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Get FT8AF on your phone.

Free and open source from GitHub, or $3.50 on Google Play to make updates automatic and chip in toward development. Same app, every feature, either way.

Open source
$0

Free from GitHub

The complete app, GPL-3.0 licensed. Sideload the signed APK or build it yourself.

  • Every feature, no limits or accounts
  • Signed release APK on the Releases page
  • Build from source with Gradle
  • Inspect, fork & contribute the code
  • Manual updates (you pull new builds)
Download the APK
Supports the project
Google Play
$3.50one-time

Support the project

The identical app, delivered through the Play Store so it always stays current.

  • Automatic background updates
  • One-tap install — no sideloading steps
  • Play Protect verified build
  • Easy to install on a non-techie's phone
  • Directly funds ongoing development
Get it on Google Play

Heads up: the Play Store build is on an internal test track

You may need to be added to the tester list before the Google Play link will install. If it won't open, grab the free APK from GitHub in the meantime — it's the same app.

How to install

Three ways in.

Sideload the APK

Fastest · free
  1. Open Releases on GitHub and download the latest .apk.
  2. Tap the file; allow "install from this source" if Android asks.
  3. Open FT8AF, grant USB & mic permissions, and pick your rig.
Open Releases

Build from source

For the tinkerers
# clone & build git clone …/FT8AF cd FT8AF/ft8cn ./gradlew installDebug
View the repo

Google Play

$3.50 · auto-updates
  1. Open the Play Store listing (join the tester list if prompted).
  2. Buy once for $3.50 and tap Install.
  3. Updates land automatically — nothing else to do.
Open on Google Play
Before you start

What you'll need.

Device
Android 8+
Phone or tablet, USB-OTG capable
Cable
USB-C → rig
OTG adapter for older phones
Radio
CAT-capable HF rig
IC-7300, FT-891 & many more
Bands
160m – 6m
All FT8 sub-bands supported

No rig handy? You can still explore.

FT8AF will decode from the phone's microphone, so you can watch the band and learn the interface before you wire up CAT control. See the FAQ for supported radios and cabling.

Pick your path. Work the world.

Free on GitHub, or $3.50 to keep it updating itself. Either way you get the whole app.

Free APK $3.50 on Google Play