What feature/app do you use that the majority never talk about?

UndercoverBozo

Futo - Voice Input

Open Source works perfect offline with both stock & HeliBoard

Also noticed it toggled Firefox browsers to be a "Default Assistant App" option but they dropped the ball and it just opens a search bar.

commodore64

UndercoverBozo Not sure if this fits the topic, but I really like the GOS built in DND. I've got my family and good friends tagged as favorites so their calls and messages come right through. I no longer have to deal with my phone ringing from rouge callers.

6gsxdr3U

UndercoverBozo That is an excellent recommendation, thank you!

User2288

UndercoverBozo

Apps:

Untrack me
ImagePipe
Image Toolbox
Scrambled Exif
LocalSend
fx File Browser
Obsidian - some features are superior to all foss note taking apps.

Feature:

Home screen shortcut for the "internet" setting. Less clicks to turn wifi off and on.

On PC:

exiftool - to remove photo exif data on pc.

fid02

Opentracks for simple tracking of hiking and workouts: https://github.com/OpenTracksApp/OpenTracks
Never see it discussed on here, probably because it has a pretty niche use case because it doesn't have advanced workout tracking like a lot of other apps in this category. But it's good for my rather simple use case.

UndercoverBozo

fid02 Nice, perfect for the slopes.

43t34fg4

fid02 I have been messing with OT the past 3 days and it is/was an absolute PAIN to set up for just my one friend and I. Ton of headaches. BUT, that being said, it is now finally setup and working nicely.

OfflinePuffin

fid02 do you use it with a smart watch?

zkz

fid02 can you track weight lifting with this or is it more for running+cycling?

I've been using Flexify to track weightlifting workouts.

matchboxbananasynergy re:issues with read you. same here.

I switched to "Capy Reader" recently and quite liking it.

Murcielago

No longer an insider tip but not hotly debated either: Catima - an app for storing loyalty and other barcode-based cards.

MarsTrue

Murcielago
i use KeePassDX for barcode stuff. One less app and more secure.
https://github.com/Kunzisoft/KeePassDX

mythodical
YTDLnis has more functionality and seems to be more stable.
https://github.com/deniscerri/ytdlnis

mumbo6868
MJ PDF is more polished.
https://gitlab.com/mudlej_android/mj_pdf_reader

jet_silver
I tried it but I like Musicolet better as it has a more intuitive layout and just as many options.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.krosbits.musicolet

N1b
I prefer local music so Seeker is a great option.
https://github.com/jackBonadies/SeekerAndroid

I find Fossify Voice Recorder more easy to use. It also has an inconspicuous widget for quick start.
https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Voice-Recorder

Murcielago

ReadYou - a slim Android RSS reader in Material You design.

fid02

Murcielago Wow, this is perfect! Thanks.

matchboxbananasynergy

I used to use ReadYou but it gave me a few issues a while back, so I switched to Feeder.

I've been looking at https://github.com/msasikanth/Twine lately to see how it compares.

ticklemyIP

matchboxbananasynergy I used to use ReadYou but it gave me a few issues

Oh don't get me started, it's a shame because Feeder is really inconvenient to use a lot of the time and apps on my device have issues running in the background. I'm planning on trying Cappy Reader in addition to Twine

N1b

ICSx5 for viewing my work calendar appointments in Fossify Calendar without Google Services installed.

AgoraDesk for buying BTC or XMR

kycnot.me for researching non kyc services.

Murcielago

Not an app - but a simple way to share files end-to-end encrypted: https://wormhole.app/

UndercoverBozo

Murcielago Wormhole protocol is 🔥 works on any OS and between profiles.

Was using Wormhole William but just switched to Iyox for an app.

Croak3114

Murcielago What advantages does this have over sendvisee? As far as i could tell its basically the same thing except that sendvisee is open source and wormhole isnt.

Roger

Murcielago you're a real one for this, solving so many of my problems right now

fid02

43t34fg4 Maybe you had an issue with the maps integration? I didn't get it to work, but I don't really need it.

43t34fg4

fid02 I have all the features working fine now, but at first I was trying to do it all in Docker on a Windows setup (literally had me editing the bootstrap.sh files and a bunch of other junk). Switched to Linux and it worked without issue. Probably spent 20+hrs trying to get the Docker stuff working but nope. Well, I had basic functionality with the Docker stuff but Linux got me everything.

fid02

43t34fg4 Oh. I was assuming that you were running it on a GrapheneOS phone.

mythodical

Markor (F-Droid) - an open source markdown notes app that respects traditional file storage (no databases, etc.) and works great with Syncthing.

Seal (F-Droid) - an open source audio/video downloader, based on yt-dlp, and featuring many configurable options. Seal works for loads of sites and apps (access it through the Share menu), and on individual files or entire playlists.

ticklemyIP

mythodical Seal (F-Droid) - an open source audio/video downloader, based on yt-dlp

How do you think it compares to ytdlnis?

mumbo6868

SD Maid SE - the successor of the great SD Maid app

MuPDF Viewer - much less glitchy/annoying than the built in PDF Viewer

FlipSid

https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/
😎 Installed and uninstalled many apps after running after fresh installs
App is either on F-Droid / Playstore or APK

fid02

FlipSid I don't understand? Are you recommending this site? It incidentally reports that Facebook contains 0 trackers...

N1b

FlipSid I liked to use exodus as well (and still do within neo store) but it's very imperfect as it uses badness enumeration. There are many trackers it won't identify, so it's best used for first impressions only and never to be relied upon.

FlipSid

fid02
I use the app. Actually it works, as far as I can tell, farely good. Screenshot https://ibb.co/H787WWH

horde

fid02 https://www.privacyguides.org/en/os/android-overview/#android-permissions

Exodus can be useful when comparing apps that have similar purposes. If an app requires a lot of permissions and has a lot of advertising and analytics this is probably a bad sign. We recommend looking at the individual trackers and reading their descriptions rather than simply counting the total and assuming all items listed are equal.

If an app is mostly a web-based service, the tracking may occur on the server side. Facebook shows "no trackers" but certainly does track users' interests and behavior across the site. Apps may evade detection by not using standard code libraries produced by the advertising industry, though this is unlikely.

FlipSid

N1b is there an alternative?

ignoramous

N1b liked to use exodus as well (and still do within neo store) but it's very imperfect as it uses badness enumeration.

Try https://beta.pithus.org/ (by same engs who built Exodus) which simply does an extensive static analysis on the APK (it does "badness enum" in that it highlights things it finds concerning, which isn't a bad thing).