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+**WARNING: This software is no longer actively developed.**
+We will still apply security fixes where reported, and do basic maintenance work, but no new features or will be worked on.
+We will try to consider and merge contributions where possible.
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 # OpenKeychain (for Android)
 
 OpenKeychain is an OpenPGP implementation for Android.