Since simple mobile tools will soon become a spyware and I use 3 of their apps regularly, yesterday I installed F-Droid after reading many Lemmy recommendations.

Wow, I’m pleasantly surprised.

A new app I’ve tested is Spotube (Spotify open source alternative; edit: apparently it uses Spotify metadata but it streams from YouTube. My bad.).

Any other underrated app y’all recommend?

  • x2XS2L0U@feddit.deEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Some of them are not underrated, but I’d just share my favorites…

    • AntennaPod for podcasts.
    • Aurora Store if you need some Google apps to be updated.
    • Binary Eye is a nice and slim qr code scanner and generator.
    • CriticalMaps is a good tool if you’re into critical mass events.
    • GadgetBridge can be a companion app for your smartwatch (if you have the right one).
    • GPS logger just logs your position in an interval you can set. I use it to track my movement in 30min bits.
    • GymRoutines is a privacy friendly gym exercise app with a database of your progress.
    • K9 mail (soon to be rebranded as Thunderbird mobile) is a powerful mail app.
    • KeePassDX is an android password manager compatible with keepass files.
    • LibreTorrent is a nice way to torrent your favorite linux distros while on the go.
    • Location Map Viewer I use with the gpx files I get from GPS logger to visualize my movements.
    • mpv just plays a lot of media without being a bloated thing like vlc. I use mpv for videos, vlc for music.
    • NewPipeSponsorblock is available in a custom repo only.
    • Ning is a nice way to get an overview over a local network.
    • OpenTracks can be used in combination with GadgetBridge to record your sports with gps.
    • OSMand gives you a frontend for using openstreetmap with offline maps, navigation and more.
    • PDF Doc Scan is my way to digitalize important letters as a pdf on the go.
    • StreetComplete is a gamificated way to fill in missing things in openstreetmap. it’s fun.
    • Syncthing-Fork (important to use the fork) is a file sync tool I use to backup a lot of my phones folders to a pc.
    • Tusky is my favorite way to browse mastodon.
    • VLC is a powerful media player (I then use only to shuffle through my mp3s).
    • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
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      7 months ago

      This is such a great list, saving and installing a few!

      Adding on (and likely seconding a few):

      • 2048: game
      • Aegis: for 2Fa stuff
      • AntennaPod: second this one
      • AnkiDroid: Flashcards, the Anki project is huge and extends way past android. Worth exploring if you want/need to memorize things
      • Droid-ify: Fdroid client I use, but I keep the main app installed too
      • Eat Poop You Cat: game to be played in a group
      • Feeder: for RSS
      • FFShare: for compressing photos/videos before sharing
      • FlorisBoard: The keybaord I liked, although I don’t use it full time
      • GPTAssist: Frontend for chatGPT
      • Material Files: File manager
      • Native Alpha: Have websites run like apps, while isolating each site
      • OpenFoodFacts: A bit buggy, but it’s similar to OSM but for food
      • RetroStack: Another game
      • SDMaid SE: Same dev from the popular playstore one, is rebuilding a better one from scratch, AND it’s now FOSS
      • SkyMap:
      • Survival manual
      • Termux
      • Translate You
      • UntrackMe: To redirect Tiktok/Twitter/Pinterest/etc. links to the frontends
      • URLCheck: Highly recommend getting this one to clean trackers from links
      • Unitto: Calculator of choice. I explored a bunch before settling on this one

      For OSM specifically, I second the ones mentioned. Here are some other OSM related things: https://lemmy.ca/post/6586265