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BookWyrm

A BookWyrm client for Android.
New in version 1.3.8
Fixing what turned out not to work for unreleased version 1.3.7:
* Significant log-in improvements, including better security.
Further changes:
* The app now uses a custom User-Agent string.
* Two new dependencies have been added: okhttp3, and conscrypt.
This is an Android client for BookWyrm – a federated social network for tracking your reading, talking about books, writing reviews, and discovering what to read next. It is just BookWyrm put into a webview element, nothing special – but it adds some convenience on top:

* bookwyrm links can be made to open with the app (e.g. clicking on the link to someone's userprofile will open that from your own bookwyrm instance)
* thanks to that, you can immediately follow them easily if you want.
* it lets you easily return to your own home timeline when viewing something like posts, on another bookwyrm instance, because the 'back' button is then modified for that.
* You can also search for books by scanning the ISBN, no matter what instance of Bookwyrm you use.

This application is not an official client! (An official client does not exist yet, as far as I know)

The ISBN scanning feature is created with the zxing-android-embedded library.
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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 1.3.8 (15) suggested Added on Jan 26, 2025

    arm64-v8a armeabi-v7a x86 x86_64

    This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

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

    Permissions
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • 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.
    • read the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
    • modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
    • nl.privacydragon.bookwyrm.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 11 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

    • New in version 1.3.6
    * Fixed some log-in problems.
    * Changed colour of warning text to be better visible.
    * Disabled inclusion of dependencies info and VCS info, fixing build problems for F-Droid.
    * Long-press now actually works.
    * Other minor changes
  • Version 1.3.6 (13) - Added on Jan 10, 2025

    This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

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

    Permissions
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • 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.
    • read the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
    • modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
    • nl.privacydragon.bookwyrm.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 3.6 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

    • New in version 1.3.4
    The same as release 1.3.3, but not the one bug is actually fixed for real...
    * Fixed a bug with the barcode scanning. Now you can scan barcodes again.
    * Dependencies have been updated to newest versions.
    * More Bookwyrm instances have been added.

  • Version 1.3.4 (11) - Added on Apr 27, 2023

    This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

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

    Permissions
    • take pictures and videos
      This app can take pictures and record videos using the camera while the app is in use.
    • 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.
    • read the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to read the contents of your shared storage.
    • modify or delete the contents of your shared storage
      Allows the app to write the contents of your shared storage.
    • nl.privacydragon.bookwyrm.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 3.4 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

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