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This Week in F-Droid
TWIF curated on Friday, 24 Apr 2026, Week 17
F-Droid core
F-Droid and F-Droid Basic were updated to 2.0-alpha8. We are hard at work fixing the crashes you submit and also lending an ear to our user studies on how to polish the experience beyond us hard-core fans. Psst, let me tell you about users out there… they are waaay strange, hear me out: they want the keyboard to pop-up, then not pop-up, they want everything on screen at a glance, then they want to see only crumbs and “hunt for the good stuff”. But what do I know about UX, right? As much as I know about being a developer, and I play one on the Internet, hehe.
Anyway, since the last alpha we’ve fixed the annoying crashes and liberated some space on the Discover page. Translations keep coming, so thank you for contributing. Here’s the changelog:
- Translations update from Weblate
- Add search history feature
- Move search into bottom nav bar and remove compact setting
- Make the add repo workflow more robust
- Add localized screenshots for Basic (not yet visible)
- Show keyboard in search screen when no results are shown
- Add more info to crash reports
- Fix crash with Nearby
- Fix crash when some old client settings were encountered
- Fix crash in Panic settings
- Fix crash when launching unavailable system activity (did someone de-bloat too hard?)
- …and more
There are ongoing discussions, mock-ups, test builds, feedback being offered and considered, so alpha9 might hold more surprises up next.
Liked what you’ve read above and want to help? Get latest 2.0 by navigating to the F-Droid or Basic app details and check “Allow beta updates” in the top right three dot menu.
Community News
FairScan – PDF Scanner was updated to 1.19.0. Given our strict policy on FLOSS software (and its deps), we’ve adapted the app recipe with the help of the developer to exclude some non-free components. Unfortunately at least two devices (rather specific Samsung ones running Android 12 from /e/ OS) see app crashes. If you did not update yet, maybe skip this version (app details, upper right menu, ignore this update), until we either disable it or release an update with a fix.
Luanti was updated to 5.15.2 fixing at least two critical bugs. Read about them here while you update the app.
Missed in March, but NymVPN – Private VPN has introduced Taler payments. If you have a Taler wallet from these exchange operators, you can hit the Taler -> Pay with Taler button and scan the QR code. Other places accepting Taler? A few more for now, but hopefully more in the future.
We said goodbye to SmartScan, Search images and videos offline using text or by reverse image search, back in December 2025, but looks like it got a new life in 2026 and we’ve updated it to 1.3.0. The changelog is meaty, so dig in.
Removed Apps
6 apps were archived based on our updated policy
- Cigaló: Introducing Cigaló: The Open Source Android Drinking Game App!
- e1547 - e621 browser: browser for the e621 and e926 imageboards
- Evil Insult Generator: This is the greatest insults app you can get!
- Kinoko[Manga Reader]: Awesome manga reader
- Kotatsu: Manga reader with online catalogues
- venera: A comic reader that support reading local and network comics.
Newly Added Apps
17 apps were newly added
- 3D Geometry Animation: Build and animate 3D mathematical surfaces offline
- Equalizer314: System-wide EQ with multiband compression, limiter, and audio-visual feedback
- FairSpeed: A lightweight, privacy-focused network performance monitor
- GymLoga: Simple, native, and private workout logger for strength training
- HyleX: An Entropy clone
- MemeBoard: A goofy ahh meme soundboard
- Noor Connect: Premium privacy-first Islamic companion: Quran, Qibla, Adhan, & Habit tracking
- PadConnect: Turn your phone into a PC game controller (Windows only)
- Piggsy: Piggy banks for saving and tracking your goals
- Spass: Small but effective password manager
- Stochastic Reminder: Customized random and fixed reminder scheduler
- sub rosa by naiveHA: Program (over USB or NFC) the static password of your YubiKey
- Txori: Privacy-first focus session app
- Universal Installer: APK/APKS/XAPK/APKM installer with OBB, URL downloads, Shizuku & VirusTotal scans
- Vehicle Motion Cues: Motion cues overlay, to prevent motion sickness
- werewolves_game: Multiplayer server for classic Mafia game Werewolves
- xrayFA: A fast, secure, and user-friendly client for Xray-core
Updated Apps
242 more apps were updated
(expand for the full list)
- 39C3 Schedule was updated to
1.75.0 - AAAAXY was updated to
1.7.55+20260422.4014.b17dc4f1 - AlexCalc was updated to
1.0.12 - Amber was updated to
6.0.3 - ArcaneChat was updated to
2.49.0 - aShell was updated to
v0.26 - Audio Output Switcher was updated to
1.0.9 - AusweisApp was updated to
2.5.1 - Bag was updated to
1.2.8 - baresip was updated to
78.1.4 - baresip+ was updated to
67.1.4 - Be nice was updated to
2.0.5 - BeeCount Knitting Counter was updated to
2.7.6 - Bim! was updated to
16 - Blitzortung Lightning Monitor was updated to
2.5.1 - BlockAds: Clean Internet was updated to
6.2.2 - BombusMod was updated to
0.9.1430 - Breakout 71 was updated to
29613221 - BRouter was updated to
1.7.9 - BusTO was updated to
2.5.0 - Calendar was updated to
v2.4.0 - Calisthenics Memory was updated to
1.21.0 - CAPod - Companion for AirPods was updated to
5.1.0-rc0 - CaptureCap was updated to
3.8.5 - Capy Reader was updated to
2026.04.1207 - Casio G-Shock Smart Sync was updated to
40.7 - Celestia was updated to
1.9.14 - Chess by vayunmathur was updated to
v2.3.3 - Chess was updated to
10.2.2 - Chip Defense was updated to
1.58 - Clash Meta For Android was updated to
2.11.26.Meta - CleverKeys was updated to
1.3.0 - Clock Screensaver was updated to
2.0 - Clock You was updated to
10.1 - ConnectBot was updated to
1.10.5-oss - Contacts was updated to
v2.4.0 - Cuppa - Tea Timer was updated to
2.12.1 - Cuscon was updated to
4.0.9.7 - DankChat was updated to
4.0.36 - DanXi was updated to
1.5.2 - De Fide was updated to
1.5.0 - deutsia radio was updated to
1.7.1 - disky - Find your biggest diskspace thieves! was updated to
2.1.0 - DobbyVPN was updated to
1.2.7 - DuressKeyboard was updated to
5.3 - DuressKeyboardLite was updated to
5.0 - Easter Eggs was updated to
4.5.0 - EBT New Note was updated to
0.91.0 - Editor was updated to
1.98 - EinkBro was updated to
15.12.0 - ELM327 Emulator was updated to
19 - EnforceDoze was updated to
1.10.2 - Ente Photos - Encrypted photo storage was updated to
1.3.35 - EphemeralWorkProfile was updated to
44.0 - Episteme Reader was updated to
1.0.45-oss - eQuran was updated to
2.7.0-beta.2 - Etar - OpenSource Calendar was updated to
1.0.55 - ETH & UZH mensa Zürich was updated to
2.2.0 - EUC State Of Health Analyzer was updated to
1.5 - EVMap - EV chargers was updated to
2.1.1 - Exclave was updated to
0.17.34 - Fedilab was updated to
3.38.1 - FeedFlow - RSS Feed Reader was updated to
1.12.0 - FileFlow was updated to
1.7.0 - Find Family was updated to
v2.4.0 - flabr was updated to
1.2.7 - Flux - Movies, Shows & Anime local player was updated to
1.2.1 - Fokus Launcher was updated to
1.4.1 - FossWallet was updated to
0.44.0 - GifBoard was updated to
v1.0.4 - GLPI Agent was updated to
1.7.1 - GraphHopper Maps was updated to
2.7.0 - Grit was updated to
5.9.1 - Guileless Bopomofo Keyboard was updated to
4.0.5 - Habit-Maker was updated to
0.0.53-fdroid - Harp was updated to
1.6.9 - Haven SSH Client was updated to
5.24.19 - HiddenProtectedWorkProfile was updated to
70.0 - Homer Audio Player for Seniors was updated to
1.5.7 - Intent Intercept was updated to
4.1.0 - Inure App Manager (Trial) was updated to
build107.0.1 - Invoice Ninja was updated to
5.0.189 - Jitsi Meet was updated to
26.0.0 - K-9 Mail was updated to
18.0 - Kai 9000 was updated to
2.3.2 - KashCal was updated to
23.6.4 - Keep it up was updated to
1.11.1 - KeinPlan was updated to
2.1 - Knock on Ports was updated to
2.1.5 - Kvaesitso was updated to
1.40.1-fdroid - LibreTube was updated to
31.1 - Lichess was updated to
0.23.5 - Linux Command Library was updated to
3.7.9 - Linwood Butterfly Nightly was updated to
2.5.1-rc.1 - Lissen: Audiobookshelf client was updated to
1.9.7 - LISTEN.moe was updated to
7.0.0-beta.6 - Litube was updated to
v2.1.3 - LocalShare was updated to
0.2.0 - Mages was updated to
4.5.6 - Mako Launcher was updated to
2026.34 - MapComplete was updated to
0.59.1 - MateDroid was updated to
1.5.1 - Mattermost Beta was updated to
2.39.0 - MoeMemos was updated to
2.0.3 - MonsterMusic was updated to
0.1.69 - Music was updated to
v2.4.0 - MusicSearch was updated to
1.105.0 - Musify was updated to
10.0.7 - NATINFo+ was updated to
1.5.1 - NerdCalci was updated to
3.8.5 - Network Scanner was updated to
1.1.1 - Network Survey was updated to
1.52 - neutriNote CE was updated to
4.6.1b - Nextcloud was updated to
33.1.0 - Nextcloud Dev was updated to
20260423 - NextGIS Mobile was updated to
3.0.3 - Nian was updated to
1.1 - NoMoreBackground was updated to
2.4.4 - Notes was updated to
v2.4.0 - Notesnook - Private notes app was updated to
3.3.20 - NoteSR - Encrypted Notes was updated to
5.3.7 - Nounours and friends was updated to
3.5.8 - NouTube was updated to
0.5.2 - Onloc was updated to
1.2.1 - Open Passkey Authenticator was updated to
2.1.3 - OpenAssistant was updated to
v2.4.0 - OpenBible was updated to
3.2.1 - OpenCloud was updated to
1.2.1 - OpenTopoMap Viewer was updated to
1.27 - OpenTracks (Reproducible build) was updated to
v4.26.2 - OSS-Dict was updated to
1.1.4 - oxproxion was updated to
2.1.84 - P.CASH Crypto Wallet was updated to
0.54.2 - Package Manager was updated to
v7.8 - Pagan was updated to
1.8.6 - PAIesque was updated to
58 - Pantry was updated to
0.1.9-fdroid - Paperless Mobile was updated to
4.5.0 - Parcel - Pickup code was updated to
1.0.52 - Paseo was updated to
1.7.0 - Password Store was updated to
1.16.3 - PDF was updated to
v2.4.0 - Periodical was updated to
1.96 - Persian Calendar was updated to
10.2.0 - Photos was updated to
v2.4.0 - PianOli was updated to
1.27 - Picard Barcode Scanner was updated to
1.8 - PicGuard was updated to
5.4.1 - Pimi Weather Widget was updated to
1.7.0 - Pinyin Web & EPUB and topolects was updated to
2.12.66 - PipePipe was updated to
4.9.2 - PlainApp: Phone Web Portal was updated to
3.1.2 - PlayOnDlna was updated to
1.9 - PocketCheck was updated to
1.7.0 - podium (Podcasts) was updated to
1.0.0-alpha08 - Pokébase was updated to
1.0.2 - pOT-Droid was updated to
5.6.0 - Prism was updated to
1.2.0 - ProtectedWorkProfile was updated to
70.0 - Proton Pass: Password Manager was updated to
1.39.1 - ProtonVPN - Secure and Free VPN was updated to
5.17.72.0 - Quick Ball was updated to
4.2.0 - QUIK SMS was updated to
4.3.6 - Quote Unquote was updated to
4.55.0-fdroid - Readeck App was updated to
0.10.1 - Rhythm was updated to
4.7.364.975-fdroid - Ricochlime was updated to
1.13.1 - RiPlay was updated to
0.7.75 - Ripple: respond when panicking was updated to
0.3.2 - Road Trip Radar was updated to
1.13.0 - Roboyard was updated to
48 - RSAF was updated to
3.43 - RSS Reader was updated to
1.87.11 - Ruffle was updated to
0.260422 - Running Services Monitor was updated to
1.0.25 - Rush - Lyrics App was updated to
5.8.1 - Saber was updated to
1.33.2 - SambaLite was updated to
2.4.0 - Sapio was updated to
2.2.0 - Saracroche was updated to
3.0.1 - ScoreHub - Game Score Tracker was updated to
1.6.0 - Seafile was updated to
4.0.5 - SexyTopo was updated to
1.11.1 - Shader Editor was updated to
2.36.2 - ShiftSwift was updated to
3.1.0 - ShikiApp was updated to
alpha-0.6.7 - Shop With Mom was updated to
0.0.6 - ShowCase was updated to
4.7 - Simple Audio Converter was updated to
1.0.3 - Simple Notes Sync was updated to
2.3.0 - Simple Time Tracker was updated to
1.57 - sing-box was updated to
1.13.9 - SiYuan was updated to
3.6.5 - SkillApp was updated to
4.1.0 - Sky Map was updated to
1.13.4:Mars - Sleep Timer was updated to
1.4.2 - Smart Edge: Sidebar & Gestures was updated to
1.3.3 - SmartTube F-Droid was updated to
31.57 - SMS2Email was updated to
1.1.22 - Squawker was updated to
3.8.12 - Stay Put - Unplug Alert was updated to
0.8.9 - Stepsy: Step Counter was updated to
1.6.2 - Stocks Widget was updated to
4.0.072 - SubSonicSter was updated to
2.2.1 - Sumire Japanese Keyboard Lite F-Droid was updated to
1.7.35-lite-fdroid - Suntimes was updated to
0.17.1 - Super Productivity was updated to
18.2.8 - TacticMaster was updated to
1.0.31 - Tella was updated to
2.20.2 - The Battle for Wesnoth was updated to
1.19.23 - Thunderbird Beta for Testers was updated to
19.0b1 - Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox was updated to
18.0 - ToFShare was updated to
1.0.14 - ToLoShare was updated to
1.0.21 - TorrServe was updated to
MatriX.141.FOSS - Track & Graph was updated to
10.0.1 - Trackbook - Movement Recorder was updated to
2.5.0 - Traffic Light was updated to
2.14 - Trailence was updated to
1.5.5 - TRIfA was updated to
1.0.270 - Träwelldroid was updated to
2.24.2 - Tuta Calendar was updated to
345.260421.2 - Tuta Mail was updated to
345.260421.2 - Unblock Jam was updated to
v2.4.0 - Unchained was updated to
1.7.0 - Unciv was updated to
4.20.2 - Vanilla was updated to
4.0.1 - Vespucci - an OSM Editor was updated to
22.0.1.0 - Voice Offline Audiobook Player was updated to
26.4.4 - Websocket CAM was updated to
1.1.0 - WebSpace was updated to
0.2.1 - WhatsAppCleaner was updated to
v1.3.1 - whoBIRD was updated to
5.2 - Wiki Fronted was updated to
r/50579-r-2026-04-14 - Wikipedia was updated to
r/50579-r-2026-04-14 - Word Maker was updated to
v2.4.0 - XiVPN was updated to
1.10.0 - Xray was updated to
12.2.0 - Xtra was updated to
2.55.3 - Yagni Launcher was updated to
0.6.3-alpha - You Have Mail was updated to
0.23.3 - Yubico Authenticator was updated to
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