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What Are Your Favorite FOSS Android Apps?

Here's what I'm rocking:

  • Aegis
  • App Lounge
  • AntennaPod
  • Bitwarden
  • Dicio
  • Doodle
  • F-Droid
  • FeedMe (Not FOSS. Open to suggestions)
  • Firefox
  • FNG
  • InvizBox
  • Jerboa
  • Mastodon
  • Music Player GO
  • Obsidian
  • OpenLauncher
  • Organic Maps
  • OsmAnd~
  • Proton Cal/Drive/Mail/VPN
  • RadioDroid
  • RedReader
  • Signal
  • Silence
  • Simple Keyboard
  • Tasks (Not the built in. I love this one)
  • Unit Converter Ultimate
  • Wikipedia

This is just about everything I have on my phone. I'm on a FairPhone 4 running /e/OS. What's your load out like?

I'm looking for a new keyboard. Glad for suggestions :D

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  • FOSS app which I use -

    • Jerboa: Lemmy Client
    • Megalodon: Mastodon Client
    • RiMusic: YT Music Client
    • Drodify: Material You F-Droid Alternative
    • Libretube: YouTube Client
    • FluffyChat: Matrix Client
    • Monocles Chat: XMPP Client
    • KISS Launcher: Fast and Clean App Launcher
    • Cherrygram: Telegram Client
    • Revolution IRC: IRC Client
    • SD Maid SE: System Storage and app cache cleaner.
    • SuperFreeze: Help in Force Stoping the app
    • Next Player: Material You Video Player
    • Diohub: Github Client
    • Gitnex: Codeberg(ForjeGo/Gitea) Client
    • Native Alpha: Webapp Manager - Help in creatimg Webapp
    • APK Kit: APK Exporter + Give detail of Everyapp
    • Material Files: File Manager
    • Kiwi Browser: A better Chromium browser which Chrome Extension and Inspect Element Features AKA Dev Tools.
    • Fossify Gallery: Gallery App
    • Atomic: A Periodic Table App
    • OpenCalc: Material You Calculator
    • Proton Mail: proton.me only support its own client :(
    • Psiphon: Open Source VPN(Only Client)
    • Arcticons: A Line Icon Pack
    • MJ PDF: A PDF viewer.
    • Simple Keyboard: Best Minimal Keyboard.
    • Mauth: A 2FA app
    • DNS quick Tile: Add a system DNS quick to turn on or off from notification bar.
    • also de-googled my device

    Closed Source app which I use :( -

    1.Modded

    • Whatsapp Beta Mod - Privacy Features (Use because of School)
    • MyInsta: Modded Instagram (Use because of friends)
    • Duolingo: Removed Ads and Tracker(Use because that Green Owl have My family)
    • Mimo: A code learning app - Removed Tracker and Ads (Use for fun)
    1. Non-Modded
    • Mobilisim: Where I got my All Mods
    • ApkTool M: Android Apk Editor (Installed it when I really need it like changing package name of an app or removing a alarming permission from an app) - Give me suggestion for this app if you know

    Suggestion For OP

    OP You should use Florisboard beta it's good and also Obsidian is not open source.

  • Since I am curious but lazy enough to search for the description of each one of these apps, I made an experiment. I asked GPT-4 to generate a description for them. I provided the context below:


     undefined
        
    This is a list of FOSS Android apps. I need you to briefly explain in one line what each one of these does.
    You should use the knowledge you already have, but on doubt query the https://f-droid.org/
    
    [I included OP full list here]
    
      

    I tried twice. In the first one I not included the f-droid context above, and the list he generated have some misleading descriptions. The second try I passed the full prompt above, and the resulting descriptions was better.

    Interestingly, GPT-4 alerts when he search the internet, but in this second try he did not accessed it, but the resulting list was better anyway, although not perfect:

    • Aegis: A secure and open-source 2FA (two-factor authentication) app for managing OTPs (One Time Passwords).
    • App Lounge: An alternative app store for Android, focusing on privacy and security.
    • AntennaPod: A podcast manager and player that lets you subscribe, download, and listen to podcasts.
    • Bitwarden: An open-source password manager for securely storing and managing passwords.
    • Dicio: A dictionary and thesaurus app, useful for word definitions and synonyms (specific functionality may vary).
    • Doodle: A scheduling tool for finding the best date and time for a group of people to meet (if referring to the Doodle Android app).
    • F-Droid: An app store for free and open-source Android apps.
    • FeedMe: (Not FOSS) A feature-rich RSS reader.
    • Firefox: A well-known open-source web browser focused on privacy and customization.
    • FNG: Likely refers to "Fluid Navigation Gestures," an app for implementing gesture-based navigation.
    • InvizBox: Could refer to an app associated with the InvizBox hardware for secure and private internet access (specific app details may vary).
    • Jerboa: A Mastodon client with a focus on accessibility and ease of use.
    • Mastodon: An open-source social network platform, often used through various client apps.
    • Music Player GO: A straightforward, lightweight, and open-source music player.
    • Obsidian: A powerful note-taking and knowledge management app (if referring to the mobile version of Obsidian).
    • OpenLauncher: An open-source, customizable, and minimalistic Android launcher.
    • Organic Maps: An offline maps app focusing on hiking, biking, and general travel, using OpenStreetMap data.
    • OsmAnd~: A map and navigation app that uses OpenStreetMap data, offering offline use and various features for travelers.
    • Proton Cal/Drive/Mail/VPN: A suite of privacy-focused services including calendar, cloud storage, email, and VPN from Proton.
    • RadioDroid: An app for streaming internet radio stations.
    • RedReader: An open-source Reddit client for browsing and interacting with Reddit content.
    • Signal: A privacy-focused messaging app known for its end-to-end encryption.
    • Silence: An SMS/MMS app that encrypts messages for privacy and security.
    • Simple Keyboard: A minimalistic keyboard focusing on simplicity and basic functionality.
    • Tasks: An open-source task management app, known for its simplicity and integration with Google Tasks.
    • Unit Converter Ultimate: A comprehensive tool for converting between various units of measurement.
    • Wikipedia: The official app for accessing Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia.
  • Newpipe, for watching youtube videos without ads or tracking

    Openboard keyboard for the one feature I can never be without again: moving the cursor by swiping left or right on the spacebar, it's a godsend for selecting stuff with my wide fingers

  • Keyboard:

    • AnySoftKeyboard good all around keyboard, good language support, decent though messy customizability
    • Unexpected keyboard more specialized, provides easy access to app (printable) ASCII characters and some others, allrght customizability
    • 8Vim Cool factor, great customizability, decent language support but you need to learn it

    Games:

    • Pirate Solitare nothing much but I've been playing it a lot lately
    • Simon Tathman's Puzzle Collection a cross platform puzzle collection, has a lot of different puzzles in a uniform style
    • Antimine minesweeper with nice ui

    System:

    • RethinkDNS: DoH provider and firewall Easy to use, especially nice for those non FOSS apps you need to have to maintain a social life, not that powerful though
    • Obtainium: FOSS app downloader Downloads apps from releases or equivalent, therefore can have faster updates than fdroid, but no discovery, aside from search on some platforms
    • ffupdater: FOSS browser downloader Like obtainium, but for browsers (mostly) and has list of browsers
    • Droid-ify: fdroid client better ui than the default app, comes with a list of repos
    • Shizuku: ADB shell api not useful if you have root (see SUI, which is the root implementation for the same api, though shizuku will also work I think), but can give a bit more access if you don't supports wireless debugging on A12+
    • Neolauncher: launcher nice ui but nothing special
    • SD Maid SE: storage cleaner okish ui, doesn't stop me from having 302 (not including system) apps on my device. Yes I have a problem
    • Package manager: app manager Shizuku support, powerful, though limited if you don't have root
    • Inure: app manager [freemium (8$), but GPL licensed?] pretty must like Package manager but with amazing ui

    Media:

    • LibreTube: Piped (youtube) client Nice ui, no ads, sponsor block support, kinda unstable
    • Innertube: YouTube music client doesn't use piped/invidious, no ads, nice ui
    • Tusky: mastodon client nice ui, quite stable, multiuser support
    • Jerboa: lemmy client ok ui, up to date with lemmy updates
    • Liftoff: lemmy client nicer ui then Jerboa but doesn't work since .15 (?) and had issues with rendering markdown properly
    • LibreTorrent bitTorrent client for downloading all those isos and public domain works, nice ui

    Misc:

    • Mull: ff based browser not much to say, "security oriented and deblobbed", upstreams some features from Tor
    • Calculator++: A scientific calculator A lot of functionality while remaining easy to use
    • RPNcalc: A Reverse Polish Notation calculator best RPN calculator I've found on fdroid, less powerful than Calculator++, but RPN based calculators are more efficient[citation needed]
    • Simple Apps: suit of apps providing basic functionality great ui and customizability, I don't use simple keyboard, simple launcher/drawer however
    • OpenCamera: a camera app advanced features

    Just the apps I thought of, as I, as mentioned in the SD Maid entry, have a lot of apps installed :P

  • Obsidian isn't FOSS. I highly recommend Logseq but keep in mind they require CLA signing for contributions

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