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+AntiFeatures:NonFreeAssets
+Categories:Internet
+License:EPL-1.0
+Author Name:openHAB Foundation
+Author Email:apps@openhabfoundation.org
+Web Site:https://www.openhab.org/
+Source Code:https://github.com/openhab/openhab-android
+Issue Tracker:https://github.com/openhab/openhab-android/issues
+Donate:https://www.paypal.me/openHABFoundation
+
+
+Repo Type:git
+Repo:https://github.com/openhab/openhab-android.git
+
+Build:2.0.45-beta,46
+    commit=2.0.45-beta-fdroid
+    subdir=mobile
+    gradle=foss,beta
+    prebuild=sed -i -e 's|maven.fabric.io/public|repo1.maven.org/maven2|' -e /fabric/d -e '/google-services/d' build.gradle
+
+Maintainer Notes:
+Replace the fabric.io maven with mavencentral instead of deleting it to not trigger fdroid/fdroidserver#463.
+.
+
+Auto Update Mode:Version %v-fdroid
+Update Check Mode:Tags ^[0-9.]+-beta-fdroid$
+Current Version:2.0.45-beta
+Current Version Code:46