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### F-Droid
Termux application can be obtained from `F-Droid` from [here](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.termux/). It usually takes a few days (or even a week or more) for updates to be available on `F-Droid` once an update has been released on `Github`. The `F-Droid` releases are built and published by `F-Droid` once they [detect](https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/blob/master/metadata/com.termux.yml) a new `Github` release. The Termux maintainers **do not** have any control over the building and publishing of the Termux apps on `F-Droid`. Moreover, the Termux maintainers also do not have access to the APK signing keys of `F-Droid` releases, so we cannot release an APK ourselves on `Github` that would be compatible with `F-Droid` releases.
Termux application can be obtained from `F-Droid` from [here](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.termux/).
You **do not** need to download the `F-Droid` app (via the `Download F-Droid` link) to install Termux. You can download the Termux APK directly from the site by clicking the `Download APK` link at the bottom of each version section.
It usually takes a few days (or even a week or more) for updates to be available on `F-Droid` once an update has been released on `Github`. The `F-Droid` releases are built and published by `F-Droid` once they [detect](https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/blob/master/metadata/com.termux.yml) a new `Github` release. The Termux maintainers **do not** have any control over the building and publishing of the Termux apps on `F-Droid`. Moreover, the Termux maintainers also do not have access to the APK signing keys of `F-Droid` releases, so we cannot release an APK ourselves on `Github` that would be compatible with `F-Droid` releases.
Only a universal APK is released, which will work on all supported architectures. The APK and bootstrap installation size will be `~180MB`. `F-Droid` does [not support](https://github.com/termux/termux-app/pull/1904) architecture specific APKs.
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The APKs for `Github Build` action workflows will be listed under `Artifacts` section of a workflow run. These are created for each commit/push done to the repository and can be used by users who don't want to wait for releases and want to try out the latest features immediately or want to test their pull requests.
The APKs for both of these are [`debuggable`](https://developer.android.com/studio/debug) and are compatible with each other but they are not compatible with other sources.
The APKs for both of these are [`debuggable`](https://developer.android.com/studio/debug) and are compatible with each other but they are not compatible with other sources.
Both universal and architecture specific APKs are released. The APK and bootstrap installation size will be `~180MB` if using universal and `~120MB` if using architecture specific. Check [here](https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/2153) for details.
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There are plans for **unpublishing** the Termux app and all its plugins on Play Store soon so that new users cannot install it and for **disabling** the Termux apps with updates so that existing users **cannot continue using outdated versions**. You are encouraged to move to `F-Droid` or `Github` builds as soon as possible.
You **will not need to buy plugins again** if you bought them on Play Store. All plugins are free on `F-Droid` and `Github`.
You can backup all your data under `$HOME/` and `$PREFIX/` before changing installation source, and then restore it afterwards, by following instructions at [Backing up Termux](https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Backing_up_Termux) before the uninstallation.
There is currently no work being done to solve android `10` issues and *working* updates will not be resumed on Google Play Store any time soon. We will continue targeting sdk `28` for now. So there is not much point in staying on Play Store builds and waiting for updates to be resumed. If for some reason you don't want to move to `F-Droid` or `Github` sources for now, then at least check [Package Management](https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/wiki/Package-Management) to **change your mirror**, otherwise, you will get **`repository is under maintenance or down`** errors when running `apt` or `pkg` commands. After that, it is also **highly advisable** to run `pkg upgrade` command to update all packages to the latest available versions, or at least update `termux-tools` package with `pkg install termux-tools` command.