Google will become the gatekeeper of Android apps if this is implemented.

news.itsfoss.com/new-android-s…

#google #android

Android Security or Vendor Lock-In? Google’s New Sideloading Rules Smell Fishy

RIP APK?

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)}

I bought an #Android 4.3 tablet (#Alcatel onetouch, 18 £). Sure it is outdated but is sufficient. I found several great apps via #fdroid and transferred them via Bluetooth (saved as txt) from my current phone to the old tablet (tablet certificate expired, need to update this). Is there any resource to find more apps in the meantime? I looked at #izzyondroid a bit.

@IzzyOnDroid do you have be chance a filter for the minimum Android version I missed in the web interface?

#android43 #FediHelp

#linux but also #android question: are there any good apps/utilities for switching between different #wallpapers? I'm currently using a script I wrote for my laptop but if there was an existing, maintained utility (or even better a #GNOME app!) for this that'd be great :3

#advicewanted #helpwanted #boostswelcome

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 16 updated and 1 added apps:

* Fluffy: a lightweight file manager for phones, tablets, and Android TV 🛡️

RB status: 697 apps (53.6%)

3 #Magisk modules were updated at apt.izzysoft.de/magisk

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 11 updated and 2 added apps:

* Hacker's Diet Offline: track your weight and excercise and get a weighted moving average of your weight's change over time 🛡️
* Media Collection: helps you easily catalog and manage your personal blu-ray and dvd collection, including movies and TV series 🛡️

RB status: 696 apps (53.5%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

"Sideloading" is the rentseeker word for "being able to run software of your choosing on a computing device you purchased". There is no reasonable case for an operating system developer having a say over what programs you run on your hardware.

#Android #Google

***** Google's plans to restrict sideloading on Android are an authoritarian wet dream come true *****

Let me be really clear about how horrifically dangerous #Google's plans are to restrict #Android sideloading to "verified developers" (that is, entities for which Google has full verified identity and associated information that they could hand over to authorities on demand).

This means that even though you own your Android device, you cannot install apps obtained from ANY source (except perhaps apps you build yourself that will only be permitted to run on your own device) unless Google knows pretty much everything about who created that app.

The ways that this could be abused are so numerous I won't even start listing them here, other than to note that it is absolutely horrific overreach by Google and at least appears to be Google bending over for abusive government demands, and could put already vulnerable individuals and groups at even more risk.

Absolutely disgusting.

L

Google to require developer verification to install and sideload Android apps

Link: 9to5google.com/2025/08/25/andr…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…

#android #google

Google will require developer verification to install Android apps, including sideloading 

Google has announced that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android devices in 2026...

^{Abner Li (9to5Google)}

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 11 updated and 2 added apps:

* Flicky: an FDroid client with a TV friendly UI 🛡️
* Reef: your ultimate productivity companion, designed to help you stay focused, manage app usage, and minimize distractions 🛡️

And this cleanup run is over, so no more apps removed.

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

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I’m going to be at the Datenspuren (@datenspuren) conference in Dresden talking about #UnifiedPush. 🇩🇪

UnifiedPush is a topic I’m really passionate about. Every #Android user needs to know about this.

talks.datenspuren.de/ds25/talk…

UnifiedPush Datenspuren 2025

Push-Benachrichtigungen auf Android-Handys ohne Google. Dezentralisiert und Open Source.

^{talks.datenspuren.de}

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 9 updated apps and 1 new – AntiFeature (oops?)

Well, y'all know the NoSourceSince, when an app's repo has disappeared entirely and you no longer can expect any updates. There's a precursor to that: when an app's repo gets archived, there won't be any updates either – but chances are it gets unarchived again.

So we introduced SourceArchived, to let you easily filter them out.

Enjoy the #IzzyOnDroid repo & its #Android #apps

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 17 updated and 1 added apps:

* Cerberus Tiles: adds essential Quick Settings tiles and app shortcuts to Google Pixel phones 🛡️

RB status: 692 apps (53.3%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

Cleanup continued as well (more on that later). So once more, 5 outdated & unmaintained apps have been removed…

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IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 20 updated and 1 added apps:

* ImapLocate: Track GPS position in an IMAP account 🛡️

RB status: 690 apps (53%)

7 #Magisk modules have been updated at apt.izzysoft.de/magisk

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 16 updated and 1 added apps:

* ExifEdit: a simple Android EXIF Editor (change the modification date, edit the coordinates, delete all EXIF data) 🛡️

RB status: 688 apps (52.8%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

Cleanup progressed, tool, 5 apps have been removed today:

* SpaceXFollower: was added before we knew that Elo 🙊 💨 I mean, unmaintained since 2021, author gone 2023, almost no downloads

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IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 12 updated and 1 added apps:

* PlayOnDlna: lets you play YouTube videos ad-free on DLNA players in your local network 🛡️

RB status: 688 apps (52.6%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

PS: our repo overhaul goes on. Next to sending hundreds of PRs with Fastlane trees upstream (a task long overdue), some other dead bones got buried:

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IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

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Check out an Applevis forum post and an associated podcast that I put together about a cool guitar gadget called Tonewood Amp. If you are an acoustic guitar player,, you may really love it! :)

applevis.com/forum/ios-ipados/…
#guitar #accessibility #iOS #Android

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 9 updated, 2 added, and 2 removed apps:

+ DrawAnywhere: lets you sketch, annotate, and highlight directly on top of any screen 🛡️
+ Volume Manager: lets you control each app's volume independently 🛡️
+ added on Friday: NeoDB You, a Material 3 client for NeoDB 🛡️
- BlenderRemote: unmaintained since 2021, lots of nonfree stuff
- RiMusic: on request by author

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

A big announcement:

#MapComplete is now available as #Android app on the #Google #Playstore

Grab your copy here: play.google.com/store/apps/det…

(If you don't like google, the Android version is alson available on #FDroid: f-droid.org/en/packages/org.ma…

Or you can use the web version on mapcomplete.org)

MapComplete | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Thematic, editable maps based on OpenStreetMap

^f-droid.org

Since we published our blog post on the future of Accrescent, donations have increased dramatically.

According to the rates in that post, we should now be able to fund full-time development through at least May 2026!

Thank you to our community for your monumental support!

Because of you, we can dedicate ourselves fully to our mission of building a modern Android app store focused on security, privacy, and usability.

If you want to read the original blog post: blog.accrescent.app/posts/the-…

Or if you want to see our plans: blog.accrescent.app/posts/prog…

#accrescent #security #privacy #android #appstore

The Future of Accrescent

Accrescent is a novel Android app store focused on security, privacy, and usability. We’ve been building Accrescent since 2021 to improve the security and freedom of everyday Android users by providing an alternative to Google Play which doesn’t comp…

^{Logan Magee (Accrescent Blog)}

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 18 updated and 3 added apps:

* Piggsy: piggy bank designed to help you save money and reach your financial goals 🛡️
* OpenSEPTAmap: all SEPTA rail and trolley lines in an Android app (Philadelphia area) 🛡️
* Driftly: lets you save your daily attendance and analyze them 🛡️

RB Status: 684 apps (51.9%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

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IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

Today is the day! Read all about our development progress, view our roadmap for the future, and check out the new projects we're releasing as open source in our new blog post!

blog.accrescent.app/posts/prog…

Check out our new repositories:

github.com/accrescent/android-…
github.com/accrescent/director…
github.com/accrescent/director…
github.com/accrescent/ina

#android #security #privacy #accrescent #appstore

Progress Update and Roadmap

In our recent post about Accrescent’s financial future and sustainability, we announced that to build trust and transparency with our community, we’d be publishing a follow-up blog post about what we’ve been working on lately and where we’ve been set…

^{Logan Magee (Accrescent Blog)}

Keep an eye out for tomorrow's blog post! We'll be posting a development progress update for the past months and a roadmap for the next few.

#accrescent #security #privacy #appstore #android

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 14 updated and 1 added apps:

* Paperless NGX Uploader: uploads a single document to Paperless‑NGX directly from the system Share menu 🛡️

RB status: 681 apps (51.4%)

2 #Magisk modules have been updated at apt.izzysoft.de/magisk

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 12 updated and 2 added apps:

* QuickSE: helps you manage SELinux mode with ease (root needed) 🛡️
* Sobuu: track books reading and organise your readings (account needed currently; guest access planned) 🛡️

RB status: 680 apps (51.3%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 11 updated and 2 added apps:

* Compete: a place where people can improve themselves in a positive way while having a lot of fun 🛡️
* Stario: a minimalist, decluttered launcher 🛡️

RB status: 678 apps (51.2%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

We recently discovered a large Monero donation was received in the short time after we updated our article's reported income but before it was posted. We've now updated it to reflect this.

We'll post an update soon on what this means for the project. Thank you for your support!

#accrescent #appstore #security #privacy #android

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 13 updated and 2 added apps:

* Energize: lets you track your meals including calories, macro- and micronutrients 🛡️
* Hidroly: a hydration tracker designed to help you meet your daily water goals without distractions 🛡️

RB status: 676 apps (51.1%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

#Catima 2.36.0 is out!

In this release we added a card list widget, one of the most requested features since the project was started!

We hope to extend the widget in the future to allow you to choose which cards you want to show and how you want them sorted.

Coming soon to an app store near you!

github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Andro…

#IzzyOnDroid #FDroid #GitHub #GooglePlay #OpenSource #Android

Release 2.36.0 · CatimaLoyalty/Android

Add a widget showing all non-archived cards Prevent the keyboard from overlapping the save button in edit and group screens

^GitHub

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 11 updated and 2 added apps:

* Permissions Summary: gives you a clear, organized overview of which apps have access to sensitive permissions on your device 🛡️
* SOS Flashlight: transforms your phone into a Morse code device, sending text through multiple channels simultaneously 🛡️

RB status: 674 apps (51%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

Accrescent depends completely on donations to run. Today we share a significant update in our new blog post on the future of Accrescent: blog.accrescent.app/posts/the-….

New releases of Accrescent and our developer console are also out, with Android 16 updates and Material 3 changes. Check them out!

github.com/accrescent/accresce…
github.com/accrescent/parcelo/…
github.com/accrescent/console/…

#security #privacy #accrescent #android #appstre

The Future of Accrescent

Accrescent is a novel Android app store focused on security, privacy, and usability. We’ve been building Accrescent since 2021 to improve the security and freedom of everyday Android users by providing an alternative to Google Play which doesn’t comp…

^{Logan Magee (Accrescent Blog)}

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 9 updated and 1 added apps:

* LockLock: a lightweight, privacy-first app locking solution 🛡️

RB status: 671 apps (50.9%)

4 #Magisk modules have been updated at apt.izzysoft.de/magisk

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

#CalyxOS stellt die Entwicklung vorübergehend ein: calyxos.org/news/2025/08/01/a-…

Puh, das ist echt übel. 😔

#Android #CustomROM #AOSP #Fairphone

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today with 16 updated and 1 added apps:

* Bruce: lets you interact with Bruce Firmware on your ESP32 device 🛡️
* Aucards (added yesterday): create short messages for quick access when non-verbal communication is needed 🛡️

RB status (now also visible for each app in "Neo Store"): 670 apps (50.8%)

Battery Tile rebranded due to Google trouble, pls switch to the new app for updates.

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

I live in America and am on Mint Mobile. I am totally blind and use an external keyboard. I own a Galaxy A15, and while it works well, it's simply too large and wide for my needs, especially when I need to hold it to use Seeing AI (for scanning printed materials). My specifications shouldn't be too difficult to find, and yet, they are.

Android 14 or 15. Technically, I can go as low as 12, but I would really rather not.
Upgradable if possible.
Comes with Talkback pre-installed (or able to have someone install it). I have also heard of MicroG, an alternative to Google services that allows such apps to be installed, so that could work as well.
No larger than the iPhone SE 2022, unless by a tiny amount. Smaller is fine.
Headphone jack.

I am considering the Jelly Max, the Fonepia Q10, and the Minimal Phone. Has anyone here tried any of these in the United States? I don't think the Max has a headphone jack, but as much as I want one, I would be willing to sacrifice it if necessary. I know almost nothing about the Q10. The Minimal contains a real qwerty keyboard, so I wouldn't need to carry one. I don't care what they do with the screen, since I can't see it.

Am I missing any other good phones? I would like to keep this undder $350 at the most, preferably under $300 (Minimal might cost more, but could be worth it).

#accessibility #blind #Android #JellyMax #keyboard #MinimalPhone #phones #Q10 #qwerty #SmallPhone #SmallPhones #Talkback #technology

#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today comes with 14 updated and 1 added apps:

* Quick Timer: lets you set and manage timer directly from your Quick Settings 🛡️

And we've left the "beast" behind, thanks to this one 😊 RB status now: 667 apps (50.6%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo

IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

This is a repository of apps to be used with your F-Droid client. Applications in this repository are official binaries built by the original application developers, taken from their resp. repositories (mostly Github, GitLab, Codeberg).

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}