Hey, there!

To get things going here and also because I’m interested in what kind of fun stuff you’re running on your phones, I’ll post a list of apps that I’m using daily or that are part of my Android experience.

To start it all off, I’d like to emphasize that I try to run FOSS apps almost exclusively and I also don’t use Google Play Services whatsoever (not even MicroG). I do run some very few closed source applications in a separate profile with Insular, but I plain out refuse to run them if they flat out require Google Play Services.

Feel free to tell me what YOU are running in the comments!

My installed Apps

Apps not available on F-Droid

These are apps that aren’t available on F-Droid, due to either containing non-free dependencies or other reasons.

  • Bitwarden(GPL-3.0) | Powerful cloud password manager with auto-fill capabilities*
  • boum(MPL-2.0) | Client for listening to music on Jellyfin*
  • Brave(MPL-2.0) | Web browser based on Chromium with privacy in mind (I use it when Mull breaks something)
  • Record You(GPL-3.0) | Record your voice or your screen

Honorable Mentions

These are apps that I wholeheartedly recommend, but don’t use any more, because I replaced them with something else.

*CAN be used as a client for self-hosted services
**Offers additional features if root access is present
***Requires root access to be present
****Part of a Magisk module

Edit: Added some links and changed Infinity’s description

  • @meliache@feddit.deEnglish
    4•1 year ago

    Here some not yet mentioned #FOSS #Android apps that I think add value to me:

    • Anki-Droid (github) for spaced repetition learning, synced with the Anki desktop app. I create and manage cards in the desktop app, but a mobile client is convenient for review on the go. Makes memory a choice.
    • AntennaPod for #podcasts
    • #OSM: Organic Maps, and StreetComplete for easy contributing
    • Wikipedia
    • Orgzly outliner using the org-mode markup format of the #Emacs text editor. I use it to view and edit my org-mode notes created in the Emacs text editor on my phone. That use-case is pretty niche, but the app is also decent by itself.
    • Syncthing for syncing directories between several devices (mobile & desktop) without the need for a central “cloud” server.
    • Wallabag: Self-hosted pocket alternative. Save websites to read later and sync that list across devices.

    Not on F-Droid:

    • Medito (IzzyDroid, github): Guided #meditation for beginners and a FOSS alternative to headspace and the like. Though if you’re experienced just a timer app might be sufficient, there are plenty of those. Might do some tracking, there seem to be some problems getting it into FDROID, see this issue
    • Netto HikariOPMEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      Thank you very much for your list! I forgot Anki-Droid. I use it to learn Japanese. I used to use Syncthing in the past, but it hasn’t been 100% reliable for me. But that was probably a configuration issue on my side.

      Gonna check out Medito now.