
This makes sure that the latest version of the core SDK components are all current before running, which means that the builds will keep working even when the docker image gets out of date. Then we can finish the task we are working on before having to deal with updating the docker image. Without that update line, we have to drop everything and update the docker image when things are out of date. Disk space and bandwidth is cheap, developer time is very scarce. We should aim to keep the tests working as much as possible so that we waste less developer time. Updating everytime only means it downloads a little bit of XML each time, that's nothing compared to what gradle downloads on every build.
F-Droid Client
Client for F-Droid, the Free Software repository system for Android.
Building with Gradle
./gradlew assembleRelease
Direct download
You can download the application directly from our site or browse it in the repo.
Contributing
See our Contributing doc for information on how to report issues, translate the app into your language or help with development.
IRC
We are on #fdroid
and #fdroid-dev
on Freenode. We hold weekly dev meetings
on #fdroid-dev
on Tuesdays at 20h UTC, which usually last half an hour.
FAQ
- Why does F-Droid require "Unknown Sources" to install apps by default?
Because a regular Android app cannot act as a package manager on its own. To do so, it would require system privileges (see below), similar to what Google Play does.
- Can I avoid enabling "Unknown Sources" by installing F-Droid as a privileged system app?
This used to be the case, but no longer is. Now the Privileged Extension is the one that should be placed in the system. It can be bundled with a ROM or installed via a zip, or alternatively F-Droid can install it as a system app using root.
License
This program is Free Software: You can use, study share and improve it at your will. Specifically you can redistribute and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
Some icons are made by Picol, Icomoon or Dave Gandy from Flaticon or by Google and are licensed by Creative Commons BY 3.0.
Other icons are from the Material Design Icon set released under an Attribution 4.0 International license.