F-Droid client with the classic UI
About this app
This is an alternative F-Droid client which is based on the older UI of the official client (pre 1.0). While the new client UI looks pretty, it's sometimes a bit clunky. Lots of information that was provided clearly in the old UI is now not available or hidden behind more taps now. F-Droid Classic brings features of the modern 1.x version of F-Droid to the classic UI, this includes:
* Index-v1 support * Inline changelog entries * Localized metadata * Screenshots * Donation links
Upcoming features:
* Better mirror support
It doesn't support the following features and probably never will
* Swap * Index-v0 (old xml based index) support * Support for Android Note: If you want beta updates you can enable the F-Droid Classic repo in the repo management screen. Releases will also usually be available there a few days before they make it into the main F-Droid repository.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later, by Marcus Hoffmann.
What's New in v1.2
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- **NOTE**: F-Droid Classic 1.2 will be the last version to support Android 4.4
- * Lot's of small UI improvements to a number of screens
- * Add pull-to-refresh gesture for updating repositories
- * Add a QR code scanner to the app for easier repo additions
- * Accessibility improvements to app list
- * Add a few disabled repositories to defaults (only for new installs)
Version history
Jun 1, 2022 · 4.4 MB · Android API 19–25 · code 1110
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- **NOTE**: F-Droid Classic 1.2 will be the last version to support Android 4.4
- * Lot's of small UI improvements to a number of screens
- * Add pull-to-refresh gesture for updating repositories
- * Add a QR code scanner to the app for easier repo additions
- * Accessibility improvements to app list
- * Add a few disabled repositories to defaults (only for new installs)
SHA-256 663009eae240cb151f502e352fa963116f3f7581a09f21ea08d1449451eb9c39
Feb 15, 2021 · 2.9 MB · Android API 19–25 · code 1106
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- * Feature: Display screenshots, all donation options and translation links
- * Feature: View apps from a single repo (via category spinner)
- * Feature: Refresh a single repo, force-refresh repositories and completely clear local cache
- * Fix translations in some cases preferring secondary locale over primary
- * Fix a few crashes
SHA-256 c323b441874093002ced083a761e350060872b7940afa6478f7243cec6f8f2c2
Sep 13, 2020 · 2.9 MB · Android API 19–25 · code 1014
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- 🎉 RELEASE 1.0 🎉
- * Fix app title in all languages
SHA-256 15a5528dc772f7c22928770e3575eccc92af577f82ba53164b8a512660f981d6
Will it run on your device?
73%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- ABI coverage is focused on newer 64-bit devices.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
How to verify the file you downloaded
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What the signing certificate proves
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How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 1.1 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall F-Droid Classic first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
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SHA-256 Hash
663009eae240cb151f502e352fa963116f3f7581a09f21ea08d1449451eb9c39
Signing certificate
610e3f6f1f17111d753cad7051de06b4e4f24ae7910556248ab5181f814d283f
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