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[-] stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi 79 points 2 years ago

These are some of my essential Android apps. It's a lot, but I couldn't decide which ones are less essential, sorry. All of them are FOSS and can be found on F-Droid or IzzyOnDroid (F-Droid compatible) repos

  • Neo Store is my favorite F-Droid client (F-Droid is essential, but the official app sucks IMO)
  • Aegis is a great 2FA authentication app
  • AirGuard if you think you might be a victim of AirTag stalking
  • AShell (requires Shizuku) for ADB access without computer (you need to be on wifi tho)
  • CloudStream when you are too broke to afford 10 subscription-based streaming services
  • echo unmaintained but I was unable to find any alternative. It records in the background and keeps the last N minutes in memory. You can save last X minutes as mp3 whenever you want.
  • feeder is a great RSS reader
  • Inner Tune best YT Music client on F-Droid IMO (I tested all of them I could find few weeks ago)
  • KDE Connect - connects you Android phone with your PC
  • KryptEY might be useful if EU bans encryption
  • libretorrent best torrent app on Android I have used
  • Translate You translator app supporting many sources
  • unexpected keyboard is my favorite for writing terminal commands in Termux or programming
  • Voice is the must have for localy downloaded audiobooks
  • YTDLnis is very cool yt-dlp GUI full of features + can be set as downloader app in ReVanced settings
  • and the best of all: Termux - Linux terminal on your Android
  • bonus: zotify (website) is the only Spotify downloader I know about that actually downloads from Spotify (!). It's a command line app. It can be pretty easily installed in Termux though and usage is not very difficult if you are familiar with the command line. Please read the README. I personally love it.
[-] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

AndOTP is a great authenticator app too! :)

 


Edit: Apparently, it's unmaintained. This news saddens me and now I need a hug. :(

[-] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

I believe it's not actively supported anymore which is a risk for everyone but that said I love it and use it as well.

Oh shit seriously? Damn, you're right. Looked it up and yeah it's unmaintained.

...........I really wish they put a notification in the NeoStore app when that happens. -_-*

[-] vaselined@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Damn. Been using it for years now

[-] pootriarch@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 4 points 2 years ago

neo store refuses to run if you don't grant it the right to send notifications and bypass battery optimizations. if an app demands a permission and doesn't have a plausible explanation why it needs it, i don't keep it :/

[-] lastweakness@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Update notifications probably

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Re Zotify, do you have to have a Spotify subscription or am I sailing the high seas? Also does it work for other music streaming platforms?

[-] stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If you don't have Spotify subscription, it downloads the songs in spotify's default quality for free accounts. I don't think it works for other music streaming platforms. Also I'm pretty sure it's against the TOS even with paid account. I didn't get banned yet tho.

[-] zeekaran@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago
[-] stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 points 2 years ago

Sorry, what exactly do you mean? I have tried to format my post at least a little, and I included a link to every app I recommended.

this post was submitted on 19 Oct 2023
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