--- title: F-Droid 2.0: A new chapter for Android freedom | daily.dev description: F-Droid, the free and open source Android app store, has released version 2.0 with a complete redesign of its official app. The update brings a modern Material... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/f-droid-2-0-a-new-chapter-for-android-freedom-sg3qpi8yd twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: F-Droid 2.0: A new chapter for Android freedom | daily.dev og:description: F-Droid, the free and open source Android app store, has released version 2.0 with a complete redesign of its official app. The update brings a modern Material... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/f-droid-2-0-a-new-chapter-for-android-freedom-sg3qpi8yd og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/SG3qPi8Yd.png og:image:alt: F-Droid 2.0: A new chapter for Android freedom og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # F-Droid 2.0: A new chapter for Android freedom **[LWN.net](https://daily.dev/sources/lwn)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary F-Droid, the free and open source Android app store, has released version 2.0 with a complete redesign of its official app. The update brings a modern Material Design-aligned interface, easier app discovery, more useful categories, and improved search, while retaining familiar F-Droid interactions. Key components were rewritten in Kotlin Compose to enable faster future improvements. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What changed in F-Droid 2.0? F-Droid 2.0 is a complete redesign of the official F-Droid Android app, adding a modern interface aligned with Material Design, easier app discovery, more useful app categories, and improved search. Key components were reworked and rewritten using Kotlin Compose, replacing older UI code and creating a foundation intended to speed up future improvements while keeping familiar F-Droid interactions. _Track major open source app store updates like this one on daily.dev before rolling them out._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository](https://daily.dev/posts/f-droid---free-and-open-source-android-app-repository-ymbnjrilx) · Hacker News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [4 Android app stores I always use instead of the Google Play Store](https://daily.dev/posts/4-android-app-stores-i-always-use-instead-of-the-google-play-store-uc4w5ggpx) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [F-Droid says Google’s Android developer verification plan is an ‘existential’ threat to alternative app stores](https://daily.dev/posts/f-droid-says-google-s-android-developer-verification-plan-is-an-existential-threat-to-alternative--s53kffimo) · The New Stack · 4 upvotes · 0 comments - [Keep Android Open](https://daily.dev/posts/keep-android-open-ykm3bdhxc) · Hacker News · 5 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#android](https://daily.dev/tags/android), [#kotlin](https://daily.dev/tags/kotlin), [#jetpack-compose](https://daily.dev/tags/jetpack-compose) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/f-droid-2-0-a-new-chapter-for-android-freedom-sg3qpi8yd) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"F-Droid 2.0: A new chapter for Android freedom","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/f-droid-2-0-a-new-chapter-for-android-freedom-sg3qpi8yd","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/f-droid-2-0-a-new-chapter-for-android-freedom-sg3qpi8yd"},"datePublished":"2026-09-24T18:04:43.788Z","dateModified":"2026-10-01T12:40:25.350Z","description":"F-Droid, the free and open source Android app store, has released version 2.0 with a complete redesign of its official app. The update brings a modern Material...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--0_ODbtD2--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2008","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--0_ODbtD2--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2008","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"LWN.net","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"LWN.net","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--4jjE7GIK--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774960833/logos/lwn?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/lwn"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/f-droid-2-0-a-new-chapter-for-android-freedom-sg3qpi8yd","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"open-source,android,kotlin,jetpack-compose","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"LWN.net","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/lwn"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"F-Droid 2.0: A new chapter for Android freedom"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/f-droid-2-0-a-new-chapter-for-android-freedom-sg3qpi8yd#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What changed in F-Droid 2.0?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"F-Droid 2.0 is a complete redesign of the official F-Droid Android app, adding a modern interface aligned with Material Design, easier app discovery, more useful app categories, and improved search. 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