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- 1F-Droid 2.0 Launches With Major Redesign After a Decade▼F-Droid 2.0 Released After 10 years With Major Redesign to Transform Open-Source Android App Discovery
F-Droid, the open-source alternative app store for Android, has released version 2.0, its first major update in ten years. The release brings a substantial redesign aimed at improving how users discover free and open-source Android apps. The milestone is drawing attention in the open-source and Android communities, where F-Droid has long served as the main independent alternative to Google Play.
- 2Conversations Chat App Goes Free, Drops Google Play●Breaking Up with Google Play: Why Conversations Is Now Free
Daniel Gultsch, developer of the Android XMPP chat app Conversations, has announced the app is now free and is breaking up with Google Play. In a blog post he explains the decision to leave Google's store and stop charging for the app, a move drawing attention among open-source and messaging communities who see it as a notable stance against app store fees and platform dependence.