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F-Droid, the open-source app repository for Android, has announced version 2.0, described by the project as "a new chapter for Android freedom." The release outlines the future direction of the alternative app store, which lets users install free and open-source software outside Google's Play Store. The announcement is drawing attention among developers and privacy-minded Android users.
- 2Conversations Chat App Goes Free, Drops Google Play●Breaking Up with Google Play: Why Conversations Is Now Free
Daniel Gultsch, developer of the Android XMPP chat app Conversations, has announced the app is now free and is breaking up with Google Play. In a blog post he explains the decision to leave Google's store and stop charging for the app, a move drawing attention among open-source and messaging communities who see it as a notable stance against app store fees and platform dependence.