Apps availability still high
Posted on Feb 15, 2024 by paulaliTWIF generated on Thursday, 15 Feb 2024, Week 7
Community News
@theimpulson starts the tests:
Aurora Store was updated to 4.4.1
and brings a plethora of improvements. It will be marked as suggested after a while to squash reported bugs in between. Among all the changes major ones are:
- Support for automatically updating apps (needs a supported installer/android version to auto-install the update)
- Automatic SHA256 & SHA1 verification for downloaded files
- Support for updates with signing key rotation (introduced after Android 9.0+)
- Better support for apps with shared libraries such as Chrome/Chromium and WebView
- New automatic certificate verification for updates (resolves this issue) (future update of Aurora Store will allow turning this off for interested users)
- Native Installer and Aurora Services have been deprecated (will be removed completely soon, users are advised to use Session Installer or any other supported one)
- Exporting installed apps doesn’t require storage permissions anymore
@Licaon_Kter rants about XMPP clients:
Conversations is available in F-Droid, and has been uninterruptedly since May 2014. For instance it was just updated to version 2.13.1+free
bringing support for P2P file transfers via WebRTC data channels (yes, the same magic used for calls, not the old proxy65 stuff), fixed interoperability issues with Bind 2.0 on ejabberd and bundled Let’s Encrypt root certificates for Android <= 7. Then again, for a day or so, those who wanted to get or update Conversations from “alternative centralized stores”, say via the new Aurora Store mentioned above or directly from Google Play, were not able to do so, as the app was gone, forcing the app developer to remove yet another feature from the app (the second or third one by now, we lost count) as to appease the faceless procedures.
In TWIF23 Week 50 we presented the results of the ‘Epic v. Google’ trial in the US, and we hope that with each Google move you get a hint to nudge your favourite FOSS developers to have their apps included in a decentralized store-like catalogue too, one that is not under an alphabet named corporation’s control. We understand that many devs like to publish on Play and get a stream of revenue that allows the app development to continue, while F-Droid (client, website) do not have a way to sell apps, they do have donation links, so you can contribute with a thank you, money for a coffee or one month of SMS to help your star app author.
In lock-step, Quicksy was updated to 2.13.1+free
too, luckily this app was not removed from Google Play, although it did miss all updates since October 2023.
(NOTE: P2P file transfers via WebRTC data channels work only between apps updated to version 2.13.1
. Next version is in the pipeline and will fix compatibility between multiple versions)
Spring Cleaning
Drupal Editor was archived as it was compatible with old unsupported Drupal 5 only.
Rocket.Chat’s removal was announced last week.
Newly Added Apps
7 apps were newly added
- Broker 1961 - Very attractive board game which was created in 1961 for trading shares
- Chooser - Finger picker app (so you know who’s first)
- DailyLog - A quick-logging notes app with customizable shortcut buttons
- Oblique Strategies - Over one hundred worthwhile dilemmas
- Oshi Uploader - Upload to any Oshi instance
- Play Deals - Find the latest app deals and discounts on paid apps and games in Google Play store
- WG Auto Connect - Auto connect to a WireGuard tunnel (the official Wireguard app is needed)
Updated Apps
174 more apps were updated
- AF Weather Widget was updated from
2.4
to2.5
- AVNC was updated from
2.2.3
to2.3.0
- Acode editor - Android code editor was updated from
1.8.8
to1.9.0
- Activity Manager was updated from
5.4.7
to5.4.8
- AgoraDesk: buy BTC anonymously was updated from
1.1.17
to1.1.18
- Amarok was updated from
0.8.5b3
to0.8.6b1
- Amethyst was updated from
0.83.9
to0.83.12
- Arcticons was updated from
8.6.7
to8.7.1-hotfix
- Arcticons Black was updated from
8.6.7
to8.7.1-hotfix
- Arcticons Day & Night was updated from
8.3.1
to8.7.1-hotfix
- Arcticons Material You was updated from
8.3.1
to8.7.1-hotfix
- AutoDND was updated from
3.0
to3.1
- Average data usage widget was updated from
3.0
to4.0
- Aves Libre was updated from
1.10.3
to1.10.4
- BLE Radar was updated from
0.22.6-beta
to0.22.7-beta
- Barcode Scanner was updated from
1.20.0
to1.21.0
- BendyStraw was updated from
1.0.0
to1.1.0
- BetterCounter was updated from
4.0.1
to4.1.0
- Blood pressure monitor was updated from
1.6.1
to1.6.2
- Bluemoon was updated from
1.0.3-alpha
to1.0.4
- Boxcars was updated from
1.2.9
to1.3.0
- BusTO was updated from
2.1.4
to2.1.5
- CPU Info was updated from
5.2.0
to5.3.1
- CTU Menza was updated from
1.3.4
to1.3.5
- Cache Cleaner was updated from
1.10.5
to1.10.9
- CameraFileCopy was updated from
0.5.14
to0.5.15
- Canta was updated from
1.2.1
to1.3.0
- Chip Defense was updated from
1.27
to1.28
- Cigaló was updated from
0.1.1
to0.1.2
- Clock Screensaver was updated from
1.11.0
to1.12.1
- ColorBlendr was updated from
v1.0b8
tov1.2
- Copy SMS Code - OTP Helper was updated from
1.13.0
to1.13.1
- CrossWords was updated from
4.4.199
to4.4.201
- Cuscon was updated from
4.0.0.7
to4.0.1.0
- Daily Dozen was updated from
23.1
to24
- EasySync was updated from
1.5
to1.7
- Eat Poop You Cat was updated from
1.0.7
to1.1.2
- EinkBro was updated from
11.3.1
to11.4.0
- Emacs was updated from
30.0.50
to30.0.50
- Emerald Dialer was updated from
1.0.15
to1.0.16
- Everest was updated from
1.1.5
to1.1.6
- Exodus was updated from
3.2.1
to3.2.2
- F-Droid Build Status was updated from
5.0.7
to5.1.0
- FREE Browser was updated from
2.5
to2.6
- FairEmail was updated from
1.2154
to1.2158
- Fast Draw was updated from
2.1
to2.1.1
- FastLyrics was updated from
0.5.2
to0.5.3
- Feeder was updated from
2.6.15
to2.6.16
- Fennec F-Droid was updated from
122.0.0
to122.1.0
- FlashDim - Dim your flashlight was updated from
2.3.0
to2.3.1
- FluffyChat was updated from
1.17.2
to1.17.3
- Forkyz was updated from
49
to50
- Fossify SMS Messenger was updated from
1.0.0
to1.0.1
- FreeOTP+ was updated from
3.1
to3.1.1
- Gallery was updated from
2.0.0
to2.1.0
- Gauguin was updated from
0.19.1
to0.20.0
- Green Pass PDF Wallet was updated from
3.4.0
to3.4.4
- GreenStash was updated from
2.9.0
to3.0.0
- Iconeration was updated from
1.3.1
to1.3.2
- Image Toolbox was updated from
2.5.1
to2.6.1-alpha01
- Infomaniak Mail was updated from
1.2.0
to1.2.1
- Infomaniak kDrive was updated from
4.4.3
to4.4.4
- Insular was updated from
6.0.5-1733c7cc
to6.3-e46a1948
- Interval Timer was updated from
1.0.7
to1.0.8
- Intra was updated from
1.3.7
to1.3.9
- Inure App Manager (Trial) was updated from
Build99.0.3
toBuild99.1.0
- Invoice Ninja was updated from
5.0.152
to5.0.154
- Jami was updated from
20240131-01
to20240206-01
- Jerboa for Lemmy was updated from
0.0.55
to0.0.57
- Joplin was updated from
2.13.10
to2.14.6
- Keep Alive was updated from
1.1.2
to1.1.3
- Keyoxide was updated from
2.0.0
to2.0.2
- Kotatsu was updated from
6.6.8
to6.7
- KurobaEx was updated from
v1.3.31
tov1.3.33
- Lexica was updated from
3.12.0
to3.13.0
- Library App VideLibri was updated from
2.765
to2.782
- Linphone - open source SIP client was updated from
5.2.2
to5.2.3
- Linwood Butterfly was updated from
2.0.2
to2.0.3-rc.0
- LocalMonero: buy XMR privately was updated from
1.1.17
to1.1.18
- MIFARE Classic Tool was updated from
4.2.1
to4.2.2
- Massive was updated from
2.9
to2.18
- Mill was updated from
4.0.4
to4.0.5
- Mirror was updated from
1.1.0
to1.1.1
- MoeMemos was updated from
0.7.2
to0.7.3
- Money Manager Ex was updated from
2024.02.02
to2024.02.08
- Mull was updated from
122.0.0
to122.1.0
- Mumla was updated from
3.6.6
to3.6.7
- Musify was updated from
7.4.0
to7.5.0
- My Expenses was updated from
3.7.2.1
to3.7.3.2
- Myne: Ebook Downloader was updated from
2.8.0
to2.9.0
- NOVA Video Player was updated from
6.2.54
to6.2.57
- NanoLedger was updated from
0.1.5
to0.1.6
- NextDNS Manager was updated from
4.9.1
to4.9.2
- Nextcloud Passwords was updated from
1.0.7
to1.0.8
- Obtainium was updated from
1.0.1
to1.0.2
- Oinkoin was updated from
1.0.46
to1.0.48
- Open Stable Diffusion was updated from
1.8
to1.9
- OpenAthena™ for Android was updated from
0.19.6
to0.19.8
- OpenKeychain: Easy PGP was updated from
5.8.2
to6.0.0
- OpenTracks was updated from
v4.11.0
tov4.11.1
- OpenVK Legacy was updated from
1.2.234-f
to1.2.236-f
- Openlib was updated from
1.0.4
to1.0.5
- Openreads was updated from
2.3.0
to2.4.1
- Opus 1 Music Player was updated from
2.63
to2.63.1
- Osram Remote was updated from
1.2.4
to1.2.5
- Peristyle was updated from
1.28_beta
to1.30_beta
- Pie Launcher was updated from
1.17.5
to1.18.3
- PipePipe was updated from
3.2.0
to3.2.1
- PixelDroid was updated from
1.0.beta27
to1.0.beta29
- PlainApp: File & Web Access was updated from
1.2.35
to1.2.37
- Pocket Broomball was updated from
5.1.1
to5.1.2
- QuickWeather was updated from
2.6.2
to2.6.3
- Railway station photos was updated from
15.1.0
to15.2.0
- Read You was updated from
0.9.11
to0.9.12
- RetroArch was updated from
1.16.0
to1.17.0
- RiMusic was updated from
0.6.19
to0.6.21
- Saber was updated from
0.19.2
to0.19.3
- Sayboard was updated from
v4.1.1
tov4.1.2
- SelfPrivacy was updated from
0.10.0
to0.10.1
- Shattered Pixel Dungeon was updated from
2.3.1
to2.3.2
- Shitter was updated from
3.5.3
to3.5.4
- SiYuan was updated from
2.12.6
to2.12.7
- SilverDict was updated from
1.3.0
to1.4.1
- Simple Time Tracker was updated from
1.35
to1.36
- SimpleLogin - Anti-spam was updated from
1.20.1
to1.21.1
- SimpleX Chat was updated from
5.5.1
to5.5.2
- Squawker was updated from
3.6.5
to3.7.1
- Standard Notes was updated from
3.188.1
to3.189.4
- Suntimes was updated from
0.15.10
to0.15.11
- Super Retro Mega Wars was updated from
0.32.1
to0.32.3
- Swatch .beat clock was updated from
v1.2.1
tov1.2.1-fdroid-metadata
- Syncthing was updated from
1.27.2.1
to1.27.3
- Syncthing-Fork was updated from
1.27.2.1
to1.27.3.0
- Table Habit was updated from
1.10.4
to1.10.5
- Tabletop Tools was updated from
1.27
to1.28
- Tailscale was updated from
1.57.72-tca48db0d6-gdcca09fe7f8
to1.58.2-tb0e1bbb62-gcd1f0649958
- Tarock Palčka was updated from
1.0.1
to1.0.3
- Timed Shutdown [No Root] was updated from
v2.3
tov2.4
- Tiny Weather Forecast Germany was updated from
0.61.4
to0.62.0
- TorrServe was updated from
MatriX.129.2.F-Droid
toMatriX.129.3.F-Droid
- Trekarta - offline outdoor map was updated from
2024.01
to2024.02
- Tuner was updated from
6.6.1
to6.6.2
- Tuta Mail was updated from
3.121.4
to3.122.4
- Tux Paint was updated from
0.9.32
to0.9.32-1
- Unciv was updated from
4.10.6
to4.10.8
- Unexpected Keyboard was updated from
1.25.0
to1.26.0
- V2EX was updated from
2.8.9
to2.9.4
- Valv was updated from
1.5.2
to1.6.1
- Varengold activeTAN was updated from
2023-09-25
to2024-02-05
- Vinyl Music Player was updated from
1.7.0
to1.8.0
- Voyager for Lemmy was updated from
1.38.0
to1.39.0
- Wattz was updated from
1.14
to1.17
- Weechat-Android was updated from
1.8.1
to1.9
- WiFi Widget was updated from
1.4.04
to1.4.05
- Wulkanowy was updated from
2.3.5
to2.4.0
- Xray was updated from
4.2.1
to5.3.1
- Xtra was updated from
2.28.0
to2.29.0
- YAACC was updated from
4.0.3
to4.1.0
- Your local weather was updated from
5.8.23
to5.8.24
- Zapp was updated from
8.4.0
to8.5.0
- aTalk was updated from
3.3.3
to3.3.5
- addy.io (formerly AnonAddy) was updated from
v5.0.1
tov5.0.2
- baresip was updated from
59.4.0
to59.4.1
- droidVNC-NG was updated from
2.1.7
to2.2.0
- e1547 - e621 browser was updated from
16.2.8
to18.0.0
- eduVPN was updated from
3.2.1
to3.2.2
- ente - encrypted photo storage was updated from
0.8.48
to0.8.56
- ente Authenticator was updated from
2.0.30
to2.0.34
- fWallet was updated from
1.1.2
to1.1.4
- idTech4A++ was updated from
1.1.0harmattan37natasha
to1.1.0harmattan38natasha
- jtx Board journals¬es&tasks was updated from
2.07.00.ose
to2.07.01.ose
- ntodotxt was updated from
0.4.4
to0.4.7
- openHAB Beta was updated from
3.9.2-beta
to3.9.3-beta
- whoBIRD was updated from
1.5
to1.6
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