A repository of derivations that builds as much open source android applications as possible.
$ nix build --print-out-paths github:osbm/nixapks#smouldering_durtles
/nix/store/z796iq87azckb8nsajpv43g7ybadq47s-smouldering_durtles-1.2.3.apk
This repository deliberately keeps several builder methods alive to compare them on ease of adding apps, ease of updating, breakage rate and readability.
| Builder | Dependency locking | Apps | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
buildGradleApkCentralizedLock |
gradle-dot-nix, shared lib/maven-lock.json |
3 | fossify-clock, fossify-keyboard, fossify-paint |
buildGradleApkGradleDotNix |
gradle-dot-nix, per-app verification-metadata.xml |
2 | mihon, fossify-voice-recorder |
buildGradleApkGradle2Nix |
gradle2nix, per-app gradle.lock |
3 | fossify-thankyou, aegis, fossify-phone |
hand-rolled mkDerivation (legacy) |
gradle-dot-nix called directly, per-app verification-metadata.xml |
4 | ankidroid, fossify-calculator, fossify-notes, smouldering_durtles |
| hand-rolled React Native / Expo (no builder yet) | pnpm fetchPnpmDeps + gradle-dot-nix (per-app verification-metadata.xml, expo local maven repos), React Native and Hermes from source |
1 | bluesky |
Successful nix apk builds:
- https://github.com/CrazyChaoz/Minimal-Android-UWB-App
- https://github.com/iyox-studios/iyox-Wormhole
- https://github.com/expenses/irohdroid
- https://github.com/nix-community/robotnix/tree/master/apks/chromium
- https://github.com/nix-community/robotnix/tree/463c3f66062a999cf339bc752501ae5906582df7/apks/fdroid
- https://github.com/SpiralP/mobile_nebula
Important tools:
- https://github.com/CrazyChaoz/gradle-dot-nix : This flake can generate the full maven repo required to build a gradle app from gradle/verification-metadata.xml, all in the sandbox, without code generation.
- https://github.com/tadfisher/gradle2nix : Generate Nix expressions which build Gradle-based projects.
- https://github.com/tadfisher/android-nixpkgs : All packages from the Android SDK repository, packaged with Nix.
- gradle.fetchDeps : A tool to fetch Gradle dependencies and generate a Nix expression for them. This is used in nixpks to fetch the dependencies of the Gradle build system and generate deps.json files.
All the nix derivations in this repository are licensed under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for details.
This license does not apply to the android applications built using these derivations. Please refer to the respective application's source code repository for licensing information.