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F-Droid gets its biggest update in a decade with new UI and smoother app installs (arstechnica.com)
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[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

F-Droid News: https://f-droid.org/en/2026/09/24/f-droid-2.0-a-new-chapter-for-android-freedom.html

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Posted on Sep 24, 2026 by F-Droid F-Droid

After more than a year of hard work, we are thrilled to announce the launch of F-Droid 2.0, a complete redesign of the official F-Droid app and the largest app update in 10 years.

For more than a decade, F-Droid has helped people discover and install free and open source Android apps. F-Droid 2.0 builds on that foundation with a modern interface, better app discovery, improved search, and a simpler experience that works well, whether you’re new to F-Droid or have been using it for years.

This isn’t just a visual refresh. The user experience was redesigned to integrate smoothly with current Android patterns, like Material Design, while keeping familiar F-Droid interactions in place. Key components were reworked and rewritten using Kotlin Compose, the standard toolkit these days, creating a foundation that will help us deliver improvements more quickly in the years ahead.

We are excited to begin rolling out F-Droid 2.0 to users over the coming weeks after 14 test releases.

What has changed?

One of our main goals for F-Droid 2.0 was to make it easier to discover, install, and maintain the apps you rely on. We simplified the main navigation into three core areas: Discover, Search and My Apps. Categories are now integrated into Discover, making it easier to browse and explore, while My Apps provides a central place to manage installed apps, updates, and potential issues. Settings and Nearby Swap are still only a tap away from the top bar, but no longer compete for space in the main navigation.

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