Neowin News Feed for: F-droid

F-Droid announces faster, long-overdue server hardware upgrade

David Uzondu — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 22:30:02 +0000

F-Droid has announced an update to its service that introduces faster server hardware, which should speed up tasks like building Android apps. Read more...

Google's shocking developer decree struggles to justify the urgent threat to F-Droid

Paul Hill — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 08:04:01 +0000

Google's new developer mandate is hitting alternative app stores hard. F-Droid says forced registration, fees, and ID checks could end the open-source project. Read more...

EU's new age verification app faces criticism over Google dependence

Paul Hill — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 01:12:01 +0000

The European Union's in-development age verification app has attracted criticism over plans to use a Google API that would harm competition. Read more...

ProtonVPN now available on de-Googled Android devices via F-Droid

Paul Hill — Mon, 18 May 2020 15:16:01 +0000

Proton has announced that its VPN service, ProtonVPN, is now available via F-Droid. Aside from the benefits F-Droid brings, Proton will reach more users where the Play Store isn't available. Read more...

Tor Project ups collaboration with Orfox team to make Tor mobile

Paul Hill — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 00:04:01 +0000

The Tor Project has worked with the Guardian Project to port over the security slider found in the desktop Tor browser to Orfox for Android. Going forward, mobile users can expect better mobile Tor. Read more...

Copperhead, F-Droid & Guardian Project start partnership for open, secure mobile ecosystem

Paul Hill — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 07:54:01 +0000

Copperhead, F-Droid & Guardian Project have formed a partnership to develop a mobile ecosystem that is open source and secure. A planned crowdfunder will help them make for-consumer devices. Read more...