In this edition: Improved app descriptions in the repository, testers for beta 5 welcome, and reproducible builds still stuck.

F-Droid ist ein Repository verifizierter Free & Open Source Android Apps, ein Client, um darauf zuzugreifen, sowie ein ganzes...

This Week In F-Droid 13, Week 29, 2018

In this edition: Öffi released as open source, Transportr 2.0 released, better app descriptions and that annoying bug that causes updates to keep reappearing has been fixed in the latest alpha.

F-Droid ist ein Repository verifizierter Free & Open...

F-Droid ist ein Repository verifizierter Free & Open Source Android Apps, ein Client, um darauf zuzugreifen, sowie ein ganzes “App Store Set”, das alle notwendigen Werkzeuge zum Einrichten und Betreiben eines App Stores bietet. Es ist ein gemeinschaftlich geführtes freies Softwareprojekt, das von einer Vielzahl von...

F-Droid ist ein Repository verifizierter Free & Open Source Android Apps, ein Client, um darauf zuzugreifen, sowie ein ganzes “App Store Set”, das alle notwendigen Werkzeuge zum Einrichten und Betreiben eines App Stores bietet. Es ist ein gemeinschaftlich geführtes freies Softwareprojekt, das von einer Vielzahl von...

F-Droid ist ein Repository verifizierter Free & Open Source Android Apps, ein Client, um darauf zuzugreifen, sowie ein ganzes “App Store Set”, das alle notwendigen Werkzeuge zum Einrichten und Betreiben eines App Stores bietet. Es ist ein gemeinschaftlich geführtes freies Softwareprojekt, das von einer Vielzahl von...

Diese Woche hastig zusammengestellt von Bubu. Ich habe wahrscheinlich einige Dinge verpasst.

F-Droid ist ein Repository verifizierter Free & Open Source Android Apps, ein Client, um darauf zuzugreifen, sowie ein ganzes “App Store Set”, das alle notwendigen Werkzeuge zum Einrichten und Betreiben eines App Stores bietet....

F-Droid ist ein Repository verifizierter Free & Open Source Android Apps, ein Client, um darauf zuzugreifen, sowie ein ganzes “App Store Set”, das alle notwendigen Werkzeuge zum Einrichten und Betreiben eines App Stores bietet. Es ist ein gemeinschaftlich geführtes freies Softwareprojekt, das von einer Vielzahl von...

F-Droid ist ein Repository verifizierter Free & Open Source Android Apps, ein Client, um darauf zuzugreifen, sowie ein ganzes “App Store Set”, das alle notwendigen Werkzeuge zum Einrichten und Betreiben eines App Stores bietet. Es ist ein gemeinschaftlich geführtes freies Softwareprojekt, das von einer Vielzahl von...

F-Droid ist ein Repository verifizierter Free & Open Source Android Apps, ein Client, um darauf zuzugreifen, sowie ein ganzes “App Store Set”, das alle notwendigen Werkzeuge zum Einrichten und Betreiben eines App Stores bietet. Es ist ein gemeinschaftlich geführtes freies Softwareprojekt, das von einer Vielzahl von...

F-Droid ist ein Repository verifizierter Free & Open Source Android Apps, ein Client, um darauf zuzugreifen, sowie ein ganzes “App Store Set”, das alle notwendigen Werkzeuge zum Einrichten und Betreiben eines App Stores bietet. Es ist ein gemeinschaftlich geführtes freies Softwareprojekt, das von einer Vielzahl von...

F-Droid ist ein Repository verifizierter Free & Open Source Android Apps, ein Client, um darauf zuzugreifen, sowie ein ganzes “App Store Set”, das alle notwendigen Tools zum Einrichten und Betreiben eines App Stores bietet. Es ist ein gemeinschaftlich geführtes freies Softwareprojekt, das von einer Vielzahl von...

F-Droid ist ein installierbarer Katalog von Android-Apps, die FOSS (Free & Open Source Software) sind. Der Client erleichtert deren Suche, Installation und Aktualisierung auf Ihrem Gerät. Dieser Beitrag zählt berichtenswerte Dinge auf, die in der vergangenen Woche bei und rund um F-Droid passiert sind.

Was...

Hallo zusammen! Sie haben uns wissen lassen, dass Ihnen das erste #TWIF gefiel, also auf ein Neues!

F-Droid ist ein installierbarer Katalog von Android-Apps, die FOSS (Free & Open Source Software) sind. Der Client erleichtert deren Suche, Installation und Aktualisierung auf Ihrem Gerät. Dieser Beitrag...

Hallo zusammen! Dies ist ein kleines Experiment, angestoßen vom Matrix Project, die ihr eigenes TWIM (Diese Woche in Matrix) starten, die wiederum die Idee von TWIR (Diese Woche in Rust) gestohlen haben. Wir versuchen daher nun erstmals ein TWIF!

F-Droid ist ein installierbarer Katalog von...

Seit kurzem hat F-Droid die Liberapay-Unterstützung hinzugewonnen, ein komplett unabhängiges Spendenportal, das sich an Softwareprojekte richtet. Liberapay selbst ist vollständig freie Open Source-Software, die sich auf wiederkehrende Spendenzahlungen an Softwareprojekte konzentriert. Diese regelmäßigen Spenden sind wichtig für die langfristige...

Es gab eine Reihe von wichtigen Neuerungen auf dieser Internetseite. Erstens, seit langem wird auf dieser Website beklagt, dass es nur hervorstechende Spenden-Buttons für F-Droid selbst gibt, nicht aber für die Apps. Wir wollen so viele Entwickler wie möglich unterstützen, somit wurden die Seiten mit den Apps aktualisiert, um diese...

In Sydney, New South Wales, fand von 22. bis 26. Januar, die australische Linux-Konferenz “Linux.conf.au” statt.

Peter Serwylo von F-Droid war am Donnerstag, den 25. Januar, da und präsentierte “F-Droid: Der private, sichere, freie und offene App-Store für Android”.

Der 45-minütige Vortrag behandelt die Entstehung von F-Droid mit Schwerpunkt...

Fairphone hat einen Riesenschritt in Richtung Herstellung eines komplett freien Android-Smartphones unternommen! Mit Fairphone Open haben sie bereits eine alternative Android-Version, die keinerlei proprietäre Apps enthält. Der integrierte Fairphone Updater macht es wirklich einfach, ein Fairphone von Google’s Android-Version auf Fairphone Open umzustellen. Und nun enthält Fairphone Open...

Wir haben mit der Durchführung des zweiten Sicherheitsaudits des F-Droid-Aufbaus begonnen. Das Audit wird von Radically Open Security geleitet werden, die naturgemäß Partner von F-Droid sind, da sie unseren Schwerpunkt auf freie Software und offene Abläufe teilen. Sobald wir die Ergebnisse erhalten und uns mit irgendwelchen gefundenen Problemen befasst...

Seit 2010 arbeitet die F-Droid-Community daran, ausschließlich 100% überprüfte Freie Software anzubieten und alle Formen der Überwachung, Werbung und “unerwünschte Merkmale”, die für gewöhnlich in Apps gefunden werden, kenntlich zu machen. F-Droid bietet ein komplettes App-Ökosystem, in dem Anwender aktiv auf Überwachung und Werbung in den Apps hingewiesen werden,...

Janusangriffe sind auf die Android-Welt übergesprungen, und wir sind in Aktion getreten, um sie uns vom Leib zu halten.

Zunächst einmal, f-droid.org, guardianproject.info/fdroid und apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid wurden auf mögliche Janus-Exploits durchsucht, und es wurden keine gefunden. Der größte Schutz von f-droid.org gegen...

Anwender zu haben, die mit “Nightly Builds” arbeiten, ist eine großartige Möglichkeit, ein schnelles Feedback zu den laufenden Entwicklungsleistungen zu erhalten. Ein entscheidender Punkt, eine derartige Rückmeldung zu bekommen, ist dabei, dass es den Leuten so einfach wie möglich gemacht wird, die Nightly Builds zu installieren und sie auf dem...

Heute, 10. Oktober, 10.10., ein perfekter Tag, um F-Droid 1.0 anzukündigen! Nach 7 Jahren und dem vergangenen Jahr intensiver Entwicklung, sind wir bereit, dem Ökosystem F-Droid die Marktreife zu erteilen. Wir denken, dass F-Droid ausgereift genug und für alle Anwender betriebsbereit ist.

Mit über 60 Sprachen, hunderten Mitarbeitern, mehr als...

Ab 2015, als die Regierung erste öffentliche WiFi-Hotspots im Land eröffnete, stand gewöhnlichen Kubanern erstmals ein Internetzugang zur Verfügung. Zuvor wurden Mobiltelefone, obwohl sie bereits ihren Weg ins Land gefunden hatten, meist offline verwendet. Nun können sich alle diese Telefone mit dem Internet verbinden. Allerdings zum...

Um die Verbreitung des F-Droid-Ökosystems zu vervollständigen, stellen wir die F-Droid Update Channels vor. Es ist eine Reihe von Programmbibliotheken für Apps, um Updates zu finden, egal von wo diese ursprünglich heruntergeladen wurden. In weiten Teilen der Welt ist es durchaus üblich, Android-APKs nicht über die App-Stores zu beziehen,...

F-Droid ist seit über 6 Jahren ein Teil des Android-Ökosystems. Seitdem wurden über 2000 Apps für das Hauptrepository erstellt, viele großartige Features wurden hinzugefügt, der Client wurde in über 40 verschiedene Sprachen übersetzt und vieles mehr.

Die F-Droid-Benutzeroberfläche im ursprünglichen 3-Register-Layout änderte sich kaum:

Aufbruch in eine neue Ära der Diskussionskultur

Posted on Feb 20, 2017 by NicoAlt

F-Droid unterstützt APK-Erweiterungsdateien auch bekannt als OBB

Posted on Feb 20, 2017 by eighthave

Client 0.102 released

Posted on Dec 15, 2016 by mvdan

Client 0.101 released

Posted on Oct 3, 2016 by mvdan

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.101 is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

These are the changes since 0.100:

• Support for Android 2.2 is dropped, 2.3.3 or later...

Client 0.100 Released

Posted on Jun 14, 2016 by mvdan

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.100 is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

These are the changes since 0.99.2:

• Ability to download apps in the background
• Significant performance...

Get it on F-Droid badges

Posted on May 29, 2016 by mvdan

If your app is available on F-Droid, you can now add a “Get it on F-Droid” badge to your website or markdown README file following these instructions.

For more information, see the new F-Droid artwork repo on...

Client 0.99 Released

Posted on Mar 3, 2016 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.99 is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

These are the changes since 0.98.1:

• Add simple “Use Tor” setting.
• Enable TLS v1.2 for...

Client 0.98.1 Released

Posted on Feb 15, 2016 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.98.1 is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

This is a maintenance release, with the following fixes since 0.98:

• Fix crash when entering...

Client 0.98 Released

Posted on Feb 2, 2016 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.98 is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

These are the changes since 0.97:

• Add opt-in crash reporting via ACRA
• Add support for...

Client 0.97 Released

Posted on Nov 17, 2015 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.97 is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

This is a maintenance release, with the following changes from 0.96.1

• Add option to prompt...

Client 0.96.1 Released

Posted on Sep 26, 2015 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.96.1 is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

This is a maintenance release, with the following changes from 0.96

• Fix crash when updating...

Client 0.96 Released

Posted on Sep 16, 2015 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.96 is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

This is a maintenance release, with the following changes from 0.95.1

• Move the repo index...

Client 0.95.1 Released

Posted on Aug 13, 2015 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.95.1, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

This is a maintenance release, with the following changes from 0.95:

• Disable prompt to install...

Client 0.95 Released

Posted on Aug 6, 2015 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.95, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Main changes since 0.92:

• Start porting UI to Material Design, including a new launcher icon
...

Client 0.92 Released

Posted on Jun 8, 2015 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.92, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Main changes since 0.91:

• Make swap only in portrait mode to prevent crashes and issues...

Client 0.91 Released

Posted on May 29, 2015 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.91, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Main changes since 0.88:

• Don’t request the “Write to external storage” permission on 4.4 and...

Client 0.88 Released

Posted on Apr 29, 2015 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.88, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Main changes since 0.83:

• Show list of apps in the update notification (on devices with...

Client 0.83 Released

Posted on Mar 26, 2015 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.83, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Main changes since 0.78:

• Fix possible crashes when installing or uninstalling apps.
• Fix issue that...

Client 0.78 Released

Posted on Jan 2, 2015 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.78, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Main changes since 0.76:

• Compatibility with Android 5.0 has been implemented. In the previous release,...

Client 0.76 Released

Posted on Oct 14, 2014 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.76, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Main changes since 0.66:

• Added “local repo” support to host an F-Droid repo on the...

F-Droid at RMLL

Posted on Jul 1, 2014 by CiaranG

The 15th Libre Software Meeting, RMLL Montpelier 2014 takes place in France from the 5th to the 11th of July and F-Droid will be there.

...

Client 0.66 Released

Posted on May 2, 2014 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.66, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Main changes since 0.63:

• Fixed a crash on startup for devices with more than 500...

Client 0.63 Released

Posted on Apr 8, 2014 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.63, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Main changes since 0.58:

• Support for Network Service Discovery of local FDroid repos on Android...

Client 0.58 Released

Posted on Jan 13, 2014 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.58, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Main changes since 0.55:

• Icons are now downloaded with a resolution that matches the device’s...

F-Droid at FOSDEM

Posted on Jan 11, 2014 by CiaranG

FOSDEM 2014 is coming up on the 1st and 2nd of February, in Brussels.

F-Droid developer Daniel Martí will be giving a talk about the project on Sunday 2nd at 10am. See the talk details on the FOSEDEM site for more...

Client 0.55 Released

Posted on Nov 12, 2013 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.55, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

This is a minor update to the 0.54 release, with the following changes:

• Fixed problems...

Client 0.54 released

Posted on Nov 5, 2013 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.54, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Main changes since 0.50:

• New options on the App Details screen to ignore all future...

F-Droid Talk – Catalonia

Posted on Oct 28, 2013 by CiaranG

On Saturday the 9th of November, F-Droid developer Daniel Martí will be giving a talk entitled “Distribution of Free Software applications on Android”. The talk will present F-Droid, the software the project produces, and the services it offers. It will be mainly aimed at the generic Android user, who...

Client 0.50 released

Posted on Aug 21, 2013 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.50, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Main changes since 0.46:

• New basic app sharing functionality.
• Handle f-droid.org web repo as well...

Second F-Droid Workshop in Berlin

Posted on Aug 14, 2013 by CiaranG

Following the success of the first F-Droid Workshop in Berlin, there will be another this weekend.

• When? Saturday the 17th of August, 2PM – 6PM
• Where? Büro 2.0 (http://www.buero20.org/anfahrt)
• Who? Daniel Martí – F-Droid developer

The workshop is aimed at developers and advanced users – if...

F-Droid Workshop – Berlin

Posted on Jul 27, 2013 by CiaranG

F-Droid Workshop – learn how to include new apps into the repository.

• When? Saturday the 3rd of August, 2PM – 5PM
• Where? IN-Berlin (http://in-berlin.de/space)
• Who? Daniel Martí – F-Droid developer

The workshop is aimed at developers and advanced users – if you know how to...

Client 0.46 Released

Posted on May 31, 2013 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.46, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Main changes since 0.45:

• Worked around a bad interaction with Google App Verification (relevant only...

Client 0.45 Released

Posted on May 29, 2013 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.45, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Main changes since 0.42:

• Fixed a bug where repository update checks could happen more frequently...

Client 0.42 Released

Posted on Mar 24, 2013 by CiaranG

The latest release of the F-Droid Repository Client, version 0.42, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Main changes since 0.38:

• New option to launch installed applications directly from the client.
• Improved...

Client 0.38 Released

Posted on Sep 19, 2012 by CiaranG

The latest release of the FDroid Repository Client, version 0.38, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Changed since 0.33:

• Enhanced descriptions, including better formatting possibilities, external links, and direct links between...

Client 0.33 Released

Posted on Sep 13, 2012 by F-Droid

The latest release of the FDroid Repository Client, version 0.33, is now available. You can download it from the home page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Changed since 0.31:

• Update notifications take you straight to the updates tab.
• Various performance improvements...

Client 0.31 Released

Posted on Sep 1, 2012 by CiaranG

The latest release of the FDroid Repository Client, version 0.31, is now available. You can get it from the repository page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

Changed since 0.28:

• Fixed a bug in the French translation that caused a crash if...

Client 0.28 Released

Posted on Aug 26, 2012 by F-Droid

The latest release of the FDroid Repository Client, version 0.28, is now available. You can get it from the repository page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

The main changes in this release are:

• New Categories within the client for What’s New...

Security Notice – TextSecure

Posted on Aug 23, 2012 by F-Droid

Unfortunately, the TextSecure application is now deleted from the repository.

Previous versions of this have a serious security flaw. One feature of the software is that all SMS messages sent and received are stored in an encrypted database. However, due to an apparent oversight by the developer, all...

Repository Client 0.25

Posted on Jan 12, 2012 by F-Droid

The latest release of the FDroid Repository Client, version 0.25, is now available. You can get it from the repository page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

This is a minor update release, with lots of translation updates and various small user interface...

Repository Client 0.24

Posted on Dec 5, 2011 by F-Droid

The latest release of the FDroid Repository Client, version 0.24, is now available. You can get it from the repository page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

This release fixes a problem that caused notifications of updates to your installed applications to not...

Andor’s Trail

Posted on Nov 30, 2011 by F-Droid

Andor’s Trail is a classic RPG. Your brother, the Andor of the title, has disappeared, and via a series of interlinked quests your job is to find...

Repository Client 0.23

Posted on Nov 14, 2011 by F-Droid

The latest release of the FDroid Repository Client, version 0.23, is now available. You can get it from the repository page or, if you already have...

Repository Client 0.22

Posted on May 20, 2011 by F-Droid

The latest release of the FDroid Repository Client, version 0.22, is now available. You can get it from the repository page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

This release contains numerous minor fixes and user interface improvements, but the main changes since...

Repository Client 0.21

Posted on Feb 24, 2011 by F-Droid

The latest release of the FDroid Repository Client, version 0.21, is now available. You can get it from the repository page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

The main changes since the previous release are:

• Donate option – for applications...

FOSDEM Schedules

Posted on Feb 4, 2011 by CiaranG

It seemed like a shame that although there are two choices of FOSS application to keep track of the busy FOSDEM schedule on your phone, you were...

Repository Client 0.20

Posted on Feb 1, 2011 by F-Droid

The latest release of the FDroid Repository Client, version 0.20, is now available. You can get it from the repository page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

The main changes since the previous official release are:

• Signed repository index. Although...

Repository Client 0.17

Posted on Jan 17, 2011 by F-Droid

The latest release of the FDroid Repository Client, version 0.17, is now available. You can get it from the repository page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

The main changes since the previous version are:

• Search – this has started to...

Sokoban

Posted on Jan 6, 2011 by F-Droid

No prizes for guessing that Sokoban is an implementation of the classic game Sokoban. Unless you’ve never heard of it of course. I’ll assume that’s the case,...

Repository Client 0.14

Posted on Nov 15, 2010 by F-Droid

The latest release of the FDroid Repository Client, version 0.14, is now available. You can get it from the repository page or, if you already have an earlier version installed, just update.

The main changes since the previous version are:

• Background updating of the repository index,...

ConnectBot

Posted on Nov 4, 2010 by F-Droid

ConnectBot is an essential tool for the sysadmin on the move, or the stationary sysadmin on the beach. It’s a fully functional SSH client packed with useful features,...

The Donate Pledge

Posted on Oct 22, 2010 by F-Droid

A while back I read about the Paid App Pledge over at Android Guys. I didn’t want to sign up to that – the last thing I want to do is encourage more hidden source code.

The intention is a good one though – encouraging more high...

Missile Intercept

Posted on Oct 22, 2010 by F-Droid

Missile Intercept is a game modelled on the classic Missile Command, complete with retro-style graphics. You’re defending three cities at the bottom of the screen from destruction...

F-Droid Repository Alpha

Posted on Oct 20, 2010 by F-Droid

Following on from the earlier post (read first if you don’t know what this is about), you can now try an alpha release of the software. There’s a lot of planned functionality still missing, but it’s fully functional and useful.

MathDoku

Posted on Oct 16, 2010 by F-Droid

I’ll start by saying that I hate Sudoku, it always struck me as very tedious, and I’ve never heard of KenKen, the variation on which this game is...

F-Droid Repository Vapourware

Posted on Oct 15, 2010 by F-Droid

The observant amongst you will have noticed the “and more” in this site’s tagline. I thought I’d write a little bit of an introduction to that side of things, since I’ve briefly mentioned it to various people already anyway.

The plan is to implement something that’s sorely missing...

StatusNet Mobile

Posted on Oct 14, 2010 by F-Droid

This is the official client for StatusNet microblogs, including the popular Identi.ca.

On one hand I expected great things from this, because it comes direct from StatusNet’s...

NetCounter

Posted on Oct 13, 2010 by F-Droid

NetCounter is a simple but effective application to keep track of your data usage. It counts cell and wi-fi data separately and displays a summary of both in...

gvSIG Mini

Posted on Oct 13, 2010 by F-Droid

There are plenty of options for mapping on Android, including the virtually ubiquitous Google Maps. However, none of them are even in the same league as gvSIG Mini.

...

FBReader

Posted on Oct 7, 2010 by F-Droid

Yesterday we looked at real books so today it’s the turn of e-books. FBReader is an e-book reader based on the desktop application of the...

Book Catalogue

Posted on Oct 6, 2010 by F-Droid

It’s hard to know how to start a review of an application with a name so descriptive you know exactly what it is from the title. The standard...

Beem

Posted on Oct 5, 2010 by F-Droid

Beem is an XMPP client which, as yet, offers a fairly basic range of options but is under active development. There are a few quirks...

MythMote

Posted on Oct 4, 2010 by F-Droid

If you use MythTV (and if not, why not?) then you need MythMote. It’s a remote control that communicates with all your MythTV front ends over the...

LifeSaver 2

Posted on Oct 2, 2010 by F-Droid

LifeSaver 2 is a simple but very useful app that backs up your call log and SMS messages to your SD card, and allows you to restore them later. This is useful for general everyday backups, as a means of exporting this data in an easy format for...

Permissions

Posted on Oct 1, 2010 by F-Droid

Following on from yesterday’s article about app permissions, here’s some more practical help in the form of an app that lets you review the permissions you’ve granted to everything that’s currently installed.

Connect Your Charger

Posted on Oct 1, 2010 by F-Droid

I always think popping up a “Battery Low – Connect Your Charger” message is a very thoughtless thing to do, and with battery life being what it is it’s something I get to think about quite a lot.

For one thing, if I was able to connect my...

No such thing as a free beer?

Posted on Sep 30, 2010 by F-Droid

Ars technica is reporting on a study that reveals that, unbeknownst to the user, some Android apps are sending personal information such as telephone numbers and GPS coordinates off to unknown recipients. The only surprising thing here is that anyone is surprised.

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K-9 Mail

Posted on Sep 29, 2010 by F-Droid

Everyone needs an email client, and unfortunately the stock Android client is very poor indeed – presumably because most of the development focus was on the GMail app. Luckily for those that don’t use GMail, or use...

F-Droid Is Here

Posted on Sep 29, 2010 by F-Droid

F-Droid is dedicated to Free and Open Source (FOSS) software on the Android platform. Here you will find news, reviews and other features covering all things Android and software-freedom related.