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    • App Manager - An app manager with super powers! With this app I can keep track off my apps permissions, operations, launch activities, freeze or uninstall bloatware. Although, my main reason to use this is the built-in apk/apks installer that shows the components, trackers, and differences between versions when updating an app. It has even more features I can’t say. Truly amazing.
    • Aves - Best gallery app on Android. I love the mosaic view!
    • KDE Connect - Connect your Android with you PC. Can share files, sync clipboard, control media etc.
    • RethinkDNS - Best DNS/Firewall app I’ve ever used. Doesn’t consume lot battery and it’s super configurable.
    • URLCheck - I can’t live without it. With this app I can check, modify, unshorten and remove tracking elements from links, and even select the app you want to open that link with - Really nice when using work profile.
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    Thanks for this great discussion question! I’d just flag that we’d generally ask that submitters also include some information of their own to to jumpstart the conversations. So I’d also ask you, what are your favourite FOSS apps and why? Feel free to edit your post and include in the description!

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    Firefox, Termux, VLC, Jerboa, LiftOff, PPSSPP

  • CountZero
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    Looks like others have already mentioned most of my favourites, but one I feel deserves special mention: Newpipe.

    Haven’t used the main YouTube app or website in years!

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    • Termux is my lifeline to my main Emacs session. Besides ssh and small scripts I also run a couple of personalized services in it that I’ve written in Go.
    • Antennapod listened to thousands of hours of podcasts in it
    • Fedilab is my favorite mobile Mastodon client. I also use Jerboa for Lemmy but it’s not quite at the favorite app level yet
    • KeyMapper is essential for me, especially when managing a physical keyboard
    • NewPipe for youtube
    • Shattered Pixel Dungeon roguelike dungeon crawler
    • MuPDF sensible PDF viewer

    Also, RIP RedReader I know it still works but I’ve moved on from reddit.

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        It’s open-source and it’s available at no cost on F-Droid. The Play store version is a way to support the developer.

        BTW, I just noticed that Fedilab is apparently the #1 paid social app now, that’s pretty funny.

      • @[email protected]
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        If you are in this post you should definitely know about F-Droid, and if you don’t… well, welcome to where open source apps are FOSSly distributed, and some paid apps on the Play Store like Fedilab and OsmAnd are completely free, both as beer and freedom.

        Then, you can pay those 2.7$ directly to the developer (if you want) instead of giving part of it to Google.

        I strongly recommend you install the Neo Store for a very modern frontend for F-Droid.

        For extra coolness, activate the IzzyOnDroid repo on Neo Store for getting way more FOSS apps to download with quicker updates.

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    Nextcloud - easily access my self-hosted cloud storage from anywhere when needed. Firefox - browse the web, been a Firefox Stan for ages K-9 Mail - I love the flexibility offered by this mail app AntennaPod - it’s been the best podcast app that I’ve come across that’s also pretty configurable Jerboa - Lemmy :P

    • @[email protected]
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      Are you me?

      Also, have you hooked up Antennapod to Nextcloud via Gpoddersync? That’s been a godsend for me as I’ve been swapping phones a lot recently.

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        Any chance you also listen to them on PC? I’m looking to move away from Pocket Casts to Antennapod but haven’t looked into desktop players yet (web/win&lin)

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          KDE makes a podcast client called Kasts, and it syncs with gpoddersync on Nextcloud so you’re synced to Antennapod as well. It’s not a half bad interface.

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            Thanks for this. I’ve been using it for almost 2 weeks and aside from having to manually tell Lasts/AntennaPod to sync it’s been a seamless replacement for pocket casts. Well, once I figure out how to get the f-droid version of AntennaPod to play nice with Android auto (a problem I only came across yesterday)

            That’s again for the recommendation.

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        I tried setting it up awhile ago but gave up pretty quickly. I’ll have to give that another shot though

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    • Joplin - multiplatform notes
    • Feeder - RSS feed reader
    • Aves Libre - image gallery
    • OctoDroid - GitHub manager/viewer
    • MediLog - health metrics tracker
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    • Firefox
    • KeePassDX (IMO, better than Bitwarden)
    • Droidify (F-Droid client)
    • mpv (Media player)
    • NewPipe (YouTube client)
    • Shelter (isolate/clone apps, create separate work profile)
    • WiFiAnalyzer
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    Everyone mentions “Seal” and while it is good, “DVD” is much better IMO. I’ve never encountered a site or link that DVD couldn’t find and download the video.

  • Bleeping Lobster
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    Nothing to add in terms of lists because I’ve only just gotten into FOSS. I already use DuckDuckGo to block the insane amount of tracking on the Pixel7a I bought but still disturbed by all the forced google apps. So working my way through this list replacing what I can.

    Thanks to all the people offering their suggestions and to OP for creating this convo! Freedom (from excessive tracking) is on the way.