OpenBoard (excellent keyboard replacement with swipe support and different languages)
SimpleLogin
Slide (personal favorite reddit client)
Transdroid (for controlling torrents on different device)
OpenTracks (excellent sport tracker)
Bromite (browser). Wish I could replace this, but Firefox is dreadful, and even after chrome removed the function to have tabs appear in the style of the recent menu, this is still the best one for me.
Bitwarden (password manager)
Glider (Hacker News client)
I would highly recommend browsing f-droid with the Aurora Droid client, preferably with Aurora services running for a smoother experience (apps will install automatically, like the playstore, rather than requiring manual interaction). Aurora allows adding other repositories than F-Droid, which means you can add something like the IzzyOnDroid repo which builds a lot of open source applications on Github which are otherwise not available on F-Droid.
Something which I have yet to find an open source version of is an app to track sporting events. I would think it wouldnât be too difficult to fetch results and dates from somewhere, but perhaps at scale this would require a paid API which would explain the lack of open source applications for this purpose.
Those Simple apps are great. Itâs a shame there isnât something similar for Linux. The lack of a decent calendar app has always frustrated me. I know there are plenty but none has ever really hit the spot for me as a cross-DE solution. I always end up using cloud based solutions. Good list though!
I do not use a reddit account, so I cannot comment on this. One of the main reasons I use this application is that I can subscribe to and browse subreddits without an account.
Wish I could agree here.For me, word suggestions are awful and adding words to the dictionary always seems to just work for English but not for German. I still use it 'cause itâs still the best keyboard I could find that doesnât have network access. But in actual usage there are worlds between this and GBoard or SwiftKey.
I donât use word prediction or auto correction, so it is possible youâre correct on this point. I know AnySoftKeyboard is quite popular in foss circles, and I believe it has language plugins so perhaps it is worth checking out (I donât know if it requires an internet connection). What I like about OpenBoard is primarily a) black theme, b) layout and size configuration, c) swipe to delete, and d) layout with Swedish letters (ÄÀö). Last time I checked no other boards in f-droid had those, so Iâm quite happy with OpenBoard.
Oh, the last time I was a child was at the Amusement Park, which had disappeared in the meantime, the most interesting was the Enchanted Castle, where various ghosts were terrified sitting in a car rolling on the rails in the dark.
The applications are really plentiful, and thanks to the topic you raised in this direction, Iâve now also looked at the repository of FOSS applications.
Yes, I remember these. Fun, excitement, HORROR all at the same time. Nice times.
Glad you find the thread useful. I am learning myself a whole bunch and cannot be more grateful to the forum fellows sharing their experience and knowledge.
This thread is so âoff-distroâ but this is the EnOS pub and itâs proving to be a very popular thread indeed! I guess we are all gathered around the virtual bar talking excitedly
So when Obi-wan Kenobi said âthese are not the droids you are looking forâ is it possible that the Jedi Master could have been wrong? Or was it a sneaky hint to go Open Force.
Thanks Celty for sharing the apps and other suggestions! However I wonder if you need to have a rooted device in order to take advantage of the aurora services for app installations without manual intervention.
I donât think those are open source. I grabbed from the Play Store or Amazon on the Kindle.
Cx Explorer does samba file sharing very well with my computer(s). Vinyl is a great FOSS alternative to Musicolet. I like Color Notes Interface and it has sync and backup capability. I also like that I can password protect a note.
Iâm not sure youâd necessarily want the automated installation on some of the Android forks. For instance, on CalyxOS, some of microGâs services appear to be Google Apps to Aurora, and it will will try to update them by downloading updates from the Play Store. In this case, youâd want to blacklist the Play Store app in Aurora. Catching this before Aurora tries to automatically update them would be desirable.
Somewhat off topic:
I too, am concerned about tracking in these android apps, but then again, I am using Android! I am running Asus-wrt Merlin with Diversion and can block all that garbage when I am home on my network, but it still gets through when I am out and about using Verizon Towers. I have accepted it as part of the modern world. My biggest offenders here according to Diversion are my Roku, Nvidia Shield and Amazon Echo Devices (of course).
Thatâs a great tips, thanks!
Frankly, I am just fine with manual installation of my apps from F-Droid and Aurora Store. I neve update the apps that I have installed from F-Droid, if I get update for them in AS as well. But sure, I need to blacklist them for not seeing them in the update panel.
Have you looked into Blokada for when you are using mobile data.
Or something like Netguard for blocking network access for the apps you donât have to use when you are out and about. It can make use of a hosts file as well which can be appended with others of your choice.
