F-Droid fork with ads on Google Play

[xbbluops]

I'm not sure what the F-Droid devs' stance is on this sort of thing. If it is the client app it would violate Google's ToS.

play.google.com

Repos for F-Droid

Repelis TV Official

F-Droid is a free software and open source repository.Now you can search and install applications directly on your mobile.The F-Droid application will automatically update downloaded applications in this same way. In addition the web offers the source code of all downloadable applications.F-Droid does not require its users to register and also includes applications hidden by default that control those activities that are opposed to activity such as advertising tracking users or dependencies in p...

Free

[krt]

If that app is indeed a fork and using adds, its violating both, our
fdroidclient license (since they dont provide the source code for
their ad-modifications) and Google's ToS which have a non-compete
/ no-appstore clause.

[hans]

For all of you who have a Google account, please flag this as inappropriate using the link on bottom of the Play Store page:

play.google.com

Repos for F-Droid

Repelis TV Official

F-Droid is a free software and open source repository.Now you can search and install applications directly on your mobile.The F-Droid application will automatically update downloaded applications in this same way. In addition the web offers the source code of all downloadable applications.F-Droid does not require its users to register and also includes applications hidden by default that control those activities that are opposed to activity such as advertising tracking users or dependencies in p...

Free

I'm comparing the code in it to see if it might also be malware.

[anarcat]

Looks like it's gone now - success?

[krt]

Looks like it's gone now - success?

partially, the app got removed but we sill wait for the source code.
Doubt we well get anything, though.

See https://gitlab.com/fdroid/admin/issues/21.

[9662]

Also found this: https://matkie-fdroid.en.aptoide.com/

[hotlittlewhitedog]

Can you block it?
It can take the list of apps from your server
The signature is different from original F-Droid => block it.

[rugk]

but we sill wait for the source code.

Just sue them…

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