F-Droid - the definitive un-Play Store - Android

F-Droid - the definitive un-Play Store - Android

An app store for Android that appeals to FOSS-heads. What's not to love?

Most Android devices (at least those that are decidedly not made by Huawei) come equipped with the Google Play Store. Sure, there are notable outliers, like Amazon Fire tablets, which are somewhat locked into Amazon's parallel app ecosystem, but those are the exceptions that prove the rule. While other device vendors and mobile carriers have historically offered their own app stores, there's also a carrier/network independent distribution system for Android apps: Say hello to F-Droid, the free and open alternative to commercial app stores.

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F-Droid: the definitive un-Play Store was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

10/04/2021 01:45 PM