GIGAZINE

'F-Droid' allows you to easily install and automatically update free, open-source Android apps other than those on Google Play.

When installing apps on Android, it's common to do so via Google Play. However, from an app developer's perspective, Google Play is seen as incompatible with 'free and open source' because it requires ...
CNET

Fight Android malware by quitting Google Play and using F-Droid for Android apps

Rae Hodge was a senior editor at CNET. She led CNET's coverage of privacy and cybersecurity tools from July 2019 to January 2023. As a data-driven investigative journalist on the software and services ...
GIGAZINE

'Neo Store' is an F-Droid client with fast repository synchronization times, a modern UI, and a wealth of additional features.

While F-Droid is convenient for easily obtaining apps that aren't available on Google Play, apps installed via F-Droid may not be the latest version. This can happen because the F-Droid repository ...