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

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

Google says sideloading will remain on Android under new developer verification rules, but concerns persist for indie app ...

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

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

Open source Android app store cannot exist if Google's plans go ahead, says F-Droid board member The F-Droid project, which ...

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 ...

F-Droid has warned against Google's new developer verification rules, saying they could kill sideloading and alternative app stores.

First and foremost, Google clarifies that it is not killing or doing away with sideloading on Android with this move. Instead ...

Google says that "sideloading is of fundamental importance for Android" and will not disappear. However, uncertainties remain ...

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