TWIF generated on Thursday, 21 Dec 2023, Week 51

Community News

@Licaon_Kter signals:

Fennec F-Droid was updated to 120.1.1 bringing experimental FIDO2 WebAuthn support that does not depend on proprietary Google libraries but can be used with FOSS microG if available. This is based on more than a year’s work in microG by @mar-v-in / larma and @relan’s work in Fennec. Mull is on track to gain support in version 121.0.0 later this week. (#34) (Note: be sure to update to latest microG 0.3.0, expand Versions as it is not yet marked as stable)

Also in Fennec & Mull news, Mozilla unlocked all (compatible) add-ons for their Android browser, read more here and start exploring them right away.

IVPN - Secure VPN for Privacy was updated to 2.10.6 fixing a crash on start, so be sure to update.

SMASH — Smart Mobile App for Surveyor’s Happiness was updated to 1.8.1 bringing some fixes but also a major change: the developer changed the signing key. While this is nice since they switched from a testing key to a proper one, it means that old users need to uninstall the app and then reinstall it.

@linsui comments:

@yzqzss built an interesting website which show the statistics of the supported languages for apps in F-Droid and the actual translated strings. The source code is here for the front/back-end and here for the java server.

We just noticed that there are 4 packages for different ABIs of DataBackup (recently updated to 1.1.0-alpha06) but the F-Droid client doesn’t mark them properly. This is because fdroidserver can only detect the ABI (basically the target package architecture) from the native libs in the APK files but DataBackup embeds native binaries in different folders. We are still working to fix this problem. You can choose the right ABI from the last number in the version code:

• 1 -> x86
• 2 -> x86_64
• 3 -> armeabi-v7a
• 4 -> arm64-v8a

Most Android devices since 2017 or so will use 4, older ones 3, and you brave Intel x86 users should already know your way around.

Removed Apps

1 app was removed

smsQ was recently depreciated, app was archived by its developer and its backend server is no longer online.

Newly Added Apps

15 apps were newly added

• AniHyou - AniList client - Another unofficial Android AniList client.
• Clock Screensaver - Fullscreen Analog and Digital Clock with Event View.
• EHHelper - A little helper for Douyin/Tiktok on your TV.
• Hammer [ALPHA] - An offline first, simple tool for building stories.
• Iconeration - Icon pack creator.
• Keep Alive - Notify others if you haven’t used your device in a given period of time.
• Lane’s Lexicon - An Arabic-English Dictionary.
• Li-Ri - An arcade game where you drive a toy wood engine.
• Paperless Mobile - An (almost) fully fledged mobile Paperless client.
• Tarock Palčka - Slovenian Tarock program, including online, offline play and bots.
• Vault - Simple, secure and fast password manager compatible with KeePass.
• Vidya Music: Aersia VIP Player - A player for the Vidya Intarweb Playlist (aka VIP Aersia).
• WADBS - Switch Android’s Wireless Debugging feature on and off quickly.
• freeDictionaryApp - A simple application for the Free Dictionary API.
• timeto.me - Set a timer for each task to stay focused.

Downgraded Apps

1 app was downgraded

The Light was downgraded to 3.71 pending some app upgrades.

Updated Apps

160 more apps were updated

• 37C3 Schedule was updated from 1.55.0 to 1.62.0
• AAAAXY was updated from 1.4.101+20231111.3120.29c354f1 to 1.4.119+20231211.3138.91e031e1
• Activity Launcher was updated from 1.15.0 to 1.15.2
• Amethyst was updated from 0.81.5 to 0.82.3
• AndBible: Bible Study was updated from 5.0.781 to 5.0.792
• Andor’s Trail was updated from 0.8.7 to 0.8.8
• Android 2 Linux Notifications was updated from 1.3.2 to 1.3.3
• AppList was updated from 15 to 16
• Audile was updated from 1.2.0 to 1.2.1
• Audio Share was updated from 0.0.12 to 0.0.13
• Bangle.js Gadgetbridge was updated from 0.76.1-banglejs to 0.77.0-banglejs
• Binary Eye was updated from 1.61.2 to 1.62.3
• BitBanana was updated from 0.7.0 to 0.7.1
• Bitcoin Wallet was updated from 10.06 to 10.11
• Bitcoin Wallet [testnet3] was updated from 10.06 to 10.11
• Blazed Cloud was updated from 1.1.1 to 1.2.1
• Boxcars was updated from 1.1.7 to 1.1.9
• Ceno Browser: Share the Web was updated from 2.0.6 to 2.0.7
• Chaldea was updated from 2.5.2 to 2.5.3
• Custom Uploader was updated from 1.1.0 to 1.2.1
• Dash Wallet was updated from 9.0.6 to 10.0.1
• DeadHash was updated from 1.8.1 to 1.8.2
• Deku SMS was updated from 0.33.0 to 0.34.0
• DetoxDroid: Digital Detoxing as Your New Default was updated from 2.0.2 to 2.0.3
• Diary was updated from 1.103 to 1.104
• Drinkable was updated from 1.45.0 to 1.45.1
• DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser was updated from 5.180.1 to 5.181.1
• ESUP-NFC-TAG-DROID was updated from 1.2.6 to 1.2.7
• Editor was updated from 1.90 to 1.91
• EinkBro was updated from 10.17.0 to 11.0.0
• Enhanced Music Controller Lite was updated from 1.30 to 1.31
• FREE Browser was updated from 1.6 to 2.0
• FairEmail was updated from 1.2136 to 1.2140
• Feeder was updated from 2.6.10 to 2.6.12
• Filester was updated from 2.1.0 to 2.2.0
• Flux News was updated from 1.3.1 to 1.3.2
• Forkyz was updated from 48 to 49
• FreeOTP+ was updated from 3.0 to 3.1
• Fruity Game was updated from 2.1 to 2.2
• Funkwhale for Android was updated from 0.2.1-1 to 0.3.0
• Gadgetbridge was updated from 0.76.1 to 0.77.0
• Gallery for PhotoPrism was updated from 1.21.0 to 1.22.0
• Gauguin was updated from 0.15.0 to 0.15.1
• Glider for Hacker News was updated from 2.6.0 to 2.7.0
• Goguma was updated from 0.5.1 to 0.6.0
• GraphHopper Maps was updated from 1.3.0 to 1.4.0
• Gridle was updated from 1.16 to 1.17
• Hacki for Hacker News was updated from 2.6.0 to 2.6.1
• Harmony Music was updated from 1.6.0 to 1.7.0
• Helio was updated from 3.11 to 3.12
• Hydra was updated from 3.6.1-open to 3.6.2-open
• IR Remote was updated from 1.6.1 to 1.6.2
• Imagepipe was updated from 0.66 to 0.67
• Immich was updated from 1.90.0 to 1.91.0
• Infomaniak Mail was updated from 1.1.1 to 1.1.2
• Infomaniak kDrive was updated from 4.3.0 to 4.3.1
• Inner Breeze was updated from 1.1.2 to 1.1.4
• JS-Dict was updated from 1.1.1 to 1.2.0
• Jami was updated from 20231208-01 to 20231215-01
• Jellyfin - your media in your hands! was updated from 2.5.3 to 2.6.0
• Jellyfin for Android TV was updated from 0.16.0 to 0.16.1
• Jerboa for Lemmy was updated from 0.0.50 to 0.0.55
• Karma Firewall was updated from 62 to 63
• Keep Screen On was updated from 1.14.0 to 1.15.0
• KitchenOwl was updated from 0.4.19 to 0.4.20
• Kotatsu was updated from 6.4.2 to 6.5
• LibrePass was updated from 1.1.1 to 1.1.2
• Librera Reader was updated from 8.9.105-fdroid to 8.9.115-fdroid
• Linwood Butterfly was updated from 2.0.0-rc.1 to 2.0.0-rc.2
• LogFox was updated from 1.5.2 to 1.5.3
• Ltt.rs was updated from 0.4.0 to 0.4.1
• Mattermost Beta was updated from 2.10.1 to 2.11.0
• Metronome was updated from 1.4.4 to 1.4.5
• Migraine Log was updated from 0.10.3 to 0.10.4
• Mullvad VPN: privacy is a universal right was updated from 2023.9 to 2023.10-beta1
• Musify was updated from 7.0.1 to 7.0.2
• Mute reminder was updated from 2.10 to 2.11
• My Expenses was updated from 3.6.9 to 3.7.0.1
• Myne: Ebook Downloader was updated from 2.6.0 to 2.7.0
• Mysterium Dark — Next Gen VPN was updated from 2.1.9 to 2.1.11
• NanoLedger was updated from 0.1.3 to 0.1.4
• Next Actualités informatiques was updated from 2.7.2 to 2.7.3
• Nextcloud Dev was updated from 20231209 to 20231219
• Nextcloud News was updated from 0.9.9.83 to 0.9.9.84
• Nextcloud Talk was updated from 17.1.3 to 18.0.0
• Notally - Minimalist Notes was updated from 5.5 to 5.6
• OONI Probe was updated from 3.8.5 to 3.8.5.1
• Offi was updated from 12.1.16-aosp to 12.1.18-aosp
• Oinkoin was updated from 1.0.28 to 1.0.29
• Omni Notes was updated from 6.3.0 to 6.3.1
• OpenBike was updated from v1.2 to v1.3
• OpenTracks was updated from v4.9.6 to v4.9.8
• OpenVK Legacy was updated from 1.1.218-f to 1.2.232-f
• Organic Maps: Hike, Bike, Drive Offline was updated from 2023.11.17-17-FDroid to 2023.12.18-11-FDroid
• Orgro was updated from 1.34.2 to 1.35.2
• Outline Manager was updated from 0.1.14 to 0.1.17
• Pagan Music Sequencer was updated from 1.3.5 to 1.3.7
• ParkenUlm was updated from 2.2 to 2.3
• Petals was updated from 3.19.1 to 3.20.0
• Pie Launcher was updated from 1.14.3 to 1.15.1
• PinPoi was updated from 1.10.3 to 1.10.4
• PipePipe was updated from 3.1.9 to 3.1.10
• PlainApp: File & Web Access was updated from 1.2.14 to 1.2.19
• Podverse was updated from 4.15.2 to 4.15.3
• Railway station photos was updated from 15.0.4 to 15.1.0
• Ricochlime was updated from 1.1.0 to 1.1.1
• Saber was updated from 0.18.4 to 0.18.5
• Safe Space was updated from 1.2.1 to 1.2.2
• Sapio was updated from 1.1.1 to 1.1.3
• Screenshot Tile (NoRoot) was updated from 2.7.0 to 2.8.0
• Seafile was updated from 2.3.5 to 2.3.6
• Seal was updated from 1.11.0-(F-Droid) to 1.11.1-(F-Droid)
• Session F-Droid was updated from 1.17.4 to 1.17.5
• SilverDict was updated from 1.2.2 to 1.3.0
• Simlar - secure calls was updated from 2.10.0 (alwaysOnline) to 2.10.1 (alwaysOnline)
• Simple Time Tracker was updated from 1.31 to 1.32
• SimpleX Chat was updated from 5.4 to 5.4.1
• Standard Notes was updated from 3.181.6 to 3.183.26
• Syncthing was updated from 1.27.0 to 1.27.1
• TRIfA was updated from 1.0.221 to 1.0.222
• Table Habit was updated from 1.10.0 to 1.10.1
• Tailscale was updated from 1.55.47-tb88929edf-g0a44d50e8b0 to 1.56.0-tf51793b90-g49ed1df6cc9
• Tasky was updated from 2.4.1 to 2.4.2
• Telegram FOSS was updated from 10.2.6 to 10.3.2
• Threema Libre was updated from 5.2l to 5.2.1l
• Thumb-Key was updated from 2.6.1 to 2.6.4
• TorrServe was updated from MatriX.128.F-Droid to MatriX.128.2.F-Droid
• Torrents-csv-android was updated from 2.2.0 to 2.2.1
• TourCount was updated from 3.4.2 to 3.4.5
• TransektCount was updated from 3.4.2 to 4.0.1
• Tusky was updated from 24.0 to 24.1 beta 1
• Unchained was updated from 1.0.0 to 1.1.2
• Unciv was updated from 4.9.6 to 4.9.10-patch1
• Unitto — calculator and unit converter was updated from Olive Green to Popstar
• Unpopular Music Player was updated from 2.81 to 2.82
• UpVPN - Serverless VPN was updated from u1-beta to u2
• VCMI was updated from 1.4.0 to 1.4.1
• Vespucci was updated from 19.3.1.0 to 19.3.2.0
• Vinyl Music Player was updated from 1.6.1 to 1.6.2
• Voyager for Lemmy was updated from 1.30.3 to 1.32.2
• WallFlow was updated from 2.1.0 to 2.2.1
• WallFlow Plus was updated from 2.1.0 to 2.2.1
• Warpinator for Android (unofficial) was updated from 1.6.1 to 1.7
• Xtra was updated from 2.26.3 to 2.26.4
• Yivi was updated from 7.5.3 to 7.5.5
• Yubico Authenticator was updated from 6.3.0 to 6.3.1
• aShell was updated from v0.8 to v0.9
• blocker was updated from 2.0.3111-fdroid to 2.0.3361-fdroid
• ente Authenticator was updated from 2.0.26 to 2.0.27
• floccus bookmark sync was updated from 5.0.2 to 5.0.4
• foodsharing was updated from 0.7.2 to 0.7.5
• hJOP Driver was updated from 1.16 to 1.18
• huggingAssist was updated from 1.4 to 1.5
• monocles chat was updated from 1.7.8.2 to 1.7.8.4
• neutriNote CE was updated from 4.4.8c to 4.4.9b
• omWeather was updated from 2.3 to 2.4
• openHAB was updated from 3.7.0 to 3.8.0
• openHAB Beta was updated from 3.7.10-beta to 3.8.1-beta
• tower was updated from 2.8.3 to 2.9.6
• wX was updated from 55854 to 55856

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