F-Droid Reviews

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• What app do I use for ballistic on the air Venturi avenger.25 cal? I live in california and some ballistic apps are blocked but I’m using a ballistic range finder-LaserBallistics1000 with there ATN ballistics app.I’ve used my air gun for a while now and not used to using a range finder/Ballistic-app

  I'm a fan of f-droid - I like my software to be free and open source. I didn't see a ballistic calculator up there, though. - Source: Reddit / 4 days ago

• Free software in my smartphone

  The easiest option is to get a phone that can run a de-googled Android distribution. The most secure choice is a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS. However, if you don't want to give Google your money, there are more options for LineageOS. In either case, you'll get a bare-bones initial set of apps with no Google spyware. You can install FLOSS apps from F-Droid. - Source: Reddit / 8 days ago

• Do you use the Samsung default apps or do you use some of the Google default apps?

  Simple Mobile Tools offers 16 amazing open source apps like Gallery, Calendar, Contacts, File Manager, Voice Recorder, Clock (also available via de open source app store F-Droid). - Source: Reddit / 12 days ago

• Microsoft Wants to Launch Xbox Games Store on iPhone

  Reason I'm excited for it is for an F-Droid equivalent App repository of Free and Open Source apps. Like if I need a simple pdf reader or calculator I can search through F-Droid for apps I know will not have ads or IAP. And I can more easily install alternate service apps like NewPipe for Android, which doesn't have ads and lets you have a subscription feed without an account. - Source: Reddit / 12 days ago

• APK verification help

  Download the emulator. You might be able to find them on f-droid or github. - Source: Reddit / 14 days ago

• Today, i downloaded my google data. i am disgusted

  If you have an android phone, you don't have to jump ship immediately and use a different OS, instead, you can go through every single app, and configure network permissions, by not allowing an app to use the network in the background and so on, and so on. It is a job. Also, opt out of any google services, just kill all the permissions, including the store, and instead download and install via apk something like... - Source: Reddit / 20 days ago

• It doesn't want to install after the Android 13 update.

  Install the latest version (or at least the latest suggested) from https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fdroid.fdroid/ rather than getting whatever is on https://f-droid.org which often tends to be old-ish. - Source: Reddit / 22 days ago

• I just found game changing info

  I can only recommend OsmAnd (you can also get it on F-Droid), it even allows you to plan your route by road type, inclination, etc. - genuinely saved my ass in less than ideal infrastructure conditions. - Source: Reddit / 26 days ago

• ⟳ 1 apps added, 45 updated at f-droid.org

  F-Droid (version 1.15.6): The app store that respects freedom and privacy. - Source: Reddit / 30 days ago

• Nexus 7 with Lineage 18.1 - glitchy and not fun

  In my experience, the Nexus 7 still runs fine if you use it without the Google PlayServices (I use r/microG instead), limit the background processes via developer options and use lightweight apps from f-droid.org. I use Bromite for browsing and NewPipe for YouTube. You can also deactivate animations via developer options to win some performance. - Source: Reddit / about 1 month ago

• Mozilla harshly criticizes Google's Play Store privacy labels in new study

  Https://f-droid.org Also all apps there are open source, I see this as an absolute win! - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago

• Sandboxing Play apps?

  You can find many high-quality foss applications on the open-source F-Droid store - including a Youtube client (which doesn't play ads and allows you to download videos) and various other applications. - Source: Reddit / about 1 month ago

• From $ to this with one command. Introducing Lapdock, an an automation exoskeleton for proot-distro

  Requires: Termux from fdroid, not playstore f-droid: https://f-droid.org/ A VNC app bVNC recommended, pro available free from nethunter store but others will work Nethunter Store: https://store.nethunter.com/. - Source: Reddit / about 1 month ago

• YSK: Android users can dramatically increase the speed of their device animations/transitions/pop-ups with a simple settings change.

  I haven't used Vanced but I highly recommend NewPipe which you can get either as an APK file (copy and install manually on phone) or on F-Droid (basically an app store with actually good and useful non-malicious apps). - Source: Reddit / about 2 months ago

• Google has suspended 2 of my icon packs from the Play Store for being "highly similar" - The problem of automated app reviews

  Be free and come to F-Droid. We will appreciate your work! - Source: Reddit / 2 months ago

• jesse we need to skip ads jesse

  Android apps: sideload f-droid (100% open-source alternative to Google play) then install either LibreTube or NewPipe (both are alternative front ends for YouTube. I've yet to see an ad in either). - Source: Reddit / 2 months ago

• OsmAnd (OpenStreetMap) 4.3 for Android is fast with a new rendering engine

  I have an F-Droid question. The only way to download F-Droid (as far as I know) is to download the apk directly from their site: https://f-droid.org/. This means having to side-load the app. Of course doing that means I would want to do my due diligence and verify the download using the PGP Signature they provide. My question is how do I verify a PGP signature completely on my phone? I do know how to verify it on... - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• ⟳ 4 apps added, 65 updated at f-droid.org

  F-Droid (version 1.15.6): The app store that respects freedom and privacy. - Source: Reddit / 2 months ago

• How to see fdroids package build process?

  Did you even look at f-droid.org? They have many docs. e.g. https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Build\_Metadata\_Reference/. - Source: Reddit / 2 months ago

• Google Play Store forced to house other app stores as India upholds ruling

  That app store already exists https://f-droid.org/. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• iit madras news: IIT Madras-incubated firm develops indigenous mobile operating system BharOS Service

  If you don't have Play Services you probably don't have Play Store either, it wouldn't make much sense, people that use MicroG usually prefer Free Software Apps from [F-Droid](https://f-droid.org/) and if for some reason they need/want an App only available in Play Store they use an alternative like [Yalp Store](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.yeriomin.yalpstore/), which downloads the apks directly from... - Source: Reddit / 2 months ago