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Android /tech/ies - what are your essential apps?
| I use Xperia home,it's great
| PdaNet+ lets me use my 4g from my phone on my rig. And also PC remote which lets me access and control my pc through my phone Pretty handy
| >>72194
I've heard good things about the Xperia keyboard, how is that? I can't use it since I don't have an Xperia =P
| Nova La—
Ayy, OP!
Anyway, apart from that I have a boatload of things that I usually reinstall when having a new phone:
- Amaze File Manager (or Solid + FTP plugin, both works)
- AndSMB & AndFTP
- Atjeews
- LastPass
- Lotsa text and story writing stuff: QuickEdit, Writer Plus, World Scribe
- Google Authenticator
- Maybe throw in VLC somewhere in there as well
| Termux is the killer app for Android.
| Maybe Telegram,lol
| Bluelight Protect
Simple File Manager
Simple Gallery
too lazy to list more
| - File manager: Amaze
- 2FA: andOTP
- Web browser: Firefox and Firefox Focus/Klar (Focus for quickly browsing random stuff and normal Firefox for trusted and more complex stuff)
- Adblocker: AdAway
- Youtube: Newpipe
- Hacker News: Materialistic
- Password manager: Keepassdroid
- Github: Fasthub-Libre
All open-source and on F-Droid.
Only closed-source apps I use are Relay for Reddit, Spotify, Netflix, Discord, Rotation Control and Keyboard 69/Nintype (such a good keyboard).
| ap15 Launcher
| >>72194 i love Xperia home but Xperia is just straight up fucking me with battery issues rn, shouldn't have bought another Xperia after Z1 but they're the only aesthetically pleasing Android phone out there
| -Stickynote widget saved my ass way too much times
-Camscanner is good emergency scan for assignments
-DiskUsage is the first thing I download to any new devices I have
-Message Peeping Tom just in case (only work sometimes)
all of these are android apps from playstore
| F-droid, Termux, AnySoftKeyboard, Ghost Commander, DAVdroid, KISS Launcher
| Oh I forgot silence, conversations, k9mail and openkeychain for encrypted, secure, compatible communication with free choice of providers (include self hosting)
| Wire, KDE Connect, and Wikipedia Beta
| I love 7Zipper you should try it,it has a loot of tools
| Launcher: Evie
SSH: ConnectBot
File browser: ASUS (Also handles local file shares)
Passwords: Lastpass
Authenticators: Google and LastPass
VPN: PIA (Need a subscription with PIA)
Music: FB2K, SoundCloud
Remote Desktop: TeamViewer
Password Generator: Passera
That's all I can take think of.
| Since no one has mentioned it yet, i need to have Titanium Backup for the many times I brick my phone :P I don't know what I'd do without it
| Solid Exporer
Discord
Danger/u/
PornBUb
| | Slide
Open source Reddit app on f-droid
| Why do people like relay? What is it useful for?
| >>72226 speaking of amaze, have you had the problem where you can't press backspace in the search? It just hides the keyboard
| Orbit, orfox(tor), ipvanish(VPN), XDA, and Signal. Tinfoil hat(ker) reporting in.
| I use Nokia 5
| >>72207
>>73308
I don't have an experia, i use a magisk module that let me install all sony apps
I have tried sony keyboard, it's nice but i like SwiftKey more
| Termux because I'm a 1337 H4x0r
| Xposed framework + XPrivacy
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| Mine is probably Nova Launcher.