As in title, preferably open-source, but doesn’t have to, I will start:
KOReader - Amazing reader app, and being able to use the same app across various devices, even non-android ones, is pure bliss. Japanese support is pretty good too, which makes me happy. Though… Sadly no vertical text support :c
Syncthing-fork - Being able to keep a library of books, and some files, and easily keep the shared folder across various devices, is mega comfy. Tachiyomi - Cute manga reader.
NewPipe - Really pleasant youtube client, that i sometimes use to listen to things in the background.
Kaku - An useful Japanese OCR app, that works… quite decently for when I encounter kanji that I do not recognize, and is not text.
EinkBro - A web browser, that on e-ink devices, is quite comfy. Has few… quirks, but works well on e-ink
StreetComplete. It’s an easy way to improve openstreetmap wherever you are. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.westnordost.streetcomplete/
Your link is broken, the address it leads to is “url”. [link text](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.westnordost.streetcomplete/) would be the correct way.
Thanks for that. I will have to test my links in the future
Ooh, cute app, thanks :3
NetGuard Pro - Allows you to see and control traffic from all apps, so you can prevent data flows to 3rd party hosts like the ones from Google or Facebook. The pro edition is paid and necessary, but it’s all open source, just not gratis
Aegis Authenticator - open source 2FA authenticator
LibreTube - alternative, privacy-respecting, open source YouTube frontend using the Piped API
Oooh, I will check out Aegis and LibreTube, thanks :3
Aegis is fantastic
I swapped to Aegis not long ago and 100% recommend it.
Not quite wrapping my head around aegis, what’s the point? It seems like a password manager, more or less
It’s a Authenticator for 2FA like Authy.
Tbh I prefer it over Googles own Authenticator app. Glad I made the switch.
Is netguard still maintained? I seem to recall seeing the developer freeze development maybe a year or two ago? Hopefully I’m wrong.
Looks healthy. There was activity and new releases in 2021, 2022 and June 2023. Also, the app might be near feature complete, and if that’s the case there will only be sporadic work left like keeping it updated/compatible or fixing security ssues.
Merlin - It’s a birding app and can identify birds by picture or by their song.
Oh how cool though, I didn’t realize they had anything out there that can identify birds by song like that. Is it pretty accurate?
Its really good in North America given that it is from Cornell. Gets probably a bird or two wrong out of hundreds
When I’m in India, its a kinda of a swing and a miss, but they’re constantly improving it.
I use BirdNET, I had more luck identifying birds by song than with Merlin. But both are impressive.
I’ve found auditory ID quite reliable, photo ID is pretty good and questionnaire ID not very.
- 1 for wavelet. They make my Bluetooth headphones so much better. Because it sets a standard EQ it actually makes all my headphones consistent with eachother.
Moshidon for a Mastodon client
Droid-ify as a much better fdroid client
Another Notes to plan world domination
InnerTune as a great YouTube music ripping app
Feeder for RSS feeds
Xtra as a Twitch client
Tutanota for email/contacts/calendar
Fennec (or Mull) for a demozilla’d stable Firefox with all tracking/analytics/proprietary stuff removed
Mostly stock AOSP apps from my custom GrapheneOS rom.
Every one of those apps are on fdroid, except the built in stock apps obviously
YouTube ReVanced - YouTube with adblocking, SponsorBlock, and Return YouTube Dislike built-in. There is also ReVanced for YT Music.
NetGuard - Firewall that doesn’t need root. Works on system apps too so you can help curb the amount of spying done by system apps and apps that don’t need an internet connection to function.
Connect - Most functional Lemmy app I could find (and I literally tried them all). Still not as smooth of an experience as Relay, but /u/DBrady has announced no plans to port it to Lemmy so Connect will have to do.
Stremio - Any show or movie you want from any streaming platform (Netflix, Hulu/D+, HBO, Apple TV, etc.), all in one place. The app runs on TVs too. Requires plugins to work, but costs as little as $3/mo or even free, depending on what plugins you use. You’ll never need to subscribe to any other streaming platform.
Splitwise - Easily split bills with your SO/roommate(s). Stop arguing over expenses.
Google Rewards - Answer surveys, get Google Play credit. Paid apps are now free!
I’ve also tried all the Lemmy apps I could find, and must say I’m still the most fond of Voyager. Almost every single time I launch, there’s a new update, and new features are showing up extremely fast. Now that there’s customizable swipe gestures for all use cases, it’s become so awesome to use. I even had an issue with comments getting deleted if I swiped too far while composing, opened a ticket on GitHub, and dev had it fixed within a day. They’ve just started submitting app versions to to both the Apple and Android store, if you don’t want to use the web app.
I second Google Rewards, I also haven’t paid for an app for quite some time now. A small note - if it asks if you’ve visited a specific store recently, the reward is a lot bigger if you say yes, say you bought something, and how you paid. Even if you didn’t 😁 There’s always (at least) one plausible option, a store you were near, and then a few that look to be fillers. I personally only pick the plausible ones, just in case it’s some sort of test. They also rolled out uploading receipts where I’m located recently, and must admit I don’t mind Google knowing what I purchased at whatever supermarket.
My problem with Voyager is that it’s a web app. It’s extremely laggy/unresponsive and the keyboard doesn’t work. Firefox doesn’t play nice with web apps and I refuse to use any other mobile browser cause I need UBlock Origin and NoScript.
I’ve been using it with Firefox and haven’t had any issues with lag or speed on a regular pixel 6. I’m curious what issues you’ve had or if you’ve used the most recent versions?
I’m typing this from the new sync, because it’s more familiar to me and I prefer it’s ui.
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It’s very laggy and unresponsive. Have to tap on things multiple times to get them to work.
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The keyboard won’t come up. It pops up for a few milliseconds then immediately disappears.
I have a Z Fold 3 so I don’t think the phone is the issue. Regardless, I’m using Sync too now.
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I’ve been using Voyager as a web app on Firefox since I left Reddit in the blackouts and had zero issues with it. I’ve only moved over to Sync today because it’s the app I used for Reddit
They have done tests in the past but they wet obvious. People got caught saying they went to a waterpark that didn’t exist.
Sync for Lemmy will be available soon. It’s much nicer than Connect.
It’s available now! I’m commenting this from Sync.
- microG
- Liftoff
- Jerboa
- Infinity
- AuroraStore
- NewPipe
- Tachiyomi
- Binary Eye
- Currencies
- Unit Converter
- K-9 Mail
- Etar
- DAVx5
- OsmAnd
- PersonalDNSfilter
- DNSCrypt
- KDE Connect
- OpenBoard
- NeoBackup
- App Manager
- Aegis
- ImagePipe
- Insular
- VLC
Are you me, I have every single app on this list.
KDE Connect
“Shared clipboard: copy and paste between your devices.”
What the what?!? That’s so cool!
What do you do with Infinity now that it’s shut down
+1 for Tachiyomi.
Ooh, nice to see more lemmy clients
Listing only things that haven’t been listed
- Seal: video downloader that lives in the “share” menu
- Aegis: TOTP/Google Authenticator clone that’s open source
- personalDNSfilter: an in device vpn that lets you block websites (mostly ads) (blocks in app ads too for quite a few apps!)
personalDNSfilter
Now that’s a great idea. I’ve been using NextDNS which works quite well and I stay in its free usage cap, but still being self-reliant is better. I’ll check that one out.
If you absolutely must get something from Google Play, I suggest Aurora Store, which acts as an alternative frontend for Google Play, so you don’t have to have GApps installed.
If you have use for command line programs, Termux, a terminal emulator, is a great option, and it also works with root.
For reading eBooks, I also have a recommendation, Librera Reader (but I’ll check the OP’s recommendation too).
Material Files and Simple File Manager are great file browsing tools. But if you need a file browser for root specifically, I recommend Material Files specifically.
Good list, but termux isn’t a terminal emulator. It’s so much more. It’s like a virtual machine running cli linux with it’s own repos and all. You can have python, gcc, vim, emacs, zsh… you name it. As long as it is tui, it is probably on termux!
Oh yea, Forgot to list Termux, but, since my 10.3" inch e-ink tablet broke, I haven’t been using it as often :c Using emacs inside it, and having lisp… was mega comfy
moonlight-android - opensource android application to connect to your NVIDIA gamestream functionality provided by most modern NVIDIA graphic cards
I use it often for streaming my computer from my bed to play tactic/mouse heavy games, but latency wise it’s very good if using hardware encoding. Less friction than a parsec and/or steam link setup.
Additionally (though I haven’t tried it) there is a server software to emulate the NVIDIA™ gamestream functionality for AMD/Intel/etc, giving you an open source and low friction way to setup remote game streaming and/or desktop use https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine
Moonlight works great on TVs too! Way better than Steam Link, which can’t even display HDR correctly nor run games at framerates beyond 45. With Moonlight HDR works perfectly and I get a silky-smooth 120+ FPS @ 4K.
Niiice, I kind of skimmed past this one wondering if it was any better than Steam Link which, while pretty cool, hasn’t really impressed me.
Sunshine is amazing. I can vouch for it. It’s in active development and works really well.
It might be overkill but Sunshine is the best remote desktop experience I can find on Linux. I used Splashtop on Windows and couldn’t find a single thing that actually competed with it’s performance until I found Sunshine.
Nvidia said they ended support for gamestream but haven’t removed it from GeForce experience yet.
They fucking better not cause Moonlight is honestly the best way to stream your games to TVs and other devices. Steam Link sucks so badly. It can’t even maintain a 60 FPS stream over 2.5G ethernet, let alone 120+.
Unfortunately it’s true, but I’m not sure why the feature is still alive because this support article makes it seem like it’s long gone https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5436/~/gamestream-end-of-service-notification
jtx board - Journals, notes, tasks
OpenTracks - Sports tracker
Öffi - Public transport navigator
ViMusic - Listen to music from YouTube
Plus one to ViMusic. High quality music with a beautiful interface and customisable buffer for music you heard previously. What’s there not to like?
jtx board seems nice… I will check it out, thanks :3
Thanks for JTX board, I’ll check it out. I’m currently using a combination of Orgzly and Syncthing for notes and todos.
Torque. It allows you to connect to your car’s OBD2 port via a cheap Bluetooth adapter. From the app, you can read and clear diagnostic codes, setup custom gauges, and log data. It was very helpful when my alternator was dying and when my car was overheating. I don’t have voltage or coolant temp gauges.
Is there a specific Bluetooth dongle/adapter you use?
I’ve been using this one since 2016.
The cheap Bluetooth ones work as well as the expensive ones
Since you clearly have an eink android device, what other eink-friendly apps do you recommend? Would love to hear of any.
I would say… Termux/SSH clients, as they are text based… Tachiyomi, with disabled animations… But beside that, not much. I just abuse the fact that e-ink devices that I do have, do refresh the screen at decent speed (e.g Hisense A9, Onyx boox Tab Ultra), so… most apps are actually useable, even if… the experience on other devices would be pure misery.
Sorry for not being able to be much of help #_#
No, this is good, thank you
