We took for granted that at least our tech bubble would understand what the Google Decree means for Android, #FLOSS and freedom. Unfortunately we never saw the uproar we were expecting and people just shrugged it off taking for granted that "nothing changes".

@marcprux great #FDroid post brought the issue into the light, waking up developers, users, media and (we hope) concerned authorities to the immense danger the newly proposed gatekeeping controls Google wants to add.

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We took for granted that at least our tech bubble would understand what the Google Decree means for Android, #FLOSS and freedom. Unfortunately we never saw the uproar we were expecting and people just shrugged it off taking for granted that "nothing changes".

@marcprux great #FDroid post brought the issue into the light, waking up developers, users, media and (we hope) concerned authorities to the immense danger the newly proposed gatekeeping controls Google wants to add.

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This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live, short and sweet:

* #TTRSS is dead, long live TTRSS
* #Immich 2 now on DVD!
* #RiMusic gone, #Kreate to the rescue
+ 1 new app
& 149 updates
- 1 archived
~ 1 downgraded

Get your weekly dose of apps: https://f-droid.org/2025/10/09/twif.html

@Skye The irony is that #FOSS apps and self-hostable services exist for these for decades and #FDroid has apps for them and makes discovery easier. But users don't know because the developer focus is on good products and not splashing money for ads and marketing.

Formal court orders? Subpoenas? Vague emails from law enforcement? Pings from regulatory bodies you never knew even existed? Oh, they all spell one thing: government requests!

Yes, #FDroid legal series continues, episode four.

What to do or not do when authorities come knocking: https://f-droid.org/2025/10/07/when-authorities-come-knocking-how-to-handle-requests-for-information.html

Formal court orders? Subpoenas? Vague emails from law enforcement? Pings from regulatory bodies you never knew even existed? Oh, they all spell one thing: government requests!

Yes, #FDroid legal series continues, episode four.

What to do or not do when authorities come knocking: https://f-droid.org/2025/10/07/when-authorities-come-knocking-how-to-handle-requests-for-information.html

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live, so let's go back to nicer things:

* CPU news, AGP news
* #Fennec #Firefox 143's secret revealed
* #GadgetBridge and #BangleJS now reproducible
* #NextcloudNotes crashing
+ 14 new apps
& 140 updates
- 2 apps archived

We're raising tariffs on APKs next month: https://f-droid.org/2025/10/03/twif.html

Broken links aside (fix incoming), #FDroid raises the case against the #Google developer forced registration once again.

We'll skip the small talk, go read, and better yet, spread this wide and far: https://f-droid.org/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html so people are made aware, actions can be taken and #Android is kept truly open!

Celebrating 15 Years of F‑Droid!

September 29th marks the anniversary of the open‑source app repository we all love.

Why it matters: F‑Droid’s mission aligns well with CoMaps—both champion Free/Libre Open‑Source Software (FLOSS) and community‑driven innovation.

https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/04/twif.html
Post from 2010: https://f-droid.org/en//2010/09/29/f-droid-is-here.html

Let’s keep building a freer tech ecosystem together!

#FDroid #OpenSource #FLOSS