How much of F-Droid is LLM generated?
A FOSS maintainer manually graded 102 F-Droid apps from the September 12, 2026 update batch, finding many show signs of LLM-generated code.
A student and FOSS app maintainer reviewed 102 apps pushed to F-Droid on September 12, 2026, assigning each a three-tier rating for likelihood of LLM-authored code (mostly AI >50%, hard to say/mostly human, no signs of AI). The heuristic relies on commit aesthetics, README and branding style, and the presence of agentic infrastructure like Claude Code or Codex, which automatically places an app in the 'mostly AI' tier. Example ratings include Amber (Nostr event signer) as mostly AI, and Aria for Misskey as showing no AI signs. The author stresses reliable detection of LLM-generated code from text alone is impossible, so ratings are approximate.
- Reviewed 102 F-Droid apps from the September 12, 2026 update batch
- Three-tier heuristic: >50% LLM-authored, mixed/mostly human, no AI signs
- Agentic tooling like Claude Code or Codex auto-flags apps as mostly AI
- Author concedes reliable LLM-code detection from text alone is impossible
- Findings are informal and based on commits and branding, not history
From the original article
12 min read at tintotint.eu
I love F-Droid. I love what F-Droid stands for and I like the freedom that it gives its users. As a FOSS app maintainer I also have nothing but good things to say about the people behind the project.
By _ZeD_ · tintotint.eu
A short excerpt; the article and its images belong to the publisher. Summary, key facts and assessment above are AI-written from the article and can be wrong.