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Tested in Full

發佈於 2026 年 4 月 16 日，出自 paulali

This Week in F-Droid

TWIF curated on Thursday, 16 Apr 2026, Week 16

F-Droid core

F-Droid and F-Droid Basic were updated to 2.0-alpha7 as we start testing the Full client. Hopefully more can now join in testing so we get the ‘full’ picture of our ecosystem, and we can catch and fix more issues as they are reported by a more diverse batch of devices in the wild.

Full changelog:

  • Support a single canonical location for preloaded repos
  • Support for restoring archived apps (Android 15+)
  • Port old Nearby feature to new Full flavor
  • Allow selecting mirror URLs in repo details
  • Turn ‘export debug log’ into a preference
  • Add option for compact bottom bar (will be removed in alpha8 based on user testing and Discovery page redesign)
  • Speed up initial loading and order of data for main screen
  • Add download speed and size remaining for downloads

Want to help? Navigate to the app details and check “Allow beta updates” in the top right three dot menu.

Some notes about the Full version, simply known as F-Droid, since it has more features than Basic these need a bit more time to get polished. The old Nearby code hit a last minute bug and might not connect (fixed in alpha8) but that’s more an issue with its age, both visually and function wise. The new Nearby code is close to being finalized, waiting for another round of funding. Also Panic settings might crash in certain conditions, fixed in alpha8 too. But it’s not all bad news, the new Full can now autoupdate, an old pain point, as it targets latest Android version, on par with Basic.

Community News

Call Limiter was updated to 0.3.8 but if you’ve installed the app before this week you might not get this update as the developer lost the key. Yes, that’s a thing that just happens, no matter what we try to teach devs. Anyway, if you have the old version, try to backup, uninstall and install the new one.

Clock You just came back from the Archive, apparently we have 30+ clock apps, but not the perfect one for somebody.

ConnectBot was updated to 1.10.3-oss with some bug fixes, but the big update came with 1.10.0-oss which featured a complete rewrite of the UI and many security additions. Read more here.

DuressKeyboard was updated to 5.2 but we also added DuressKeyboardLite, a simplified version, which targets newer Android versions but has less features.

Immich was updated to 2.7.5 as we were behind on updates for the last 3 months, some lib needed an update to get fully FLOSS. The team at FUTO wants to build a backup service, encrypted and all that, hence if that sounds like something you’d consider, make sure you drop by and submit some info in their survey.

J-K Bike - Mechanical Disaster Prevention Pro was updated to 4.0.1 as the new version split takes place, it has more features, such as tracking multiple bikes and components and generate activities on schedules. We also added the “non-pro” version, J-K Bike - Mechanical Disaster Prevention, Build positive bike maintenance behaviours, for rides quick, big or epic, a simpler app for beginners.

Offline Translator was updated to 0.3.1 adding vertical text support for Japanese (re-download the language to get the new model) and Text-to-Speech via Piper models (don’t pick the high quality models as they are much slower).

Suntimes was updated to 0.17.0 and what a changelog they have, wow. Material You UI sounds like the smallest feature, so many things to control from time and place, maps projections, and a lot more. Do note that the widget will get removed, and you’ll have to add it again to your screen.

Tor VPN Beta was updated to 1.6.0Beta-x86_64 with this boring changelog. What’s more interesting is that the app got a code audit by the folks of Cure53 and you can read about it here.

Vespucci - an OSM Editor was updated to 22.0.0.0 with a huge changelog: new iconography, export&import, custom certs, better geometry interaction and splits, better windowing & styles and much more.

@shuvashish76 grabs some needles:

Starting 20 May 2026, customers using Kindle and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 and earlier will be left for dead as Amazon will cease to support these devices. While we understand the technical reasons for such a change, we decry the e-waste created from devices that would work fine otherwise, given their purpose. Luckily the FLOSS community has been preparing for such cases for years, so if you want to “liberate” your device you probably can, and you can use apps like KOReader to enjoy them a bit more time.

The SwatchIt dev created a special page for the app, which also explains the why and the how.

Newly Added Apps

19 more apps were newly added

Updated Apps

230 more apps were updated
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