F-Droid 2.0: A new chapter for Android freedom
Date:
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:01:55 +0000
Description:
The F-Droid project has announced the release of F-Droid2.0, which is a complete redesign of the official
app. Notable changes in the release include making it easier to discover and install applications, more useful app categories, improved search, and
much more. For more than a decade, F-Droid has helped people discover and install free
and open source Android apps. F-Droid 2.0 builds on that foundation with a modern interface, better app discovery, improved search, and a simpler experience that works well, whether you're new to F-Droid or have been using it
for years. This isn't just a visual refresh. The user experience was redesigned to
integrate smoothly with current Android patterns, like Material Design, while keeping familiar F-Droid interactions in place. Key components were reworked and
rewritten using Kotlin Compose, the standard toolkit these days, creating a foundation that will help us deliver improvements more quickly in the years ahead.
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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/1096444/
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