The F-Droid project, which distributes open source apps for Android, will end if Google goes ahead with its plans to enforce ...
Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app ...
F-Droid is warning that the project could reach an end due to Google's new requirements for all Android developers to verify ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sources are warning of a newly-discovered Unity security flaw that allows code injection in Android games, potentially compromising crypto wallets on the device.
The creators of the alternative app store F-Droid say that the new developer review rules would make Google the gatekeeper ...
A new Android banking and remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed Klopatra disguised as an IPTV and VPN app has infected more than ...
Google now requires developer ID verification for new Play Store accounts, a move that the F-Droid project says could endanger its existence and user privacy.
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 ...
Google's new developer mandate is hitting alternative app stores hard. F-Droid says forced registration, fees, and ID checks ...