Old new apps and new old apps

TWIF generated on Thursday, 18 Jan 2024, Week 3

Community News

@linsui pings us about:

Element - Secure Messenger and its update to 1.6.10. Yes, we skipped a version as upstream is busy working on their X enhanced app. Stay tuned for that upgrade coming sometime soon. Until then, this update might contain that critical fix for calling functionality that’s been plaguing users for months.

@Licaon_Kter has new old news:

In green app suite news, Fossify Calendar and Fossify File Manager are both live, hence more of your orange apps can be replaced. Even the Gallery got an update to 1.1.1, and more are in the pipeline as you read this.

Kore, the official remote for Kodi, was downgraded from v3.0.0 to v2.5.3 as newer versions include a non-FOSS dependency. (Upstream issue #912).

Transportr - Public Transit is back after a one and a half year long hiatus. Its contributors have changed the map library to a fully FOSS one so now commuters can enjoy their rides in the updated app.

Removed Apps

2 apps were removed
  • OCR Test - App is no longer developed and was crashing.
  • TUC WLAN - The app is no longer needed to configure Wi-Fi.

Newly Added Apps

8 more apps were newly added
  • ANONguard - App for the AN.ON anonymisation service, read more here.
  • BLE Radar - A tool to monitor, analyze and find BLE devices around you.
  • Edifier RC10D1 - Unofficial remote control for Edifier R2730DB speakers.
  • Kotlin Quiz - Quiz taking application about Kotlin.
  • M3U - Free stream media player.
  • OMGSoundboard - A full soundboard app that will make your day a little brighter.
  • Planetario - The Solar System in your Phone.
  • ntodotxt - Managing your to-dos within a todo.txt file locally or via WebDAV.

Updated Apps

150 more apps were updated

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