F-Droid September 2026 Update: 62 New Open-Source Apps, Major OsmAnd~ Fixes, and 469 Updates

Android users relying on open-source software often struggle to find privacy-respecting alternatives to mainstream applications without draining system resources. The latest F-Droid repository update for September 2026 addresses this directly, overhauling its category system and introducing 62 brand-new apps alongside critical updates for heavyweights like OsmAnd~ and Joplin. The platform is actively shuffling applications to help users locate tools that fulfill specific needs, thanks to metadata aggregation efforts by @linsui.

The repository has introduced four highly specific new categories to streamline discovery. These include Emergency Action for personal and device safety, Medication for seamless tracking, Speech Recognizer for hands-free input, and Text Encryption for securing private communications. Meanwhile, two outdated Covid-19 tracking applications, Contact Diary and Lucia App, have been officially archived and removed from active rotation.

The popular offline mapping tool CoMaps has been updated to version 2026.08.31-14-FDroid, introducing a highly requested feature: integration with Mangrove user reviews for points of interest. While users can currently only view these reviews, editing capabilities are in active development. For users needing a lighter alternative to the resource-heavy OsmAnd~, both CoMaps and Organic Maps (updated to version 2026.08.27-18-FDroid) offer streamlined OpenStreetMap experiences.

OsmAnd~ itself received a massive update to version 5.4.4, resolving a highly frustrating bug where navigation would incorrectly end after switching to another app and returning. The update also fixes a specific map rendering issue for Magyar users. Because the publishing procedure for OsmAnd~ is extensive, the update is rolling out slowly to ensure stability.

For productivity and file management, Joplin has jumped to major version 3.7.8, introducing an integrated MCP server that allows notes to be processed by external tools. Additionally, the repository welcomed LocalSend Kotlin, an unofficial, lightweight client for the popular LocalSend transfer app. While the original Flutter-based app weighs in at 46MB, this new Kotlin version is 10 times smaller, supports older devices running Android 5 and 6, and maintains fast, secure transfers.

The Password & 2FA category expanded with the addition of Monica F-Droid, an open-source password manager featuring local encryption, autofill, TOTP, and Passkey support. It stands out as the first app in the repository capable of syncing data directly with self-hosted Vaultwarden instances. In the same category, AIPOS Password Manager was updated to version 1.2.2.

App Manager reached version 4.1.1, introducing a powerful new feature that allows users to revoke internet permissions via eBPF. Users are encouraged to read the news regarding how this mechanism works and its inherent limitations, especially since apps can still access the internet indirectly through Google Services or UnifiedPush providers. On the social front, Fedilab updated to version 3.43.3 and is now exclusively available on F-Droid after mainstream app stores demanded the developer censor competing services.

Other notable updates include SimpleX Chat reaching version 7.0.2 alongside a new crowdfunding campaign, and Sky Map receiving a full rewrite with version 2.0.3:Apollo. Many underlying mechanics have changed to pave the way for future features. For a more complex view of the universe, Celestia updated to version 26.8.1. Finally, Tsacdop returned with version 1.0.2 after a five-year hiatus, and Puzzle Games updated to version 2.0.1, offering over 300 games across six cognitive domains.

Several applications in this rollout, including Taler Wallet (version 1.6.7) and AnkiDroid (version 2.24.1), contain critical security fixes that must be applied immediately. If you want to bypass staged rollouts or access beta features, follow these steps:

1. Open the F-Droid client and navigate to the specific app page.
2. Expand the Versions (Versions) section to manually select and install the latest release.
3. To receive cutting-edge releases automatically in the future, open the upper right menu and enable the Allow beta (Allow beta) setting.
4. Verify that your friends using centralized stores have also updated their apps, or guide them to F-Droid if the updates are blocked elsewhere.

• 0x54ask: Todo.txt manager. Offline, works with Syncthing. Fork of SimpleTask Cloudless.
• Adaptive Theme: Auto-switch dark theme & wallpapers using the ambient light sensor.
• AquarellNotes: Calm local notes and shopping lists with watercolor-inspired design.
• Assistive Menu Tool: Floating accessibility button with quick system actions.
• Aster Mail: Encrypted Email: Private email app with end-to-end encryption, aliases, and custom domains.
• AstroClock: Astronomically correct 24-hour clock: the Sun is the hand, the star sky turns.
• AudioLex: Hearing training for word recognition: listen, identify, repeat. Fully offline.
• Balance: Private offline bank balance dashboard.
• BlowTorch 2: MUD client with triggers, aliases, timers, and Lua plugins.
• BookStash: A private, offline-first reader and library for web fiction and books.
• Bubble Shooter: A modern 2D bubble shooter puzzle game.
• Car Coop: Self-hosted car sharing companion for bookings, trips, expenses, and messages.
• Chogan: Offline game collection: tower defence, sudoku, minesweeper, dots.
• Circadian Display: Adaptive screen warmth and dimming curves for better evening comfort and sleep.
• Contextium: Configurable context menu helper.
• Crate: Catalogue your physical media collection - stored on your own Nextcloud.
• CypherLeaf: Private, offline notes with folders, tags, and a lock for sensitive entries.
• Dosezy: Simple medicine tracker & reminders. Enter details, we’ll handle the rest.
• Duetto: A permanent voice and video channel for two people, on your own server.
• EXIF Remove - Strip, Randomize & View Metadata: Remove or scramble photo metadata before sharing, with configurable templates.
• Flashbyte: A fast cross-platform file sharing app.
• Flybook: Private offline flight logbook for aviation enthusiasts.
• Foggy Maps: A personal exploration map where fog dissipates where you have walked.
• GymMane: Dark, offline gym log. Tap the muscle, log your sets, watch your numbers move.
• Hazel: Download video and audio from over 1000 sites, powered by yt-dlp.
• HostLookup: Explore DNS records and network information across public resolvers.
• Hue Sort: A color sorting puzzle game. Swap tiles to reconstruct the hidden gradient.
• IMD - It’s My Device (supercharged fork of Geto): Settings manager/ hide settings from apps.
• Jotdown: Offline PDF reader with OCR and academic annotations.
• Learn Math: A modern, fast, and tactile mental math training game.
• L×Box: VPN client: 12+ protocols, subscriptions, app routing, balancing, traffic stats.
• Markdown Reader - PilcrowMD: Read & edit Markdown beautifully.
• Marmalade TTS: Fast, natural, private text-to-speech for your whole phone. Works offline.
• Math Clock: Widget, which shows the time in German words based on fractions.
• Meron: Mail app that sparks joy.
• Messages: Simple, private SMS messaging. Offline-first, no ads, no tracking.
• Night Light: Minimal OLED night light, flash or screen, settings, 26 languages.
• Polished Recognition: Voice input for any keyboard - transcribe with your own API endpoints.
• RZR: Beautifully made mobile code and markdown reader.
• Salmon: An open-source guitar tuner that just works.
• Salmon Tracker: Track official Alaska salmon counts and receive local update alerts.
• Schussel: Bluetooth-triggered checklists that remind you of what you forgot.
• Screw Jam: Unscrew plates, match colors with active toolboxes.
• Slate: Minimal customisable launcher. A blank slate where your apps go anywhere.
• SlimBook: Clean, ad-free Facebook feed with real-time content filtering.
• Slooop: Imageboard client.
• Tangram: Make or solve Tangram puzzles.
• Telegram X FOSS: An unofficial FOSS-friendly fork of Telegram X.
• textlog: A text-first mobile client for textlog.cc - no algorithm, no metrics, no ads.
• The Last Carrot: A cheerful tower defence game with no ads, no trackers and no permissions.
• Title Track: A recorder for music memos.
• Tjoeke: Quick Dutch train departures for your daily route.
• Triple Match: A minimal, open-source 3D tile-matching puzzle game.
• Tumblr Downloader: Download images and videos from Tumblr posts.
• Umihi Music: A simple Material YouTube Music player.
• UnscopeMyData: Sync protected folders to public storage using Shizuku.
• Veto: Open source, native VirusTotal client. Scan files, links and apps in style.
• Victoria Launcher: A minimal, list-based home screen and open source Niagara Launcher alternative.
• Yahora: One tap records that something happened. There is nothing else to fill in.
• Zelp: Amazfit pairing keys, GPS packs, firmware, and watch apps for Gadgetbridge.
• Étagère: Browse a Calibre library on your Nextcloud and download EPUBs.
• 曦码输入法: A Rime-based Chinese IME for Wubi and Pinyin input.

Updated Apps include: 3X-UI Manager (0.12.2), 500 - Multiplayer card game (0.6.5), 5G Proxy Pro (1.6.3), Acode IDE: Terminal & AI Code (1.13.2), Acutis Firewall (1.0.6), addy.io (v6.5.0), Aegis Authenticator (3.4.3), Agora (2.1.0), AI Hub (3.0.1), Albi (1.6.1), AliasVault (0.30.5), Amber (6.6.1), Android IP Camera (0.12.0), AndroidMic (2.2.9), AntennaPod - Podcast Player (3.12.1), Anti-Vocale (1.11.3), APK Explorer & Editor (v0.36), AppVerifier BG (0.7.2), Areada (1.1.4), Argus (0.3.4), Aria for Misskey (1.5.12), Arrow Escape: Infinite Puzzle (1.0.8), Astro Loop (1.3), Atmo Engine (7.1.9), Audile (1.18.5), AudioAnchor (2.6.0), Auto Auto-Rotate (1.2), AutoPie (0.17.6-beta), Aves Libre (1.15.1), Baly Groceries Tracker (1.1.4), baresip (90.2.0), baresip+ (79.2.0), BasicSync (3.13), Bati: Fitness RPG (2.1.2), Battery Monitor (1.7.2), Be nice (2.2.1), Beam (2.0), BeatBridge: Bluetooth Music (1.0.52), BetterCounter (6.1.0), Bike Radar (1.5.0), Biometric Bypass (2.0.2), BlockDrop: Block Puzzle (1.0.53), Blue Square Speedometer (1.2.0), Boky Fivavahana Anglikana (2.5.0), Bold Bitcoin Wallet (4.0.7), Booming Music (1.4.0), Braincup - Brain Training (3.5.0), BroadBoard (2.2), Bubble Notice (1.0.6), Bubble Penetration (1.3), Buses (1.12), C2K - Couch to 5K & 10K (1.2.17), Calendula (2.20.1), Calibre-Web-Companion (2.3.1), Calorimeter (1.2.3), Cantonese Keyboard - Jyutping (0.65.0), CAPod - Companion for AirPods (5.2.5-rc0), Captain qBit (1.4.0), Cards With Cats (1.4.4), Cartes IGN (3.5.14), CarVita (1.2.3), Casio G-Shock Smart Sync (42.8.1), Ceno Browser: Share the Web (2.11.3), Cfait (1.1.7), Chess (10.5.0), Chip Defense (1.63), Chompass - Calorie Tracker (4.8.0), Chord Progression Helper (1.02), Ciyue (1.23.1), Clear SMS (0.16.1), Clench Wallet (0.3.29), Colota - GPS Location Tracker (1.16.0), Competition Radio Trainer HFLÜ (3.0.3), Conceal Mobile (6.0.5), Conversations (2.20.2+free), Cube Run (2.0), Cuscon (4.1.1.1), Cyclauncher (v0.12.0-alpha), Daily You (3.3.0), DanXi (1.5.3), Datenspuren 2026 Schedule (1.77.1-Datenspuren-Edition), DAVx⁵ (4.5.20-beta.1-ose), De1984 (2.7.5), Delta Icon Pack (2.19.0), Denaro (2.8.2), DetoxDroid: Digital Detox by Default (2.7.0), DNS Toggle (2.2.0), Dragon Launcher (4.1.4 (Labyrinth)), Droid-ify (0.7.7), Drowser (1.0.14), duckAssist (0.4.3), DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser (5.292.1), Easter Eggs (5.5.0), Easy Watermark (3.0.0), EbookConverter (1.1.1), EinkBro (16.6.0), Einstein’s Riddle (1.0.4), ekklesia - Direct Democracy (1.0.32), Element X - Secure Chat & Call (26.09.1), Emborg (0.7.0), Enclavd (2.1.0), Ente Photos (1.3.63), Entropy’s Defiance (3.4.0), EphemeralWorkProfile (59.0), Episteme Reader (1.0.55-oss), Equalizer314 (0.0.19-beta), evcc - solar charging (1.5.0), Exclave (0.17.56), FairEmail (1.2333), Fall (1.3), FastLog (1.6.0), Fechtkarte (1.0.14), FediDay Schedule (1.77.2-FediDay-Edition), FeedFlow - RSS Feed Reader (1.17.1), Fennec F-Droid (155.0.0), Feudal Tactics (1.5.2), FilePipe: Auto Files Organizer (3.10.1), FitBuddy (3.2.75), FixupXer - URL Enhancer (2.6.5), flabr (1.3.0), Flare (1.7.5), Flash Alert (Calls & SMS) (2.9.1), Flash Deck (2.0.0), Flexify: Gym Workout Log (2.1.122), FloatDeck (0.4.1), Fluffy (4.4.4), FluffyChat (2.9.4), Flux - Movies, Shows & Anime local player (1.7.2), Flux News (2.3.2), Forkgram (12.10.2.0), FOSS Warn (1.1.1), freeDictionaryApp (1.8.4), Freies Radio (1.0.4), Gallery for PhotoPrism (1.46.1), GeauxWeather (1.0.16), Gem Wallet: Bitcoin, USDT, BNB (2.114.18), GeoJoystick (0.1.5), Geotag video camera (2.5.5), GitHub Trending & Hacker News (1.5.1), Global Send (0.2.9), GLPI Agent (1.9.0), Gravel (0.2.0), Gridle (1.24), Guandan 掼蛋 (1.2.2), Hacki for Hacker News (3.8.1), Haven SSH Client (5.87.77), Headwind MDM Agent (6.39), Heart Rate Monitor (4.9.5), Hermes Agent Fork (0.13.156), Hermes Mobile (1.26.4), Hestia (2.9.0), Hex Launcher (1.4.11), HiddenProtectedWorkProfile (89.0), HomeFeed - RSS Widget (1.8.0), Idle Fantasy (1.14.11), Image Compressor (6.0), Image Toolbox (4.1.0-foss), Infra Arcana (23.0.0.8), Inner Breeze (1.9.19), InselChaos Schedule (1.77.2-InselChaos-Edition), InstaDownload (2.6.0), Inure App Manager (Trial) (build107.2.2), Iris Gallery (0.5.5), Janus Glossa (0.1.8), JekyllEx (v0.2.5), JetBird (1.8.10), Jiyi (1.0.4), Journal Multilingual (11.6), Just Delete Me (2.0), Kahon (0.20.3), Kai 9000 (3.2.0), Karui ToDo (1.8), KashCal (2026.09.05), KeePassDX Passkey Vault (4.5.3), Keyoxide (2.4.4), KeyStoreViewer (1.2.0), kiFOSSk (1.1.1), Kinetica (1.1.0), Kiosk (0.1.1), Klick’r - Smart AutoClicker (4.0.4), Knit (2.5.0), Kryptos (2.3.3), LaBLEr (1.4.0), LANShield (0.99), LeanType (4.2.2), LegacyPhotoFrame (1.3.1), Les Pas - Photo Album for Nextcloud (2.11.5), LetterBox (0.3.0), Levyra (2.5.3), Libellus Potionis (0.85.0), Libre Contacts Backup (2.3.3), LibreOffice Viewer (26.2.6.3), Librera Reader (9.5.7-fdroid), Linthra (0.2.6), Linux Command Library (4.8.0), Linwood Butterfly Nightly (2.6.0-rc.0), Liseur (0.15.0), Lissen: Audiobookshelf client (1.12.0-release), Lumine (0.9.1), Luteal (1.5.0), Lyrion (0.10.1), Léon - The URL Cleaner (65), Magnifica (1.2.3), Mako (2026.53), Malarm (0.6.2), MarketMonk: Stock Tracker (1.0.87), Markleaf (2.37.4), Maskan - Private AI Chat (2.5.0), Mastodon (2.13.3), Match 3 (1.0.4), Materialious (1.17.12), Materialistic Nouveau (v4.0.6), Matrix Puzzle (1.0.1), Medic Log (1.5.0), Mercurygram (12.10.1.1), Mercurygram Tor Plugin (12.10.1.1), MetaGer: Search & Browser (6.19.1), Metiq: noise & ambient sounds (0.20.0), MetroMusic (1.3), MetroVault (3.9.5), Micro REPL (3.1), Mihrab: Prayer Times & Quran (2.18.0), Min Time (2.0.3), Mindwtr - GTD Task Manager (1.2.8), Minesweeper (1.4), MinkLauncher OpenSource (1.3.6), Miroji (1.3.5), MoasdaWiki (3.9.7.3), Momentum (1.8.4), Money Manager Ex (5.5.12-release), Mooneva Cycle - Period Tracker (2.4.0), MorphCook (1.7.0), motd (0.17.2), MRMCD 2026 Schedule (1.77.1-MRMCD-Edition), Multi Launcher ‧ Home Screen (1.12.0 Build 1), Murine Launcher (1.2.2), Musify (10.4.0), Muzei (3.7.1), NATINFo+ (1.13.0), Navic (v1.0.0-alpha51), NC Collectives (2.11.0), NekoVideo (1.3.15), NeoStumbler (2.4.1), Neuron Encrypt (2.2.0), neutriNote CE (4.6.7), News Provider (1.15.0), NewsBlur - News reader (14.5.8), Nextcloud (35.0.0 RC1), Nextcloud Dev (20260909), Nextcloud Pantry (0.31.0), NextGIS Mobile (3.2.1), NextPush (2.4.2), Nexus Command Center (1.12.1), NGA客户端开源版 (5.0.2), Nightbell (3.7.0), Nonogram (1.0.5), Nora (0.8.10), Notesnook - Private notes app (3.4.12), Notification Vault (3.0.0), Noty - Notes in Notification (1.0.3), NouTube (0.6.11), NovaDial (1.4.2), NS-USBloader (6.1), Obtainium (1.6.15), ObtainX (2.10.00), Offline Translator (0.8.4), Offline Web Search (1.0.26), Oinkoin (1.13.0), Oksigenia SOS (4.3.1), OnTime - Presentation Timer (3.2), OpenDocument Reader (4.19.1), OpenMoneyBox (3.5.1.14), openScale (3.1.3), openScale sync (0.6.3), Openshelf (1.3.0), OpenTopoMap Viewer (1.37), OpenTracks (Non-reproducible) (v4.28.3irreproducible), OpenTracks (Reproducible build) (v4.28.3), OpenVitals (2.7.3), OpenVPN for Android (0.7.65), Orgro (2.4.4), Orion Viewer - Pdf & Djvu (0.97.0), Otoscope (0.7.0), ownCloud (4.8.4), oxproxion (2.2.2), P.CASH Crypto Wallet (0.59.4), Pagan (1.8.29), Pageless (2026-09-08), PAIesque (99), Parcel - Pickup code (1.0.68), Passchain (1.1.0), Passwords (2.0.0), Pause (0.5.0), pcontacts (1.7.0), PDF Toolkit (1.3.223), Periodical (1.97), Peristyle (v9.7.7), Permission Pilot (2.2.3-rc0), Personal Stuff (1.9.0), PGPony (4.4.1), Phylax (2.12), phyphox (1.2.1), Piggsy (1.12), Pimi widget (3.0.0), PingOff (0.4.7), Pioneer (2.8.0), Pitak (1.1.10), PlainApp: Phone Web Portal (3.3.21), PlayOnDlna (1.15), PlayTube (1.4.2), PocketTracker (0.9.8), Podcini.A - Extensible media instrument (12.9.4), Prayer mode (1.8.5), ProcrastiLearn (1.4.3), Productivity System - timeto.me (2026.09.03), Project Asteria (4.6.0), ProtectedWorkProfile (87.0), Proton VPN - Secure and Free VPN (5.20.21.0), QRAlarm (2.10.7), Quasseldroid (1.8.1), Quicall (2.4.1), Quick Ball (5.2.0), Quick Search (4.3), Quick Settings Sound Profile (1.2.0), QuickDic (5.8.5), QuickTile Settings (1.5.0), Quiet Grid (1.2.12), Quillpad (1.5.14), Quits (0.11.0), Readeck App (0.12.0), RecorderX (3.1.1), Redomi (1.4.3), ReFra (5.1.3), Remember: Notes & Reminders (1.5.0), Remote Video Camera (42.10), RemotePhone (1.3.0), ReteKey (0.1.157), Rhythm (5.5.480.1260-fdroid), Rocinante (1.2.7), RoMote (2.2.0), Roue Libre (1.3.0), RSAF (4.12), RSS Reader (1.87.32), Ruffle (0.260907), Rush - Lyrics App (6.7.1), Saracroche (5.3.0), Save Locally (2.1.2a), ScoreHub - Game Score Tracker (1.15.0), Scrambled Exif (1.8.1), SD Maid 2/SE - System Cleaner (2.1.0-rc0), Seafile (4.0.13), SearchLauncher (0.0.39), SelfPrivacy (0.13.10), Session F-Droid (1.34.0), SFTP-SAF (0.2.26), Shopping List Calculator (2.0), ShowCase (4.8.1), SideDeck (1.1.0), Sidestep (1.2.7), Simple Notes Sync (2.16.0), sing-box (1.13.21), Sithakuru (2.0.0), SiYuan (3.8.3), Skylib (1.2.1), SleepGuard - dead man’s switch (1.6.2), SlimSocial for Facebook (26.09.05), Smart Card Emulator (4.0), SmartTube F-Droid (32.38), SMS2Email (1.1.35), SMSecure (1.1.0), Sobuu (1.5.0), SOS Ring (2.21.0), Souvenirs (3.0.2), Squeezelite (0.9.0), SrednaBG (2.0.0), SSHBorg (1.16.0), SshDaemon (2.1.46), Standard Notes (3.202.1), Sterna Mail (1.5.4), Storii - audiobookshelf client (0.8.1), Streak (1.9.0), Sudoku You (2.0.3), SudoQ (3.2.5), Sumire Japanese Keyboard Lite F-Droid (1.7.111-lite-fdroid), Summit for Lemmy and PieFed (1.86.1-fdroid), Sunup (1.3.3), Super Productivity (18.21.2), SwiftSlate (1.0.82), Syncthing-Fork (2.1.5.0), Table Habit (1.27.6), TacticMaster (1.0.42), Taiga Mobile Nova (2.2.1), Taler Point-of-Sale Terminal (1.6.3), Tane (0.2.7), Tempus (4.26.1), Terminator (1.2.2), Threema Libre (6.5.2l), Thumb-Key (5.1.17), Thunderbird Beta for Testers (24.0b1), Tickdroid (1.0.6), Tideo Auto Brightness (1.10.0), TimeLimit.io (7.6.0), Tine (0.6.982), TKWeek (2.4.1), Tor VPN Beta (1.9.1Beta-arm64-v8a), Tower Collector (2.19.0), Traffic Light (3.2), Trail Sense (8.2.0), Trailence (2.3.0), trale (1.3.1), Transport Widgets (2.3.0), Trime (3.3.12), TriPeaks NEUE (0.9.61), Tryst (0.5.8), Träwelldroid (2.26.5), Tuisku (1.3.0-1), TuneFriend (2.47), Tuta Calendar (359.260904.0), Tuta Mail (359.260904.0), TV Remote (1.5), Txori (2026.18), Unchained (1.8.1), Unciv (4.21.18), Unexpected Keyboard (2.1.0), Universal Installer (1.16.0), Unmukto (1.5), Unofficial CheckMK Monitoring (1.3.0), Unstoppable Crypto Wallet (0.51.0), Usagi (1.0.0-rc2), UT.urn - YouTube facilitator for Podcini.A (1.1.2), UWR Planer (1.6.3), Valet (5.1.2), Vault Explorer (1.15.0), Vector Camera (2.0.0), Ventoid (0.3.3), Vibe - Music Player (0.6.2), Vibecheck: Private Mood Tracker (1.0.2), VoicePlus - Audiobook Player (1.28), Volksverpetzer (2.5.2), Volume Control: Quiet Dial (1.4.8), Voxscribe - Offline Voice Input (1.0.2), Voyager for Lemmy (2.49.0), WAFRN (1.16.1), WakeUpScreen (4.2.0), Water Sort (1.0.16), WaveUp (3.2.34), werewolves_game (4), WG Auto Connect (1.1.1), Whisper Noise (3.0.0), Whisper+ (2.0), WiFi Exporter (0.4.4), Wikipedia (r/50605-r-2026-09-08), Windscribe (4.3), Wire • Secure Messenger (4.33.0), Wristotle Companion (1.17.1), XDYou (1.6.6), XMRPod (0.1.22), xnotes (0.8.16), XPENC (1.5.1), Xtra (2.60.1), Yagni Launcher (0.9.6-alpha), Yivi (8.2.1), ylih - your life in headphones (1.4.1), Your local weather (6.5.17-FOSS), YTDLnis (1.9.0), Yumi Co. Radio (0.69.0409), Zaragoza Tarjeta Bus (1.2), Zodl: Zcash Wallet (3.11.0), Épione (1.10.0).

The shift towards eBPF for permission management in App Manager signals a growing sophistication in how open-source Android tools bypass traditional OS limitations. By leveraging low-level kernel capabilities, developers are finding new ways to enforce privacy without requiring root access, giving users unprecedented control over their data flow.

Furthermore, Fedilab's transition to an F-Droid exclusive highlights the increasing friction between decentralized platforms and mainstream app store policies. As major storefronts continue to enforce strict censorship rules on competing services, F-Droid is cementing its position not just as a repository, but as a necessary sanctuary for developers who refuse to compromise on open-web principles.