I used https://f-droid.org/ to search the F-Droid repository for an app and to download the respective APK file. I did find the app, however, the newest version has unwanted changes or requirements like a newer Android system version.
How can I download the previous/older versions of this app?
It is easy to install older versions, just from within the F-Droid app. From the specific page of the desired app on the device, scroll to its bottom, and open the directory node "Versions", revealing previous F-Droid versions.
For example, on the main page just now, "Diary", a personal diary, has a version page with DOZENS of versions, (dated). Knowing the prior release date roughly will lead you to the version you want with an "Install" button.
Install button should appear for old versions.
Commented
Mar 9 at 1:04
The APK files for old versions don't seem to be available/linked on the main homepage.
However, after doing some research, I found this forum post https://forum.f-droid.org/t/archive-repositories/10556 which contains a list of all archive repositories, including the official F-Droid archive https://f-droid.org/archive.
Using https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/?repo=archive, it is possible to browse said archive and download the APK file that you're looking for. You can verify that the actual download URL begins with https://f-droid.org/archive/.
You can use the WayBack Machine website, I found some versions here for F-Droid and by plugging that into the Wayback Machine website I could get back to earlier versions, albeit some are not cached and cannot be accessed. I found that version 1.10 would download for example, is that old enough for you?
