GoKawiilF-Droid ships version 2.0 with rebuilt UI and easier app installs
F-Droid, the open source Android app repository, has released its first major client update in a decade. Version 2.0 was rewritten in Kotlin Compose with a cleaner interface, expanded app categories, and description-based search across its thousands of listed apps.
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The update also streamlines sideloading by using Google's pre-approval API, letting users confirm installs before downloading rather than navigating warning pop-ups after. This could make F-Droid a more viable alternative app source as Google tightens sideloading and developer verification requirements on Android.
- F-Droid 2.0 is its first major redesign in roughly ten years, rebuilt in Kotlin Compose.
- New features include expanded categories, description-based search, and a cleaner Discover page.
- Installation is simplified via Google's pre-approval API, reducing sideloading friction.
Source: arstechnica.com, 2026-09-24
Published there as: “F-Droid gets its biggest update in a decade with new UI and smoother app installs”
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