Android Police

Open source app store F-Droid gets a visual makeover

Nathan is a tech journalist from Canada who spends too much money on gadgets. You can find his work on Android Police, Digital Trends, iMore, Mobile Syrup and ZDNET. Nathan studied journalism at ...
Android

Android 15 extends ‘app archiving’ to F-Droid third-party app store

Android 15 will extend the ‘app archiving’ feature to F-Droid. The popular app store is the first third-party platform to support the new capability. The Android Operating System (OS) has been ...
The Register on MSN

HSBC app takes a dim view of sideloaded Bitwarden installations

Customers report being locked out after grabbing the password manager via F-Droid Some HSBC mobile banking customers in the ...
Android Police

Google wants to 'break free app distribution,' says top open source library

Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police and MakeUseOf since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as ...
Liliputing

Lilbits: F-Droid warns that Google’s plans for Android could doom FOSS app stores, there’s a new Kindle jailbreak, and Microsoft is bringing “vibe working” to MS Office

Unlike Apple, Google has always made it relatively easy for users to install Android apps from sources other than the company’s official app store. But recently the company announced that it will ...
PC Magazine

'Keep Android Open' Campaign Pushes Back on Google's Sideloading Restrictions

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. A "Keep Android Open" campaign is pushing back on new rules from Google that will reportedly block users from ...