Nextcloud News
Nextcloud News is a free, open-source file manager for Android. Android App for Nextcloud News App (requires own Nextcloud instance). It has 769 GitHub stars and is released under the AGPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
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About Nextcloud News
The Nextcloud News Reader App makes it possible to synchronize feeds between Android and the Nextcloud News App. - Dark/Light Theme - podcast support - support for Android Auto - Offline reading - Cache images offline - Background synchronization - Customizable Listview - Customizable font - Mark as read while scrolling - Widget - and many more! In order to use the newest beta version, please click on the following link: The App is under AGPLv3 license terms. It is free and the source code is available under: Please note that in order to use this app you will need to have a nextcloud instance running with the news app installed.
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Nextcloud News from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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Is Nextcloud News free and open source?
Yes. Nextcloud News's source code is public on GitHub under the AGPL-3.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Nextcloud News?
You can install Nextcloud News from F-Droid (package de.luhmer.owncloudnewsreader) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v.0.9.9.96).
Is Nextcloud News still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 27, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Aug 26, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.