I’ve uploaded a 1.7 debug version here https://gitlab.com/oF2pks/fdroidclient/-/tags/1007050_androidX_custom (oc, not compatible with officially signed fdroid privilege client)
The icon shortcut (Nougat and up) includes an [Updates] insert to trigger it, +:
- an android Tile (via notification zone down) to trigger repo update
- another shorcut to installed apps list
- 2nd screen Gitlab icon/link to fdroiddata/commits/master/metadata related
- Simplified 1st screen list with complete uncut designation, and no misses from new upcoming first releases (grayed date when metadata are missing)
- 1st screen long-press to fdroid forum auto search
all these modifications are minimalist (thx to F-Droid dev team sub design): https://gitlab.com/oF2pks/fdroidclient/commits/ax
(@hans this debug is built with androidX switch and tested ok/fine))
Hope some one could convince Nethunter to integrates these, to their fdroid clone, so every one could find satisfaction on fdroidclient basis rendering.

