r/fossdroid • • Nov 08 '25

Application Request It's frustrating finding a simple a@# PDF app that does the job 🤬

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The job...

Select text to copy

Search words

That's fu@#in' it! That's all I want!

Every PDF app I download from Fdroid either sucks at finding words - like sometimes it would and sometimes it wouldnt, or I have to go back to the first page or some stupid a@# bs like that (MuPDF) - or I can't copy words (again MuPDF).

I just need it light weight, fast, not feature rich, and does those two things flawlessly!

Anyone?

If beggars can be choosers then if it also has a Epub reader that is nice...that would be awesome!


r/fossdroid • • Sep 27 '26

Application Support Is it a false positive?

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I installed this app from droid-ify and had it for a while, today bitdefender antivirus flagged this as a "potentially unwanted app". Do you think it's actually malware or not?


r/fossdroid • • 8d ago

Meta A Reminder: AI is banned.

307 Upvotes

I'd like to remind the community of a rule that has existed for over a year:

AI is not allowed here. Do not use it. Vibe coded apps aren't worth anything.

Stop wasting my damn time making me look through apps. If it's vibe coded garbage, don't post it.

If you're using machine translation, at least try to double check it and make sure it doesn't read like AI. If it's indistinguishable from text wholly generated by AI, I will still remove your post. That doesn't mean machine translation is banned.

Felt the need to emphasize that one because of the last post on the subject.

There are no second chances.

If you post a vibe coded app, no second chances. It's a permanent ban with no chance of appeal. You have plenty of notice and you should learn to check the rules.


r/fossdroid • • Jun 01 '26

Other Still worth switching to android?

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Hey I’ve been an iPhone user all my life but I want to switch to android because I can run my own software and other FOSS stuff but with recent talks of it banning side loading it’s making me reconsider. Is it still worth switching?


r/fossdroid • • Mar 25 '26

Development Confirmation about google verification for android developers

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So I recently heard that Google is going to mandate developers to register with them and accept their terms and conditions before they can release their android application and this is coming in later half of this year, does this mean f from foss is gone? Now every developer is under mercy of Google? Help me understand the implications and what are the solutions? Lets keep android free


r/fossdroid • • Jul 16 '26

Development Can anyone have a look!?

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Hi everyone,

I need one experienced person who has previously published on F-Droid to test my app, Neruppu (Turn any android device into a guardian - Open Source), and leave a confirmation comment for the maintainers on the Merge Request.

* GitHub: https://github.com/thamizh-root/neruppu

* F-Droid MR: https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/merge_requests/41742

If you know the F-Droid review process and can verify the build once, your comment on the MR will help get it approved.


r/fossdroid • • May 14 '26

Application Suggestion Any alternatives to Spotify or Apple without internet?

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Looking for an alternative to Spotify or Apple Music that uses a similar interface and only local files, without internet access. I'm referring to something that looks the same visually. I had a player that was similar to Spotify, but it had many bugs, and I had another one from Apple, but the app wouldn't even open.


r/fossdroid • • Mar 30 '22

Application Request Best open source antivirus for android

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What is the best open source antivirus for android??


r/fossdroid • • Oct 31 '24

Application Support gpp frames f droid as unsafe

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r/fossdroid • • Aug 26 '25

Other Guys it might be over

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So i saw in another subreddit that android was banning sideloading which obviously means the the end does anyone have any info on it


r/fossdroid • • Mar 26 '26

Other U devs are wording wrong about apps stopping to work

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Google is the one seizing control of people's devices and blocking apps to work and even wanting to uninstall apps in people's phones . This is the reality and that's how it should be worded. Too many apps have warming worded as . Oh this app will stop work, making it seems like it's dev fault or app fault, when it's Google's fault and they should be called clearly and by their name.


r/fossdroid • • Mar 01 '25

Application Request Now That Firefox is Enshittified, What are the Best Options for Android Browsers?

123 Upvotes

Firefox recently got terms of use and privacy notice basically saying they can use any and all of your data for free.

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-news/firefox-terms-of-use/


r/fossdroid • • May 18 '22

Application Request Open source YouTube client that allows me to view ads?

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Is there any YouTube client that allows me to view ads, preferably toggleable on a per channel basis. There are channels I'd like to continue supporting.


r/fossdroid • • Jul 23 '24

Application Support I can't is rimusic nor vimusic with Spotify

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I wanna listen a Spotify podcast we she's not a music one, it's a shortale I open the side and when I redirect and share the link with remusic or vi music nothing happens Somebody can't help me with this?


r/fossdroid • • 10d ago

Application Request Non material UI app suggestions

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I'm so tired of Material. Please lista bunch of apps (calendar, Calculator, clock, anything goes) that don't use material design and you think looks great.


r/fossdroid • • Dec 22 '25

Application Request I'm looking for a FOSS keyboard that supports GIFs like Gboard

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I'd like to replace my GBoard with a FOSS alternative; I've found some really good ones like Futo or Heliboard, but they don't support GIFs. Any suggestions?


r/fossdroid • • May 17 '22

Application Support Can anybody explain this?? I scanned all my apps with LibreAv (Open source antivirus working offline) and i got it saying Shelter (Foss work profile manger) is Malware!!! P.s Both are on F-droid

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r/fossdroid • • Mar 22 '22

Other App like Vanced

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So now that youtube Vanced is going away, other than newpipe(because it sucks), is there any app like vanced? That can come with sponsorblock?


r/fossdroid • • Nov 29 '18

Where do I go from this page to the actual apk download link ?

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r/fossdroid • • Sep 16 '24

Privacy Is Aurora Store really safe?

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As F droid said that this app tracks and reports activity to Google which is enough data to finderprint your device? What does they mean. Collecting whole data of my hardware, device, software and reporting to play store might be risky as my OS is gonna be Lineage21 which does not have Google products. They would know what's going on here.


r/fossdroid • • Jan 24 '26

F-Droid Quotes: An open-source Android app showcasing advanced Android Topics

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Hey devs 👋I recently built an app with the main goal of diving into advanced Android topics and getting better at Jetpack Compose....

so meet Quotes with Tinder like swipeable feature

https://github.com/shalenMathew/Quotes-app

Project uses

  • Kotlin

  • Jetpack Compose

  • Coroutines & Flow

  • Clean Architecture (MVVM)

  • Hilt: dependency injection

  • Retrofit: networking and API integration

  • Room: local database for offline-first data persistence

  • WorkManager: periodic background tasks (app uses this for sending notifications)

  • Notifications: notify users with new quotes

  • Widgets: home-screen widget that refreshes every 24 hours with new quotes

  • CI/CD: automated builds, lint checks, tests, and APK distribution via Discord

  • Unit & Instrumentation Tests

Android devs already suffer from a lack of good resources.
Hopefully, this project will help fellow Android devs to learn and grow.


r/fossdroid • • Oct 16 '26

Application Request No good FOSS office suite available for android , please make one

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Collabora office have outdated UI and they've moved development from git. Is there any forks with active development??


r/fossdroid • • Jan 15 '26

Application Release GitHub - LeanBitLab/HeliboardL: Privacy-focused Android keyboard with Gemini AI enhancements. Based on HeliBoard/AOSP.

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Heliboard with proofreading and translation using our own free gemini api


r/fossdroid • • Jun 09 '25

Application Request Looking for a free Spotify alternative

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Love Spotify but there are somethings, now that I am getting more into music, that I really would like in a streaming software (in addition to all the Spotify features):

  • cross compatible app

  • ranking system (able to leave notes on albums as well?)

  • offline mode

  • more extensive library

  • more music stats

  • customizable homepage

I know I'm asking for a lot, but any suggestions would be greatly appreciated


r/fossdroid • • Sep 28 '26

Application Support Is fossify messages still maintained?

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I installed fossify messages to use instead of Google messages, but the last update was 2 months ago. Google messages gets updated every other week. What is the reason for this time gap between updates? Is fossify messages secure and safe to use in terms of vulnerability/exploit patches and being up to date?