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Posted on Jan 16, 2026 by Licaon_Kter

This Week in F-Droid

TWIF curated on Thursday, 15 Jan 2026, Week 3

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The F-Droid website has not been refreshed since January 5th due to some infrastructure issues, hence new apps and new updates were delayed to be listed. If you can read this it means we fixed it.

Meanwhile, as usual, we recommend the usage of F-Droid client or F-Droid Basic to get info on new apps and timely app updates as expected.

This also means our last week post was not published, so this week… it’s a big longer.

Community News

We are always glad to hear people use F-Droid, but if you see our app installed on some device you weren’t expecting to feature it, please do ping us.

Imagine our surprise when we found out that “a home control panel” (or whatever this gadget is?) ships with F-Droid Client as the company writes in “F-Droid New Features Bring Unlimited Possibilities！Your NSPanel Pro, More Than Just a Control Panel.” And we have so many questions like: Is that the plain client or a fork? Which repositories are active? Was it easy to integrate? Any pain points? Any feedback?

Aurora Store was updated to 4.8.0, as Beta for now, so you either update manually or enable Betas from the app page menu. Android 6 is now the minimum supported, it also adds Material Design Expressive theme and brings filters back.

BasicCashFlow was updated to 2.0 but also brings a signing key change. Unfortunately there’s no way to export data so if you decide to uninstall and then install the update, you’ll need to add your data again from scratch.

Cfait was updated to 407 but it also had an application ID change. You’ll get this info in the app the next time you open it. The new one, named the same, was just included, so make sure you take the jump to Cfait, Powerful, fast and elegant TODO / task manager (CalDAV and local).

FairScan – PDF Scanner was updated to 1.10.0 adding a feature you might want your favorite developer to include: scanning from other apps. It basically means some other app, say your messaging app, might detect that you have FairScan installed (or even ask for it) and offer a button to “Scan as PDF”. How that came to be can be read in this post, but their blog has more app development insights posts that make for a good read.

Fennec F-Droid was updated to 147.0.0 and the changelog looks uneventful. Yet we see a bit of new design around the start page and the new added tab bar, so something is being worked on. Psst, you are still here? So, the thing is that the design changes are way more deeper that those two features above and are all hidden in the secret menu. No joke, that’s its name. So, make sure no one is looking first. Ready? Go to Fennec Settings, scroll down to About, touch the Fennec icon 5 times and do a pirouette. Now go back to settings, and scroll down to the new Secret Settings (!!). There are many things listed here, we’ll just toggle the ones we know are safe and fun: “Composable Toolbar” (main one), “Toolbar Customisation” (setting for one button) and “Tab Manager enhancements” (new tabs view).

Litube was updated to 2.0.1 after a 5 month absence. It brings a native Android player, Picture-in-Picture support, improved performance, a Download Manager, a better live chat UI and more.

Meshtastic was updated to 2.7.10 (29319661) fdroid. We recently saw a nice description of how its whole ecosystem is working in a, yes Youtube, video. If you wondered if it fits your decentralized workflow, now you might find out.

Microphone was updated to 0.9 after ten years!

Neo Store was updated to 1.2.1, and besides the usual fixes we noticed a change that we salute: “Update: Enable mirror-rotation by default for F-Droid and IzzyOnDroid”. F-Droid Client has supported mirror rotation for years, making downloads faster and relieving the pressure on main servers, and while NeoStore supported mirrors for a while now, users needed to know about this feature and toggle it to ON by themselves in Settings.

NewPipe was updated to 0.28.1 with a long list of changes and the crash fixes are welcomed.

Oblivion, Remote lock and wipe triggers for compromised or unattended devices, had an application ID change. If you’ve installed it before yesterday make sure to uninstall it and install the new Oblivion app.

Syncthing-Fork was updated to 2.0.13.0 and it’s mostly fixes. If you’ve followed the fork drama in the last months maybe take a look at what has changed and decide to update.

Traffic Light was updated to 2.8 with a new signing key. You’ve installed this is the past? Better uninstall and install the new update.

Small sneak peek here, in the next major client update these type of issues, and more, will be highlighted for you to see and action as needed.

WebLibre: The Privacy-Focused Browser was updated to 0.9.30 with the codebase of Firefox 146.0.1. The changes are numerous but two caught our eye as major pain points in our own Fennec, first: “Added encrypted profile backup and restore system with password protection” and second: “Added bookmark import/export functionality”. The full changelog is here.

@ByteHamster counts sheep:

AntennaPod was updated to 3.11.0 featuring one of the most requested features: in addition to stopping the sleep timer after X minutes, you can now configure it to stop after X episodes. Also, more users now get the modern bottom navigation interface and more.

@shuvashish76 presses the shutter button:

Libre Camera got a new release 2.0.1 after a pause of two years. What’s new? Too much to convey here: now using CameraX API (better device support), more settings, HEIC support, performance improvements, better translations and more.

Removed Apps

5 more apps were removed
  • Aster Launcher: minimalist productivity launcher
  • Identify Dog Breeds Pro: Identify dog breeds with your smartphone
  • Kmtemplate: Organize tasks effortlessly across all your devices with Kmtemplate (We have a lot of notes apps, this one still needs to provide what it promises)
  • SmartScan: Search images and videos offline using text or by reverse image search (Upstream archived the source, but they’ve reached out to us and we hope it will make a comeback)
  • ZipXtract FD: ZipXtract can extract and create archive

Newly Added Apps

38 more apps were newly added

Before you read the list, huge thanks to @linsui for taking the time over the holidays to review so many new apps waiting for inclusion. Due to the website issue, some of these already even got updates.

  • AI Hub: All your AI tools together in one simple app
  • Biometric Bypass: Xposed module to fast-forward face unlock
  • Blidraughts: Play draughts games over Bluetooth
  • BoutScoring: App for Scoring Combat Sports Bouts
  • Brownian Particles Live Wallpaper: Live Wallpaper simulating the brownian motion of particles in laser light
  • Calendar: The only fully-functional open-source calendar app with Material You
  • CleanShare: Xposed module that removes Direct Share suggestions from Android’s Share Sheet
  • DuckRun: A game about a duck
  • Escape Launcher: Minimalist home screen with features to help reduce phone distraction
  • G8 Invoicing: Create invoices, delivery notes and credit notes easily
  • GeoWeather: A Weather App that is still WIP (Work In Progress)
  • IR Blaster: Turn your Android into an IR remote: hex/raw/Flipper Zero .ir + Signal Tester
  • La et Le: Train French noun genders using spaced repetition
  • Latin Defense: Expand your own Roman Empire!
  • Little Relay: Bidirectional data bridge between BLE and an MQTT broker
  • Mako Launcher: Privacy-first launcher designed for focus, speed, and simplicity
  • MateDroid: View Tesla vehicle data from your self-hosted Teslamate instance
  • Middor: Mirror applications for HUD display with horizontal flip
  • Mission: Daily habit tracker, as simple as possible
  • MsgGo: Lightweight, and modern bulk SMS tool
  • nospeak: A modern Nostr chat client
  • Noteshop: A versatile app for managing notes, shopping lists, and recipes
  • OnePlus Laser Tool: Professional laser rangefinder for OnePlus devices with Laser AF hardware
  • Onloc: Self-hosted real-time device tracker
  • Prayer Time Muter: Automatically silence your phone during prayer times
  • Prediktor: Prediktor is a simple app for your everyday prediction needs
  • Ricevapp Documento Commerciale: Third-party app for quick access, not affiliated with Agenzia delle Entrate
  • SFTP-SAF: Browse SFTP server in your file manager
  • SMS2Email: Forwards SMS messages to SMTP (Email) server
  • SmsReply: Automatic SMS replies with customizable templates
  • Squealer: Explore SQLite databases
  • TKWeek: A date and calendaring tool
  • ToLoShare: Location Share via Tox
  • Urik Keyboard: Privacy-first keyboard
  • Variometer: Inertial vertical speed indicator
  • ViewCarousel: Circular carousel of user configurable views
  • Whatsap Status: View, save, and share WhatsApp statuses easily
  • YTDLnis: Video/Audio Downloader app using yt-dlp

Updated Apps

291 more apps were updated
(expand for the full list)

Due to the website issue, some of these already got multiple updates, but we’ve only listed the latest one.

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