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[-] stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi 79 points 1 year 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 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago

Damn. Been using it for years now

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 1 year ago

Update notifications probably

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year 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 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 year ago
[-] stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 points 1 year 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.

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