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Perhaps you would like to add Aves Libre and ImageToolbox - as a gallery / image editing tool respectively.
GrapheneOS AppVerse: A Curated Collection of Privacy-Respecting Apps
Great idea to make this list.
Thunderbird is available on Android now too.
Excellent list. This should be made a sticky post.
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IMHO Rethink > NetGuard:
Rethink is fully free and supports the same features as NetGuard (DNS and application logging, DNS filtering, etc.) except without a paywall (yes, you can access the locked NetGuard features if you have some programming knowledge). Moreover, Rethink works well in user profiles and can even allow you to connect to a VPN like ProtonVPN (and still use the DNS logging/filtering features)
Thunderbird Mobile, previously K-9 Mail https://www.thunderbird.net/mobile/
Grayjay is way more featureful than NewPipe. It is not listed
- Notes: Quillpad (all of the ones you mention are connected to commercial online services, no need for that).
- Productivity: Tasks.org
- VPN: Windscribe
- An eBook reader, like Librera
- Linksheet
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ianonymous3000 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?
Because Rethink DNS (despite its name) isn't just a DNS stub resolver. This has been discussed previously: https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/7930-rethinkdns-needed-on-grapheneos/8
Of course, Rethink DNS + Firewall isn't anywhere close to a must have but it also isn't made redundant by other VPN apps.
Has Catima, a Loyalty Card & Ticket Manager for Android, been mentioned already?
https://github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Android
bayesian Grayjay has been added to the list under Video Streaming!
Since a lot of folks suggested to add Rethink DNS - now included under Firewall!
missing-root Reason for not including fdroid is the potential security issues explained here: https://privsec.dev/posts/android/f-droid-security-issues/
Yes these are not relevant for it's use as an App Feed (i.e. Store, you have no idea what you miss otherwise) or when using it with external repos, or if you dont trust the build system of random app developers, or if you fear they might include malware in their binaries (like with xz) but not in the code (which F-Droid then builds).
F-Droids builds are also reproducible which is a big benefit
ianonymous3000 amazing list, helped fill in the gaps in my setup, thank you!
ianonymous3000 great list, here's my feedback:
- The developer of Syncthing recently announced that development will no longer be continued. I'd remove it from the list as it will become insecure over time.
- For music streaming I'd recommend InnerTune over RiMusic as it's nicer to navigate and follows Material Design.
- For YouTube Clients I'm missing LibreTube as the easiest to navigate frontend experience (I'm personally using GrayJay and Tubular, but my beginner peers prefer LibreTube for its design and ease of use).
- I'd probably remove Zcash (and consequently Zashi) as it's not a "privacy by default" coin and harder to set up in a private way compared to Monero. It's also far less adopted by private services such as Mullvad.
That's all. Thanks for your work and research!
N1b The developer of Syncthing recently announced that development will no longer be continued. I'd remove it from the list as it will become insecure over time.
Removed Syncthing! Thanks for the info - didn't know that.
N1b For YouTube Clients I'm missing LibreTube as the easiest to navigate frontend experience
Added LibreTube!
Thanks for your contributions!
Consider adding jmp.chat in the phone number masking section. They have a great service.
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Amazing list.
I use Play Store and I think it is the simplest and safest way to search, obtain and update apps for most people but it seems wrong to see it below the description "privacy respecting apps" haha 😅
I would add Aves Gallery too.
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I would add Windscribe only when the infrastructure in production (for all users and locations) is the one that has been audited (FreshScribe).