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Has anyone noticed that apps on F-Droid or that you just get from GitHub are just better than the ultra-popular apps on the play store? Most of them are open source and have no ads or trackers. But this isn't true on the Play Store at all.

I see myself always getting apps from F-Droid now because there is always an alternative to the ad-infested bloated privacy infesting BS that I find on the play store. It's unfortunate that it's gotten this bad, where the only reason I even use the play store is to install updates or games.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

As someone that is very new to FOSS, especially on mobile, it sounds like F-Droid is a Play Store replacement. Where can I download that safely?

[–] knifer 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I personally use Droidify. It's an f-droid client.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I use Droid-ify too. Reasons why is that it looks much better than the stock F-Droid client and is also much newer. Of course I still have the original client just in case but droidify is just better overall

[–] GreatBlue 6 points 1 year ago

I would guess the safest way would be through the project side: https://f-droid.org/

[–] ignitionnight 2 points 1 year ago

Other commenters recommended droidify, I personally like Neo Store. Both are good options!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Aside from the site which others have linked to go further you could also verify with the signing keys to make sure the apk is indeed one from f-droid

https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Release_Channels_and_Signing_Keys/