fix: FOSS Android patches for F-Droid APK scan#645
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najuna-brian merged 2 commits intoJun 2, 2026
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Strip Play Services from geolocation, proprietary Gradle deps from device-info, and disable APK dependency metadata. Apply via patch:android-foss on postinstall and preandroid alongside vendor:notifee.
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Problem
fdroid buildpassed, butcheck apkfailed: the release APK still contained proprietary code (~900+ hits), mainly Google Play Services from geolocation, install referrer / Firebase Gradle deps from device-info, and an extra dependency metadata signing block.scanignorein metadata only helps the source scan — not the built APK.Solution
Same approach as Notifee: fix it in ode, not one-off
sedin fdroiddata.scripts/patch-android-foss.mjs- after install, patchesnode_modules:play-services-location, remove Play Services Java; keep AndroidLocationManageronlyandroid/app/build.gradle-dependenciesInfo { includeInApk false }package.json-patch:android-fossonpostinstallandpreandroid(withvendor:notifee)Tested
patch:android-foss+vendor:notifee./gradlew :app:assembleRelease✅