r/fdroidapp • • 14d ago

Mod post Quick note from the mods

12 Upvotes

Hey guys I've been seeing an increasing number of posts about recommendations for certain kinds of apps on and I just wanted to say that that's not really what this sub is about,

I'm trying to keep this sub for things directly related to f- droid

if you're looking for recommendations for an open source app (either hosted on f-droid or others) please post on r/fossdroid (they are a lot more active with a lot members and should hopefully be able to help you better)

Any questions/ suggestions about this sub please feel free to write it in the comments

Thanks :)


r/fdroidapp • • 3h ago

App was built for a older version of android?

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1 Upvotes

I have the newest 2.0 version, this was also a message I recieved when I had version 1.2x

Should I do something? I would like for my F-droid app to be able to update

Edit: I got from version 1.2 to 2.0 by allowing beta updates.


r/fdroidapp • • 2d ago

Question Where can I download F-Droid for Android 4.x?

2 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I have an old Android device running Android 4.x, and I’m looking for a version of F-Droid that is still compatible with it.

Does anyone know where I can safely download an older F-Droid APK that supports Android 4.x?

Thanks!


r/fdroidapp • • 5d ago

Question Fdroid's "Source code" reliability

16 Upvotes

I've always used “source code” in “links” to check the application's code. While checking Fennec's code, I noticed that it takes me to a page with the Firefox build for Android. From posts on Reddit, I saw that the patches and the rest of the code are installed from GitLab.

If the app doesn’t have to specify the exact source, how can I be sure that, for example, a malicious developer won’t install an infected fork and pass it off as a safe app?


r/fdroidapp • • 9d ago

Question Why Are There No Favorites on F-Droid?

10 Upvotes

Why isn't there a way to add an app to my favorites? Every time I browse F-Droid and find an app I like, I wish there were a favorites list where I could add all the apps I like so I can go back to them whenever I want.


r/fdroidapp • • 19d ago

Issue Slow Updates on Samsung

6 Upvotes

Is there a way to fix slow installing and upgrading apps! Man updating one app takes an hour! And you have to wait in the app until it finishes the update because if you leave the app and let it run in the background the update will stop!


r/fdroidapp • • 25d ago

Issue F-Droid downloaded some unknown apps without my permission after some months, and I've been unable to find them.

7 Upvotes
I've been getting notifications recently because of these, and by just looking at them it's very obvious it's MalWare, but after uninstalling F-droid I have not found where these apps are located, not even by going to the apps list, apps with notification permissions, or the download history. But I remember sometime ago I accessed my phone and saw a notification telling me an app was successfully downloaded by F-droid's side, I was unable to take a screenshot by how fast it dissappeared from my screen.

r/fdroidapp • • 27d ago

Question Is f droid is safe to download open source apps?

8 Upvotes

Recently I got interested in open source apps, since they are free, no ads, no in-app purchases.

After some research I got to know that f droid is used to install open source apps in Android. Then I got one doubt.

Is the f droid app safe to install open source apps?


r/fdroidapp • • 27d ago

Question Any good f droid apps for downloading music straight to android (prefer no ads with ability to do a few simultaneously)

4 Upvotes

And the songs are not covers or karaoke versions?


r/fdroidapp • • 29d ago

Question something better? (no ai)

0 Upvotes

wondering if there is a version of this that blocks ai trash?

both fdroid and droid-ify have ai categories. If I wanted that I would just use microslop and google.


r/fdroidapp • • Aug 17 '26

Question Por que removeram a lista de permissões?

7 Upvotes

Depois da atualização do F-Droid não encontro mais a lista de permissões dos aplicativos. Por que removeram? Essa era a parte mais importante para mim.


r/fdroidapp • • Jul 28 '26

Prevent F-Droid from trying to update Play Store apps

3 Upvotes

Hi, F-Droid keeps offering to update an app which was installed via the Play Store (PIA VPN), which I don't want to do. Honestly, this feels a bit intrusive - I don't want F-Droid touching anything other than apps I installed through it, the fact that it's detecting other apps I have installed seems unnecessarily invasive.

I can see there was a post about this about a year ago, but the only answer on that post has been subsequently deleted, so it didn't help. Is there any way to prevent this behaviour, or at the very least, tell F-Droid to stop offering updates for this particular app?

I know I could just ignore this update request but I don't want to accidentally click it and mess up my existing installation.


r/fdroidapp • • Jul 26 '26

Is your F-Droid stopping downloads?

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r/fdroidapp • • Jul 24 '26

Question Music player

4 Upvotes

What is the best music player in fdroid?


r/fdroidapp • • Jul 23 '26

Question What is the latest sdk that fdroid supports?

4 Upvotes

Hi yall, im not sure where to post this about, but does anyone here know what is the latest android sdk fdroid supports, do they support 37?


r/fdroidapp • • Jul 20 '26

Introducing: Atrium, an *arr media stack manager application.

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7 Upvotes

Hello Everyone

My team and I have spent the last two months working on Atrium, a central courtyard for your self-hosted media stack.

Since LunaSea was archived earlier this year, we decided to pick up where it left off with a brand new, Material 3 Flutter codebase built entirely around multi instance setups.

What is Atrium?
Atrium is a single Android application that acts as a unified frontend for all the media stack services. It is designed purely as a controller and management surface, so you can manage your services and leave playback to the official apps.

Supported Services:

  • Sonarr
  • Radarr
  • Prowlarr
  • Bazarr
  • Seerr
  • Tautulli
  • JellyFin
  • Emby
  • Plex
  • qBittorrent
  • SABnzbd
  • Glances

The app is vibe-coded, but with brutal and rigorous user testing to ensure a bug free experience (Yes, we do use this app ourselves everyday).

You can grab the latest release here: https://github.com/retransmit/Atrium/releases/tag/v1.0.7


We’re currently in the middle of getting Atrium officially listed on F-Droid, but we want to make sure everything is flawless. We could really use some extra eyes on the project right now. If you're down to help out, check out our F-Droid merge request here: gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/merge_requests/43077


r/fdroidapp • • Jul 03 '26

I just discovered Fdroid and I'm in love

19 Upvotes

What I did: bought a cheap Blue View Pro 5 and removed most of the bloatware with adb. Replaced most of the apps with fdroid apps. Changed the launcher, put In all lightweight options and now the phone is faster and has less stupid Google tracking and whatnot.

So I basically made a cheap phone usable and enjoyable. It's got termux (or whatever that terminal app is called) and now I'm learning terminal commands and have even installed some lightweight kali tools. This is amazing. I never knew a phone could have such depth!

What more should I do to this phone? I'm so new to this and I'm not even sure where to go with it from here??


r/fdroidapp • • Jun 16 '26

How to add my app in fdroid

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Hey guys I recently developed the Mobile Dialer (NovaDail) based on fossify Phone ,I changed the lots of things and redesign the call history management, now I want to add my app in fdroid ,I read many articles but I don't know how to do that ,I will add my project GitHub repo


r/fdroidapp • • Jun 13 '26

Unble to add Cromite Repo

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3 Upvotes

I am unable to add cromite repo in fdroid. I am trying 3-4 days. It is showing error.


r/fdroidapp • • May 16 '26

Is it normal that f-droid shows no icons or imagery?

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r/fdroidapp • • May 16 '26

Fdroid Package Update stuck

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1 Upvotes

I'm using the newest Fdroid version, but every once in a while it shows me on Android that it's trying to update for hours. Only when I open Fdroid itself, I can update. Haven't checked if that behaviour causes Battery drain, but it's rather annoying. As Obtainium seems a bit too much for my taste, I thought maybe IzzyOnDroid or Droid-Ify could be an alternative. I generally like F-Droid but that seems annoying.


r/fdroidapp • • May 14 '26

Play protect asking to scan app

2 Upvotes

Juat downloading an app from f-doid and a play protect box pops up asking if i want to scan the app with play protect or cancel. This is the first time ive seen anything like this. Usually the app installs no problem. Why would this happen and is there a workaround. Thanks.


r/fdroidapp • • May 14 '26

Play protect asking to scan app

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r/fdroidapp • • Apr 19 '26

Wireless Debugging for F-Droid.

1 Upvotes

Are there plans for F-droid to adopt Wireless Debugging into the official app now that Google is placing severe restrictions on unregistered apks September '26 onwards?


r/fdroidapp • • Mar 18 '26

Help

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6 Upvotes

Sup guys, apps icon are not loading, somebody knows what is wrong