F-Droid 2.0
F-Droid 2.0 launches with a complete UI overhaul, Kotlin Compose rewrite, and revamped navigation that groups Discover, Search, and My Apps. The redesign improves app discovery, search relevance, and update management while preserving the free‑software ethos. Rollout begins over the next weeks after fourteen test releases.
After more than a year of hard work the developers released F‑Droid 2.0, the biggest update in 10 years. The app received a full UI overhaul built with Kotlin Compose and a navigation scheme that groups Discover, Search and My Apps. The rollout begins over the next weeks after 14 test releases. The redesign aims to make free and open‑source Android software easier to find, install and keep up to date. New categories, including 17 distinct game genres, and a search that looks at descriptions, categories and translated text improve relevance, especially for users of Chinese, Japanese and Korean. A unified installer leverages recent Android changes to provide a smoother installation experience while keeping the project’s free‑software principles intact. It remains uncertain how quickly the new filtering and onboarding features will be adopted by long‑time users. The team has indicated that the modern codebase should enable faster future improvements, but concrete timelines have not been confirmed. Additionally, the impact of the updated navigation on overall user satisfaction has not been measured yet.