Not sure where #Google asked for feedback about their developer verification program, but they surely didn't talk with #FLOSS devs, civil society, privacy organisations or their #Android users

#FDroid did since September, and interacted with folks in the Fediverse, forum, email and in person

They all voiced one opinion: "developer verification must be stopped"

@marcprux has written an open letter, signed by likeminded organisations who want to #keepandroidopen

Click: https://f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html

Not sure where #Google asked for feedback about their developer verification program, but they surely didn't talk with #FLOSS devs, civil society, privacy organisations or their #Android users

#FDroid did since September, and interacted with folks in the Fediverse, forum, email and in person

They all voiced one opinion: "developer verification must be stopped"

@marcprux has written an open letter, signed by likeminded organisations who want to #keepandroidopen

Click: https://f-droid.org/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html

The #FDroid website has a new banner on top to remind visitors that #Google did not change course and #Android will be locked-down in under 200 days.

If you care about the freedom to control your devices and care about the privacy of you data, please contact your representative and make your voice heard.

https://keepandroidopen.org/ (thanks @marcprux) has the resources to guide you.

We know users will rarely visit the site so the Client(s) will get a banner soon too.

Thank you for your support!

Welcome to the RB family, OSMDashboard for OpenTracks!

The Dashboard shows a selected track with start- and endpoints on a map from OpenStreetMap based on the Mapsforge VTM library.

The latter (VTM lib) was the culprit keeping the App from being RB – and it was quite a ride to achieve the goal. Thanks to Peter for his diligence there!

The app will become available later today at #IzzyOnDroid (you can already find it at #FDroid) in both, the full and the offline variants.

#ReproducibleBuilds

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live:

* Client banners, did you forget something?
* Basic 2.0-alpha3, test test test!
* Google Push w/o proprietary libs
* #DolphinEmulator huge updates and stories
* #ImageToolbox gets #AI
* #Luanti #Minetest texture fix
* #Nextcloud Hub 26 Winter upgrade
* #ProtonVPN w/o #OpenVPN
+ one new app
& 291 updates
- five archived

Where were you during the 2026 Android freedom wars? Get involved: https://f-droid.org/2026/02/20/twif.html

Welcome to the RB family, OSMDashboard for OpenTracks!

The Dashboard shows a selected track with start- and endpoints on a map from OpenStreetMap based on the Mapsforge VTM library.

The latter (VTM lib) was the culprit keeping the App from being RB – and it was quite a ride to achieve the goal. Thanks to Peter for his diligence there!

The app will become available later today at #IzzyOnDroid (you can already find it at #FDroid) in both, the full and the offline variants.

#ReproducibleBuilds

This week in #FDroid (TWIF) is live:

* Client banners, did you forget something?
* Basic 2.0-alpha3, test test test!
* Google Push w/o proprietary libs
* #DolphinEmulator huge updates and stories
* #ImageToolbox gets #AI
* #Luanti #Minetest texture fix
* #Nextcloud Hub 26 Winter upgrade
* #ProtonVPN w/o #OpenVPN
+ one new app
& 291 updates
- five archived

Where were you during the 2026 Android freedom wars? Get involved: https://f-droid.org/2026/02/20/twif.html