1.
FOSS for Android
I am Manimaran.K
Free software activist and Mobile Application Developer.
https://manimaran96.wordpress.com/

2.
F-Droid
● F-Droid is a community-maintained
software repository for Android, similar
to the Google Play store.
● F-Droid contains only Free and Open
source android applications.
● Alternative of Play Store
Link : https://f-droid.org/

3.
Features of F-Droid
● Only Free and Open source android
applications.
● Ad Free Apps. - That means No Ads in Any
app.
● No proprietary apps.
● No need Account login.
● No need Google play services.

4.
How Do I Belive F-Droid Apps ?
F-Droid have the Verification-server mechanism to verify the apps
before publish.
That Verification server ensures,
1. Everything in the release APK come from the source code and
nothing was inserted or included during the build process.
2. Also verifying that the build is not including proprietary
libraries.
3. Continuously check the new updates also.
More details :Verification Server

5.
App Information in F-Droid
Following details we can see in app
information screen.
1. Licence of the app
2. Source code link
3. What are the defects/issues pending in this app.
4. Change log for every releases
5. Website link
6. What are the permissions needed for this app.
7. Every versions of apk file.
8. App description and screenshots

6.
Useful Apps
- Screen cam
- Screen stream
- Free Tamil E-Books
- Super Tax Kart
- Simple Gallery Pro
- Signal
- AnExplorer Pro
- Stringlate
- PDF converter
- Etar
- Gadgetbridge
- Loop habit tracker

7.
More Links
● https://prism-break.org/en/categories/android/
● Submitting to F-Droid Quick Start Guide
● Verification Server
● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_free_and_open-source_Android_applications
● https://discuss.fsftn.org/t/free-software-for-android/523

8.
Thanks To All
Manimaran.K
Blog -> https://manimaran96.wordpress.com/
Mail -> manimaraninam1027@gmail.com
Mobile -> 9600789681
Mastodon -> https://mastodon.xyz/@manimaran
Riot -> @manimaran:matrix.org