I recently switched to GrapheneOS and I would have also your opinions about the best apps in your daily use.

  • SMS: stock
  • Camera: Google camera with no network and position access
  • Mail: Proton
  • Store: Aurora
  • Browser: Brave with strict options
  • VPN: Mullvad
  • DNS: Mullvad
  • 2FA: Aegis
  • Pass manager: Bitwarden
  • YouTube: NewPipe
  • Reddit: Infinity
  • Navigation: Maps me
  • Notes: Standard Notes
  • Calendar: not yet installed, maybe I would go for Proton Calendar, hints?
  • Weather: not yet installed, hints?
  • Gallery: stock, hints for a better app?

Bonus questions:

Is there a Spotify alternative where I can login and reproduce my Spotify playlists?

Same question for Twitter, I only know nitter, but it's read only if I'm not wrong.

    Weather: I've tried Forcastie and Geometric Weather. Geo allows to have multiple cities. Overall I prefer Geo.
    ViMusic: Really great app. Its like spotify but it pulls from youtube music. all for free. Although sound quality is probably not the same. Good for casual use.
    Metro: Nice looking music player.
    TrebleShot: similar to ShareIt, shares files using hotspot, but only available on android.
    Snapdrop: Network based file sharing.
    VLC: Good video player with useful features.
    Antennapod: for podcasts
    Magic Earth: Best private Google Maps alternative
    File Managers: (good privacy)

    • Amaze
    • FX
    • Material files

    Read You: Material Design newsfeed reader.
    ImagePipe: change image Res and Size and remove Exif. Not fancy.
    KeepassDX: Offline password manager.
    Just Player: A video player.
    Calender: Simple calender and Etar. Simple is better in my Exp.

    texting: qksms. a number of features that aren't in the default and i find essential.

    twitter: fritter. far better than nitter in design, usability and reliability.

    banana is right about aves for gallery, but beware that it has no editing features. i use some proprietary horseshit with no network access for that until i find an open source option that feels competent.

    7 days later

    cascaderainfall Does spotube fetch its music from spotify or from youtube? I ask cause there is a difference in quality. Does it need a spotify account to get from spotify? (if it gets from spotify)

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    I also use Google Camera, Aegis, Bitwarden and Newpipe
    SMS : Google Messages ( https://privsec.dev/posts/android/android-tips#google-messages ) if you have Play Services. If no Play Services, stay with stock SMS app.
    Mail : k9 connected to posteo
    Store : Play Store because privsec.dev recommends : “My recommendation is to stick with the Google Play Store unless your threat model calls for not logging into Google Services at all.“
    VPN : IVPN (I use their DNS)
    Maps : I STRONGLY recommend you to go away from Maps.me ( 10 trackers and 32 permissions asked according to Exodus...). Go for Organic Maps, it looks VERY similar. Alternatively, use Osmand, HereWe go, Magic Earth.

    Gallery: I STRONGLY recommend using Aves Gallery because it is REALLY amazing.
    Calendar : give a try to Etar ;) or pay for Simple Calendar

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    I also love feeder 🥰 and usageDirect
    I also use davx5, deepl, gboard, google voice recorder, speech services by google, opendocument reader (alongside graphene's pdf viewer), google photos (not connected to my account) and

    What do you use for bookmarks in addition to Vanadium ?

    • tmp replied to this.
      8 months later

      ElLoco

      ElLoco Is there a Spotify alternative where I can login and reproduce my Spotify playlists?

      Old thread but just in case you haven’t found anything yet, or for others looking - Spotube should be definitely on the radar.

      3 months later

      Wow, looks like you've got a solid setup with GrapheneOS! Your app choices seem well thought out. For weather, I've heard good things about "Today Weather" or "Weather Underground" – might be worth checking out. And for calendar, Proton Calendar sounds like a great choice, especially if you're already using ProtonMail.

      I strongly recommend breezy weather for a weather app