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Droidrops

Droidrops RSS client
New in version 2.2.3
* Rebrand the fork as Droidrops
* Switch to a fork-specific application id
* Add a public privacy policy
* Update release metadata for Google Play and F-Droid preparation
Droidrops is a fork of Readrops and a multi-services RSS client for Android. Its name is composed of "Read" and "drops", where drops are articles in an ocean of news.

Features :

- Local RSS parsing (RSS1, RSS2, ATOM, JSONFeed)
- External services:
- FreshRSS
- Nextcloud News
- Fever API
- Google Reader API
- Multi-account
- Feeds and folders management (create, update and delete feeds/folders if supported by the service API)
- OPML import/export
- Background synchronisation
- Notifications
- Privacy policy included in the app and repository
- Independent fork with its own issue tracker and release notes

Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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  • Version 2.2.3 (24) suggested Added on Aug 13, 2026

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • view network connections
      Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • have full network access
      Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet.
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • ask to ignore battery optimizations
      Allows an app to ask for permission to ignore battery optimizations for that app.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • com.droidrops.app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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