This Week in F-DroidTWIF curated on Thursday, 09 Apr 2026, Week 15F-Droid coreMirrors are an integral part of F-Droid, as a vector for decentralization and user freedom. Besides our main servers, we had about 16 mirrors spread between Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, Sweden, Taiwan, Singapore and the US. While the spread seems good enough, this planet is larger than 9 countries, no matter how good Internet interconnections are.This April we’ve added 3 more mirrors from Romania meant for better coverage around the Balkans as a whole. The new servers are activated by default so you don’t need to setup anything. Many thanks go to chroot and Hostico for providing them, but also for being long time supporters of many important FLOSS projects.I feel that my app installs are slow and my country was not listed above! Sure, networking is a complex subject, let’s also detail a bit what it takes for a mirror to end up in your client.Given that we are celebrating 16 years of F-Droid means we are thinking in the long term, and we expect the servers that we use or link to, to have the same goals. Any future mirror needs to be hosted on like-minded infrastructure.What does this mean in practice?First of all, we are few and we probably don’t live near you, we need you to step up and lead this process for your own benefit first and then for all the others around you.There are many hosters that might be sympathetic to our (and your) cause, so you’ll start by finding those in your country that might be a good fit. Seek a contact method (e-mail probably), try “tech support” not “accounting”, and ping them with the question, in your native language.No matter the order of actions, you’ll need to look around and dig more info about them.Take a look at how they are hosting in general. Is it another CDN (we already have Cloudflare, no need for another instance of it, thanks), baremetal, VPS or an array of Raspberry Pi’s? Can its hosting cope with another Google announcement of locking Android even more? We know our main server fronters cry a bit when news is out…Who hosts it? Is it a company, institution or individual? How is their public track record? Are they already mirroring other FLOSS projects like the Linux Kernel, Debian, Arch, etc.?Do they have a privacy policy? Are they supporting privacy by default? Are they not retain any data longer than is necessary?If a mirror was set, we can start to monitor it to assess its speed and consistency of synchronizing, by first listing it in our mirror-monitor.And if all these above are true and good, did you test it in your client? Multiple clients? Everything was fine for a few weeks?Many questions need to be asked, but this ensures the next time you want to get the latest index, update apps or install a new app, everything runs smooth and you spend more time exploring that app and not watching a “snake” slithering slowly across your screen.Want to start this journey for your country? Join our discussion in the dedicated issue, as we can share some stats and maybe a template for you to use when contacting hosters around you.Community NewsThe old Lichess app was replaced by the new one, added last week, and aptly named the same: Lichess. If you’ve installed the app before last week make sure you install the new app and uninstall the old one.Session F-Droid was updated to 1.33.2 but this might the last version, as the whole project is so under funded that they have entered their last 90 days of service. We’ve told you about their donations plea 3 weeks ago but since they did not reach the needed $1 million (this is the yearly cost of operation) all employees were let go and only maintenance by volunteers will take place until July 8. Read the full announcement here.CodeDoctor puts on the bunny ears:Happy Easter to everyone!As a special treat for the holidays, I am incredibly excited to announce the release of Butterfly 2.5.0!The update brings many long-awaited features and improvements to the app. From a rebuilt template system to custom keybindings and new touch shortcuts, this release focuses on customization and stability.Highlights: 📓 Rebuilt Template System🎨 Shape Styles⌨️ Custom Keybindings👆 New Touch Shortcuts☁️ WebDAV Rewrite📄 Improved PDF Rendering🔷 Improved Polygon Workflow📁 File Management Improvements🖥️ Better Presentation Mode💾 Better Export & Data Settings🔤 Better Arabic Font📋 Improved LogsRead more here@shuvashish76 sharpens the feed:NewsBlur - News reader was updated to 14.2. We skipped version 14.0 so this update adds even more polish and fixes on top. What’s new? You get a redesigned reading experience, discover related sites, daily briefing, refined dark themes, story list header bar, redesigned preferences and menus, Ask AI and more.Newly Added Apps16 apps were newly added audav: A cross-platform player for audiobooks stored on NextCloud/WebDAV Bag: Bitcoin price tracker & net worth dashboard. No ads, no accounts, privacy-first. Banana Split: Split secrets into QR-code shards using Shamir’s Secret Sharing BlockAds: Clean Internet: Block ads & trackers system-wide. Firewall, SafeSearch, profiles Call Blocker: Block unwanted calls, spam and telemarketing Dima Defense: A simple Tower Defense game that was made in LibGDX HiddenProtectedWorkProfile: Hidden Profile owner security app Kompact: Compress and convert images offline. Batch select, set quality, and export LearnTube: A learning-focused YouTube client with progress tracking and notes Minesweeper: Beautiful Minesweeper. No ads, no trackers, no permissions. Nian: Collection of word games in Swedish Quick Ball: A Quick Action Ball that gives fast access to controls —volume, brightness, lock Sobuu: Track books reading and organise your readings SubSonicSter: Play Hitster card game with your own SubSonic music server Tapjacking Bypass: Allow obscured touches for specific apps WallApp: WebView wrapper for the TheWallApp wallpaper websiteUpdated Apps 184 more apps were updated (expand for the full list) Aisleron Shopping List was updated to 2026.3.0 AlexCalc was updated to 1.0.10 ANeko Reborn was updated to 2.4.2 Apollo was updated to 1.7.5 Aria for Misskey was updated to 1.4.9 aTalk was updated to 5.2.2 baresip was updated to 78.0.1 Basic Cash Flow was updated to 3.0 BasicSync was updated to 1.21 Binary Eye was updated to 1.70.0 Birthday Adapter was updated to 3.11.12 Blorp was updated to 1.12.2 Bluetooth QR & Barcode to PC was updated to 2.2.1 Bold Bitcoin Wallet was updated to 3.1.0 Breakout 71 was updated to 29584523 Brogue CE Android was updated to 1.15.1.13 BusTO was updated to 2.4.9 Capy Reader was updated to 2026.04.1204 Carburoid was updated to 1.6.2 Casio G-Shock Smart Sync was updated to 40.4 CastLab was updated to 1.2.0 CClauncher was updated to v10.7.6 Chaka Book Reader was updated to 1.24.9a.21 Chip Defense was updated to 1.57 Clash Meta For Android was updated to 2.11.25.Meta CoMaps - Hike, Bike, Drive Offline with Privacy was updated to 2026.04.07-8-FDroid Cuscon was updated to 4.0.9.5 Daily You was updated to 2.19.1 De Fide was updated to 1.3.1 De-Bloater was updated to v0.31 Disroot app was updated to 2.1.3 DobbyVPN was updated to 1.2.2 DroidStress was updated to 1.4.0 DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser was updated to 5.273.0 Easy Diary was updated to 1.4.344.202604070 EBT New Note was updated to 0.88.0 EinkBro was updated to 15.10.0 EphemeralWorkProfile was updated to 38.0 Episteme Reader was updated to 1.0.41-oss eQuran was updated to 2.3.1 Exclave was updated to 0.17.30 FairScan – PDF Scanner was updated to 1.18.0 FakeTraveler was updated to 2.3.1 FastTimes was updated to 1.0.1 Feeder was updated to 2.19.0-2 FileFlow was updated to 1.5.0 Flare was updated to 1.4.2 floccus bookmark sync was updated to 5.9.0 FloFla Cards was updated to 1.0.9 Flux News was updated to 1.16.0 Fokus Launcher was updated to 1.2.1 Forkgram was updated to 12.6.4.0 FREE Browser was updated to 3.5 Fucks Given was updated to 1.4.0 Fulguris Web Browser was updated to 2.0.10 GDF HEMA Timer was updated to 1.1.4 Giggity was updated to 3.0 GLPI Agent was updated to 1.7.1 Grit was updated to 5.8.4 Hacki for Hacker News was updated to 3.6.3 HFUT-Schedule was updated to 4.20.2 Inbox Pager was updated to 9.1 IR Blaster Remote was updated to 3.0.0 Jellyfin - your media in your hands! was updated to 2.6.4 Just Delete Me was updated to 0.6 Jyutping - Cantonese Keyboard was updated to 0.59.0 Kahon was updated to 0.19.7 Kai was updated to 2.0.3 KashCal was updated to 23.4.0 Keep it up was updated to 1.11.0 Kefir Control was updated to 2.1.0 KitchenOwl was updated to 0.7.7 kitshn (for Tandoor) was updated to 2.0.9 KyuubiMask - Privacy First was updated to 1.7.11 Launcher314 was updated to 0.0.8-beta Leafpad was updated to 1.22 LibreFind - Find FOSS Alternatives was updated to 0.21.0 LightNovelReader was updated to 1.2.0 Linux Command Library was updated to 3.7.5 Lissen: Audiobookshelf client was updated to 1.9.4 LISTEN.moe was updated to 7.0.0-beta.2 Litube was updated to 2.1.0 Lux Alarm was updated to 2.2.0 Mages was updated to 4.4.5 Mako Launcher was updated to 2026.32 MapComplete was updated to 0.57.11 MateDroid was updated to 1.4.1 Medical Calendar Log was updated to 2.0.6 MedTimer: Med & Pill Reminder was updated to 1.22.10 midistrum was updated to 0.2.10 Mill was updated to 7.4.1 Musekit was updated to 3.0.0 MusicSearch was updated to 1.102.0 NanoLedger was updated to 1.4.1 NATINFo+ was updated to 1.4.1 NeoStumbler was updated to 2.3.3 NerdCalci was updated to 3.4.2 Nextcloud Dev was updated to 20260408 Nextcloud News was updated to 0.9.9.95 NextGIS Mobile was updated to 3.0.3 NFC Radio was updated to 0.19.0-fdroid Ning was updated to 3.0.1 Nora was updated to 0.6.12 nospeak was updated to v1.0.1 NotePad was updated to 1.7.0 Notesnook - Private notes app was updated to 3.3.19 NoteSR - Encrypted Notes was updated to 5.3.6 NouTube was updated to 0.4.15 Offline Translator was updated to 0.2.6 OnePlus ARB Checker was updated to 1.2.3 OpenMoneyBox was updated to 3.5.1.9 OpenSyncedLists was updated to 1.2.0 Organic Maps・Offline Map & GPS was updated to 2026.04.07-8-FDroid oxproxion was updated to 2.1.69 P.CASH Crypto Wallet was updated to 0.54.1 Package Manager was updated to v7.7 PAIesque was updated to 49 Paperless Mobile was updated to 4.4.0 PennyWise AI was updated to 2.15.52 PicGuard was updated to 5.3.3 Pie Launcher was updated to 1.26.3 PipePipe was updated to 4.9.0 PlainApp: Phone Web Portal was updated to 3.0.8 podium (Podcasts) was updated to 1.0.0-alpha06 Prism was updated to 1.1.3 Privacy Browser was updated to 3.20.1 Privacy Cell was updated to 1.12.2 ProtectedWorkProfile was updated to 64.0 Punch-hole Download Progress was updated to 2.1.0 Quitter was updated to 1.1.14 Quran Revision Companion was updated to 1.7.8 Randomix - Decision Maker was updated to 3.0 Really Basic Vocab was updated to 3.4.10 RedReader was updated to 1.25.2 RepoStore was updated to 1.0.17 Rhythm was updated to 4.6.360.967-fdroid RiPlay was updated to 0.7.73 RSAF was updated to 3.40 Ruffle was updated to 0.260407 Rush - Lyrics App was updated to 5.7.3 rust-keylock-android was updated to 0.18.0 SambaLite was updated to 2.3.0 Sapio was updated to 2.1.4 ScoreHub - Game Score Tracker was updated to 1.2.0 ScreenStream was updated to 4.3.7 Seafile was updated to 4.0.3 SherpaTTS was updated to 3.1 ShiftSwift was updated to 3.0.2 ShikiApp was updated to alpha-0.6.4 Sift was updated to 1.0.4 sing-box was updated to 1.13.6 SiYuan was updated to 3.6.3 SmartTube F-Droid was updated to 31.45 Smoking Tracker was updated to 1.5.0 SMS2Email was updated to 1.1.20 Sound Toggle was updated to 1.3.1 SoundPod was updated to 1.0.13 SpaceBeam was updated to 3.5 Squawker was updated to 3.8.7 Stocks Widget was updated to 4.0.069 SwatchIt was updated to 0.8.0 Thumb-Key was updated to 5.1.6 Thunderbird Beta for Testers was updated to 18.0b4 ToLoShare was updated to 1.0.19 Total Recall was updated to 0.8 TrackerControl was updated to 2026.04.03-fdroid Trail Sense was updated to 7.7.0 Translate You was updated to 18.0 Träwelldroid was updated to 2.23.4 Tuner was updated to 9.1.1 Unchained was updated to 1.6.1 Unciv was updated to 4.20.1 UnderEat was updated to 1.0.29 UnitsTool was updated to 1.0.17 URLCheck was updated to 3.5 Urn was updated to 1.5.6 VirtualGamePad Mobile was updated to 0.4.2 Wall You was updated to 15.0 Weather Radar was updated to 2.0 WiGLE WiFi Wardriving FOSS was updated to 2.107 Wire • Secure Messenger was updated to 4.23.0 Word Tracer was updated to 1.0.22 Working Time Account was updated to 2.11.012 Yagni Launcher was updated to 0.5.7-alpha Thank you for reading this week’s TWIF 🙂Please subscribe to the RSS feed in your favourite RSS application to be updated of new TWIFs when they come up.You are welcome to join the TWIF forum thread. 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