In 2024, F-Droid made significant advancements in decentralizing app distribution, expanding the ecosystem, and strengthening infrastructure, all thanks to donations, grants, volunteers, and contributors. Unique projects like Repomaker and Mobifree aim to provide open-source, decentralized alternatives to traditional app stores. The FOSS community played a crucial role in F-Droid’s success, with over 7200 app updates, 402 new apps added, and 939 apps archived in 2024 alone. Looking towards 2025, F-Droid welcomes new team members and plans to focus on critical infrastructure work funded by the Open Technology Fund. The mission to empower users with open-source options continues to drive F-Droid forward.
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