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

ticklemyIP

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

How do you think it compares to ytdlnis?

fid02

I found Openreads, an open source app for keeping track of book collections and reading progress, all locally. I have rarely seen it mentioned here, but I think it's pretty great for its purpose. I miss the ability to add custom fields such as series info, but it's a planned feature. The latest release was 4 months ago, but development will be picked up again soon according to the developer. (4 months is not a very long time anyway).

If anyone know of any alternatives (preferably also open source) to Openreads, would be happy to hear about it.

AlphaElwedritsch

ticklemyIP with Cappy reader I cannot get all my RSS feeds working.
For example:

https://www.radsport-news.com/rss.xml

Maybe somebody knows why...

ticklemyIP

Termux for a Linux shell on Android, it can be used for SSH, running python programs on Android files etc. It can be customized as well. Has some weird hickups but I have yet to find a proper alternative.
Auxio is a very polished and comfortable music player for local music. Does everything it needs.
Lichess and Libresudoku for easy games.
Organic Maps is really awesome but I still use OsmAnd for some functions, since it's still modern and has much more functions (which makes it a bit bloated but still).
Material Files is a great alternative for bloated native file managers, it supports SFTP, FTP, SMB and WebDav mounts. Shame it doesn't have some kind of recycle bin function.

Carlos-Anso

ticklemyIP but I have yet to find a proper alternative.

Some people like https://github.com/markbirss/vmConsole

Many people await vm support in android and on Pixels to mature further and ithe eventual arrival of vms to GrapheneOS. Its something we'd like to add to make tablets and desktop mode (once Googles work on that is also more complete) more useful.

Google developers have been recently working getting ChromiumOS and Debian vms running under android
https://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/main/+/main:packages/modules/Virtualization/docs/custom_vm.md

The GrapheneOS dev team is watching and testing this work. We are still some way away from being ready to focus on getting any of this work polished and production ready for inclusion in GrapheneOS.

proclaim

UndercoverBozo
Works Thanks !
Btw Any trick to search images only?

horde

https://github.com/umutcamliyurt/DroidCrypt - A file and text encryption tool for Android

https://github.com/umutcamliyurt/FaradayTester - A tool for testing effectiveness of Faraday bags

SovereignCopper

Barcode Scanner

My favorite barcode scanner, because of the UI, an optional history feature that makes sense, a good barcode generator, extra info about barcode types and the option to (automatically or manually) fetch product info via Open Food/Beauty/Pet Facts and MusicBrainz. F-Droid, GitLab

MixPlorer

Still the most feature rich and customizable file manager available, especially when it comes to networking and cloud support. Unfortunately not open source. Free via XDA (direct download via official Google Drive), or support the author via MiXplorer Silver (Play Store).

Smart Task Launcher

I'll probably never find a proper open source quick launcher like this: appoint actions to gestures in a hotspot region of the screen and open a launcher over other apps to quickly reach other apps, shortcuts or actions. Play Store

Tranquil Stopwatch

A new and reliable stopwatch for timing very long sessions. Doesn't use any service and has a nice OLED-friendly always on display. Really simple and just customizable enough. F-Droid, GitHub

manugraph

SovereignCopper

SovereignCopper MixPlorer
Still the most feature rich and customizable file manager available, especially when it comes to networking

I just recently replaced it by Material Files that even has proper WebDAV- and multi-window-support.
Unfortunately no direct cloud support. But I've read there are third party solutions to bridge Drive to WebDAV 🤷

Speaking of Clouds: If that counts as "feature", when not relying on my own server I'm a user of Infomaniak's Kdrive that I can connect to via WebDAV and therefore mount it to my phone directly.

stupidcreature

I absolutely love the dynamic wallpaper feature of BreezyWeather. The app as a whole is quite stunning for any app, especially so for a completely FOSS app. All of the animations and the great graphic design is very pleasant. I also really enjoy, how according to the weather it changes the core material colors. Such a good app.

splattergames

stupidcreature +1 for BreezyWeather. The only gripe I have with them, is that they don't accept donations lol

SovereignCopper

manugraph Well, yeah, I'm not a user of any commercial cloud protocols anymore for years now, but I did consider it a unique selling point of MiX in the past (because it allowed to keep away from the proprietary apps). But apart from the obvious WebDAV, I do still use SMB, FTP and MiXplorer's FTP(S,ES)/Share Server and sometimes its HTTP/WebDAV Server.

Apart from that, it's got great view modes, (file type) filtering and detailed recursive search, a decent RegEx (multi-)renamer, great operation queue management, quick shell command execution and overall exhaustive customizability. Material Files isn't there (yet), but I'm sure that if you use it for a while, you eventually won't miss the stuff you've gotten used to in MiX anymore.

Anti2030

faded I've been using this app for a while now, but I'm noticing that when I record it always stops recording at minute 22, why is this happening? Couldn't it last 1 hour recording? Thanks

faded

Anti2030 This issue is on android 13 and above where system kills the app after some time and we are working on it. Also in beta version we have some fixes so please try the beta version and let me know if it solves this issue. Also join discord for faster response and to get updates about the project. Thanks

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.

fid02

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

Not suitable for tracking weightlifting. It records and displays the following:

distance
moving time
fastest pace
average moving pace
intervals in meters/km
elevation displayed in graphs by time and distance
aggregated statistics
activity on map

MrDavis_Machine

fid02 Agreed, OpenTracks is great for running/cycling/hiking etc., I can't see adapting it for much else.

I use GymRoutines as an open source tracker for weightlifting. It's worth checking out if you need something for weight training. I'm in the process of switching over to Graphene - I just installed GymRoutines today, and it appears to work. I've used it without issue for many months on my previous phone.

horde

https://github.com/umutcamliyurt/MockTraffic A random DNS, HTTPS internet traffic noise generator for Android, this added layer of traffic noise reduces the effectiveness of traffic analysis and profiling techniques, making it harder to identify specific behaviors, websites, or services accessed by the user.

https://github.com/proninyaroslav/blink-comparison Simplifies comparing photos of tamper-evident seals and patterns using your eyes.

Byku

https://github.com/nuclearfog/Nitterify - converts links from X/Twitter to your chosen frontend site, requires absolutely no permissions, useful since there is no longer any frontend app to view X anonymously

https://gitlab.com/cosmosapps/stealth - app to view reddit without account with added on device account-like functions i.e. subscription to subreddit feed, ability to pin posts you like etc.

https://github.com/aleksey-saenko/MusicRecognizer - does it's job, no bloat, no cluttered UI, just works

SovereignCopper

Byku To have the Nitterify functionality for a lot more privacy front-ends (e.g. Reddit, YouTube, Medium etc.), have a look at Linksheet.

Audile (MusicRecognizer) uses the AudD and ACRCloud APIs for recognition, Audire uses Shazam, which in my tests is more accurate.

NM4587

Byku hey mate, how do you get Stealth to work with the Reddit API changes?

Byku

NM4587 It's still working for me. Reddit blocks a lot of VPN addresses, so maybe you can't connect because of a VPN. Can you access reddit in the browser?

blackrose

NM4587
If you're using a VPN like I do, you should use an alternative frontend to access reddit.

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