Droid Life

Android 17 QPR1 Beta 5 Releases For Pixel Phones – Pixel 6 Returns

Google released Android 17 QPR1 Beta 5 today for its Pixel phones, plus it brought the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro back into the ...
Droid Life

Android 17 Reactions: Pixel Owners Seem Unimpressed

Earlier this week, we called on our Pixel-owning readers to share their thoughts on the newly released Android 17 update.
Android Authority

F-Droid is the first third-party app store to support Android 15's app archiving feature

F-Droid is adding support for Android 15’s app archiving feature, making it the first third-party app store to support the new capability. App archiving is a feature that lets you reclaim storage ...
Android

F-Droid Slams Google for Misleading Users About Android’s App Verification

F-Droid has challenged Google’s claim that sideloading is safe, calling it false. The conflict centers on new Android developer verification rules that require government ID and Google approval.
Liliputing

Lilbits: F-Droid warns that Google’s plans for Android could doom FOSS app stores, there’s a new Kindle jailbreak, and Microsoft is bringing “vibe working” to MS Office

Unlike Apple, Google has always made it relatively easy for users to install Android apps from sources other than the company’s official app store. But recently the company announced that it will ...
HotHardware

F-Droid Warns Google's New Rules Could Kill Sideloading Apps On Android

Google announced policy changes that place more requirements on Android developers last month, which are supposed to make the Android ecosystem a more safe and secure platform. Some say these new ...