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#AndroidAppRain had 15 updated apps at our Android repo. Some RBs which failed with previous releases have been fixed, so RB status now: 753 apps (59.2%)

Our #Magisk repo got 2 modules updated and 1 added a minute ago:

* HyperUnlocked: Unlock high-end xiaomi features on all of your xiaomi devices

Status there now: 138 modules online.

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


When will the #NFB remember not all #Blind people use #Apple products, the #Android users have been complaining about many of the same issues for months, or years without any response when brought to the NFB but as soon as impacts one person on iPhone it's an immediate priority. @mastoblind


Lots of folks speculating about AirDrop working on the Pixel, if it was reverse engineering or asking if Apple might break the compatibility. The reality might be a bit more mundane. Seems Apple is just being forced to play by regulators' rules...
youtu.be/t2I9FyZdhbs

#tech #technology #technews #google #business #geek #gadgets #eu #dma #apple #android #ios


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 15 updated and 1 added apps:

* Chitralaya CloudGallery App: transforms your Telegram account into your personal, unlimited photo cloud storage 🛡️

RB status: 752 apps (59.1%)

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



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

* mpvExtended: a powerful media player built on mpv with an improved user interface 🛡️

RB status: 751 apps (59%)

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


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 16 updated and 2 added apps:

* IP Wizard: calculate subnet masks and IP ranges directly on your device 🛡️
* Anthology: a sleek, fast ebook reader 🛡️

1 #Magisk module was updated at apt.izzysoft.de/magisk

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


Excited to announce #IzzyOnDroid will be at #FOSDEM! Our stand request got approved! fosdem.org/2026/news/2025-11-1…

We'll be sharing a stand with @shiftphones and @BlissLabs, showing just what a great experience our little corner of #Android can be.

Repairable devices, a FOSS #AOSP ROM and an "app store" (or repository if you prefer) for all the privacy and user respecting apps you could want to run on it :)

Of course the teamwork doesn't end there, we'll love to tell you more at the stand :)




Do you have 2 minutes?

Please consider nominating GrapheneOS and Accrescent (submit the form once for each) for the 2025 Proton Lifetime Fundraiser.

Direct link to form: form.typeform.com/to/XixQrG8Q

Learn more about the fundraiser: proton.me/blog/lifetime-fundra…

#grapheneOS #opensource #accrescent #android


Stop calling it #sideloading when you install an app on #Android that isn’t provided via #GooglePlaystore. It is just installing an app. Not less and not more. The phone is your own device. You bought it, you paid for it. You have all the rights to do with it what ever you want. And to install on it what ever you want from wherever you get it from.
It’s your choice and not the choice of #Google. They only provide the Android system and one option where to get apps for it. That’s it!


Google cancels plans to require Android application certification outside of the Play Store

Only a few months ago, Google announced it was going to require that all Android applications - even those installed outside of the Play Store - had to be verified. This led to a massive backlash, and it seems our protests and complaints have had effect:

osnews.com/story/143786/google…

#Android


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 19 updated and 1 added apps:

* HappyTaxes: bookkeeping for freelancers, small business, or personal finances with receipt OCR 🛡️

RB Status: 753 apps (58.5%)

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

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

And if you want to help making IzzyOnDroid sustainable, you can support us e.g. at opencollective.com/izzyondroid 🤗



Dear #IzzyOnDroid community, we need your help for keeping our repo as useful as possible. No tech knowledge needed for this one, so anybody who's got an #Android device and some spare time can jump in here:

codeberg.org/IzzyOnDroid/Every…

Are you using any of those apps, or would be willing to install one (or more) of them to see if they are still useful? Please then report there, or here to this #serviceToot – so we can get that issue solved 🙏

Thank you all in advance!

:boost_love:



The Unihertz Jelly Star is two years old, runs Android 13, and still does something no other phone can: make me think before I use it.
It’s tiny, awkward, and honest — a detox device that actually works. No one’s made anything like it since. Even Unihertz gave up.
I looked for something that could replace it. Nothing exists.
Read: The Tiny, Brilliant, Infuriating Phone No One Will Replace
fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/the…
#Unihertz #JellyStar #Android #DigitalMinimalism #TechCulture #Phones #Detox #SmallPhones #Minimalism #Review


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 6 updated and 1 added apps:

* WG Tunnel: a WireGuard & AmneziaWG VPN client with auto-tunneling, lockdown & proxy 🛡️

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


Interesting how Facebook & co declare queries to android.intent.action.MAIN to bypass restrictions on the QUERY_ALL_PACKAGE permission.

It allows them to get the list of all the apps installed on your system.

Source, interesting blog post on the subject: peabee.substack.com/p/everyone…

Out of curiosity, I've verified with a recent Facebook APK

#android


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 14 updated and 1 added apps.

It's a tradition at least 5,000 years old (when Egyptians started the Bastet cult), that people love cat pics. So we said, why not – and let the cat in:

* Lumi: lets you fetch cat photos of Minky 🛡️

RB status: 747 apps (57.9%)

Will we make the 60% this year? will Minky help? Find out more at… err…

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


To make the open web safer, Google is launching *website owner verification*. Starting in 2026, Google will require all websites to be registered in order to be opened on Chrome.

All website owners are encouraged to sign up for early access. This is the best way to get ready and stay updated.

To get verified, all you need to do is providing your personal details, upload an official ID, and pay a 25$.

For hobbyists, Google is working on another console so you can add every Google accounts that are allowed to see your website.

And as Google is committed to keep the web open, they will provide a command line interface to open a single page of a non-verified website, but it's very dangerous and your Chrome will lose its certification. This will allow banks to forbid access to their website from non-certified Chrome.

#android #developerVerification


Accrescent 0.28.0 is out, including:

- Download cancellation support
- Better update scheduling (especially on Android 14+)
- UI improvements and bug fixes

Full release notes below!
github.com/accrescent/accresce…

#accrescent #appstore #android #security #privacy



#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 10 updated & 3 added apps:

* MovieFlix: a movie diary for cinephile for tracking every movie and TV show you watch 🛡️
* PrivacyStats: checks your Android device’s privacy level based on installed packages 🛡️
* Lockscreen Widgets: brings back the functionality of widgets on your lockscreen 🛡️

RB status: 745 apps (57.8%)

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


Při své #degoogle jsem narazil na problém Waze. Používal jsem ho ještě za krále Klacka, nějaký cesty jsem se tam taky nakreslil, tak to byla srdcovka. Dlouho jsem hledal, aktuálně zkouším Magic Earth. Privacy oriented, založené na #osm, ukazuje to hustotu provozu a trasy super. #ios i #android



#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 13 updated and 1 added apps:

* Opening Hours Manager: allows you to manage the opening hours of your favorite stores locally 🛡️

RB status: 741 apps (57.5%)

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

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

And be prepared for a full load of Fossify updates tomorrow 🙈 (already confirmed RB)


#Google trips over its own words, when they sell you #Android it's the best computing device in the world that does everything. After you bought it Google doesn't let you do anything *you* want to.

#Sideload is a made-up term. Putting software on your computer is simply called “installing”, regardless of whether that computer is in your pocket or on your desk.

What Do You Talk About When You Talk About Sideloading?

What does Google?

Here's #FDroid: f-droid.org/2025/10/28/sideloa…


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 11 updated and 1 added apps:

* Tempus: an open-source and lightweight music client for Subsonic 🛡️

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



Are you using Ironfox as PWA to surf Mastodon?

Get push notifications to work with Ironfox on Android (There's no Librewolf for Android) using UnifiedPush.

unifiedpush.org

You would need to download and install Sunup for this to work (no account required)

unifiedpush.org/users/distribu…

Then in Ironfox setting, enable UnifiedPush. Push notifications option will now appear from Mastodon, enable them and voilà.

#Ironfox #Sunup #PWA #UnifiedPush #Android


Accrescent 0.27.0 is here! This is the most significant release we've made to date:

- New, stable app store API
- Complete installer rewrite, resolving all known bugs
- Tons of new features
- More snappy, correct, & informative UI

Check it out! 👇

github.com/accrescent/accresce…

#accrescent #security #privacy #appstore #android


Let's see what adb shell pm set-developer-verification-result com.example.myapplication 3 1 does

  • 3: 3 [closed]: Block installs when verification fails or cannot perform.
  • 1: The valid verification result values are: 1 [pass]: Verification passed.

#Android #DeveloperVerification


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 10 updated and 1 added apps:

* PrivacyFlip: automatically manages your device's privacy features based on screen lock/unlock state 🛡️

1 #Magisk module was added to apt.izzysoft.de/magisk

* ReZygisk: standalone implementation of Zygisk

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


I have a rather peculiar #Android problem.
- I use personalDNSfilter (zenz-solutions.de/personaldnsf…) to block ads system-wide. It's basically like running a local pi-hole using a local VPN.
- I would also like to use Orbot (#Tor) and run some apps (specifically Nextcloud) that don't natively support proxying through Orbot's VPN.

The problem is, Android won't let me run two VPNs at the same time. And blocking ads without a VPN would require rooting my phone, which I don't want to do. However:
- personalDNSfilter can expose the DNS server on port 5300 without using the VPN (which is useless in itself).
- Orbot can expose its HTTP and SOCKS proxy without using the VPN (which is also useless in itself).

Is there some way to setup a custom VPN that would combine these two things, i.e., let me route some apps through Orbot's proxy and use the local DNS server (provided by personalDNSfilter) at port 5300? I was looking at OpenVPN for Android (github.com/schwabe/ics-openvpn), but I'm honestly really confused. Help please? 😅 Boosts appreciated.


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 10 updated and 1 added apps:

* De1984 Firewall: Privacy-focused firewall and package manager 🛡️

RB status: 737 apps (57.4%)

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

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


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 4 updated and 3 added apps:

* QR warehouse: helps you keep track of your inventory and storage locations 🛡️
* AppVaultX: app manager 🛡️
* CalSync - Notification Calendar Sync: automatically create calendar events from notifications received from work and social apps by parsing Chinese time expressions 🛡️

RB status: 736 apps (57.3%)

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


RE: infosec.exchange/@accrescent/1…

The servers were deployed a few weeks ago. However, our next app update had unexpected bugs, delaying its release.

As a result, updates for all apps have been delayed since. We apologize for the delay and hope to resolve it by the end of the week. Thank you for your patience!

#accrescent #android #appstore #security #privacy


Development on our roadmap is progressing smoothly. Our next app and server releases are undergoing final testing before deployment.

We hope to make an announcement soon about what Android's recently announced developer verification requirements mean for Accrescent. Stay tuned!

#accrescent #android #appstore #security #privacy



What do you use for Mastodon on Android?

Looking for client that can do multi accounts, remote timeline pinning, remote hashtag feed pinning, drafts, threads auto split and maybe does not look like trash.

Basically I am looking for something as close to @MonaApp as possible.

I tried Fedilab but it is not even close. Phanpy, although a web app is actually great. Now looking for a native app that does as good.

#AskFedi #Fediverse #Mastodon #Android