Droidrops

Droidrops

Droidrops feed reader

Theophile Avenel News

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Description

Droidrops is an independent feed reader for Android, forked from Readrops. It supports multiple services and feed formats. Its name is composed of "Read" and "drops", where drops are articles in an ocean of news.

Features :

- Local RSS parsing (RSS1, RSS2, ATOM, JSONFeed)
- External services:
- FreshRSS
- Nextcloud News
- Fever API
- Google Reader API
- Multi-account
- Feeds and folders management (create, update and delete feeds/folders if supported by the service API)
- OPML import/export
- Background synchronisation
- Notifications
- Privacy policy included in the app and repository
- Independent fork with its own issue tracker and release notes

What’s new (2.2.23)

- Preserve article labels when backing up and restoring accounts.
- Keep the selected article visible and highlighted in the tablet two-pane reader.
- Improve backup compatibility and article navigation on large screens.

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
2.2.23 current
3ff85962554a3991…
2026-10-22 4.6 MB API 24
2.2.17
4f6b43455b2d173c…
2026-10-18 4.6 MB API 24
2.2.15
18b1465d7d5692b9…
2026-10-16 5.1 MB API 24

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
  • Internet accessSend and receive data over the internet.
  • NotificationsShow notifications.
  • REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
  • Write storageCreate and change files on the device storage.
  • Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.
  • Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
  • Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
Show 2 more permissions
  • app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
  • Read storageRead files on the device storage.

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