diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/android-check-metadata.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/android-check-metadata.yaml
index a0da1c5de..c0439b316 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/android-check-metadata.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/android-check-metadata.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Android Check Metadata
+name: Android Check Store Metadata
 on:
   workflow_dispatch: # Manual trigger
   pull_request:
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@ jobs:
             android
             tools/python/check_store_metadata.py
 
-      - name: Check metadata
-        run: ./tools/python/check_store_metadata.py android
+      - name: Check Google Play metadata
+        run: ./tools/python/check_store_metadata.py gplay
+
+      - name: Check F-Droid metadata
+        run: ./tools/python/check_store_metadata.py fdroid
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diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/android-release-metadata.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/android-release-metadata.yaml
index eb47f95b8..824199177 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/android-release-metadata.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/android-release-metadata.yaml
@@ -8,21 +8,19 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: production
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout sources
-        # TODO: use shallow (and sparse?) checkout
+      - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-#      - name: Parallel submodules checkout
-#        shell: bash
-#        run: git submodule update --depth 1 --init --recursive --jobs=$(($(nproc) * 20))
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            android
+            tools/python/check_store_metadata.py
 
       - name: Restore release keys
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          echo "$PRIVATE_H" | base64 -d > private.h
           echo "$GOOGLE_PLAY_JSON" | base64 -d > android/app/google-play.json
         env:
-          PRIVATE_H: ${{ secrets.PRIVATE_H }}
           GOOGLE_PLAY_JSON: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_PLAY_JSON }}
 
       - name: Upload
diff --git a/tools/python/check_store_metadata.py b/tools/python/check_store_metadata.py
index c5942f6e4..8c3b2bf67 100755
--- a/tools/python/check_store_metadata.py
+++ b/tools/python/check_store_metadata.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def check_raw(path, max_length, ignoreEmptyFilesAndNewLines=False):
                 ok = error(path, "missing new line")
         else:
             text = text.strip()
-        
+
         cur_length = len(text)
         if cur_length > max_length:
             ok = error(path, "too long: got={}, expected={}", cur_length, max_length)
@@ -164,28 +164,28 @@ def check_exact(path, expected):
     return done(path, ok)
 
 
-def check_android():
+def check_android(is_gplay):
     ok = True
-    flavor = 'android/app/src/fdroid/play/'
+    flavor = "google" if is_gplay else "fdroid"
+    flavor = f'android/app/src/{flavor}/play/'
     ok = check_url(flavor + 'contact-website.txt') and ok
     ok = check_email(flavor + 'contact-email.txt') and ok
     ok = check_exact(flavor + 'default-language.txt', 'en-US') and ok
     for locale in glob.glob(flavor + 'listings/*/'):
-        if locale.split('/')[-2] not in GPLAY_LOCALES:
+        if is_gplay and locale.split('/')[-2] not in GPLAY_LOCALES:
             ok = error(locale, 'unsupported locale') and ok
             continue
-        ok = check_text(locale + 'title.txt', 50) and ok
-        ok = check_text(locale + 'title-google.txt', 30) and ok
+        ok = check_text(locale + 'title.txt', 30 if is_gplay else 50) and ok
         ok = check_text(locale + 'short-description.txt', 80) and ok
-        ok = check_text(locale + 'short-description-google.txt', 80, True) and ok
         ok = check_text(locale + 'full-description.txt', 4000) and ok
-        ok = check_text(locale + 'full-description-google.txt', 4000, True) and ok
-        ok = check_text(locale + 'release-notes.txt', 499) and ok
+        ok = check_text(locale + 'release-notes.txt', 499, optional=True) and ok
+    ''' TODO: relnotes not necessary exist for all languages, but symlinks are made for all
     for locale in glob.glob(flavor + 'release-notes/*/'):
         if locale.split('/')[-2] not in GPLAY_LOCALES:
             ok = error(locale, 'unsupported locale') and ok
             continue
         ok = check_text(locale + 'default.txt', 499) and ok
+    '''
     return ok
 
 
@@ -195,13 +195,13 @@ def check_ios():
         if locale.split('/')[-2] not in APPSTORE_LOCALES:
             ok = error(locale, "unsupported locale") and ok
             continue
-        
+
         locale_complete = True
         for name in ["description.txt", "keywords.txt", "marketing_url.txt", "privacy_url.txt", "subtitle.txt", "support_url.txt"]:
             name_path = os.path.join(locale, name)
             if not os.path.exists(name_path):
                 locale_complete = False
-        
+
         if locale_complete:
             ok = check_text(locale + "subtitle.txt", 30, False, True) and ok
             ok = check_text(locale + "description.txt", 4000, False, True) and ok
@@ -210,13 +210,17 @@ def check_ios():
             ok = check_url(locale + "support_url.txt", True) and ok
             ok = check_url(locale + "marketing_url.txt", True) and ok
             ok = check_url(locale + "privacy_url.txt", True) and ok
-        
+
     return ok
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     ok = True
-    if len(sys.argv) == 2 and sys.argv[1] == 'android':
-        if check_android():
+    if len(sys.argv) == 2 and sys.argv[1] == 'gplay':
+        if check_android(is_gplay=True):
+            sys.exit(0)
+        sys.exit(2)
+    if len(sys.argv) == 2 and sys.argv[1] == 'fdroid':
+        if check_android(is_gplay=False):
             sys.exit(0)
         sys.exit(2)
     elif len(sys.argv) == 2 and sys.argv[1] == "ios":
@@ -224,5 +228,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             sys.exit(0)
         sys.exit(2)
     else:
-       print("Usage:", sys.argv[0], "android|ios", file=sys.stderr)  
+       print("Usage:", sys.argv[0], "gplay|fdroid|ios", file=sys.stderr)
        sys.exit(1)