F-Droid says Google’s developer registration rule could end its open-source app store and strand users. Google defends verification as a security step. Google’s new developer registration decree is ...

Google announced policy changes that place more requirements on Android developers last month, which are supposed to make the Android ecosystem a more safe and secure platform. Some say these new ...

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

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. F-Droid isn’t pulling any punches. In a blistering new post, the open-source Android app repository has accused Google of trying to ...

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 ...

F-Droid has warned that Google’s new developer verification rules could effectively kill alternative Android app stores. The platform says that Google’s rules are monopolistic and harmful to ...

One of Android’s defining traits has always been freedom—the ability to install apps from anywhere, not just Google Play. But that openness may be under threat. Google’s proposed developer ...

This free, open-source app can silently update apps in the background.

You may have encountered situations where an app on your device shows "this item is not available in your country"; or after ...