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Google's Android is one of the two primary competing cellular phone systems (with the other being [[Apple|Apple's iPhone]]). Android was formerly the Hacker's choice due to its kernel being [[Linux]] and it's hyper-customizability. In the time since its initial release in 2008, Android has increasingly become locked-down to the End-User and continues to be harder to root and hack. If you know what you're doing, you can easily jailbreak your Android phone —as well as root it— into a nearly-fully functioning computer. Many forums and communities exist for this very purpose, and specialty software exists for these tasks. This specialty software is prone to change often and frequently, and does not always work on every single cellphone. Much of this software is also maintained by [[Pajeet|Indian Programmers]] or the Chinese.
 
Google's Android is one of the two primary competing cellular phone systems (with the other being [[Apple|Apple's iPhone]]). Android was formerly the Hacker's choice due to its kernel being [[Linux]] and it's hyper-customizability. In the time since its initial release in 2008, Android has increasingly become locked-down to the End-User and continues to be harder to root and hack. If you know what you're doing, you can easily jailbreak your Android phone —as well as root it— into a nearly-fully functioning computer. Many forums and communities exist for this very purpose, and specialty software exists for these tasks. This specialty software is prone to change often and frequently, and does not always work on every single cellphone. Much of this software is also maintained by [[Pajeet|Indian Programmers]] or the Chinese.
  
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Universally recognized software for accessing higher functionality includes Termux, a Terminal Emulator, Xposed, a root-level module installer, xPrivacyLua, a per-app permissions-management system, just to name a few.
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Universally recognized software for accessing higher functionality includes [https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.termux/ Termux], a Terminal Emulator, Xposed, a root-level module installer, xPrivacyLua, a per-app permissions-management system, just to name a few.
  
 
To unlock full-functionality, one must know the exact model number of the cell phone. There is a chance that your model number is unknown by the community. Older Cell Phones work better for rooting, and the installation of alternative roms because hackers (and crackers) have had more time to experiment with them.
 
To unlock full-functionality, one must know the exact model number of the cell phone. There is a chance that your model number is unknown by the community. Older Cell Phones work better for rooting, and the installation of alternative roms because hackers (and crackers) have had more time to experiment with them.
  
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This page is filled with recommended software that is not nessesarily requiring root and is for common use. Android uses a package type known as APKs, which can be aquired from Google Play, or alternative App Stores not requiring Google Services such as APKPure and F-Droid. Always express caution when installing from third-party repositories.  
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This page is filled with recommended software that does not nessesarily require rooting, and is for common use. Android uses a package type known as APKs, which can be aquired from Google Play, or alternative App Stores not requiring Google Services such as APKPure and F-Droid. Always express caution when installing from third-party repositories.  
  
 
==Rooting/Custom ROMs==
 
==Rooting/Custom ROMs==
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=="App Stores"==
 
=="App Stores"==
  
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*[https://f-droid.org/ F-Droid (FOSS Repo)] — Most popular alternative to the default Google Play store. All your main FOSS applications can be found here (sometimes even paid versions on the play store are avaliable on F-Droid for free). Also allows you to add other repository locations as well.
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;[https://f-droid.org/ F-Droid (FOSS Repo)] : F-Droid is more or less the most popular alternative to the default Google Play store as all your main FOSS applications can be found here (sometimes even paid versions of software on the Google play store are avaliable on F-Droid for free). Allows you to add repository locations as well.
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*[https://www.aptoide.com/ Aptoide] — An alternative, decentralized set of repos that inspired F-Droid, for those who still want mainstream apps and timely updates without having to sign in to Google or sideload apks repeatedly. It features [https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/74618/how-safe-is-it-to-use-aptoide malware scanning] and compares the app signature with that of the Google Play Store when available.
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;[https://auroraoss.com/ Aurora Suite] : Popular FOSS client alternative to Google Play Store & F-Droid, only sane Google Play Store front-end.
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*You can also download APK files directly from Google Play with [https://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/ Evozi's APK Downloader] or [https://apk-dl.com/ APK Downloader],[https://android-apk.org/ Android Apk],[https://aapks.com/ Aapks], [https://m.apkpure.com/ APKPure] or [https://github.com/yeriomin/YalpStore Yalp Store]. Be wary of third party sources that claim to provide unmodified APKs from Google Play if an app signature, checksum or other means of verification is not available. Some may bundle in malware or adware.
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;[https://www.aptoide.com/ Aptoide] : An alternative, decentralized set of repos that inspired F-Droid, for those who still want mainstream apps and timely updates without having to sign in to Google or sideload apks repeatedly. It features [https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/74618/how-safe-is-it-to-use-aptoide malware scanning] and compares the app signature with that of the Google Play Store when available.
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*[https://github.com/JusticeRage/ApkTrack ApkTrack] — Well, it's not an app store, but it scrapes a couple of sites for updates for apps you have installed, and gives you the direct .apk download for them. Useful for people who use proprietary software (e.g. Nova Launcher, KLWP), but want to avoid using the Play Store. One could argue that it's useless when Aptoide (with its verification and whatnot) already exists, but it never hurts to have more alternatives.
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You can also download APK files directly from Google Play with [https://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/ Evozi's APK Downloader], [https://apk-dl.com/ APK Downloader],[https://aapks.com/ Aapks], or [https://m.apkpure.com/ APKPure]. Be wary of third party sources that claim to provide unmodified APKs from Google Play if an app signature, checksum or other means of verification is not available. Some may bundle in malware or adware.
  
 
==Web browsers==
 
==Web browsers==
  
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*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome&hl=en_AU Chrome/Default Browser]
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;[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome&hl=en_AU Google Chrome]
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**Usually the default browser
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: The default web-browser preinstalled on nearly every stock android rom.
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**Just werks.
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: Suffers from all the same problems as the desktop version of chrome (privacy concerns, bloat, etc). '''Not recommended.'''
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**Suffers from all the same problems as the desktop version of chrome (privacy concerns, bloat, etc). '''Not recommended.'''
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;[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/ Firefox for Android]
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*[https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/ Firefox for Android]
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: FOSS.
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**Very similar to the desktop version in terms of its add-ons;
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: Very similar to the desktop version in terms of its add-ons;
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**FOSS.
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: Syncs with the desktop version of Firefox, should you sign in (advised against)
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**Syncs with the desktop version of Firefox, should you sign in (advised against)
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: With Mozilla's recent statements about [https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2021/01/08/we-need-more-than-deplatforming/ censorship] and [https://digdeeper.neocities.org/ghost/mozilla.html general fuckery,] they should be avoided.
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**With Mozilla's recent statements about [https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2021/01/08/we-need-more-than-deplatforming/ censorship] and [https://digdeeper.neocities.org/ghost/mozilla.html general fuckery,] they should be avoided.
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;[https://github.com/uazo/cromite Cromite by Uazo]
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*[https://www.bromite.org/ Bromite]
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: (continuation of Bromite, which is abandoned)
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**Based on Chromium, FOSS and respects your [[Freedom|freedoms]];
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: Based on Chromium, FOSS and respects your [[Freedom|freedoms]];
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**Baked-in adblock engine with filters from EasyList, EasyPrivacy and others
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: Baked-in adblock engine with filters from EasyList, EasyPrivacy and others
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**Removes click-tracking and AMP from search results
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: Removes click-tracking and AMP from search results
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*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brave.browser Brave for Android]
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;[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brave.browser Brave for Android]
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**Based on Chromium. Open Source, developed by Brave Software, founded by former Mozilla exec Brendan Eich
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: Based on Chromium. Open Source, developed by Brave Software, founded by former Mozilla exec Brendan Eich
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**Built-in AdBlock, tracking and security protection, and further speed optimizations.
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: Built-in AdBlock, tracking and security protection, and further speed optimizations.
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**Has an upcoming micropayment feature that is somewhat controversial
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: Has an upcoming micropayment feature that is somewhat controversial
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*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=acr.browser.barebones Lightning]
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;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/ Fennec]
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**FOSS;
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: Based on the latest Firefox release (codenamed Fenix).
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**Follows Google's UI pattern;
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: It has proprietary bits and telemetry removed, but still connects to various Mozilla and Google services that can track users.  
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**Fast;
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;[https://github.com/fork-maintainers/iceraven-browser Iceraven]
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**Uses the Webview engine integrated with the Android system, so older versions of Android may have security issues with this browser;
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: Based on Mozilla's Fenix version of Firefox, GeckoView and Mozilla Android Components.
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**The Playstore has a paid "plus" version and a free version. Plus comes with integrated, optional adblocking and Free version is limited to 10 tabs open at a time;
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: about:config support
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**The version on F-Droid is identical to the Playstore's paid version, but free of charge.
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;[https://f-droid.org/packages/us.spotco.fennec_dos/ Mull]
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*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fevdev.nakedbrowser Naked Browser]
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: Privacy oriented and deblobbed web browser based on Mozilla technology.
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**Very minimalistic, barebones UI;
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: Enables many features upstreamed by the Tor Uplift project using preferences from the arkenfox-user.js project.
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**Lists trust as the first feature in the description;
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: It is recommended to install 'uBlock Origin'.
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**Author is a confirmed /g/entooman.<sup>[[List_of_recommended_Android_software#References|1]]</sup>;
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;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.marmaro.krt.ffupdater/ FFUpdater]
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**Uses the Webview engine integrated with the Android system, so older versions of Android may have security issues with this browser.
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: Easy way to download the .apk files and keep updated a variety of browsers from Github.
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*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/ Fennec]
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: Includes Bromite, Brave, Iceraven and more.
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**Based on the latest Firefox release (codenamed Fenix).
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;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/acr.browser.lightning/ Lightning]
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**It has proprietary bits and telemetry removed, but still connects to various Mozilla and Google services that can track users.  
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: Lightweight barebones browser without many features. No-longer being developed.
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*[https://github.com/fork-maintainers/iceraven-browser Iceraven]
 
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**Based on Mozilla's Fenix version of Firefox, GeckoView and Mozilla Android Components.
 
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**about:config support
 
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*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.marmaro.krt.ffupdater/ FFUpdater]
 
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**Easy way to download the .apk files and keep updated a variety of browsers from github. Includes Bromite, Brave, Iceraven and more.
 
  
 
==Imageboard browsers==
 
==Imageboard browsers==
  
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*[https://github.com/Adamantcheese/Kuroba Kuroba] -- Forked from Clover after the main developer stop accepting pull requests. Fixes a ton of bugs, supports 4chan, as well as many others. The go-to client.
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;[https://github.com/Adamantcheese/Kuroba Kuroba]
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*[https://github.com/overchan-project/Overchan-Android/releases Overchan] — Another fork of overchan. Browse a number of russian and non-russian imageboards.
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: Forked from Clover after the main developer stop accepting pull requests. Fixes a ton of bugs, supports viewing most imageboards, doesn't support 4chan's new captcha.
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*[https://github.com/Mishiranu/Dashchan Dashchan] — Powerful *chan browser, made by the Russians at [https://2ch.hk 2ch.hk]. uses the extension apps for supporting particular imageboards.
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;[https://github.com/K1rakishou/Kuroba-Experimental KurobaEx]
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: A Kuroba fork including captcha support, new thread navigation, external archive support, new media viewer, mpv support, and lots of other minor improvements.
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;[https://github.com/Mishiranu/Dashchan Dashchan]
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===4chan===
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: Made by the Russians at [https://2ch.hk 2ch.hk]. Uses the extension apps for supporting particular imageboards.
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;[https://github.com/chandevel/Clover Clover]
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*[https://github.com/grzegorznittner/chanu/blob/HEAD/README.md Chanu] (May not work as has not been updated since 2015).
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: Stable Lightweight client, doesn't support 4chan's new captcha
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*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.floens.chan Clover] on F-Droid — Can play webms.
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;[https://github.com/nnuudev/BlueClover Blue Clover]
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: Updated fork of Clover including captcha support, external archive support, image renaming, board flags, etc.
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===8chan===
 
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*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.wingy.chan Exodus] — Fully featured 8chan browser based on [https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.floens.chan Clover].
 
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*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=blackman.matt.infinitebrowser Infinity] — Buggy unsupported 8chan browser. [https://github.com/mblackman/Infinity-Browser Github].
 
  
 
==Communications==
 
==Communications==
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Majority of the apps here will only work if both parties have it, otherwise it simply is a fancy replacement for the messages app.
 
Majority of the apps here will only work if both parties have it, otherwise it simply is a fancy replacement for the messages app.
  
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*[https://www.signal.org/ Signal] — The successor of TextSecure and RedPhone. It provides end-to-end encrypted VoIP and IM over Wi-Fi or cellular internet using your existing phone number. It is recommended by both Snowden and Bruce Schneier. It previously required Google Play, but now you can download the APK from the website directly.
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;[https://www.signal.org/ Signal]
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*[https://silence.im/ Silence] — Send encrypted SMS messages. Fork of TextSecure with only the SMS encryption and no internet messaging. Available in Google and F-Droid App Store.
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: The successor of TextSecure and RedPhone. It provides end-to-end encrypted VoIP and IM over Wi-Fi or cellular internet using your existing phone number. It is recommended by both Snowden and Bruce Schneier. It previously required Google Play, but now you can download the APK from the website directly.
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*[https://jami.net/ GNU Jami] — Serverless, DHT-based messenger, a GNU project of the Free Software Foundation.
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;[https://silence.im/ Silence]
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*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xabber.android&hl=en Xabber (XMPP and others)] — has OTR support.
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: Send encrypted SMS messages. Fork of TextSecure with only the SMS encryption and no internet messaging. Available in Google and F-Droid App Store.
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*[https://conversations.im Conversations] — God tier XMPP client supporting [[OMEMO]], [[PGP|GPG]], and [[OTR]] encryption.
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;[https://jami.net/ GNU Jami]
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*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=com.fsck.k9 K-9 Mail (Email)] — supports OpenPGP if APG is installed.
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: Serverless, DHT-based messenger, a GNU project of the Free Software Foundation.
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*[https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email FairEmail] — Open source, privacy friendly email app
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;[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xabber.android&hl=en Xabber (XMPP and others)]
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*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.telegram.messenger Telegram (IM)] — a more secure WhatsApp/Viber replacement (please be aware that the server side is still proprietary, although you can still use "secret chats").
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: has OTR support.
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*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.moez.QKSMS/ QKSMS] — If you don't care about security, this is a very nice one to use instead of Google Hangouts or your phone's preinstalled messaging app. It is open source also.
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;[https://conversations.im Conversations]
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*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/io.mrarm.irc/ Revolution IRC] - Decent IRC client. Is open source.
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: God tier XMPP client supporting [[OMEMO]], [[PGP|GPG]], and [[OTR]] encryption.
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;[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=com.fsck.k9 K-9 Mail (Email)]
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: supports OpenPGP if APG is installed.
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;[https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email FairEmail]
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: Open source, privacy friendly email app
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;[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.telegram.messenger Telegram (IM)]
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: a more secure WhatsApp/Viber replacement (please be aware that the server side is still proprietary, although you can still use "secret chats").
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;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.moez.QKSMS/ QKSMS]
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: If you don't care about security, this is a very nice one to use instead of Google Hangouts or your phone's preinstalled messaging app. It is open source also.
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;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/io.mrarm.irc/ Revolution IRC]
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:Decent IRC client. Is open source.
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;[https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat SimpleX Chat]
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: Decentralized instant messenger. Open source and requires no identifying info such as phone number to use.
  
 
==Music==  
 
==Music==  
  
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*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gonemad.gmmp GoneMAD Music Player] — (Paid proprietary) Know the recently released Foobar2000 for Android? This app more or less is what its' devs are trying to recreate - and they can't do it, despite the fact that it was in development for years. Supports a shitload of formats including .opus(!!), and it has a decent UI, which is reminiscent of Vanilla Player and Rocket Player combined. Good, robust app.
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;[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gonemad.gmmp GoneMAD Music Player]
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*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=ch.blinkenlights.android.vanilla Vanilla Music] — A superior FOSS music player.
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: (Paid proprietary) Know the recently released Foobar2000 for Android? This app more or less is what its' devs are trying to recreate - and they can't do it, despite the fact that it was in development for years. Supports a shitload of formats including .opus(!!), and it has a decent UI, which is reminiscent of Vanilla Player and Rocket Player combined. Good, robust app.
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*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/it.fossoft.timberfoss/ Timber] — yet another open-source mp.
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;[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=ch.blinkenlights.android.vanilla Vanilla Music]
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*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/souch.smp/ SicMu Player] — Ultra barebones lightweight FOSS music player that's based on folders displayed in a file hierarchy tree view, in addition to some nice basic features.
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: A superior FOSS music player.
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;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/it.fossoft.timberfoss/ Timber]
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: yet another open-source mp.
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;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/souch.smp/ SicMu Player]
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: Ultra barebones lightweight FOSS music player that's based on folders displayed in a file hierarchy tree view, in addition to some nice basic features.
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;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.simplemobiletools.musicplayer Simple Music Player]
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: FOSS music player part of a series of FOSS apps made by the same developer.
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;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.oxycblt.auxio Auxio]
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: A simple, rational music player based on Material Design.
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;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/io.github.muntashirakon.Music Metro]
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: A material design music player for Android forked from [https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/code.name.monkey.retromusic Retro Music] with Google Play API removed and all pro features unlocked.
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==Video players==  
 
==Video players==  
  
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*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad&hl=en MX Player] — A solid player. Will play nearly everything (some formats will require a custom codec), really good subtitle support. Proprietary and ad-supported.
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;[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad&hl=en MX Player]
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*[https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-android.html VLC] — Android version of the vastly popular VLC client. Plays everything.
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: A solid player. Will play nearly everything (some formats will require a custom codec), really good subtitle support. Proprietary and ad-supported.
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*[https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/is.xyz.mpv MPV] — /g/s recommended desktop video player is on android. Suggested for those who want a FOSS video player, but don't like VLC.
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;[https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-android.html VLC]
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: Android version of the vastly popular VLC client. Plays everything.
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===YouTube===
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;[https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/apk/is.xyz.mpv MPV]
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: /g/s recommended desktop video player is on android.
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: Suggested for those who want a FOSS video player, but don't like VLC.
  
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*[https://minerev.com/youtube-vanced/ Vanced] — YouTube Vanced is a mod for the youtube app. It adds features such as adblock, background play, popout player, etc. It requires root for all its features to work.
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===Youtube===
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*[https://appsgag.com/en/newpipe/details NewPipe] — A lightweight YouTube front end without the botnet. Can download videos for offline viewing, play audio in background, play videos in a small window while using other apps. Supports subscribtions without a Google account. Can be used for Soundcloud, MediaCCC and FramaTube as well. It is under heavy development, uptaded regularly.
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;[https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe NewPipe]
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*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=free.rm.skytube.oss Skytube] — YouTube client with hardware acceleration, it can subscribe you to channels without an account.
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: A lightweight YouTube front end without the botnet. Can download videos for offline viewing, play audio in background, play videos in a small window while using other apps. Supports subscribtions without a Google account. Can be used for Soundcloud, MediaCCC, PeerTube and FramaTube as well. It is under heavy development, updaded regularly.
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;[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=free.rm.skytube.oss Skytube]
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: YouTube client with hardware acceleration, it can subscribe you to channels without an account.
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;[https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube LibreTube]
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: Open source YouTube client that uses the Piped API. By default, it proxies video through a Piped instance which means your IP isn't exposed to Google, and also included Sponsorblock integration. Can save subscriptions and playlists locally with no account.
  
 
==Privacy and Security==
 
==Privacy and Security==
  
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*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/dev.ukanth.ufirewall/ AFWall+] Easy to use firewall (requires root).
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;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/dev.ukanth.ufirewall/ AFWall+]
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*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.android.keepass/ KeePassDroid], [https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.kunzisoft.keepass.libre/ KeePass DX], [https://github.com/PhilippC/keepass2android Keepass2Android]  — KeePass/KeePassX compatible password managers.
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:  Easy to use firewall (requires root).
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*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.zygotelabs.locker/ Locker] Factory resets your device after a customisable number of login failures (requires root).
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;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.android.keepass/ KeePassDroid], [https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.kunzisoft.keepass.libre/ KeePassDX], [https://github.com/PhilippC/keepass2android Keepass2Android]  
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*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.faircode.netguard NetGuard] — Firewall that works as a local VPN. It doesn't require root.
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: KeePass/KeePassX compatible password managers.
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*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.sufficientlysecure.keychain OpenKeychain] [https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.thialfihar.android.apg APG (OpenPGP)].
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;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.zygotelabs.locker/ Locker]
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*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.typeblog.shelter/ Shelter] — Uses the work profile feature to isolate apps from having access to files, contacts, apps, etc., from the main profile. The isolated apps can also be freezed.
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:  Factory resets your device after a customisable number of login failures (requires root).
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*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=be.uhasselt.privacypolice Wi-Fi Privacy Police] — Defeat certain methods of Wi-Fi location tracking.
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;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.faircode.netguard NetGuard]
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*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.faircode.xlua XPrivacyLua] — Successor to XPrivacy that doesn't seem to suffer from the same problems as the old version. Made by the same author as the original XPrivacy. Requires Xposed and Android 6.0+.
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:  Firewall that works as a local VPN. It doesn't require root.
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*[http://repo.xposed.info/module/biz.bokhorst.xprivacy XPrivacy] — Requires Xposed. Allows you to restrict app permissions.
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;[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.sufficientlysecure.keychain OpenKeychain]
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: Encrypt your Files and Communications. Compatible with the OpenPGP Standard.
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;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.typeblog.shelter/ Shelter]
 +
:  Uses the work profile feature to isolate apps from having access to files, contacts, apps, etc., from the main profile. The isolated apps can also be freezed.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=be.uhasselt.privacypolice Wi-Fi Privacy Police]
 +
:  Defeat certain methods of Wi-Fi location tracking.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.faircode.xlua XPrivacyLua]
 +
:  Successor to XPrivacy that doesn't seem to suffer from the same problems as the old version. Made by the same author as the original XPrivacy. Requires Xposed and Android 6.0+.
 +
;[http://repo.xposed.info/module/biz.bokhorst.xprivacy XPrivacy]
 +
:  Requires Xposed. Allows you to restrict app permissions.
  
 
==Ad-blockers==
 
==Ad-blockers==
  
−
*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.adaway AdAway] — Blocks ads by editing host files - requires root.
+
;[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.adaway AdAway]
−
*[https://adguard.com/en/adguard-android/overview.html Adguard] — Works as a local VPN.  Also battery hungry, but lets you use a firewall even if you don't have root, and can filter mobile traffic.
+
: Blocks ads by editing host files - requires root. Can also be used without root by using the VPN slot for it.
−
*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.blokada.alarm Blokada] — Ad-block that works a local VPN and doesn't require root. Can use multiples lists for rules, e.g. AdAway.
+
;[https://adguard.com/en/adguard-android/overview.html Adguard]
−
*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.jak_linux.dns66 DNS66] — Blocking host names through DNS. Can be used for ad-blocking. Best part is that it doesn't require root, or fucking around with proxy settings. Worst part is that it's got a couple of [https://github.com/julian-klode/dns66#using-it issues]. Be a good /g/entoomen and help the dev find and squash bugs, or suggest features.
+
: Works as a local VPN.  Also battery hungry, but lets you use a firewall even if you don't have root, and can filter mobile traffic.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.blokada.alarm Blokada]
 +
: Ad-block that works a local VPN and doesn't require root. Can use multiples lists for rules, e.g. AdAway.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.jak_linux.dns66 DNS66]
 +
: Blocking host names through DNS. Can be used for ad-blocking. Best part is that it doesn't require root, or fucking around with proxy settings. Worst part is that it's got a couple of [https://github.com/julian-klode/dns66#using-it issues]. Be a good /g/entoomen and help the dev find and squash bugs, or suggest features.
  
 
==File Managers==
 
==File Managers==
  
−
*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=com.ghostsq.commander Ghost Commander] — Another Norton Commander clone. Gives access to all files on the device. Requires root.
+
;[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=com.ghostsq.commander Ghost Commander]
−
*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=amaze&fdid=com.amaze.filemanager Amaze] — Available on F-Droid, features material design, and has root options.
+
: Another Norton Commander clone. Gives access to all files on the device. Requires root.
−
*[http://neatbytes.com/solidexplorer/ Solid Explorer] — Free trial for 2 weeks pay required later, but APKs exist. Payment also doesn't work for everyone.
+
;[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=amaze&fdid=com.amaze.filemanager Amaze]
−
*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.fx FX File Explorer] — File manager with archive creator and extractor, media player, image viewer, binary (hex) viewer and text editor. Root capabilities possible with free [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.fx.rr add-on app]. Premium add-on enables access to cloud services, SMB, WebDAV, FTP, sending files directly to another instance on another device through NFC and/or Wi-Fi as well as accessing files from the browser. APKs exist.
+
: Available on F-Droid, features material design, and has root options.
−
*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.openintents.filemanager/ OI File Manager] — Very lightweight file manager.
+
;[http://neatbytes.com/solidexplorer/ Solid Explorer]
−
*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.veniosg.dir/ Dir] — FOSS ultra lightweight and barebones file manager with all the basic features you'd probably need and literally nothing more.
+
: Free trial for 2 weeks pay required later, but APKs exist. Payment also doesn't work for everyone.
 +
;[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.fx FX File Explorer]
 +
: File manager with archive creator and extractor, media player, image viewer, binary (hex) viewer and text editor. Root capabilities possible with free [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.fx.rr add-on app]. Premium add-on enables access to cloud services, SMB, WebDAV, FTP, sending files directly to another instance on another device through NFC and/or Wi-Fi as well as accessing files from the browser. APKs exist.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.openintents.filemanager/ OI File Manager]
 +
: Very lightweight file manager.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.veniosg.dir/ Dir]
 +
: FOSS ultra lightweight and barebones file manager with all the basic features you'd probably need and literally nothing more.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/packages/me.zhanghai.android.files Material Files]
 +
:  FOSS file manager based on Material Design guidelines.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.simplemobiletools.filemanager.pro Simple File Manager]
 +
: FOSS file manager part of a series of FOSS apps made by the same developer.
  
 
==Navigation==
 
==Navigation==
  
−
*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.organicmaps Organic Maps] — Privacy-respecting OpenStreetMap based mapping with a clean interface.
+
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.organicmaps Organic Maps]
−
*[http://maps.me MAPS.ME] — OpenStreetMap based offline map and turn by turn navigation.
+
: Privacy-respecting OpenStreetMap based mapping with a clean interface.
−
*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=net.osmand.plus OsmAnd] — OpenStreetMap based mapping.  Allows you to store detailed mapping info locally for offline access.
+
;[http://maps.me MAPS.ME]
 +
: OpenStreetMap based offline map and turn by turn navigation.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=net.osmand.plus OsmAnd]
 +
: OpenStreetMap based mapping.  Allows you to store detailed mapping info locally for offline access.
  
 
==Photography And Photo Gallery==
 
==Photography And Photo Gallery==
  
−
*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=net.sourceforge.opencamera Open Camera] — Feature-rich open-source camera app.
+
;[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=net.sourceforge.opencamera Open Camera]
−
*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.alienpants.leafpicrevived/ LeafPic Revived] — Alternative Image Gallery, Material Design and FOSS.
+
: Feature-rich open-source camera app.
−
*[https://f-droid.org/packages/com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro Simple Gallery] — FOSS gallery part of a series of FOSS apps made by the same developer.
+
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.alienpants.leafpicrevived/ LeafPic Revived]
−
*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.witness.sscphase1 Obscuracam] - FLOSS camera app made by The Guardian Project to obscure faces in photographs.
+
: Alternative Image Gallery, Material Design and FOSS.
−
*[https://f-droid.org/packages/us.koller.cameraroll/ Camera Roll] - Fast and intuitive Gallery replacement with cropping, EXIF editor, file manager. No longer maintained.
+
;[https://f-droid.org/packages/com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro Simple Gallery]
−
*[https://f-droid.org/packages/de.k3b.android.androFotoFinder/ A Photo Manager] - Super lightweight.
+
: FOSS gallery part of a series of FOSS apps made by the same developer.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.witness.sscphase1 Obscuracam]
 +
: FLOSS camera app made by The Guardian Project to obscure faces in photographs.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/packages/us.koller.cameraroll/ Camera Roll]
 +
: Fast and intuitive Gallery replacement with cropping, EXIF editor, file manager. No longer maintained.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/packages/de.k3b.android.androFotoFinder/ A Photo Manager]
 +
: Super lightweight.
 +
;[https://github.com/WSTxda/QP-Gallery-Releases/ QuickPic Gallery]
 +
: An open-source fork of the original excellent media gallery app.
  
 
==Torrents==
 
==Torrents==
  
−
*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.proninyaroslav.libretorrent LibreTorrent] — Free and open source torrent client, very similar to Flud but without the ads.
+
;[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.proninyaroslav.libretorrent LibreTorrent]
−
*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.axet.torrentclient/ Torrent Client] — A Torrent Client.
+
: Free and open source torrent client, very similar to Flud but without the ads.
−
*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.biglybt.android.client/ BiglyBT]
+
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.axet.torrentclient/ Torrent Client]
 +
: A Torrent Client.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.biglybt.android.client/ BiglyBT]
 +
: Ad-free, open source torrenting for phone, tablet, Chromebook, & Android TV
  
 
==Miscellaneous==
 
==Miscellaneous==
  
−
*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.danoeh.antennapod AntennaPod] — An Excellent podcast manager that is available on F-Droid.
+
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.danoeh.antennapod AntennaPod]
−
*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.programmierecke.radiodroid2/ RadioDroid] — A wiki-based, open source streaming radio player.
+
: An Excellent podcast manager that is available on F-Droid.
−
*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.y20k.transistor/ Transistor] — A bare bones app for listening to radio programs over the internet.
+
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.programmierecke.radiodroid2/ RadioDroid]
−
*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.ligi.materialteatimer Material Tea Timer] — A fucking ''material'' tea-timer so you can have your tea tasting just right, ensuring peak coziness in the cold during months. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSQZ-McBd9k&list=PLQPxKaYFi-Ojn56ywFtwgBTTzQp-9mVGb Cafe de Touhou] is also recommended playing in the background.
+
: A wiki-based, open source streaming radio player.
−
*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=cz.martykan.forecastie Forecastie] — Get the weather forecast for anywhere in the world, cached for offline use.
+
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.y20k.transistor/ Transistor]
−
*[http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Software Kiwix] — A web reader for offline content, notably Wikipedia.
+
: A bare bones app for listening to radio programs over the internet.
−
*[https://github.com/itkach/aard2-android Aard2] -- Offline dictionary and wiki reader for .[https://github.com/itkach/slob slob] files.  
+
;[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.ligi.materialteatimer Material Tea Timer]
−
*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.billthefarmer.editor/ Editor] — A simple text editor that saves documents in plain-text format.
+
: A fucking ''material'' tea-timer so you can have your tea tasting just right, ensuring peak coziness in the cold during months. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSQZ-McBd9k&list=PLQPxKaYFi-Ojn56ywFtwgBTTzQp-9mVGb Cafe de Touhou] is also recommended playing in the background.
−
*[http://piratebox.cc/android PirateBox] — Run a fileshare/chat wireless hotspot. Requires root.
+
;[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=cz.martykan.forecastie Forecastie]
−
*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=net.etuldan.sparss.floss spaRSS] — Auto-updating RSS feed reader with full text extraction (no more truncated feeds).
+
: Get the weather forecast for anywhere in the world, cached for offline use.
−
*[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.ligi.survivalmanual Survival Manual] — Learn how to survive innawoods. A great companion for both veterans and newbies alike. Hell, it's a good read even if you're not going anywhere. Guide is based on the (public domain) US Army Survival Field-Manual FM 21-76, and is fully working offline. Even has illustrations.
+
;[http://www.kiwix.org/wiki/Software Kiwix]
−
*[https://microg.org/ microG] — FOSS re-implementation of Google's proprietary Android user space apps and libraries. Great for those who desire a bit more privacy, but still want to continue using Google's services. When used on older phone, it can even better your battery life. (Your ROM needs to support signature spoofing - Omni 5 and 6 have it in out of the box, but other ROMs require a [http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.thermatk.android.xf.fakegapps patch]. If you're not comfortable with running xposed, or just want to avoid it for some reason, you can use [https://github.com/moosd/Needle Needle by moosd]). Implementation status can be viewed [https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki/Implementation-Status here].
+
: A web reader for offline content, notably Wikipedia.
−
*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.artifex.mupdf.viewer.app/ MuPDF] — The Android port of a well known and efficient PDF reader. There is also a [https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.artifex.mupdf.mini.app/ mini version] with less bloat.
+
;[https://github.com/itkach/aard2-android Aard2]
−
*[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.sufficientlysecure.viewer/ Document Viewer] — Basically MuPDF (literally) but better. Supports many common file formats (except .doc and .docx, but you should be exporting to .pdf like an adult). Respects your privacy together with a good balance of being feature-rich, yet simple to use. Comes with sane defaults but offers extensive customization. Since it's built on MuPDF for document rendering it looks great, while the bookshelf view is also very nice to look at. Overall a great app for reading.
+
: Offline dictionary and wiki reader for .[https://github.com/itkach/slob slob] files.
−
*[https://github.com/inorichi/tachiyomi Tachiyomi] — Free and open source manga reader for Android
+
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.pulpdust.lesserpad/ LesserPad]
−
*[https://github.com/billthefarmer/diary Diary] — a Diary (not bloated). Notes are stored as .txts, sorted by da''y''te and put in /year/month subdirectories. Includes calendar interface to help navigate notes.
+
: A simple text editor that saves documents in plain-text format.
−
*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=utw.android.midsequer2 MidSequer2] | [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=utw.android.midsequer v1] - Basic piano-roll midi sequencer with straightforward interface.
+
;[http://piratebox.cc/android PirateBox]
 +
: Run a fileshare/chat wireless hotspot. Requires root.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=net.etuldan.sparss.floss spaRSS]
 +
: Auto-updating RSS feed reader with full text extraction (no more truncated feeds).
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.ligi.survivalmanual Survival Manual]
 +
: Learn how to survive innawoods. A great companion for both veterans and newbies alike. Hell, it's a good read even if you're not going anywhere. Guide is based on the (public domain) US Army Survival Field-Manual FM 21-76, and is fully working offline. Even has illustrations.
 +
;[https://microg.org/ microG]
 +
: FOSS re-implementation of Google's proprietary Android user space apps and libraries. Great for those who desire a bit more privacy, but still want to continue using Google's services. When used on older phone, it can even better your battery life. (Your ROM needs to support signature spoofing - Omni 5 and 6 have it in out of the box, but other ROMs require a [http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.thermatk.android.xf.fakegapps patch]. If you're not comfortable with running xposed, or just want to avoid it for some reason, you can use [https://github.com/moosd/Needle Needle by moosd]). Implementation status can be viewed [https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki/Implementation-Status here].
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.artifex.mupdf.viewer.app/ MuPDF]
 +
: The Android port of a well known and efficient PDF reader. There is also a [https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.artifex.mupdf.mini.app/ mini version] with less bloat.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.sufficientlysecure.viewer/ Document Viewer]
 +
: Basically MuPDF (literally) but better. Supports many common file formats (except .doc and .docx, but you should be exporting to .pdf like an adult). Respects your privacy together with a good balance of being feature-rich, yet simple to use. Comes with sane defaults but offers extensive customization. Since it's built on MuPDF for document rendering it looks great, while the bookshelf view is also very nice to look at. Overall a great app for reading.
 +
;[https://github.com/inorichi/tachiyomi Tachiyomi]
 +
: Free and open source manga reader for Android
 +
;[https://github.com/billthefarmer/diary Diary]
 +
: a Diary (not bloated). Notes are stored as .txts, sorted by da''y''te and put in /year/month subdirectories. Includes calendar interface to help navigate notes.
 +
;[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=utw.android.midsequer2 MidSequer2] | [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=utw.android.midsequer v1]
 +
: Basic piano-roll midi sequencer with straightforward interface.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.google.android.diskusage/ DiskUsage]
 +
: Lightweight and FOSS disk storage visualizer.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/axp.tool.apkextractor/ Apk Extractor]
 +
: Extract APKs from your device, even if installed from the Playstore.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.forrestguice.suntimeswidget/ Suntimes]
 +
:  Tracks sunlight and moonlight times. Features an app, alarm clock, and widget collection.
 +
;[https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.simplemobiletools.clock/ Simple Clock]
 +
: FOSS and lightweight combination of a clock widget, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer. Ensure battery optimization permissions are tweaked for alerts to function.
 +
;[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cronometer.android.gold Cronometer]
 +
: Non-free but excellent nutritional database and calorie-counting app.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

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Google's Android is one of the two primary competing cellular phone systems (with the other being Apple's iPhone). Android was formerly the Hacker's choice due to its kernel being Linux and it's hyper-customizability. In the time since its initial release in 2008, Android has increasingly become locked-down to the End-User and continues to be harder to root and hack. If you know what you're doing, you can easily jailbreak your Android phone —as well as root it— into a nearly-fully functioning computer. Many forums and communities exist for this very purpose, and specialty software exists for these tasks. This specialty software is prone to change often and frequently, and does not always work on every single cellphone. Much of this software is also maintained by Indian Programmers or the Chinese.

Universally recognized software for accessing higher functionality includes Termux, a Terminal Emulator, Xposed, a root-level module installer, xPrivacyLua, a per-app permissions-management system, just to name a few.

To unlock full-functionality, one must know the exact model number of the cell phone. There is a chance that your model number is unknown by the community. Older Cell Phones work better for rooting, and the installation of alternative roms because hackers (and crackers) have had more time to experiment with them.

This page is filled with recommended software that does not nessesarily require rooting, and is for common use. Android uses a package type known as APKs, which can be aquired from Google Play, or alternative App Stores not requiring Google Services such as APKPure and F-Droid. Always express caution when installing from third-party repositories.

Rooting/Custom ROMs

A few applications will require root access, and occasionally phones will ship with bloatware that you cannot remove. To solve this, read up and get yourself Android ROMs.

"App Stores"

F-Droid (FOSS Repo) 
F-Droid is more or less the most popular alternative to the default Google Play store as all your main FOSS applications can be found here (sometimes even paid versions of software on the Google play store are avaliable on F-Droid for free). Allows you to add repository locations as well.
Aurora Suite 
Popular FOSS client alternative to Google Play Store & F-Droid, only sane Google Play Store front-end.
Aptoide 
An alternative, decentralized set of repos that inspired F-Droid, for those who still want mainstream apps and timely updates without having to sign in to Google or sideload apks repeatedly. It features malware scanning and compares the app signature with that of the Google Play Store when available.

You can also download APK files directly from Google Play with Evozi's APK Downloader, APK Downloader,Aapks, or APKPure. Be wary of third party sources that claim to provide unmodified APKs from Google Play if an app signature, checksum or other means of verification is not available. Some may bundle in malware or adware.

Web browsers

Google Chrome
The default web-browser preinstalled on nearly every stock android rom.
Suffers from all the same problems as the desktop version of chrome (privacy concerns, bloat, etc). Not recommended.
Firefox for Android
FOSS.
Very similar to the desktop version in terms of its add-ons;
Syncs with the desktop version of Firefox, should you sign in (advised against)
With Mozilla's recent statements about censorship and general fuckery, they should be avoided.
Cromite by Uazo
(continuation of Bromite, which is abandoned)
Based on Chromium, FOSS and respects your freedoms;
Baked-in adblock engine with filters from EasyList, EasyPrivacy and others
Removes click-tracking and AMP from search results
Brave for Android
Based on Chromium. Open Source, developed by Brave Software, founded by former Mozilla exec Brendan Eich
Built-in AdBlock, tracking and security protection, and further speed optimizations.
Has an upcoming micropayment feature that is somewhat controversial
Fennec
Based on the latest Firefox release (codenamed Fenix).
It has proprietary bits and telemetry removed, but still connects to various Mozilla and Google services that can track users.
Iceraven
Based on Mozilla's Fenix version of Firefox, GeckoView and Mozilla Android Components.
about:config support
Mull
Privacy oriented and deblobbed web browser based on Mozilla technology.
Enables many features upstreamed by the Tor Uplift project using preferences from the arkenfox-user.js project.
It is recommended to install 'uBlock Origin'.
FFUpdater
Easy way to download the .apk files and keep updated a variety of browsers from Github.
Includes Bromite, Brave, Iceraven and more.
Lightning
Lightweight barebones browser without many features. No-longer being developed.

Imageboard browsers

Kuroba
Forked from Clover after the main developer stop accepting pull requests. Fixes a ton of bugs, supports viewing most imageboards, doesn't support 4chan's new captcha.
KurobaEx
A Kuroba fork including captcha support, new thread navigation, external archive support, new media viewer, mpv support, and lots of other minor improvements.
Dashchan
Made by the Russians at 2ch.hk. Uses the extension apps for supporting particular imageboards.
Clover
Stable Lightweight client, doesn't support 4chan's new captcha
Blue Clover
Updated fork of Clover including captcha support, external archive support, image renaming, board flags, etc.

Communications

For most users, the app will you use to communicate will be dependent on the platform your friends use (or you have forced them onto). Most platforms will have their own app that you can use however they will usually contain many anti-features. Some platforms have 3rd party apps which may not save your privacy but may make your experience better.

Majority of the apps here will only work if both parties have it, otherwise it simply is a fancy replacement for the messages app.

Signal
The successor of TextSecure and RedPhone. It provides end-to-end encrypted VoIP and IM over Wi-Fi or cellular internet using your existing phone number. It is recommended by both Snowden and Bruce Schneier. It previously required Google Play, but now you can download the APK from the website directly.
Silence
Send encrypted SMS messages. Fork of TextSecure with only the SMS encryption and no internet messaging. Available in Google and F-Droid App Store.
GNU Jami
Serverless, DHT-based messenger, a GNU project of the Free Software Foundation.
Xabber (XMPP and others)
has OTR support.
Conversations
God tier XMPP client supporting OMEMO, GPG, and OTR encryption.
K-9 Mail (Email)
supports OpenPGP if APG is installed.
FairEmail
Open source, privacy friendly email app
Telegram (IM)
a more secure WhatsApp/Viber replacement (please be aware that the server side is still proprietary, although you can still use "secret chats").
QKSMS
If you don't care about security, this is a very nice one to use instead of Google Hangouts or your phone's preinstalled messaging app. It is open source also.
Revolution IRC
Decent IRC client. Is open source.
SimpleX Chat
Decentralized instant messenger. Open source and requires no identifying info such as phone number to use.

Music

GoneMAD Music Player
(Paid proprietary) Know the recently released Foobar2000 for Android? This app more or less is what its' devs are trying to recreate - and they can't do it, despite the fact that it was in development for years. Supports a shitload of formats including .opus(!!), and it has a decent UI, which is reminiscent of Vanilla Player and Rocket Player combined. Good, robust app.
Vanilla Music
A superior FOSS music player.
Timber
yet another open-source mp.
SicMu Player
Ultra barebones lightweight FOSS music player that's based on folders displayed in a file hierarchy tree view, in addition to some nice basic features.
Simple Music Player
FOSS music player part of a series of FOSS apps made by the same developer.
Auxio
A simple, rational music player based on Material Design.
Metro
A material design music player for Android forked from Retro Music with Google Play API removed and all pro features unlocked.

Video players

MX Player
A solid player. Will play nearly everything (some formats will require a custom codec), really good subtitle support. Proprietary and ad-supported.
VLC
Android version of the vastly popular VLC client. Plays everything.
MPV
/g/s recommended desktop video player is on android.
Suggested for those who want a FOSS video player, but don't like VLC.

Youtube

NewPipe
A lightweight YouTube front end without the botnet. Can download videos for offline viewing, play audio in background, play videos in a small window while using other apps. Supports subscribtions without a Google account. Can be used for Soundcloud, MediaCCC, PeerTube and FramaTube as well. It is under heavy development, updaded regularly.
Skytube
YouTube client with hardware acceleration, it can subscribe you to channels without an account.
LibreTube
Open source YouTube client that uses the Piped API. By default, it proxies video through a Piped instance which means your IP isn't exposed to Google, and also included Sponsorblock integration. Can save subscriptions and playlists locally with no account.

Privacy and Security

AFWall+
Easy to use firewall (requires root).
KeePassDroid, KeePassDX, Keepass2Android
KeePass/KeePassX compatible password managers.
Locker
Factory resets your device after a customisable number of login failures (requires root).
NetGuard
Firewall that works as a local VPN. It doesn't require root.
OpenKeychain
Encrypt your Files and Communications. Compatible with the OpenPGP Standard.
Shelter
Uses the work profile feature to isolate apps from having access to files, contacts, apps, etc., from the main profile. The isolated apps can also be freezed.
Wi-Fi Privacy Police
Defeat certain methods of Wi-Fi location tracking.
XPrivacyLua
Successor to XPrivacy that doesn't seem to suffer from the same problems as the old version. Made by the same author as the original XPrivacy. Requires Xposed and Android 6.0+.
XPrivacy
Requires Xposed. Allows you to restrict app permissions.

Ad-blockers

AdAway
Blocks ads by editing host files - requires root. Can also be used without root by using the VPN slot for it.
Adguard
Works as a local VPN. Also battery hungry, but lets you use a firewall even if you don't have root, and can filter mobile traffic.
Blokada
Ad-block that works a local VPN and doesn't require root. Can use multiples lists for rules, e.g. AdAway.
DNS66
Blocking host names through DNS. Can be used for ad-blocking. Best part is that it doesn't require root, or fucking around with proxy settings. Worst part is that it's got a couple of issues. Be a good /g/entoomen and help the dev find and squash bugs, or suggest features.

File Managers

Ghost Commander
Another Norton Commander clone. Gives access to all files on the device. Requires root.
Amaze
Available on F-Droid, features material design, and has root options.
Solid Explorer
Free trial for 2 weeks pay required later, but APKs exist. Payment also doesn't work for everyone.
FX File Explorer
File manager with archive creator and extractor, media player, image viewer, binary (hex) viewer and text editor. Root capabilities possible with free add-on app. Premium add-on enables access to cloud services, SMB, WebDAV, FTP, sending files directly to another instance on another device through NFC and/or Wi-Fi as well as accessing files from the browser. APKs exist.
OI File Manager
Very lightweight file manager.
Dir
FOSS ultra lightweight and barebones file manager with all the basic features you'd probably need and literally nothing more.
Material Files
FOSS file manager based on Material Design guidelines.
Simple File Manager
FOSS file manager part of a series of FOSS apps made by the same developer.

Navigation

Organic Maps
Privacy-respecting OpenStreetMap based mapping with a clean interface.
MAPS.ME
OpenStreetMap based offline map and turn by turn navigation.
OsmAnd
OpenStreetMap based mapping. Allows you to store detailed mapping info locally for offline access.

Photography And Photo Gallery

Open Camera
Feature-rich open-source camera app.
LeafPic Revived
Alternative Image Gallery, Material Design and FOSS.
Simple Gallery
FOSS gallery part of a series of FOSS apps made by the same developer.
Obscuracam
FLOSS camera app made by The Guardian Project to obscure faces in photographs.
Camera Roll
Fast and intuitive Gallery replacement with cropping, EXIF editor, file manager. No longer maintained.
A Photo Manager
Super lightweight.
QuickPic Gallery
An open-source fork of the original excellent media gallery app.

Torrents

LibreTorrent
Free and open source torrent client, very similar to Flud but without the ads.
Torrent Client
A Torrent Client.
BiglyBT
Ad-free, open source torrenting for phone, tablet, Chromebook, & Android TV

Miscellaneous

AntennaPod
An Excellent podcast manager that is available on F-Droid.
RadioDroid
A wiki-based, open source streaming radio player.
Transistor
A bare bones app for listening to radio programs over the internet.
Material Tea Timer
A fucking material tea-timer so you can have your tea tasting just right, ensuring peak coziness in the cold during months. Cafe de Touhou is also recommended playing in the background.
Forecastie
Get the weather forecast for anywhere in the world, cached for offline use.
Kiwix
A web reader for offline content, notably Wikipedia.
Aard2
Offline dictionary and wiki reader for .slob files.
LesserPad
A simple text editor that saves documents in plain-text format.
PirateBox
Run a fileshare/chat wireless hotspot. Requires root.
spaRSS
Auto-updating RSS feed reader with full text extraction (no more truncated feeds).
Survival Manual
Learn how to survive innawoods. A great companion for both veterans and newbies alike. Hell, it's a good read even if you're not going anywhere. Guide is based on the (public domain) US Army Survival Field-Manual FM 21-76, and is fully working offline. Even has illustrations.
microG
FOSS re-implementation of Google's proprietary Android user space apps and libraries. Great for those who desire a bit more privacy, but still want to continue using Google's services. When used on older phone, it can even better your battery life. (Your ROM needs to support signature spoofing - Omni 5 and 6 have it in out of the box, but other ROMs require a patch. If you're not comfortable with running xposed, or just want to avoid it for some reason, you can use Needle by moosd). Implementation status can be viewed here.
MuPDF
The Android port of a well known and efficient PDF reader. There is also a mini version with less bloat.
Document Viewer
Basically MuPDF (literally) but better. Supports many common file formats (except .doc and .docx, but you should be exporting to .pdf like an adult). Respects your privacy together with a good balance of being feature-rich, yet simple to use. Comes with sane defaults but offers extensive customization. Since it's built on MuPDF for document rendering it looks great, while the bookshelf view is also very nice to look at. Overall a great app for reading.
Tachiyomi
Free and open source manga reader for Android
Diary
a Diary (not bloated). Notes are stored as .txts, sorted by dayte and put in /year/month subdirectories. Includes calendar interface to help navigate notes.
MidSequer2 | v1
Basic piano-roll midi sequencer with straightforward interface.
DiskUsage
Lightweight and FOSS disk storage visualizer.
Apk Extractor
Extract APKs from your device, even if installed from the Playstore.
Suntimes
Tracks sunlight and moonlight times. Features an app, alarm clock, and widget collection.
Simple Clock
FOSS and lightweight combination of a clock widget, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer. Ensure battery optimization permissions are tweaked for alerts to function.
Cronometer
Non-free but excellent nutritional database and calorie-counting app.

References

1 Has a bookmark of /g/ in one of the demo screenshots.

External links

  • Prism Break — Lists software that respect your freedom and privacy (and points out those which do not).
  • Droid Break — Lists notable free and open source software.

See also

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