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This Week in F-Droid
TWIF curated on Friday, 20 Feb 2026, Week 8
F-Droid core
During our talks with F-Droid users at FOSDEM26 we were baffled to
learn most were relieved that Google has canceled their plans to
lock-down Android.
Why baffled? Because no such thing actually happened, the plans
announced last August are still scheduled to take place. We see a
battle of PR campaigns and whomever has the last post out remains in
the media memory as the truth, and having journalists just copy/paste
Google posts serves no one.
But Google said... Said what? That there's a magical "advanced flow"?
Did you see it? Did anyone experience it? When is it scheduled to be
released? Was it part of Android 16 QPR2 in December? Of 16 QPR3 Beta
2.1 last week? Of Android 17 Beta 1? No? That's the issue... As time
marches on people were left with the impression that everything was
done, fixed, Google "wasn't evil" after all, this time, yay!
While we all have bad memories of "banners" as the dreaded ad
delivery medium of the Internet, after FOSDEM we decided that we have
to raise the issue back and have everyone, who cares about Android as
an open platform, informed that we are running out of time until
Google becomes the gate-keeper of all users devices.
Hence, the website and starting today our clients, with the updates
of F-Droid and F-Droid Basic, feature a banner that reminds everyone
how little time we have and how to voice their concerns to whatever
local authority is able to understand the dangers of this path
Android is led to.
We are not alone in our fight, IzzyOnDroid added a banner too, more
F-Droid clients will add the warning banner soon and other app
downloaders, like Obtainium, already have an in-app warning dialogue.
Regarding F-Droid Basic rewrite, development continues with a new
release 2.0-alpha3:
+ Updated Translations
+ Export installed apps list as CSV
+ Add install history feature
+ Add mirror chooser setting
+ Add prevent screenshots setting
+ Show tool-tips for all app bar buttons
+ Create 3-dot overflow menu for My Apps for less frequently
used actions
+ Persist sort order of My Apps
+ Adapt strings according to Material Design 3 guidelines
+ Apply string suggestions (Thanks Lucas)
+ Fix missing icon bug in pre-approval dialog
Note that if you are already using F-Droid Basic version 1.23.x, you
won't receive this update automatically. You need to navigate to the
app inside F-Droid and toggle "Allow beta updates" in top right three
dot menu.
In apps news, we're slowly getting back on track with post Debian
upgrade fixes (if your app still uses Java 17 is there a chance you
can upgrade to 21?) and post FOSDEM delays. Every app is important to
us, yet actions like the Google one above waste the time we could
have put to better use in Gitlab.
Community News
Buses was updated to 1.10 after a two year hiatus.
Conversations and Quicksy were updated to 2.19.10+free improving on
cleaning up after banned users, a better QR workflow and better
tablet rotation support. These are nice, but another change raises
our interest, "Play Store flavor: Stop using Google library and
interface directly with Google Play Service via IPC". Sounds
interesting for your app too? Is this a path to having one single
version for both F-Droid and Play that is fully FLOSS? We don't know
yet, but we salute any trick that removes another proprietary
dependency from the code. If curious feel free to take a look at the
commit.
Dolphin Emulator was updated to 2512. We missed one version in
between so the changelogs are huge, luckily the devs publish highly
detailed posts about updates. So we'll start with "Release 2509"
(about 40 mins to read), we side-track with "Starlight Spotlight: A
Hospital Wii in a New Light" (for about 50 mins), we continue to the
current release in "Release 2512" (40 more minutes) and we finish
with "Rise of the Triforce" delving in history for more than one
hour.
Image Toolbox was updated to 3.6.1 adding many fixes and... some AI
tools. Were you expecting such helpers? Will you use them?
Luanti was updated to 5.15.1 adding some welcomed fixes. If your game
world started flickering after the last update make sure to update.
Nextcloud apps are getting an update almost every week, like
Nextcloud was updated to 33.0.0, Nextcloud Cookbook to 0.27.0,
Nextcloud Dev to 20260219, Nextcloud Notes to 33.0.0 and Nextcloud
Talk was updated to 23.0.0.
But are you following the server side too? Nextcloud Hub 26 Winter
was just released adding a plethora of features. If you want to read
about them, see the 30 minutes post here or watch the one hour long
video presentation from the team here.
ProtonVPN - Secure and Free VPN was updated to 5.15.70.0 adding more
control to auto-connects, countries and cities. Also all connections
are handled now by WireGuard and Stealth protocols as the older
OpenVPN was removed making the app almost 40% smaller.
Offi was updated to 14.0 with a bit of code polish. Unfortunately for
Android 7 users, the app now needs Android 8 or later.
QUIK SMS was updated to 4.3.4 with many fixes. But Vishal praised the
duplicate remover, the default auto de-duplication function and found
that the bug that made deleted messages reappear is fixed.
SimpleEmail was updated to 1.5.4 after a 2 year pause. It's just a
fixes release, updating translations and making the app compatible
with Android 12 and later versions.
Removed Apps
5 apps were removed
* Chord Shift: Shift plain text notes
* OpenAthena(tm) for Android: OpenAthena(tm) lets common drones spot
precise locations
* Tibetan Keyboard: Keyboard for Tibetan script
* Tibetan Pad: Read Tibetan script
* Tomdroid: Note taker
Newly Added Apps
1 app was newly added
* NeoDB You: A native Android app for NeoDB designed with Material
3/You
Updated Apps
287 more apps were updated
(expand for the full list)
* AAAAXY was updated to 1.7.12+20260209.3971.fc2186af
* Activity Manager was updated to 5.4.17
* addy.io was updated to v5.9.2
* Alarmetrics was updated to 2.4.0
* AliasVault was updated to 0.26.4
* Amber was updated to 4.1.2
* AndroidCrypt was updated to 2.0.2
* AndroidMic was updated to 2.2.5
* ANeko Reborn was updated to 1.6.1
* Anx Reader was updated to 1.12.0
* Arcticons was updated to 14.3.3
* Arcticons Black was updated to 14.3.3
* Arcticons Day & Night was updated to 14.3.3
* Arcticons Material You was updated to 14.3.3
* Aurora Store was updated to 4.8.1
* AVNC was updated to 3.2.0
* Bangle.js Gadgetbridge was updated to 0.89.1-banglejs
* baresip was updated to 77.1.1
* baresip+ was updated to 65.1.1
* BeeCount Knitting Counter was updated to 2.7.5
* Binary Eye was updated to 1.68.0
* Birthday Adapter was updated to 3.11.4
* Blue Line Console was updated to 1.2.24
* Bold Bitcoin Wallet was updated to 2.1.15
* Booming Music was updated to 1.2.1
* Breakout 71 was updated to 29519142
* Breezy Weather was updated to 6.1.3_freenet
* Butterfly was updated to 2.4.4
* CalcYou was updated to 4.0
* Calisthenics Memory was updated to 1.19.0
* CAPod - Companion for AirPods was updated to 3.0.5-rc0
* Capy Reader was updated to 2026.02.1195
* Carburoid was updated to 1.4.1
* Cartes IGN was updated to 3.4.7
* Cavity was updated to 1.11.0
* ccgt was updated to 1.53
* CClauncher was updated to v10.6.2
* Celestia was updated to 1.9.9
* Chess was updated to 10.0.7
* CineLog was updated to 3.0.0
* Cirrus was updated to 4.5
* Clash Meta For Android was updated to 2.11.22.Meta
* CleanSlate was updated to 1.0.43
* Com-Phone Story Maker was updated to 1.8.2
* CoMaps - Hike, Bike, Drive Offline with Privacy was updated to
2026.02.09-4-FDroid
* Commons was updated to 6.3.0
* Copy SMS Code - OTP Helper was updated to 1.20.4
* Critical Maps was updated to 3.1.0
* Crossword was updated to 1.26
* CuteMusic was updated to 3.1.6
* DanXi was updated to 1.5.0
* DAVx5 was updated to 4.4.11
* Deepr was updated to 1.0.26
* Delta Icon Pack was updated to 2.12.0
* DigiAgriApp was updated to 0.5.0
* DobbyVPN was updated to 1.1.15
* DoliDroid was updated to 3.0.69
* Droid Pad was updated to 3.12.0
* DSub2000 was updated to 5.7.2
* DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser was updated to 5.266.0
* Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup was updated to 0.34.0
* DuressKeyboard was updated to 4.7
* Element Classic was updated to 1.6.50
* Element X - Secure Chat & Call was updated to 26.02.0
* Encointer Wallet was updated to 1.18.11
* EnigmaDroid was updated to 1.7.2
* Ente Photos - Encrypted photo storage was updated to 1.3.13
* Escapepod - Podcast Player was updated to 1.6.4
* Exclave was updated to 0.17.14
* F-Droid Build Status was updated to 5.14.0
* FairEmail was updated to 1.2312
* FairScan - PDF Scanner was updated to 1.14.0
* Fedilab was updated to 3.36.1
* Feeder was updated to 2.17.0
* Feeder (Play version) was updated to 2.17.0
* FeedFlow - RSS Reader was updated to 1.10.0
* Fitness Calendar was updated to 2026.02.1
* Flare was updated to 1.2.1
* Flexify was updated to 2.1.50
* Fluffy was updated to 4.1.2
* Flux was updated to 3.0
* Food You - Calorie Tracker & Food Diary was updated to 3.4.3
* Forkgram was updated to 12.4.2.0
* Forkyz was updated to 78
* Fossify Calendar was updated to 1.10.3
* Fossify File Manager was updated to 1.6.1
* Fossify Gallery was updated to 1.13.1
* Fossify Launcher Beta was updated to 1.10.0
* Fossify Music Player was updated to 1.8.1
* Fossify Voice Recorder Beta was updated to 1.7.1
* FossWallet was updated to 0.39.0
* FreeOTP was updated to 2.0.6
* Fucks Given was updated to 1.1.0
* Fulguris Web Browser was updated to 2.0.9
* Gadgetbridge was updated to 0.89.1
* Gallery for PhotoPrism was updated to 1.42.1
* Game Counter was updated to 2.6.0
* Gauguin was updated to 0.48.3
* GCompris was updated to 26.0
* GDF HEMA Timer was updated to 1.1.2
* Geo Share was updated to 5.16.0
* GeoWeather was updated to 1.2.4
* Goals Tracker 24/7 - timeto.me was updated to 2026.02.15
* GPTMobile was updated to 0.7.2
* Grazer Linuxtage was updated to 1.8.27-glt-Edition
* Hammer was updated to 2.1.4
* Harp was updated to 1.5.0
* Hate It Or Rate It was updated to 1.5.1
* HFUT-Schedule was updated to 4.19.3.5
* Home Medkit was updated to 1.9.3
* HTTP Request Shortcuts was updated to 4.2.0
* Immich was updated to 2.5.6
* Immich Uploader was updated to 2.1.0
* Inbox Pager was updated to 8.0
* Infomaniak kDrive was updated to 5.12.3
* Infomaniak Mail was updated to 1.24.4
* Inter Profile Sharing was updated to 1.1
* Inure App Manager (Trial) was updated to build106.5.1
* IR Blaster Remote was updated to 2.0.14
* Jami was updated to 20260214-01
* Jerboa for Lemmy was updated to 0.0.85-gplay
* Jigsaw was updated to 1.3.0
* K-9 Mail was updated to 16.1
* Kahon was updated to 0.19.6
* Kai was updated to 1.7.0
* KashCal was updated to 23.0.0
* Kazumi was updated to 2.0.2
* KDE Connect was updated to 1.35.3
* Keep it up was updated to 1.10.0
* KeePassVault was updated to 1.16.0
* kitshn (for Tandoor) was updated to 2.0.4
* Knock on Ports was updated to 2.1.0
* Launch - Minimalist Launcher was updated to 5.8
* Launch Chat was updated to 1.6.0
* LCTerm was updated to 1.4.2
* Les Pas - Photo Album for Nextcloud was updated to 2.11.0
* LinkHub was updated to 2.0.7
* Linux Command Library was updated to 3.5.11
* Linwood Butterfly Nightly was updated to 2.4.4
* Lissen: Audiobookshelf client was updated to 1.8.10
* Little Relay was updated to 1.5.0
* Logger was updated to 3.4.2
* LRC Editor was updated to 3.2.7
* Lux Alarm was updated to 2.1.0
* MakeACopy was updated to 3.2.0
* MateDroid was updated to 1.0.0
* Mattermost Beta was updated to 2.37.0
* MediLog (Non-reproducible build) was updated to 3.6.3
* MediLog (Reproducible build) was updated to 3.6.3
* MedTimer was updated to 1.22.4
* Mental Math was updated to 20
* Middor was updated to 0.1.7
* Mill was updated to 7.2.5
* Mindustry was updated to 8-fdroid-155.4
* monocles chat was updated to 2.1.2
* MOROway App was updated to 10.3.12
* Musify was updated to 9.8.1
* My Quran - qrany was updated to 1.4.4
* Myne: Download & Read eBooks was updated to 4.7.2
* NATINFo+ was updated to 1.1.2
* Navit was updated to v0.5.7
* NeoStumbler was updated to 2.3.1
* neutriNote CE was updated to 4.6.0e
* NewPipe was updated to 0.28.3
* NFC Radio was updated to 0.17.0-fdroid
* nospeak was updated to v0.11.1
* NotallyX - Quick Notes/Tasks was updated to 7.7.0
* NotiFilter was updated to 4.4.0
* Oinkoin was updated to 1.4.2
* Olauncher was updated to v6.2.18
* Open Passkey Authenticator was updated to 2.0.2
* OpenBible was updated to 3.0.3
* OpenContacts was updated to 32.0
* openHAB was updated to 3.19.4
* openHAB Beta was updated to 3.19.3-beta
* OpenMoneyBox was updated to 3.5.1.8
* OpenTracks (Non-reproducible) was updated to
v4.26.0irreproducible
* OpenTracks (Reproducible build) was updated to v4.26.0
* Organic MapsOffline Map & GPS was updated to
2026.02.18-5-FDroid
* Orgro was updated to 2.0.16
* OSMTracker was updated to 2026.02
* oxproxion was updated to 2.1.35
* P.CASH Crypto Wallet was updated to 0.51.14
* Pagan was updated to 1.8.1
* PAIesque was updated to 36
* Parcel was updated to 1.5.0
* PariDroid was updated to 2.17.3.2.5
* PassVault was updated to 1.9.0-beta1
* Passy - cross-platform password manager was updated to 1.10.0
* PCAPdroid was updated to 1.9.0
* PennyWise AI was updated to 2.15.46
* Phonograph Plus was updated to 1.11.5
* Pie Launcher was updated to 1.24.2
* PlainApp: File & Web Access was updated to 2.2.0
* plees-tracker was updated to 26.2
* PocketCheck was updated to 1.5.3
* Podcini.X - Podcast instrument was updated to 10.9.3
* Pomodorot was updated to 0.13.3
* Power Ampache 2 was updated to 1.01-87-fdroid
* Prayer mode was updated to 1.6
* Proton Authenticator was updated to 1.3.6
* Proton Pass: Password Manager was updated to 1.37.2
* QuickTile Settings was updated to 1.2.0
* QuickWeather was updated to 2.8.7
* Quillpad was updated to 1.5.11
* Quotes.app was updated to 4.2
* Railway station photos was updated to 16.4.0
* Rank-My-Favs was updated to 0.6.19
* Ringdroid - Ringtone editor was updated to 2.9.4
* RSAF was updated to 3.33
* Ruffle was updated to 0.260216
* RunnerUp was updated to 2.10.0.3
* Running Services Monitor was updated to 1.0.22
* Saber was updated to 1.31.1
* Sapio was updated to 1.13.0
* Screenshot Tile (NoRoot) was updated to 2.17.0
* Sensor Spot was updated to 1.16.0
* Session F-Droid was updated to 1.31.2
* SFTP-SAF was updated to 0.2.13
* Shadowsocks was updated to 5.3.5-nightly
* Shadowsocks TV was updated to 5.3.5-nightly
* Share to folder was updated to 0.1.4
* Shattered Pixel Dungeon was updated to 3.3.6
* ShockAlarm was updated to 0.4.3
* SicMu Neo was updated to 2.4.5
* Simple Notes Sync was updated to 1.8.2
* Simple Search was updated to 2.6.0
* SimpleXray was updated to 1.10.16
* Simply Scored was updated to 0.1.8
* sing-box was updated to 1.12.22
* Siteswap Generator was updated to 1.7.0
* SiYuan was updated to 3.5.7
* SnapSafe was updated to 4.1.2
* SpamBlocker (Call & SMS) was updated to 5.4
* Status Bar Speedometer was updated to 3.15.1
* Stay Put - Unplug Alert was updated to 0.8.8
* Stocks Widget was updated to 4.0.048
* Sudaku - Pattern-driven sudoku was updated to 0.1.1
* Suntimes was updated to 0.16.13
* Super Productivity was updated to 17.1.8
* SwatchIt was updated to 0.7.0
* Syncthing-Fork was updated to 2.0.14.2
* Table Habit was updated to 1.23.8
* TacticMaster was updated to 1.0.28
* Taler Point-of-Sale Terminal was updated to 1.3.2
* Tasks.org: Open-source To-Do Lists & Reminders was updated to
14.12
* taz was updated to 2.0.5
* The One App was updated to 5.1.4
* Thumb-Key was updated to 5.1.3
* Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox was updated to 16.1
* ToLoShare was updated to 1.0.13
* Torrents Digger was updated to 1.2.0
* Trackbook - Movement Recorder was updated to 2.2.8
* Traffic Light was updated to 2.10
* Trail Sense was updated to 7.6.0
* Trailence was updated to 1.4.1
* Tranquil Stopwatch was updated to 1.12.1
* Transistor - Simple Radio App was updated to 4.3.6
* Translate You was updated to 17.2
* Trigger was updated to 4.0.8
* Trudido was updated to 1.3.1
* Trawelldroid was updated to 2.22.3
* Tubular was updated to 0.28.2
* Tusky was updated to 32.1
* Tuta Calendar was updated to 327.260210.0
* Tuta Mail was updated to 327.260210.0
* Tutto Counter was updated to 0.8.1
* Twili Recipes was updated to 0.2.10
* Unciv was updated to 4.19.13
* Unitto -- calculator and unit converter was updated to Titanium
yellow
* Unstoppable Crypto Wallet was updated to 0.47.1
* Urik Keyboard was updated to 0.17.3-beta
* Vacation Days was updated to 17.2
* Varengold activeTAN was updated to 1.2.0
* VerveDo was updated to 3.0.1
* Vespucci - an OSM Editor was updated to 21.2.3.0
* Wall You was updated to 14.1
* Wave Lines Live Wallpaper was updated to 1.13.7
* WebLibre: The Privacy-Focused Browser was updated to 0.9.32
* Whisper+ was updated to 1.6
* WHPH * Work Hard Play Hard was updated to 0.21.0
* Xed-Editor was updated to 3.2.7
* Xray was updated to 12.1.1
* Yagni Launcher was updated to 0.4.4-alpha
* Yivi was updated to 7.13.2
* Your local weather was updated to 6.2.1
* Zimly S3 Backup was updated to 3.4.1
* Tian Shi Dong Man was updated to 1.15.0
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