Awesome Android Apps

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Hi all,

for 2 years, sporadically, I’ve been adding awesome FOSS apps with the following:

Rules

  • Open Sourced
  • Free of charge (on F-Droid and source code repository releases)
  • Free as in Freedom
  • Ad-free
  • Installed and tested by me or by contributor
  • Privacy-friendly aware
  • Easy to use
  • Still in development or polished experience
  • Does not lack features compared to proprietary app
  • Does not need an account (the only exceptions are self-hosted) apps)
  • Has dark theme

…tested by my and then later by contributors. I think many of you will appreciate this simple README.md repo, and I would love some help with it.

🏔️ Codeberg version

I hope you will find it useful! 🤩

  • Dessalines
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    930 days ago

    Whobird under AI, nice.

    Might be good to add descriptions for a lot of these also, I’m not sure what a lot of them do.

    • PsyhackologicalOP
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      430 days ago

      Wow!

      Look who’s here! Absolute legend. :)

      I see many people like whoBIRD.

      Yeah I agree and that’s why I need feedback too. Not only being inside my head.

      After all, who could have guessed what a Thumb-Key or a Jerboa is, wouldn’t you agree? 😆

          • @Dymonika@beehaw.org
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            227 days ago

            It’s strange that it doesn’t have Waterfox. Anyway, that wasn’t my point in the first place; first, Mozilla has to release its bug fixes, and then all these other browsers’ devs have to release their own counterparts in response. It is during this window in time when they’re most insecure, since the issues are then brought to light while users are helplessly waiting.

            • PsyhackologicalOP
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              126 days ago

              Is there a Waterfox for Android?

              I understand but just like one said “cybersec is just a panic control”. I don’t know if you are really really vulnerable especially when non-harden updated Firefox is more vulnerable and less secure than hardened a little outdated forks. If that’s not a crticial CVE I don’t see an issue on my GrapheneOS. Google could convince you not to use Firefox and use Chromium instead because they can control security for you not Mozilla so it also depends on perspective.

      • @iomihai@lemmy.world
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        21 days ago

        Sorry, looked for it but I guess it is not open source :( I tried many apps and this one was the only one I found with a date alarm schedulde. weird how such a basic feature is so rare. Maybe try some tasks apps that have alarms? Please let us know if you find something useful

  • @Dave@lemmy.nz
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    530 days ago

    Anyone got a suggestion for a clock app that lets me set an alarm for say three days from now? They all seem to only let you set it for the next time that time comes around, or on repeat. Is that an OS limitation?

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      I don’t think it’s Open Source (sorry) and it does have (non intrusive, can prob be blocked) ads in the Freemium, but Sleep As Android by Urbandroid has this and much more. I bought an unlocker years ago and have not looked back.

      I didn’t read the rules. My bad.

      • PsyhackologicalOP
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        229 days ago

        Sometimes we find those gems. I know, for example about Niagara Launcher that is not open source but excellent. Just the original author wants to keep this app for himself. Also, nothing wrong with it same for making money with open-source apps. Yet, I intend to be FOSS and that’s all.

      • @Dave@lemmy.nz
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        29 days ago

        I’m not OP and not trying to get things added to the list so don’t mind suggestions that don’t meet OP’s criteria, but I would prefer something open source if possible.

        But now you mention it, I think I may have bought Sleep as Android many years ago, so I might still consider it. Thanks for the suggestion!

    • @gigachad@sh.itjust.works
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      330 days ago

      Unfortunately I do not have an app. I deal with this by adding an entry in my calender with a notitication. It’s annoying but works

      • @Dave@lemmy.nz
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        230 days ago

        I do this currently for far off things but a notification doesn’t really replace a screaming alarm.

    • PsyhackologicalOP
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      230 days ago

      I think it’s not OS limitiation, more like proper access to Android API functions that are easier on harder depending on the Android ROM. I can set an alarm to 4 May and it’s clock functionality.

      • @Dave@lemmy.nz
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        230 days ago

        I’m running GrapheneOS if it makes a difference. What clock app are you running?

        • PsyhackologicalOP
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          229 days ago

          The stock one can do it and others on the list. Let’s say I want 11 AM at Tuesday - 3 days from now.

          1. New alarm
          2. 11 AM
          3. Tuesday only

          That’s it.

          • @Dave@lemmy.nz
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            229 days ago

            Yes this is what I do currently, however, there are two issues with this.

            First, sure it will wake me up on Tuesday. But it will also wake me up the following Tuesday, and the one after that.

            But secondly, the main problem is that I can’t set an alarm for Tuesday the 3rd of September, when I have something important that I don’t forget and that justifies a screaming alarm, but it’s not within the next week so choosing to repeat each Tuesday doesn’t work.

            • PsyhackologicalOP
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              229 days ago

              Yeah, you need to disable this after ringing.

              I understand… I had this functionality (setting alarm on the particular date) on my old OnePlus 7 Pro with stock Clock (Oxygen OS 12.1). It was awesome. You could even set an alarm, check “Ring when powered off” or something like this, and you could power off your phone and let’s say I have a 6 AM alarm, the smartphone would automatically turn on itself at 5:58ish AM. I think every Clock app is based on “AOSP” clock project, so I think it depends on implementation and maybe hardware?

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                229 days ago

                It’s funny, this stuff was normal before smart phones. If you forgot to charge your phone (because you only had to do it every week or so, so you didn’t have a routine) then the alarm would still go off even if the battery died in the night.

                We have some awesome new things that smart phones give us, but it’s not without compromise.

                • PsyhackologicalOP
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                  229 days ago

                  True. I still miss, and I don’t know how to display passing seconds on my clock. It was present in Android 11 and now in Android 14 I cannot find anything to have it. Moreover, I loved on OxygenOS “triple fingers” from top to bottom - doing screenshot. I hate doing it through buttons. Same when I have a turned off-screen I could just “draw” with my finger letter V, and it would turn on the Flashlight and the same way turning it off.

    • PsyhackologicalOP
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      230 days ago

      Looks astonishing! But I need to check if it’s working and applies to the rules. :c Maybe you could do that for me with a Pull Request? :)

      • JackGreenEarth
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        230 days ago

        Sorry, I don’t know how to use git. But I can verify that it does work, and work well. Its just a bit slow. It also adheres to the rules as far as I can tell.

        • PsyhackologicalOP
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          230 days ago

          Ah, I understand, no worries. Just using Android and knowing what F-Droid is is enough. :)

          Its just a bit slow.

          If you don’t mind, me neither. ;)

          But I don’t use it and I cannot confirm, so you know… contribution would be helpful. In the future I will try this up but no time for now :c

          • JackGreenEarth
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            230 days ago

            If you tell me how to make a pull request I’d be happy to give it a go

            • PsyhackologicalOP
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              230 days ago

              This repository is excellent for learning how to contribute on GitHub. Unfortunately account is needed.

              1. Log in into GitHub account.
              2. Fork my project.
              3. On your fork add necessary changes using git and some text editor.
              4. Go into my project and submit a pull request that has changes on your fork for my main branch.

              That’s it. :)

  • Chemical Wonka
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    29 days ago

    Fritter as a client for Twitter ? Lol this app doesn’t work for long time. Squacker is the only available option today but unfortunately they use Twitter API instead of Nitter that was shut down

  • My Password Is 1234
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    128 days ago

    You can also specify whether the app supports Android’s Material Design or Material You

    • PsyhackologicalOP
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      128 days ago

      Yeah but it’s hit or miss. But I like the idea. Sometimes apps just name themselves with prefix of “Material”.