Publish File Manager in F-Droid #4
Description
Checklist
- I made sure that there are no existing issues - open or closed - to which I could contribute my information.
- I made sure that there are no existing discussions - open or closed - to which I could contribute my information.
- I have read the FAQs inside the app (Menu -> About -> FAQs) and my problem isn't listed.
- I have taken the time to fill in all the required details. I understand that the request will be dismissed otherwise.
- This issue contains only one feature request.
- I have read and understood the contribution guidelines.
Feature description
F-Droid is application & app store for Android apps (alternative to Google Play) that accepts only FOSS (Free and Open Source) apps and doesn't require any account creation / login in order to download apps.
You can open a RFP (Request for Packaging) ticket here or an user can do so, provided you agree to include this app in F-droid (a comment to this issue is enough for it)
Some users don't have Google Play on their devices as they are degoogled devices or don't create/use Google account (using Aurora Store app in anonymous mode (which is available on F-Droid) is solution to still get apps from Google Play) or using OS/custom ROMs that don't have it included, such as (sometimes F-Droid app is preinstalled):
- /e/ — https://e.foundation
- CalyxOS — https://calyxos.org
- GrapheneOS — https://grapheneos.org
- LineageOS for microG — https://lineage.microg.org
- LineageOS — https://lineageos.org
- Replicant — https://replicant.us
- ShiftOS-L — https://shift.eco
Downloading APKs from official places like Github, or from unofficial sources like apk.support or apkpure.com will avoid the Google dependency but it's lack automatic update mechanism unless it's built in into the application, F-Droid solve this.
Why do you want this feature?
I prefer to grant install permissions to as few apps as possible, ideally only to app store apps.
Additional information
Some more useful links:
- The requirements for being included into F-Droid.
- Submitting to F-Droid Quick Start Guide
- Contribution / Submit Applications
- Inclusion How-To
- Merge Requests
- Setup an F-Droid App Repo
- FAQ - App Developers
- Contributing to F-Droid Data
Once the app is published into F-Droid add the below image code into README.md to show that the app available on F-Droid:
[<img src="https://fdroid.gitlab.io/artwork/badge/get-it-on.png" alt="Get it on F-Droid" height="80">](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fdroid.fdroid/)
