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F-Droid 2.0 Launches as Biggest Update in a Decade

Original: 🚀 F-Droid 2.0: The Biggest Update in a Decade F-Droid 2.0 lands as the biggest redesign in a decade, rebuilt in Kotlin a

F-Droid, the independent open-source app repository for Android, has released version 2.0, its largest redesign in ten years. The app has been rebuilt in Kotlin with Jetpack Compose, bringing improved app discovery, better search, and smoother installs. The update arrives as Google's developer verification program is seen as an existential threat to F-Droid and alternative app stores.

Why now: The release coincides with Google's developer verification requirements, which many fear could restrict sideloading and independent app stores on Android.

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• 🚀 F-Droid 2.0: The Biggest Update in a Decade F-Droid 2.0 lands as the biggest redesign in a decade, rebuilt in Kotlin and Compose with better discovery, search, and installs, just as Google's developer verification program raises an existential threat to F-Droid and other… · zyvop · 2

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