F-Droid has been around for about 15 years and is the largest source of free and open source software (FOSS) for Android.

Google just dropped a bombshell that could kill Android's openness forever. Starting in 2026, every single Android app must be tied to a Google-verified ...

Essentially the anti-Play Store, F-Droid is a volunteer-run catalog of free and open-source apps that are built from source, ...

The F-Droid project, which distributes open source apps for Android, will end if Google goes ahead with its plans to enforce ...

Google plans new rules for Android developers who could also threaten alternative app stores such as F-Droid. The open source ...

Google now requires developer ID verification for new Play Store accounts, a move that the F-Droid project says could endanger its existence and user privacy.

Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app ...

One of Android’s defining traits has always been freedom—the ability to install apps from anywhere, not just Google Play. But that openness may be under threat. Google’s proposed developer ...

CNET spoke with Google's Sameer Samat and Qualcomm's Alex Katouzian about why they're combining a phone and laptop OS and how they'll do it.

OS 26 packs handy tricks Android lacks: smarter text selection, case-based icon tinting, customizable motion cues, folder ...

Lo and behold, the Galaxy Tab S11 series fits that bill perfectly. It’s powered by the Dimensity 9400+ and runs Samsung’s One ...

Years in the making, the proprietary Linux OS that replaces Android-based FireOS is expected to be announced at next week's event. Here's everything we know so far.