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F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device.

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Atomize: Shrink image file size (f-droid.org)
submitted 1 month ago by PlanterTree@discuss.tchncs.de to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml
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cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/47841083

If you try to find a similar app on the google play store you get apps that do this, but riddle you with data collection prompts. "Free Trial Subscriptions" and "19$ Lifetime purchase ads"

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[–] RotatingParts@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

The Google "no side load" policy is mostly about stopping free and open source software like this and leaving you only with those above mentioned junk programs as your choices.