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F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform.
This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live since yesterday: * #EU #DMA for you and me * @npub1l3q3...hlvh gives us a reason to activate #NFC #Passkeys #FIDO2 * get the app phone manufacturers hate: #CircleToSearch * #PeerTube is ready for creators * #QUIK #SMS got a new appid, did you switch yet? + 19 new apps & 160 updates - 2 app archived Touch that special place:
This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live: * website maintenance w/ #reproduciblebuild info * #FSFE @npub1rg6e...c3zj on #EU #DMA vs #FLOSS * #Dib2qm depreciated, jump ship now * #Jami talks about #FLOSS importance * #NWS weather widget broken * #SessionMessenger protocol v2 #PFS #PQC + 10 new apps & 214 updates -2 apps archived Check yo' signer:
This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is so quick: * news from below, sneak peek on our infra * more #Ente partnerships * #K9Mail #Thunderbird one year later #JMAP * fourth #ProtonPrivacy app included (still not #ProtonMail) * #Saracroche inclus, appels de spam exclus * #StatusIM goes legacy, new app soon * #Syncthing Fork drama, #ReproducibleBuild to the rescue? + 11 new apps & 211 updates Expand your repertoire:
15 years fly by like last week, when you're the package manager for #Android, but you feel the technical debt more and more. What to do? Rip it out and start over? Improve bit by bit? RiiR? Find out how #FDroid prepares for the next 15 here:
This week in F-Droid (TWIF) is up and running: * #Fossify Messages heads up * #SwatchIt to the #knitting rescue * #LineageOS + #FDroid + #XMPP spell ❤️ in Italian * #Immich growing pains, somebody is G-ealous * #LibreTube #MaterialDesign Expressive on the edge + 4 new apps & 137 updates - 2 archived apps Flip the toggle:
#Google trips over its own words, when they sell you #Android it's the best computing device in the world that does everything. After you bought it Google doesn't let you do anything *you* want to. #Sideload is a made-up term. Putting software on your computer is simply called “installing”, regardless of whether that computer is in your pocket or on your desk. What Do You Talk About When You Talk About Sideloading? What does Google? Here's #FDroid:
Until December 4, The European Commission and the Data Protection Board have launched a public consultation to gather feedback on draft guidelines on the interplay between #DMA and #GDPR. "DMA foresees alternative app stores for which gatekeepers may put in place strictly necessary and proportionate measures that must also comply with GDPR". Funny, that sounds like Google forcing all Android users and developers to submit their IDs to Google... or else. Proportionate???
What time it is? It's 5 o'clock... somewhere. So here comes the fifth #FDroid legal post. It's all about content, transparency, and user protections. It features strong tags like #OnlineSafetyAct #Ofcom #DSA and #DMA and how these shape our own policies. Will this break some prejudice? One way to find out: