F-Droid Overhauls Android App Repository With New Kotlin Build and API Support

By Ryan Whitwam · Ars Technica · 2026-09-24

Ars Technica reports that the F-Droid client has received its first major update in ten years, introducing a modernized interface built on Kotlin Compose. This 2.0 release simplifies the software acquisition process by adopting Google’s pre-approval API to reduce the friction typ

Ars Technica reports that the F-Droid client has received its first major update in ten years, introducing a modernized interface built on Kotlin Compose. This 2.0 release simplifies the software acquisition process by adopting Google’s pre-approval API to reduce the friction typ