The anti-feature you've asked for
Posted on Jul 25, 2024 by
Licaon_Kter
This Week in F-Droid
TWIF curated on Thursday, 25 Jul 2024, Week 30
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Recently, we rolled out a new AntiFeature - Tethered Network Services. It’s introduced to solve a long-standing issue in the NonFreeNet AntiFeature: What does “NonFree” here mean? All these years we have marked apps relying on web services that can’t be customized with the NonFreeNet AntiFeature and this caused confusion since many users thought that the marked apps rely on web services running non-free software. And this is unfair to many apps that they are marked as the same as apps relying on proprietary services while their services are running FOSS. Now we split the old confusing “Non-Free Network Services” AntiFeature into two different Anti-Features: “Non-Free Network Services” is only for apps relying on proprietary services and “Tethered Network Services” is only for apps relying on unchangeable services. They are totally orthogonal. Most apps relying on “Non-Free Network Services” also rely on “Tethered Network Services” but if an app relies on a non-free but self-hostable server software, e.g., MongoDB, it should be marked as “Non-Free Network Services” only. We have marked some apps that are known to rely on only FOSS services with the new AntiFeature. This is just an initial work. If you find any apps wrongly marked as “Non-Free Network Services”, please report to us or fix it directly with an MR.
If you use the official F-Droid client updated from 1.19, please check the enabled Anti-Features list in Settings > App compatibility > Include anti-feature apps. The new added TetheredNet is counted as Other Anti-features which is disabled by default. New installations are not affected.
Community News
SensorServer is not reproducible anymore due to a weird problem of a lib, please see fdroiddata#15371 for more details. Current users can’t update to the new version because the signature is changed. Please uninstall the old version and install the new version manually.
@XilinJia published a new version of Podcini:
On getting my new version Podcini.R listed, linsui and Licaon_Kter have been very helpful. There were some issue on getting a reproducible build, linsui patiently provided lots of assistance in getting the build right. I here express my appreciation for their work.
Please note that the users can’t update from Podcini to Podcini.R, the new version with a complete overhaul, because the database is not compatible and the app id is changed. We take this opportunity to enable Reproducible Build for it.
We talked about Pilipala, a Bilibili client, coming back last week. Unfortunately, another Bilibili client, BiliYou was removed due to the same proprietary lib, GeeTest this week. It’s not actively maintained so maybe it will never come back.
Removed Apps
1 apps were removed
- BiliYou
Newly Added Apps
13 apps were newly added
- AppListBackup - Effortlessly create and manage backups of your installed apps on Android
- FocusPodcast - A quality podcast management and playback application
- Fossify Keyboard - Simple and open-source offline keyboard with emojis
- Json List - Previewing JSON files in a user-friendly list format
- KeyStoreViewer - Quickly view MD5, SHA1, and Public Keys for App Signatures
- Minute Maze - Solve as many mazes as possible in before the time runs out
- OwnTracks - Your location companion
- SnapSaver - An app to quickly take photos and organize them into specified directories
- Transito - Public transit app to download GTFS data & calculate routes offline
- VPT#003-GDP - Simple android app for displaying pictures for a set amount of time
- VPT#003-GDP - A simple android app for assisting you in your decisions
- VPT#005-RSD - Minimalistic Android app for rolling 2 dice
Updated Apps
156 apps were updated
- AAT Another Activity Tracker was updated to
v1.26 - AVNC was updated to
2.5.2 - Aard 2 was updated to
0.58 - Aegis Authenticator was updated to
3.1.1 - Amarok was updated to
0.9.2 - Amaze File Utilities was updated to
1.94 - Amber was updated to
1.1.2 - Amethyst was updated to
0.89.6 - AntennaPod was updated to
3.4.1 - Aria for Misskey was updated to
0.13.4 - Avare was updated to
11.0.0 - Aves Libre was updated to
1.11.8 - Baby Dots was updated to
1.9.8 - Bibledit was updated to
5.1.016 - BoltOn was updated to
9 - Boxcars was updated to
1.3.7 - Breezy Weather was updated to
5.2.6_freenet - CPU Stats was updated to
2.2.2 - Calyx VPN was updated to
1.4.0RC1 - Celestia was updated to
1.7.3 - ChatLaunch for WhatsApp was updated to
v0.8.2 - Chip Defense was updated to
1.38 - Cirrus was updated to
2.7 - Clipious was updated to
1.19.11 - Copy SMS Code - OTP Helper was updated to
1.16.3 - Dark Mode Live Wallpaper was updated to
1.7.0 - DataStats was updated to
2.8.5 - Delta Chat was updated to
1.46.7 - Derandom was updated to
2.5 - Dib2Calc was updated to
0.24.26 - Dokuwiki Android was updated to
v0.39 - Drowser was updated to
1.0.6 - DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser was updated to
5.207.2 - Duress was updated to
1.0.11 - EP Mobile was updated to
2.33.0 - Easter Eggs was updated to
2.6.1 - Easy Notes was updated to
1.3 - EasySSHFS was updated to
0.5.12 - FairEmail was updated to
1.2215 - Fast Draw was updated to
2.1.3 - FitBook was updated to
1.0.76 - Flexify was updated to
1.1.51 - Forkyz was updated to
55 - Fridgey was updated to
1.5 - HTTP Request Shortcuts was updated to
3.15.0 - Home Assistant was updated to
2024.7.3-minimal - IETF 120 was updated to
0.1.69 - IYPS was updated to
1.5.2 - Imagepipe was updated to
0.69 - Immich was updated to
1.109.2 - Infomaniak Mail was updated to
1.4.0 - Infomaniak kDrive was updated to
5.0.0 - Inure App Manager (Trial) was updated to
Build100.6.4 - Jami was updated to
20240718-01 - Jerboa for Lemmy was updated to
0.0.71 - KOReader was updated to
v2024.07 - Kanji Dojo was updated to
2.0.8 - Keep Alive was updated to
1.2.3 - Keyoxide was updated to
2.4.0 - Keysh was updated to
0.1.3 - KitchenOwl was updated to
0.5.2 - Kvaesitso was updated to
1.32.0 - LibreTube was updated to
0.24.0 - LocalSend was updated to
1.15.0 - Lyrics Grabbr was updated to
1.1.0 - M3U was updated to
1.14.0-rc02 - Markor was updated to
2.12.3 - Mastodon was updated to
2.6.1 - Mattermost Beta was updated to
2.18.1 - MedTimer was updated to
1.8.13 - Meshtastic was updated to
2.3.15 - Mill was updated to
4.16.6 - MinCal Widget was updated to
2.17.1 - MonsterMusic was updated to
0.1.22 - Muzei was updated to
3.6.0-rc01 - My Expenses was updated to
3.8.7 - Neo Store was updated to
1.0.5 - Nextcloud Dev was updated to
20240722 - Notification Dictionary was updated to
0.0.23 - OSMTracker was updated to
2024.07.09 - Obtainium was updated to
1.1.14 - Odin was updated to
3.4.0 - Open In WhatsApp was updated to
1.5 - Open Sudoku was updated to
4.0.4 - OpenAthena™ for Android was updated to
0.21.0 - OpenTTD was updated to
14.1.rev128 - Orgro was updated to
1.37.7 - Orion Viewer - Pdf & Djvu was updated to
0.94.7 - Pagan Music Sequencer was updated to
1.4.19 - Peristyle was updated to
1.50_beta - Petals was updated to
3.26.1 - Phonograph Plus was updated to
1.8.0 - PipePipe was updated to
3.6.0 - Principia was updated to
2024.07.12-fdroid - Proton Pass: Password Manager was updated to
1.24.0 - RSSAid was updated to
3.0.0 - Rank-My-Favs was updated to
0.3.0 - RiMusic was updated to
0.6.44 - Ricochlime was updated to
1.10.1 - Rush was updated to
1.4.0 - RustDesk was updated to
1.2.6-0.1 - SDB Viewer was updated to
1.8.1 - Saber was updated to
0.24.3 - Screenshot Tile (NoRoot) was updated to
2.10.0 - Sensor Server was updated to
6.1.0 - ServerBox was updated to
1.0.1018 - Session F-Droid was updated to
1.18.5 - Shader Editor was updated to
2.34.2 - Share Paste O2 was updated to
2024.07.14 - Share To InputStick was updated to
3.6.0 - ShoppingList was updated to
v1.15.0 - SiYuan was updated to
3.1.1 - Simple Time Tracker was updated to
1.43 - SkinBread was updated to
1.4 - SkyTube was updated to
2.989 - SkyTube Legacy was updated to
2.989 - SpamBlocker (Call & SMS) was updated to
1.18 - Standard Notes was updated to
3.195.1 - Status: Crypto Wallet, Messenger, Ethereum Browser was updated to
1.20.6 - Syncthing was updated to
1.27.6.2 - TRIfA was updated to
1.0.234 - Tailscale was updated to
1.70.0-td601f16e1-g6deb61a20e5 - Tasks.org: Open-source To-Do Lists & Reminders was updated to
13.11 - Text Tools was updated to
1.3.1 - The Life was updated to
1.27.1 - The One App was updated to
1.1.3 - Thor was updated to
1.6.7 - Threema Libre was updated to
5.4l - Thumb-Key was updated to
3.3.3 - Tournant was updated to
2.8.0 - Traditional T9 was updated to
36.0 - Trail Sense was updated to
6.2.1 - Träwelldroid was updated to
2.11.0 - Tux Paint was updated to
0.9.33 - Unciv was updated to
4.12.12-patch2 - Unexpected Keyboard was updated to
1.29.0 - VRChat Android Assistant was updated to
1.1.0 - Vault was updated to
1.0.4 - WaveUp was updated to
3.2.20 - Who Has My Stuff? was updated to
1.1.2 - Xed Editor was updated to
2.3.0 - Xray was updated to
7.2.0 - Youamp was updated to
1.0.0-beta03 - Zulip was updated to
27.230 - addy.io (formerly AnonAddy) was updated to
v5.2.8 - baresip was updated to
60.4.1 - baresip+ was updated to
47.5.1 - blichess was updated to
8.0.0+ble1.0.1 - fWallet was updated to
1.2.0 - jtx Board journals|notes|tasks was updated to
2.09.00.ose - neutriNote CE was updated to
4.5.2m - openHAB was updated to
3.15.5 - openHAB Beta was updated to
3.15.3-beta - ownCloud was updated to
4.3.1 - pretixPRINT was updated to
2.18.0-foss - solXpect was updated to
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