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For our "automated builder setup", I've just prepared a PR adding support for RPM based systems. The PR is still marked WIP as I don't have any RPM test system at hand here – so I'm calling out for help:

Anybody willing to test the setup scripts on Fedora, RHEL, CentOS or the likes? 🙏

(more tests on Debian-based systems (Debian, Ubuntu, Mint …) are of course welcome, too)

codeberg.org/IzzyOnDroid/rbuil…

:boost_love:

#reproducibleBuilds #Android


Welcome to the RB family, Minimo Launcher 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/com.m…

Designed for users who want to de-clutter their home screen, Minimo offers a clean and intuitive minimalist interface that prioritizes functionality without unnecessary distractions.

And thanks to the efforts by its developer, its new release today is RB :awesome:

RB status at IoD now: 530 apps (41.7%)

#IzzyOnDroid #reproducibleBuilds


Welcome to the RB family, RadioUpnp 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/com.w…

RadioUpnp reads any internet radio. Minimalist and full customizable. With support for UPnP/DLNA. And thanks to the efforts by its developer, with its latest release today it is reproducible :awesome:

So the current RB status at the IzzyOnDroid repo is: 508 apps (40.6%)

#reproducibleBuilds #IzzyOnDroid


🐣 oops… the Easter egg hatched early! We've just reached a goal we hoped to achieve around Easter:

At #IzzyOnDroid 40% – so 2 out of every 5 apps – are now #reproducibleBuilds 🥳

So whenever you see one or more green shields next to the version of an app in our repo browser at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid you can be sure: this was built exactly from the source code it claims to be, nothing added or taken away.

Oh, and we should roll out those new shields soon™, so you see the independent builders 😉



Want to try running your own builder – to confirm apps as #reproducibleBuilds or just to build your own apps? At #IzzyOnDroid we've just made "easy setup scripts" available which should take care for all requirements, while letting you choose which parts you want:

codeberg.org/IzzyOnDroid/rbuil…

These scripts are not yet thoroughly tested (just a bit on Linux Mint/Debian/Ubuntu), so we'd welcome volunteers & their feedback.

Thanks to @nlnet for supporting us on this project! You're awesome :awesome:




Welcome to the RB family, Street­Measure 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/de.we…

StreetMeasure is an app to measure distances and heights. It was made for usage with StreetComplete and other OpenStreetMap editors. But you can use it for other things, too.

Thanks to the joint efforts with its author (thanks Tobias!), starting with v1.5 this app is now RB :awesome:

RB status at IoD now: 471 apps (38.4%)

#reproducibleBuilds #IzzyOnDroid




#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 8 updated (all RB) and 2 added (also RB) apps:

* ReTerminal: a Terminal Emulator 🛡️
* Dharmik: an offline app to browse Hindu texts (currently: Bhagavad Gita and Atharvaveda) 🛡️

Our first "RB only" AppRain, so to speak 🥳 Current RB status: 468 apps (37.7%)

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

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

#reproducibleBuilds


#reproducibleBuilds at the #IzzyOnDroid repo just reached their next milestone: 3 out of every 8 apps are now confirmed to be RB – or in other numbers: 465 apps (37.5%) 🥳

We won't ever reach 100% (too many of the "older" apps cannot be build reproducible, and some "modern combinations" won't either). But we'll see to increase the numbers of apps covered further!

If you're the dev of an app listed with us but not yet covered, be welcome to reach out to us to make it happen :awesome:


OK, #AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today once more brought you no new apps – but 25 updated ones, 13 of them (so every second one) RB. Numbers getting closer together now with ever more apps covered by #reproducibleBuilds at #IzzyOnDroid – our status currently is

457 apps (36.8%)

and counting. Let's see if we can make it to 40% …



Is there a „How-To make an app build reproducible“ article somewhere?

I would like to look into it for one App and I wouldn't even know how to determine IF the reproducibility is achieved or not, much less WHY or at which places to look at that might introduce „unreproducability“

#IzzyOnDroid #reproducibleBuilds



Miss the #AndroidAppRain at #IzzyOnDroid ? Well, I'm currently busy filling the gaps with #reproducibleBuilds – and as I was asked: Yes, that's much harder the longer an app was not updated. Missing dependencies that cannot be fixed anymore (like, JCenter went offline last year). Build issues / upstream fixes needed, but the dev no longer around to help. And so on. So with 3+ years unmaintained, maybe 9 our of 10 apps simply fail…

Doing our best to get as much in as possible, though 🤞


Welcome to the RB family, Sefirah 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/com.c…

Sefirah is an opinionated phone link alternative designed to enhance your workflow with seamless clipboard and notification sharing between your Windows PC and Android device.

Thanks to the help of its dev, we finally managed to get it reproducible! :awesome:

RB status now: 427 apps (34.3%)

#reproducibleBuilds #IzzyOnDroid



#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 19 updated (14 of those RB) and 2 added apps:

* Sefirah: the continuation of Sekia (Windows Notification Mirroring, Clipboard Sync, etc)
* Moneytopia: track your personal expenses 🛡️

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps (and #reproducibleBuilds) with the #IzzyOnDroid repository :awesome:




Welcome to the RB family, File Navigator 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/com.w…

File Navigator wants to be Your Ultimate File Sorting Solution.

I've no idea what its author did, as I never received an answer to my issue – but finally we could successfully build the app and then also make it reproducible :awesome:

So RB status now: 414 apps (33.6%)

(we don't expect another egg soon, but hope to reach 40% when people roll them in spring 😜)

#reproducibleBuilds #IzzyOnDroid



Welcome to the RB family, MBCompass 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/com.m…

MBCompass is a simple, reliable compass app with a sleek design and accurate navigation.

Thanks to Mubarak Basha, its developer, for making this possible! :awesome:

This brings us to a new milestone: also welcome the "3rd egg" 🐣

RB status: 410 apps (33.3%)

Meaning: each 3rd app, 1 out of 3, at IzzyOnDroid is now covered by RB 🥳

#reproducibleBuilds #IzzyOnDroid


Welcome to the RB family, Cirno 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/nep.t…

Cirno is an app freezer that runs on Android 12+ platforms, it is used to make background apps completely free of CPU resources to improve the overall smoothness of the device.

Many thanks to YuSaki丶Kanade to have established an Github action for consistent & clean builds, finally making this app pass RB :awesome:

RB status now: 407 apps (32.7%)

#reproducibleBuilds #IzzyOnDroid


Welcome to the RB family, NoWakeLock 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/com.j…

NoWakeLock allows you to get control over Wakelocks, Services and Alarms. It requires the Xposed framework on the device.

As an app with elevated privileges (root) it's especially good we can now certify it was really built from the source it claims :awesome:

Note the app had a transfer of ownership and uses a new signing key, so this update requires you to uninstall/reinstall the app.

#reproducibleBuilds #IzzyOnDroid


Welcome to the RB family, sNotz 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/com.s…

sNotz is a privacy-friendly, secure, and completely offline application to create, customize, and manage simple notes on your android device.

Thanks to @sunilpaulmathew for making this possible :awesome:

Oh no, RB status says no apps found now: 404 apps (32.5%), we're working on it 🤞

#reproducibleBuilds #IzzyOnDroid


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 12 updated apps (hey, all without that DependencyInfoBlob 🤩) and 1 added app:

* Octo: an unofficial FLOSS Octopus Energy agile tariff monitor 🛡️

RB stats: 401 apps (32.3%) – yupp, we crossed the 400! 🥳

At apt.izzysoft.de/magisk 5 #Magisk modules where updated.

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



@IzzyOnDroid has been doing an amazing job getting our repo to over 30% of apps being reproducible. Maintaining a rebuilder takes a lot of constant work. Thank you!

As I've written before:

[...] the ecosystem is constantly moving: old toolchain and dependency bugs get fixed, but new ones keep popping up. [...] Reproducible Builds are not just an item on a checklist [...] It's an ongoing process involving not just upstream app developers, but also maintainers of repositories, clients, and rebuilders; those involved in outreach and writing documentation; developers and maintainers of tooling, toolchains, and dependencies. And often requires a lot of collaborative debugging :)


See also our "Review of 2024 and Outlook for 2025: Reproducible Builds, Security Measures and more":

android.izzysoft.de/articles/n…

#IzzyOnDroid #ReproducibleBuilds


Welcome to the RB family, NFC Alarm Clock 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/com.n…

NFC Alarm Clock lets you customize how your alarms look, easily create/delete alarms, and more. Each alarm can be configured however you want to use it. And you can also use an NFC card or tag to dismiss your alarm.

Was quite a trip – but thanks to the tremendous efforts put in by its developer, it's finally RB :awesome:

#IzzyOnDroid #reproducibleBuilds


Welcome to the RB family, Flut Renamer 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/net.s…

Flut Renamer helps you to effortlessly manage and rename files and directories – with features including inserting text, inserting file metadata and Exif data, replacing text, deleting text, rearranging, and more.

Thanks to joint efforts with its developer, the app is now RB :awesome:

Current RB status at IoD: 391 apps (31.7%)

#IzzyOnDroid #reproducibleBuilds


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brought you 18 updated apps. Usually I only toot the rain if there are added ones, but… This time, 12 out of those 18 were #reproducibleBuilds (that is 2/3 of the updates). 2 of those failed, 1 I was able to repair (the other not, so I'll have to see we get it fixed with upstream for the next release).

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



Welcome to the RB family, Mobile Tile Server 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/com.b…

Mobile Tile Server can be used as a HTTP server, serving Map Tiles from the device storage. When the server is running you can access the tiles from different mapping applications.

Thanks to the help of its author, Bogdan, the app now builds reproducibly :awesome:

RB status now: 389 apps (31.5%) – so almost every 3rd app is covered meanwhile 🤩

#IzzyOnDroid #reproducibleBuilds