The App Store That Wants Nothing From You

The modern internet operates like a casino designed by a behavioral psychologist with stock options. Every swipe, scroll, and download is a data transaction wrapped in UX design so manipulative it should qualify as psychological warfare.

Then, out of the fog of push notifications and privacy policies, stumbles F-Droid; a rickety-looking, privacy-obsessed app store that doesn’t want your money, your metrics, or your mother’s maiden name. Naturally, not many people have heard of it.

This thing looks and feels like it was assembled by hobbyists because it was. Yet it works. No ads. No creepy algorithm whispering in your ear. F-Droid is an open-source app store for Android that takes the radical stance that your phone might actually belong to you.

The App Store for People Who Read the Label

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