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

Google's new developer mandate is hitting alternative app stores hard. F-Droid says forced registration, fees, and ID checks ...

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

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 ...

The creators of the alternative app store F-Droid say that the new developer review rules would make Google the gatekeeper ...

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

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 ...

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

If you’re the type of Android user who values privacy and open-source software, you’re probably familiar with F-Droid. It’s ...

CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it.

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

Years in the making, the proprietary Linux OS that replaces Android-based FireOS is expected to be announced at next week's event. Here's everything we know so far.