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November 8, 2024

Timed Silence: An Open Source Android App to Automatically Silence Your Phone

Timed Silence is a Kotlin-based application for Android, created by Felix Nüsse, that manages smartphone volume settings, allowing users to mute, vibrate, or ring with sound. The app requires initial setup permissions and features an intuitive interface with a pause/play button. Users can create custom schedules, including pre-defined ones for "Night" and "Day." The app effectively activates Do Not Disturb (DND) at scheduled times, muting notifications while allowing calls and messages from specified contacts. Additional features include Calendar integration, Keywords for managing volume levels, Bluetooth compatibility, and a Sanity Check for priority contacts. The app is available on F-Droid, with source code and APKs on GitHub.

AppWizard

November 1, 2024

Open Source App ‘Easy Watermark’ on Android Helps You Protect Your Images

Easy Watermark is an open-source application for Android developed in Kotlin by rosu, designed to simplify the watermarking process for images. It features a user-friendly interface that allows users to add text and emoji watermarks with ease. The app provides various editing options, including fonts, sizes, colors, and angles, as well as a single tile mode to prevent watermark duplication. Users can also add custom logos using the 'Icon' option. Easy Watermark can be installed from F-Droid or purchased on the Play Store, and its source code is available on GitHub.

AppWizard

October 26, 2024

Eternity is an Open Source Android Client to Access Lemmy Instances

Lemmy is an open-source and decentralized alternative to Reddit, gaining popularity among users seeking alternatives to mainstream social media. Eternity is a Java-based Lemmy client for Android, developed by Balazs Ádám Toldi, which allows users to access Lemmy instances more easily. It supports multiple accounts, offers intuitive post interaction features, and provides community metrics. Eternity includes rich text editing for posts, a profile page for user activity, dark mode options, and customizable settings. The app is available on F-Droid and the Play Store, and its source code can be accessed on Codeberg.

AppWizard

October 23, 2024

Syncthing’s Android App is Going Away, Google Play Store Policies is One of the Reasons to Blame

The maintainer of Syncthing, Simon Frei, announced that the Syncthing Android app will no longer receive updates after December 2024 due to a lack of contributions and complications with Google's publishing policies. The app was previously removed from the Play Store, and ongoing issues with release submissions have led to a decision to cease maintenance. Users can still download the latest version from F-Droid or consider alternatives like the Syncthing-Fork app, FreeFileSync, Rsync, or LocalSend for file synchronization.

AppWizard

October 19, 2024

Convert Currencies With This Open Source Android App

Currencies is an open-source currency conversion application for Android users, developed using Kotlin and released under the GPL 3.0 license. It simplifies currency conversion for casual users and is not intended for high-stakes transactions. The app allows users to select currencies, input amounts, and toggle between currencies using a blue switch button. Users can mark favorite currencies for quick access. It primarily uses exchange rate data from Bank Rossii, with options to select alternative data providers such as Norges Bank and Bank of Canada. Currencies includes features like previewing conversions, an extended number pad, and a pure black skin for OLED displays. The app does not support cryptocurrency conversions currently. It is available for download on F-Droid and the Play Store, with its source code accessible on GitHub.

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.

AppWizard

October 16, 2024

F-Droid is the first third-party app store to support Android 15’s app archiving feature

F-Droid is the first third-party app store to implement the app archiving feature introduced in Android 15, allowing users to remove installation files while retaining app data. This feature was previously exclusive to the Google Play Store. F-Droid's upcoming version 1.22 will include this functionality, enabling seamless archiving and unarchiving of apps. The feature is compatible with all Android app formats, despite F-Droid primarily distributing apps in APK format. Recent enhancements in Android have included new APIs for app updates and now app archiving, which have been extended to third-party launchers as well.