I keep it simple so I can confidently download the apps.
I can't keep track of which repos are safe, and we've seen posts on here from people getting sketchy apps from a repo they added.
I'm sure there are other safe repos, and I'm willing to add one if people recommend an app that requires it, but I'll probably remove it afterwards.
26 0 ReplyThis is a good approach. I would not even use Izzy's repo shown by OP (at least not on a daily driver device - great for testing newer apps I'm sure) because I don't see it as advantageous to get updates so quickly or access to apps that are not yet (or will never be) fully open source.
Basically I see most of the value of F-Droid in their build server and official repo. So I only add repos with a very short list of apps, like microg and KDE.
I can always install the odd apk manually, or use Aurora store (preferably in the work profile)
15 0 ReplyYeah. F-droid's defaults for me have always worked well, and if I want a specific app to be up to date, I'll download it right from the devs (Shattered Pixel)
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Wow thanks for this post. Today I learned about Fdroid Repos. (Feeling sheepishly stupid but slight more informed now.)
21 0 ReplyI like to add as many repos as I can.
The more apps in F-Droid,
the less reason to go to GooglePlay :)Here is a list with all repo's I've got imported:
- https://microg.org/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=9bd06727e62796c0130eb6dab39b73157451582cbd138e86c468acc395d14165
- https://microg.org/fdroid/archive?fingerprint=9bd06727e62796c0130eb6dab39b73157451582cbd138e86c468acc395d14165
- https://f-droid.org/archive?fingerprint=43238d512c1e5eb2d6569f4a3afbf5523418b82e0a3ed1552770abb9a9c9ccab
- https://f-droid.org/repo?fingerprint=43238d512c1e5eb2d6569f4a3afbf5523418b82e0a3ed1552770abb9a9c9ccab
- https://guardianproject.info/fdroid/archive?fingerprint=b7c2eefd8dac7806af67dfcd92eb18126bc08312a7f2d6f3862e46013c7a6135
- https://guardianproject.info/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=b7c2eefd8dac7806af67dfcd92eb18126bc08312a7f2d6f3862e46013c7a6135
- https://anonymousmessenger.ly/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=e065f74b35c920c7713012f45a0c8ad4758dd2776cff6214f7d8064b285c044b
- https://fdroid.beocode.eu/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=28360ddeba00922b156a9b03b5c96fea39d239f88f1fbfa5a8157291749aa05a
- https://mobileapp.bitwarden.com/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=bc54ea6fd1cd5175bcccc47c561c5726e1c3ed7e686b6db4b18bac843a3efe6c
- https://briarproject.org/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=1fb874bee7276d28ecb2c9b06e8a122ec4bcb4008161436ce474c257cbf49bd6
- https://fdroid.bromite.org/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=e1ee5cd076d7b0dc84cb2b45fb78b86df2eb39a3b6c56ba3dc292a5e0c3b9504
- https://www.collaboraoffice.com/downloads/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=573258c84e149b5f4d9299e7434b2b69a8410372921d4ae586ba91ec767892cc
- https://static.cryptomator.org/android/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=f7c3ec3b0d588d3cb52983e9eb1a7421c93d4339a286398e71d7b651e8d8ecdd
- https://divestos.org/apks/official/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=e4be8d6abfa4d9d4feef03cdda7ff62a73fd64b75566f6dd4e5e577550be8467
- https://fdroid.fedilab.app/repo?fingerprint=11f0a69910a4280e2cd3ccc3146337d006be539b18e1a9feace15ff757a94feb
- https://fdroid.frostnerd.com/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=74bb580f263ec89e15c207298dec861b5069517550fe0f1d852f16fa611d2d26
- https://gitjournal.io/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=e2ee4aa4380f0d3b3cf81eb17f5e48f827c3aa77122d9ad330cc441650894574
- https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=3bf0d6abfeae2f401707b6d966be743bf0eee49c2561b9ba39073711f628937a
- https://store.nethunter.com/repo?fingerprint=7e418d34c3ad4f3c37d7e6b0face13332364459c862134eb099a3bda2ccf4494
- https://cdn.kde.org/android/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=b3ebe10afa6c5c400379b34473e843d686c61ae6ad33f423c98af903f056523f
- https://cdn.kde.org/android/stable-releases/fdroid/repo/?fingerprint=13784ba6c80ff4e2181e55c56f961eed5844cea16870d3b38d58780b85e1158f
- https://fdroid.libretro.com/repo?fingerprint=3f05b24d497515f31feab421297c79b19552c5c81186b3750b7c131ef41d733d
- https://fdroid.libretro.com/archive?fingerprint=3f05b24d497515f31feab421297c79b19552c5c81186b3750b7c131ef41d733d
- https://molly.im/fdroid/foss/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=5198daef37fc23c14d5ee32305b2af45787bd7df2034de33ad302bdb3446df74
- https://f-droid.monerujo.io/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=a82c68e14af0aa6a2ec20e6b272eff25e5a038f3f65884316e0f5e0d91e7b713
- https://www.nanolx.org/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=862ed9f13a3981432bf86fe93d14596b381d75be83a1d616e2d44a12654ad015
- https://repo.netsyms.com/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=2581ba7b32d3ab443180c4087cab6a7e8fb258d3a6e98870ecb3c675e4d64489
- https://archive.newpipe.net/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=e2402c78f9b97c6c89e97db914a2751fda1d02fe2039cc0897a462bdb57e7501
- https://gitlab.com/TheCapsLock/fdroid-patched-apps/raw/master/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=313d9e6e789ff4e8e2d687aae31eef576050003ed67963301821ac6d3763e3ac
- https://fdroid.typeblog.net?fingerprint=1a7e446c491c80bc2f83844a26387887990f97f2f379ae7b109679feae3dbc8c
- https://fdroid.revolt.chat/repo/?fingerprint=0a9d2f61c8659801711e22177862f84c8134966f427973037a8fdfacff07c4f2
- https://fdroid.krombel.de/element-dev-fdroid/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=fd146ef30fa9f8f075bdcd9f02f069d22061b1df7cc90e90821750a7184bf53d
- https://fdroid.krombel.de/element-dev-gplay/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=5564ab4d4bf9461af7955449246f12d7e792a8d65165ebb2c0e90e65e77d5095
- https://fdroid.a3.pm/seabear/repo?fingerprint=9dc9cb5fdd85d37121a5fee99d24475f03fea7f2ec25fb94dd51866d87933ed1
- https://fdroid.getsession.org/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=db0e5297eb65cc22d6bd93c869943bdcfcb6a07dc69a48a0dd8c7ba698ec04e6
- https://app.simplex.chat/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=9f358ff284d1f71656a2bfaf0e005deae6aa14143720e089f11ff2ddcfeb01ba
- https://fdroid.stackwallet.com/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=764b4262f75750a5f620a205cee2886f18635fbda18df40758f5a1a45a950f84
- https://fdroid-repo.calyxinstitute.org/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=5da90117c91b0011ae44314ccc456cdfe406fbce3bf880072fd7c0b073e20df3
- https://calyxos.gitlab.io/calyx-fdroid-repo/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=c44d58b4547de5096138cb0b34a1cc99dab3b4274412ed753fccbfc11dc1b7b6
- https://releases.threema.ch/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=5734e753899b25775d90fe85362a49866e05ac4f83c05bef5a92880d2910639e
- https://fdroid.twinhelix.com/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=7b03b0232209b21b10a30a63897d3c6bca4f58fe29bc3477e8e3d8cf8e304028
- https://fdroid.secfirst.org/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=39eb57052f8d684514176819d1645f6a0a7bd943dbc31ab101949006ac0bc228
- https://www.droidware.info/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=2144449ab1dd270ec31b6087409b5d0ea39a75a9f290da62ac1b238a0eaaf851
- https://rfc2822.gitlab.io/fdroid-firefox/fdroid/?fingerprint=8f992bbba0340efe6299c7a410b36d9c8889114ca6c58013c3587cda411b4aed
- https://guardianproject-wind.s3.amazonaws.com/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=182cf464d219d340da443c62155198e399fec1bc4379309b775dd9fc97ed97e1
- https://repo.samourai.io/fdroid/repo/?fingerprint=5318afa280284855cf5d0027aa54517769f461d735980b1fb0854ceae8e072a5
- https://fdroid.cakelabs.com/?fingerprint=ea44efaee0b641ee7a032d397d5d976f9c4e5e1ed26e11c75702d064e55f8755
I usually keep the Archive variants disabled,
but they're nice to keep around,
for if you ever need an old version of an app.Also,
most of these I've found through Droid-Ify,
it's my favorite app to manage my F-Droid apps: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.looker.droidify/13 0 ReplyBromite is unmaintained. Use Mulch instead. You can find it in DivestOS repos. Also there is another browser called Mull (firefox-based).
DivestOS Official: https://divestos.org/apks/official/fdroid/repo
DivestOS Official Archive: https://divestos.org/apks/official/fdroid/archive
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I like Kde Itinerary for traveling so I add the Kde Android repo
12 0 ReplyI installed droid-ify, an alternative front-end for F-Droid, it comes with a whole bunch of repo's by default.
12 0 ReplyIs there a free FOSS version of it?
1 0 ReplyIt is foss
14 0 ReplyYes, it's called droid-ify. It's on the official F-droid repo and is fully FOSS.
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I wouldn't personally even use IzzyonDroid. The only other F-droid repo I use is cromite
9 0 ReplyWhy not? Not reliable? Not safe? I'm re-learning (stuff got obsolete since last time I was interested)
5 0 ReplyIzzyondroid isn't as strict when it comes to the software they package
5 0 ReplyNot OP but my answer to this is that I only add sources that I know I need to make sure I understand where everything comes from and to keep that attack surface lower.
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Droid-ify has a lot more by default (but unticked). You can have a look and see what you could use. I use cromite and mulch as navigators, and you can find them there (cromite repo and divestOS repo)
9 0 Replyhttps://www.collaboraoffice.com/downloads/fdroid/repo
Collabra office
https://archive.newpipe.net/fdroid/repo
Newpipe
7 0 ReplyI prefer Tubular to Newpipe. This version of newpipe has Sponsorblock.
4 0 ReplyI'm conflicted about sponsorblock, I usually hate youtuber sponsor (since those are usually scam) but I don't know if there is a more ethical way to earn money from ads, since donations aren't usually enough
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There are general purpose repos and specific app repos. Those for specific apps might allow you to download apps not found elsewhere or they might just get you the update a little faster.
I have the repos for Collabora and Newpipe enabled on mine for those reasons.
You might also look at Obtanium if you're looking to keep specific apps updated.
5 0 ReplyIs there a real delay on updates? I mean, I'm in an almost 4 year phone with android 10, can't say I run behind the latest stuff
1 0 ReplyIt depends on the app publisher. The official F-Droid repo has Newpipe version 25.2, which was added August 10, 2023. The Newpipe upstream repo has version 26.1, added December 27, 2023.
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Futo repo for Futo Voice Input App. Totally free open-source offline speech to text engine. Works better than I expected (for English).
5 0 ReplyI only add some app-specific repos to get more frequent updates on those. Newpipe and Fedilab in particular.
I know that I could use other tools to install directly from their release images but sticking with F-Droid for now for simplicity.3 0 ReplyNewpipe and bitwarden?
1 0 Reply1 0 ReplyI know there are a lot, and it's overwhelming.
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I have active the DivestOS repo, since I use Mull as my main browser. It has also some other nice privacy focused apps.
1 0 ReplyI use mull too, so I'll consider it Does fdroid delay the updates too much?
1 0 ReplyI don't know how much the delay for Mull is specifically, but in general it falls in the range between one and two weeks.
And since Mull is already behind Firefox in terms of security updates, I think it's better not to fall too much behind2 0 Reply