[guardian-dev] FDroid release with local app store and swapping (part of our Bazaar project)

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

As part of our Bazaar project, we have been working on ways to enable all
methods of decentralized app distribution, and also experimenting with
incorporating security auditing as part of that process.  The goal is to make
a very flexible and secure app store with decentralized trust.  This phase is
focused on sharing the apps on your phone with people in close proximity using
whatever means are available (WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC, SDCard, etc).

You can follow this work here:
https://dev.guardianproject.info/projects/bazaar/wiki

Some of these features are already included in the last official FDroid
release (0.66), but many have just been added in the latest test release of
FDroid (which can be used to upgrade any official version of FDroid):
https://f-droid.org/repo/org.fdroid.fdroid_670.apk

Here are some quick HOWTOs for using some of these new “swap” features for
sharing apps between devices:
https://f-droid.org/forums/topic/turn-your-device-into-an-app-store

Try it out and let us know what you think!

.hc


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