tl;dr: Germany's Sovereign Tech Agency is investing €508,640 over two years to advance Flatpak's sandboxing and security capabilities, which currently lag behind Android and iOS. The funding will support new Portals for audio (separating speaker/microphone access), networking, VPNs, spell checking, and password auto-fill, plus infrastructure work on entitlements, intents, and general maintenance. The project runs through 2027 with contractors from the previous GNOME STF effort.