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F-Droid is the first third-party app store to support Android 15's app archiving feature

F-Droid is adding support for Android 15’s app archiving feature, making it the first third-party app store to support the new capability. App archiving is a feature that lets you reclaim storage ...
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My Android apps update before the Play Store gets them — this one tool made that possible

Finally, my open-source and non-Play Store apps auto-update.
Liliputing

F-Droid now supports automatic background updates (Free and open source Android app store)

F-Droid maintains a repository of free and open source (FOSS) Android apps, and the F-Droid client for Android devices basically functions as an alternative to the default app store on most Android ...

Sideloading Android apps is great — until you have to update them. Here's my fix

Still manually updating sideloaded apps on your Android phone? Obtainium automates the update process, saving you time and ...
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 ...
MUO on MSN

I replaced 5 Play Store apps with open-source versions and the ads completely vanished

I swapped five of my most-used Android apps for open-source alternatives, and the only thing I miss is the ads I left behind.
Android Police

F-Droid just learned a vital trick from the Play Store

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...