# f-droid Published articles for f-droid. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## F-Droid's New App Shows it Isn't Going Anywhere DevFeed: [F-Droid's New App Shows it Isn't Going Anywhere]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Sourav Rudra Published: 2026-10-01T10:33:52Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [It's FOSS]() Topics: [F-Droid](), [appstores](), [Material Design](), [project release](), [bottom-navigation]() Tags: [alpha](), [android](), [app](), [beta](), [calculator](), [campaign](), [community-feedback](), [compose](), [device-compatibility](), [f-droid](), [f-droid-2-0](), [free-and-open-source](), [google](), [news](), [release](), [update]() ### AI overview F-Droid 2.0 is a major rewrite using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, with a redesigned Material interface. Its Discover, Search, and My Apps sections organize browsing, queries, installed apps, updates, and issues. Search covers categories, descriptions, and translated content, with improved Chinese, Japanese, and Korean queries; filters can combine anti-features, compatibility, and category. Background update checks are enabled by default, while manual checks remain available. The Nearby sharing tool is temporarily removed. The release is rolling out gradually; the article says the stable release for new installations remains 1.23.2, with a beta available. It frames the update against Google's announced 2027 developer registration requirements and F-Droid's Keep Android Open campaign. ### Source excerpt The Compose-based 2.0 app release marks the largest update in the storefront's history. ## F-Droid 2.0: FOSS Android Appstore Continues Updating Despite Google's Pending 'Developer Verification' Plan DevFeed: [F-Droid 2.0: FOSS Android Appstore Continues Updating Despite Google's Pending 'Developer Verification' Plan]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: EditorDavid Published: 2026-09-25T08:34:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Slashdot]() Topics: [F-Droid](), [Android](), [Mobile](), [Open Source](), [Google](), [Jetpack Compose](), [Kotlin](), [API](), [Google Play]() Tags: [android](), [api](), [app-store](), [app-updates](), [developer](), [digital-markets-act](), [eu](), [f-droid](), [foss](), [google](), [has](), [opensource](), [verification]() ### AI overview F-Droid has released version 2.0 of its open-source Android app store while Google plans new identity-verification requirements for developers distributing apps outside Google Play. The update adds a unified installation service, automatic app updates, a redesigned Kotlin Compose interface, and optional Material theming. ### Source excerpt "F-Droid, a third-party app repository that only distributes free and open-source software packages for Google's Android mobile platform, on Thursday announced version 2.0 of its Android app," reports The Register. Though they also note "a big banner across the top of the F-Droid site" pointing to a site describing pending changes from Google that threaten the future of F-Droid... [D]evelopers who want their apps broadly distributed outside the official Google Play Store will need to register with Google and verify their identities. Google's Full Distribution option includes paying a one-time $25 fee, handing over a copy of a government-issued ID to verify one's identity, and conforming to Google's terms of service. Google also offers a free Limited Distribution option that doesn't require government ID verification but restricts distribution to 20 authorized devices, while apps from unverified developers can still be installed by users who enable Android's advanced installation flow. The potential death warrant hanging over its head hasn't stopped the F-Droid team from rolling out a bunch of new features for an app it says it intends to keep working on for years to come... The team also credited the EU's many Digital Markets Act decisions against Google for making the installation experience smoother for users. F-Droid can now use a unified installation service for its apps thanks to the availability of a pre-approval API that allows users to approve an installation when they request it, rather than waiting until the app has finished downloading. That, said the F-Droid team, "brings the F-Droid install experience on official Android devices much closer to what the built-in app store can provide." Additionally, F-Droid 2.0 can fetch and install app updates automatically, which it now does by default. All of those changes, however, won't matter much if Google pushes ahead undeterred with its plans to force registration onto non-Play Store developers. F-Droid's announ