Category: Open Source

TWIF generated on Thursday, 04 Jan 2024, Week 1

Community News

@Licaon_Kter brings news from suite lands:

As last years TWIF49 covered, the beloved Simple Mobile Tools suite of apps have an unclear future, FOSS wise at least. This week we have 2 pieces of news about that.

The bad one, it was discovered (thanks to our long time contributor @Izzy) that Simple Gallery Pro was containing a library that while itself being FOSS depends on some Google proprietary ones, so all affected versions, basically all, were removed.

When a piece of FOSS software has issues in development, or certain people think as much, the one solution universally praised is “forking”, meaning it will find a new home, name and people that care to carry it further. There’s a whole discussion about where exactly those people willing to help were for Simple Mobile Tools before the actual sale, but we won’t have it here now. What we can say is that at least @naveensingh and others have rallied under the Fossify organization and try to continue the Simple apps legacy.

Hence the good news, Fossify Gallery is their first app to be included in F-Droid. Yes, it’s build reproducible, yes it’s not orange but more green, and yes it will miss the Panoramic view that depends on Google proprietary libs, but it’s fully FOSS. More too come next…

SimpleX Chat was updated to 5.4.2 but only the armv7 flavour. arm64 should come in the next cycle.

@linsui tells us that:

Both Arcticons and Arcticons Black were updated to 8.3.1 and are now build reproducible, meaning that if you had them installed please uninstall and reinstall the new versions so you get future updates too.

Screenshot sharer was removed only to be replaced with the newly included and reproducible QuickShot: Share Screenshot, hence do lookup the new app and uninstall the old one.

Tux Paint was updated to 0.9.31, while being an app for children it might “scare” their parents as in this update “stamps are now integrated into the app, raising the app size to almost 250Mb”. So be sure to update on Wi-Fi instead.

NewPipe’s very own Tobias Groza dropped by to inform us that:

NewPipe published two new versions 0.26.0 and 0.26.1 adding support for more content from channels (playlists, shorts, about, …) and higher image quality in the last two weeks.

We have also written a blog post summarizing the important things from 2023 (e.g. implemented features, the newly founded NewPipe e.V., temporary removal of our homepage from Google search) and taking a look at the plans for 2024 (adding support for better search filters and starting the modernization of the app).

We also announce some maintainer changes: I will leave the project due to not having much spare time, Stypox and AudricV are taking more responsibilities, and the project is looking for new additional maintainers to fill the gap and be able to implement the plans for 2024.

NOTE: These NewPipe updates are delayed in F-Droid currently and the team is investigating why.

Newly Added Apps

2 more apps were newly added

• Cuscon – An icon pack with varied shapes.
• Onyx – Your new app to guide you around La Doua Campus.

Updated Apps

138 more apps were updated

• 8-Bit Wonders was updated from 0.8.1 to 0.8.2
• Aard 2 was updated from 0.55 to 0.56
• Alovoa was updated from 1.7.0 to 1.7.2
• Amaze File Utilities was updated from 1.91 to 1.92
• Amethyst was updated from 0.83.3 to 0.83.4
• AndBible: Bible Study was updated from 5.0.792 to 5.0.793
• Andor’s Trail was updated from 0.8.8 to 0.8.9
• Another notes app was updated from 1.5.3 to 1.5.4
• Arcticons Day & Night was updated from 8.3.0 to 8.3.1
• Arcticons Material You was updated from 8.3.0 to 8.3.1
• Audio Share was updated from 0.0.13 to 0.0.14
• Baby Dots was updated from 1.9.6 to 1.9.7
• Baby Phone was updated from 1.2.0 to 1.2.1
• Ball2Box was updated from 4.0.1 to 4.0.3
• Beat Feet was updated from 0.16.0 to 0.16.1
• BetterCounter was updated from 3.2.0 to 4.0.0
• BitBanana was updated from 0.7.1 to 0.7.2
• Bluemoon was updated from 1.0.1 to 1.0.2-alpha
• Cache Cleaner was updated from 1.9.5 to 1.9.6
• Candle was updated from 1.1.1 to 1.3.0
• Casio G-Shock Smart Sync was updated from 11.5 to 11.6
• Chaldea was updated from 2.5.4 to 2.5.5
• CoinTrend: Private Crypto Tracker was updated from 1.2.1 to 1.3.1
• Cooky was updated from 1.0.0 to 1.1.0
• Copy SMS Code – OTP Helper was updated from 1.9.0 to 1.10.0
• Dagger: Dota 2 Stats was updated from 1.3.3 to 1.3.4
• Data Monitor was updated from v2.3.2 to v2.4.0
• Deku SMS was updated from 0.35.0 to 0.36.0
• Drinkable was updated from 1.45.1 to 1.46.0
• Easy Diary was updated from 1.4.303.202310160 to 1.4.304.202312270
• Everyday Tasks was updated from 1.4.0 to 1.5.1
• FREE Browser was updated from 2.1 to 2.2
• FairEmail was updated from 1.2143 to 1.2145
• FlashDim – Dim your flashlight was updated from 2.1.1 to 2.2.0
• Flip a coin was updated from BTBAM to MnowR
• Flux News was updated from 1.3.3 to 1.3.4
• Forkyz Scanner was updated from 3 to 4
• Fruity Game was updated from 2.2 to 2.3
• GMaps WV was updated from 1.8 to 1.8
• Gas Prices was updated from 2.4 to 2.5
• Geto was updated from 1.6 to 1.7
• Graded – Grade tracker was updated from 2.6.2 to 2.6.3
• Grocy: Self-hosted Grocery Management was updated from 3.4.2 to 3.5.0
• Home Assistant was updated from 2023.10.2-minimal to 2023.12.4-minimal
• Hypatia was updated from 3.01 to 3.06
• IR Remote was updated from 1.6.2 to 1.7.0
• Image Toolbox (Resizer) was updated from 2.5.0 to 2.5.1
• Infomaniak Mail was updated from 1.1.2 to 1.1.3
• Infomaniak kDrive was updated from 4.3.1 to 4.3.2
• Infomaniak kMeet was updated from 2.6 to 2.6.1
• Inner Breeze was updated from 1.1.4 to 1.2.2
• Inure App Manager (Trial) was updated from Build95 to Build96
• Jami was updated from 20231221-01 to 20231228-01
• Kotatsu was updated from 6.5.2 to 6.5.4
• Lexica was updated from 3.10.0 to 3.11.0
• Li-Ri was updated from 3.0.1 to 3.1.0
• Libre Memory Game was updated from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1
• LibrePass was updated from 1.1.2 to 1.1.3
• LibreTube was updated from 0.20.1 to 0.21.0
• Librera Reader was updated from 8.9.133-fdroid to 8.9.147-fdroid
• MOROway App was updated from 9.0.0 to 9.0.2
• Mastercom workbook was updated from 7.0 to 7.1
• Mealient was updated from 0.4.4 to 0.4.5
• Mercurygram was updated from 10.3.2.12 to 10.5.0.1
• Mill was updated from 3.8.0 to 4.0.3
• MoasdaWiki App was updated from 3.6.3.1 to 3.7.1.0
• Mullvad VPN: privacy is a universal right was updated from 2023.10-beta1 to 2023.10
• My Expenses was updated from 3.7.1 to 3.7.1.1
• NFC Reader was updated from 1.0 to 1.1
• NOVA Video Player was updated from 6.2.35 to 6.2.40
• NanoLedger was updated from 0.1.4 to 0.1.5
• Next Player was updated from 0.10.0 to 0.10.2
• Nextcloud Dev was updated from 20231223 to 20231230
• Nextcloud Passwords was updated from 1.0.6 to 1.0.7
• Noice: Natural calming noise was updated from 2.5.4 to 2.5.5
• Oinkoin was updated from 1.0.32 to 1.0.34
• OpenTracks was updated from v4.9.8 to v4.10.0
• Opus 1 Music Player was updated from 2.61.3 to 2.62
• Orgro was updated from 1.35.2 to 1.36.1
• Outline Keeper was updated from 0.1.19 to 0.1.23
• Pagan Music Sequencer was updated from 1.3.10 to 1.3.11
• ParkenUlm was updated from 2.3 to 2.3.1
• Petals was updated from 3.20.0 to 3.20.3
• PhotoChiotte was updated from 1.46 to 1.47
• Pie Launcher was updated from 1.16.0 to 1.16.1
• PixelDroid was updated from 1.0.beta24 to 1.0.beta25
• PlainApp: File & Web Access was updated from 1.2.22 to 1.2.26
• Pocket Broomball was updated from 5.0.6 to 5.1.0
• ProtonVPN – Secure and Free VPN was updated from 4.8.99.0 to 4.9.22.0
• RedReader was updated from 1.23 to 1.23.1
• Revengate was updated from 0.11.1 to 0.11.3
• RiMusic was updated from 0.6.14 to 0.6.15.1
• Ricochlime was updated from 1.1.1 to 1.1.2
• Rocket.Chat was updated from 4.44.0 to 4.44.2
• SCEE was updated from 55.11 to 56.0
• Safe Space was updated from 1.2.2 to 1.3.0
• Simlar – secure calls was updated from 2.10.1 (alwaysOnline) to 2.11.0 (alwaysOnline)
• Simon Tatham’s Puzzles was updated from 2023-02-10-1537-bd5c0a37-fdroid to 2023-11-15-2237-96d65e85-fdroid
• SimpleReminder was updated from 0.9.11 to 0.9.12
• Siteswap Generator was updated from 1.3.1 to 1.5.0
• Spotube was updated from 3.3.0 to 3.4.0
• Standard Notes was updated from 3.183.30 to 3.183.33
• Street­Complete was updated from 55.1 to 56.0
• Suntimes Calendars was updated from 0.5.7 to 0.6.0
• Symphony was updated from 2023.11.106 to 2023.12.108
• The Light was updated from 3.75 to 3.76
• Tiny Weather Forecast Germany was updated from 0.61.3 to 0.61.4
• Todo Agenda was updated from 4.5.6 to 4.7.3
• TorrServe was updated from MatriX.128.2.F-Droid to MatriX.129.F-Droid
• Trail Sense was updated from 5.5.1 to 5.6.1
• Trekarta was updated from 2023.11 to 2023.12
• Trime was updated from 3.2.15 to 3.2.16
• Trireme for Deluge was updated from 1.4.0 to 1.4.1
• Tusky was updated from 24.1 beta 1 to 24.1
• URL to PDF Converter was updated from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1
• Unciv was updated from 4.9.11 to 4.9.15
• Unstoppable Wallet was updated from 0.37.0 to 0.37.0
• Untracker was updated from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1
• VES – Image and Photo Compare was updated from 2.2.5 to 2.2.6
• WG Tunnel was updated from 3.2.5 to 3.3.2
• WallFlow was updated from 2.3.0 to 2.3.1
• WallFlow Plus was updated from 2.3.0 to 2.3.1
• WiFiAnalyzer was updated from 3.0.12 to 3.1.1
• Wulkanowy was updated from 2.2.6 to 2.2.7
• Xtra was updated from 2.26.6 to 2.27.0
• Yatoo was updated from 0.5.1 to 0.6.0
• ZipXtract was updated from 4.0.2 to 4.1
• baresip was updated from 59.2.0 to 59.3.0
• baresip+ was updated from 46.3.0 to 46.4.0
• c3nav was updated from 4.2.3 to 4.2.5
• dreamDroid was updated from 1.12.456 to 1.15.460
• eXch. was updated from 1.1.1 to 1.1.2
• floccus bookmark sync was updated from 5.0.5 to 5.0.6
• freeDictionaryApp was updated from 1.5.6 to 1.5.8
• jQuarks viewer was updated from 1.0-19 to 1.0-21
• omWeather was updated from 2.4 to 2.5
• openHAB Beta was updated from 3.8.2-beta to 3.8.3-beta
• wX was updated from 55857 to 55862

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