When I recently interviewed DocWolle about his work on open-source Android, one thing became immediately clear: some of the most interesting developers aren't working inside giant companies or chasing millions of downloads. They're building software because they genuinely want to solve problems, share their work with others,

You might have noticed that over the past few weeks I’ve been sharing quite a few articles about F-Droid, open-source Android, and privacy-respecting apps. Part of that has been to highlight some genuinely great games and applications available through F-Droid, IzzyOnDroid and similar repositories, but also to tell the stories of the developers behind them. At the same time, I want to shine a light on the changes Google is making to Android that could make life significantly harder for independent developers and users who choose to install apps outside the Play Store.

https://keepandroidopen.org/

I’ve just published my latest developer interview, this time sitting down with PranshulGG, the creator of the open-source Android weather app WeatherMaster.

This is actually PranshulGG’s first ever interview, and we talk about everything from how WeatherMaster came to be, why he chose to make it open source, the role of repositories like F-Droid and IzzyOnDroid, and his thoughts on Google’s upcoming changes that could make life more difficult for independent Android developers and alternative app stores. If you’re interested in open-source Android, privacy-respecting apps, or the future of software outside the Play Store, I hope you’ll find it an interesting read :)