If you’re now proudly running a Google-free phone OS, you’ll probably be wanting to get some free (as in Mel Gibson shouting “Freedom!”) apps. Even if you’re still running Android and using Play Store apps, the F-Droid store is well worth checking out. It’s easy to install – just visit https://f-droid.org on a PC and scan the QR code with a laptop. This downloads the APK (the Android package format), and when you try to install it, you’ll see a warning saying the browser is not authorised to install unknown apps. This is A Good Thing. Ordinarily, we’d never tell you to download and install APKs this way, but this an exception. You can check the PGP signatures if you are concerned. Once you’re happy, you can grant your browser (called Browser on LineageOS, and Chrome
