Is there any plan for submitting the app to f-droid?

[SlaveOfGod1]

So we make sure the app is safe and for easy of updating the app.

[Teskann]

Hi @SlaveOfGod1, I know it's highly anticipated to have the app available on F-Droid.

This has already been discussed in #59 and #9.

One of my requirements before pushing the app there is to make it 100% reproducible using the F-Droid build tools so that the apk that is published there can be signed by myself, and not with F-Droid keys. This is for security reasons and because I can't maintain 2 versions of the app.

Today I don't know exactly where we stand regarding reproducibility, I didn't try yet.

Other thing is that QuaX needs to satisfy all requirements of F-Droid, which is likely because it's forked from an app that used to be on F-Droid, but not 100% sure.

How to safely udpate anyway ?

First install

The safest way to get QuaX is to download it from the releases section. You should then verify the signature of the downloaded app against the official certificate fingerprint using a tool like AppVerifier. It's better if you do it before you install. Then install the downloaded APK (you can check again the signature with AppVerifier once installed). You have to do this after the first installation only. Android won't accept any update with another signature for QuaX, unless you uninstall/reinstall the app.

Getting updates on time

You should download the updates directly from GitHub releases. QuaX checks for updates automatically at every startup. Alternatively, you can use a tool to manage updates for you, like Obtainium, clicking the button on the Readme.md.

Important

Note that no matter if the app is available on F-Droid or not, the described method will always be safer to get/update QuaX than getting in from F-Droid, even with a reproducible build. Reproducibility might break some day, and F-Droid is known to show new versions of apps with some delay (usually a few days).

When will it be pushed on F-Droid ?

No ETA yet, but you can expect this in the 2nd half of 2026 if everything is alright.