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List of recommended Android software
List of recommended software for Android devices.
Contents
"App Stores"
- F-Droid (FOSS Repo) -- Also allows you to add other repository locations as well.
Web Browsers
- Firefox for Android
- very similar to the desktop version in terms of its add-ons
- FOSS and respects your freedoms
- Syncs with the desktop version of Firefox
- Google Chrome for Android
- Well integrated because it is made by the same people who made Android
- Closed source, and receives many of the same privacy complaints the desktop version of Chrome does
- Syncs with the desktop version of Chrome
- Lightning
- FOSS
- Follows Google's UI pattern
- Fast
- Uses the Webview engine integrated with the Android system, so older versions of Android may have security issues with this browser
- 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
- The version on F-Droid is identical to the Playstore's paid version, but free of charge
- Naked Browser
- Very minimilistic, barebones UI
- Lists trust as the first feature in the description
- Author is a confirmed /g/entooman.¹
- Uses the Webview engine integrated with the Android system, so older versions of Android may have security issues with this browser
4chan Browsers
- Chant -- banned from the App store
- Chanu
- Party Van
- Clover -- can play webm, also available on F-Droid
Communications
- ChatSecure (XMPP) -- has OTR support
- K-9 Mail (Email) -- supports OpenPGP if APG is installed
Music
- Shuttle -- Free version has ads, but apks without exist.
- PowerAMP -- Trial version, but may be worth the money for the extra features
- Google Play Music -- Your music from the Google Botnet!
- Vanilla Music -- A FOSS music player, for those with tinfoil wrapped phones
- Apollo -- FOSS, port of Cyanogenmod's default music player for other ROMs
Media Players
- VPlayer --Plays just about every file format ever made, but not recommended for girl cartoons
- MX Player --Recommended for anime, really good subtitle support (Will play MKVs!)
Privacy & Security
- Orbot -- TOR client for Android
- APG (OpenPGP)
Misc.
- OsmAnd -- OpenStreetMap based mapping. Allows you to store detailed mapping info locally for offline access.
References
¹ He has a bookmark of /g/ in on of the demo screenshots