Google wants to "break free app distribution", says top open source library

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

Fire Toolbox 42 lets you make recent Amazon Fire tablets feel more like Android tablets (Disable & replace Amazon apps with

Fire Toolbox 42 lets you make recent Amazon Fire tablets feel more like Android tablets (Disable & replace Amazon apps with ...

Android 16 QPR2 makes the Linux Terminal way more useful with expanded file access

You can now access most of your Android phone's files from the Linux Terminal app, starting in Android 16 QPR2.

Android 16 QPR1 beta users can now switch to stable without a wipe

The 39MB update will directly update Pixel devices running Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3.1 to the stable release of the OS (Build ...
PCMag

F-Droid Warns Google’s New Rules Could Kill Third-Party Android App Stores

Google's upcoming requirements to verify app developers threaten to 'end the F-Droid project and other free/open-source app ...
9to5Google

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3.1 ‘No Data Wipe’ OTA rolls out

After a prolonged delay (including issues last week), all Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3.1 users are now seeing the “No Data Wipe” opt-out OTA.

Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Flip 5 are next up for the stable One UI 8 rollout

Samsung is now starting to roll out the stable One UI 8 update to the Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5, and Galaxy A55 5G.