Installing Proton apps without using Google Play spyware is quite complicated without official Proton F-droid repository.

I ended up using F-droid to install Obtainium app, which allows installing apps from Proton apk or official Proton Github and keeping it up-to-date from same source. I have used these links in Obtainium:
https://proton.me/download/DriveAndroid/ProtonDrive-Android.apk
https://github.com/ProtonMail/android-mail
https://github.com/ProtonVPN/android-app
then unable to find Pass, I had to install Pass unofficial (F-droid packed) package from F-droid. Took me like 30 minutes to figure out correct, official URLs.

Even if it's not an entire repo, more Proton apps on F-droid at all would be greatly appreciated.
(And, if not, timely GitHub updates...)

If somebody from the Admin, Software and Product as looking at this comment. One thing you may not have realised is that it's quite likely that companies that have been shut out of the Android and iOS stores or simply don't wish to enter it due to fees and other restrictions that can randomly be pointed onto to users and the companies operating and maintaining the apps is that, major corporation like Huawei, Xiaomi/Poco, Realme, OnePlus, Nothing et al could properly utilize F-droid and having a number of the Proton AG eco systems inside the F-Droid repository would be be a great advocate to inviting other major companies to push other crucial software/apps without be heavily reliant on the other aforementioned stores.

we want ALL Apps on F-Droid, not only two !

Proton VPN and Proton Pass apps are now available on F-Droid, so this ticket can be closed as completed.

Devs?
@admin ?

This! And Accrescent too please, so users from GOS can get your updates automatically

Great Idea, It would make it easier for users to access and update the apps while providing an added layer of trust and security, knowing they’re directly from Proton. As a user myself, I appreciate the convenience and peace of mind that comes with official repositories. However, I also recognize that setting up and maintaining one requires resources and support from Proton. It would be great to hear more from the community on this

This would be great!!!

Having an official F-Droid repo would mitigate the security problems with the main repository. At least you can download the individual apks from their official site using Obtainium. However, I think Proton should focus on the (currently in development) Accrescent store instead.

I have had a paid Proton account for many years, and De-Googling my life is difficult enough as it is.

Please fix this, and publish all Apps via FDroid. I need auto updates for apps, and aurora is unreliable in general.

Thanks

I am a Proton user with the visionary plan for my family and we are using google-free and open source LineageOS (no google store) + F-Droid app store + five Proton apps installed on our Android devices.

We are very happy with the complete open source system, for us it is possible and convenient only thanks to the Proton ecosystem.

It is great that ProtonVPN and Proton Pass are already available from the F-Droid app store's official repository! Though only after the "Include anti-feature apps" --> "Other Anti-features" option is enabled from the F-Droid settings (why is that?).

All other Proton apps are available only by manually downloading the apk files from the Proton's homepage - it is not only unconvenient especially if many devices/family members but there is also a risk some apps stay outdated for a very long period of time like happened to me.. Therefore it could be also considered as a security risk?

I am surprised that open source Proton has not got it's own android and linux repositories yet. Not a difficult task, or is it?

Proton has won it's users trust for being open source, it would be nice if it could promote the open source philosophy by supporting the open source community itself? Strange is e.g there is still no Proton Drive client for the Linux platform etc.

Looking patiently very much forward to good news!

Please add APKs in releases for Obtainum users, like VPN and mail already do.
Consider putting your apps on the Accresent Store aswell.

I would really like the calendar app on F-Droid especially.

There are a few apps over F-droid, but yeah, the goal is to reduce the exposure from google, and there is the possibility they will try to block Aurora store just like they are doing for alternative youtube clients and manifest v3.

While it's possible to download the apps directly from proton's website, there is currently no good way to update the apps without going through google's services.

It would be great to have an F-Droid repo
Because we don't know if Aurora Store will be with us in the long run, and for now that's the only option for Proton users to have a DeGoogled phone

This would be wonderful, I hate only being able to download VPN and Pass from F-Droid!

Absolutely needed!! If privacy is really valued for proton users why use the google/apple stores add/require tracking data to the apps. Why track our data? I use only web client on android/apple mobile apps because of this issue. Its pretty sad that we have to request this issue that all apps should be on F-droid. This shows that Proton does not truly support privacy for subscribers.

I really agree with this suggestion. Given how popular Proton services have become, providing the option to get the app from an alternative repository to Google Play own could go a long way for privacy dissemination. And from a user standpoint, it is clearly more reliable for those with de-googled Android devices to get their apps from F-Droid than Aurora (which can sometimes prove unreliable).

And if you create an official F-droid repository, please make the option available to opt for beta apps and update this repository before the Google Store is updated!