• @stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi
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    792 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.
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      42 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 :/

    • @BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world
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      32 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?

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        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.

      • @stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi
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        12 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.