Hello, that is a nice list.
If I may, I would suggest not to mix together self-hosted apps (Immich) with normies' apps. You might dedicate a specific chapter to those who are willing to self-host, if you want to emphasise on the extra-level of privacy that it provides (with increased risk for data security).
GrapheneOS AppVerse: A Curated Collection of Privacy-Respecting Apps
Eirikr70 Ah right! Good catch - will update it asap. Thanks :)
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I would also add Geometric weather to the meteorological chapter.
Eirikr70 Can you confirm if the project is active? https://github.com/WangDaYeeeeee/GeometricWeather
The last commit was made 2 years ago. Do I have the right repo link?
ianonymous3000 Sorry, it's Breezy weather, which is a fork of Geometric weather.
Eirikr70 Added to the list! After a quick glance - seems like a great weather app. Thanks again for the contribution!
Rethink DNS is often recommended for firewall + DNS filtering.
yam8449 Yes, I have heard a lot of good stuff about it but why need a DNS when the VPN already takes care of it? (at least the ones on my list)
Wouldn't it be redundant? Or what am I missing here?
I would say that RethinkDNS is quite different from a VPN (although it partly acts as and takes the place of a VPN) since it provides with an on-device DNS filter.
@ianonymous3000 Consider adding QuickWeather it can be paired with Open-Mateo for a free, open source, and privacy respecting weather app.
Overlay1404 Done! Another solid suggestion :)
Maybe RecordYou a privacy focused voice and screen recorder - although no further updates as it is considered complete.
Overall, this is a good list and could definitely be useful for people starting out. A couple of suggestions, if I may:
- Remove Binary Eye, which is made redundant by Secure Camera, which has QR and barcode scanning functionality.
- Remove Secure Photo Viewer, which seems to be from 2018 with very few reviews.
- Perhaps you would like to include launcher recommendations. From my experience, Lawnchair and Kvaesitso are both FOSS and very nice to use, especially as the default Launcher3 is fairly barebones.
- RSS readers might also be worth considering. I’m currently using Feeder, which is another great, FOSS app.
https://github.com/offa/android-foss
https://github.com/F3FFO/AndroidFossApps
https://github.com/Generator/Awesome-Android-TV-FOSS-Apps
Who needs more? There are several more lists available just on GitHub but not as up to date. In any case eagerness to spread the privacy word is highly appreciated.
Remove Binary Eye, which is made redundant by Secure Camera, which has QR and barcode scanning functionality.
Redundant? Have you seen the feature set of BinaryEye?
@OP Leave it in, do not remove it!
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phnx 1 & 2 done! Have updated the list.
Will think about 3 & 4. Thanks for your contribution!
(Although I think Binary Eye seems to offer way more)
Could you add Etar https://github.com/Etar-Group/Etar-Calendar to the calendar app section
Another that I use occasionally is Localsend https://github.com/localsend/localsend
brookie229 Added LocalSend to the list!
Thanks for the contribution!
I think secure photo viewer just doesnt need an update. It displays a picture on the lockscreen, nothing more.
There is no alternative, and in most cases people wont hack you but might scroll through your phone. So that app is brilliant!
Weather apps are often really location dependend.