World's first truly free software phone? That's the FSF's new 'long game'

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has unveiled a new initiative called LibrePhone, with the ambitious goal of a completely free software smartphone ecosystem. Good luck with that, because this aim is ...

Your open-source custom ROM has a dirty secret, and Librephone wants to fix it

The Free Software Foundation's new Librephone project wants to reverse engineer the binary blobs our phones rely on.
Cybernews

Librephone project announced: Free Software Foundation aims for complete Android freedom

The Free Software Foundation has launched the “Librephone" project to reverse-engineer and replace proprietary mobile phone ...
Android Police

Why Android users should switch to open source apps

Ben Khalesi covers the intersection of artificial intelligence and everyday tech at Android Police. With a background in AI and data science, he enjoys making technical topics approachable for those ...
Android Authority

First PS3 emulator hits the Play Store, goes open-source

PS3 emulator aPS3e is now available on the Google Play Store. From the mysterious Chinese developer aenu, it’s based on the RPCS3 source code. The project now claims to be open-source, but may not ...

LineageOS 23 based on Android 16 is ready

The custom ROM LineageOS 23 based on Android 16 for over 100 devices is ready. In the course of the announcement, the ...
Ars Technica

Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases

Google is planning a major change to the way it develops new versions of the Android operating system. Since the beginning, large swaths of the software have been developed in public-facing channels, ...
Android Police

Open source software that streamlined my Android usage in surprising ways

Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police and MakeUseOf since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as ...