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5 Must-Have Open-Source Android Apps to Simplify Your Life
AppWizard
July 24, 2025

5 Must-Have Open-Source Android Apps to Simplify Your Life

Five standout open source Android applications highlighted for their utility, user-focused design, and privacy-conscious features are: 1. Tomato: A minimalist Pomodoro timer that helps maintain focus by dividing work into customizable intervals, offering productivity insights through visual graphs. 2. Grit: An all-in-one task and habit tracker that categorizes tasks, provides a visual habit map, supports scheduled reminders, and includes home screen widgets for quick access to daily goals. 3. Momentum: A habit tracker with a straightforward interface, calendar view, streak tracking, and an AI assistant that suggests habits, while prioritizing user privacy with offline functionality and local data storage. 4. Toolbox: A versatile utility app that includes features like a stopwatch, compass, text manipulation utilities, and advanced tools for developers, all while being lightweight and ad-free. 5. Thor App Manager: A tool for precise management of Android applications, offering features like batch installation, app freezing, and APK management, with additional controls for rooted users.
Android 15 extends ‘app archiving’ to F-Droid third-party app store
AppWizard
October 17, 2024

Android 15 extends ‘app archiving’ to F-Droid third-party app store

Android 15 will extend the 'app archiving' feature to F-Droid, making it the first third-party app store to support this functionality. This change allows users to archive and unarchive apps from F-Droid similarly to apps from the Google Play Store. The integration will enable users to manage their app storage more effectively and restore archived apps easily. This decision by Google to relax restrictions on app archiving is seen as a response to regulatory scrutiny, promoting a more open ecosystem.
You Can Now Download and Update Three Apps at Once on Google Play Store
AppWizard
September 2, 2024

You Can Now Download and Update Three Apps at Once on Google Play Store

Android users can now download up to three apps or app updates simultaneously from the Google Play Store, an enhancement that builds on a previous limit of two concurrent downloads. This feature was first tested in 2019 and officially rolled out in March. To use this functionality, users must navigate to the Manage apps and device section in the Play Store and select Update all. Reports indicate that this feature is accessible on multiple devices, suggesting server-side enablement. Additionally, Google is testing improvements for Play Protect and has shifted from generating large Android Application Packages (APKs) to the more efficient Android App Bundle (AAB), impacting the sideloading process.
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