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I have just switched to Android - what are some good F-droid apps to install? (sopuli.xyz)
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UPDATE:

I have installed both the music apps I described below and Retro (fork of Metro) and prefer the UI of Lotus. I am currently typing this with Summit, which feels like an Android version of mLem in terms of UI (in a good way) while being very customisable too! I have also installed a few of the other apps mentioned, like Syncthing-Fork and Offline Translator. FUTO Voice Input is useful too. Thanks everyone!

original post:

First off, I have already installed and am happy with (I don't need any suggestions for these):

  • Fennec (browser)
  • Heliboard (keyboard, it's awesome!)
  • Aves (image gallery)
  • AntennaPod (podcasts)
  • DAVx^5^ + Etar (calendar)
    • Fossify Calendar looks nice, but is less functional in my opinion (you can't see the full name of events in month view!)
  • Joplin (notes)
  • CalcYou (calculator)
  • Breezy Weather
  • CoMaps
  • Thunderbird (email)
  • Material Files (file manager)
  • Chrono (alarms, timers, etc.)
  • ConnectYou (contacts)
  • Fossify Messages (SMS)
    • also considering Quik SMS, does it have any advantages over Fossify?
  • Moshidon (Mastodon)
  • RSS feed reader (Feeder + CapyReader, one of the two probably, both are great)
  • Image Toolbox
  • My self-hosted stuff (Nextcloud and Immich)
  • KeePassDX (password manager)
  • Ente Auth (2FA)
  • KDE Connect

I currently need:

  • music player (Metro and Vanilla Music are both unmaintained, so those are out. I've also found Auxio, CuteMusic, Lotus, and Phocid as options. Are there any other good ones? I want local playback, not stuff using YT Music)
  • Lemmy client (Jerboa crashes when trying to log in for some reason, I've heard Thunder might be good?)
  • are there any other apps I should look at?

Another thing, is there a guide to what all the settings in Heliboard do? It's kind of overwhelming. One thing I have changed is the "bottom padding" to make the space bar a bit up, since I accidentally press "c" and "v" way too often when trying to hit space. Also, being able to enable the number row is pretty cool!

EDIT: I have KDE Connect as well!

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[-] JayGray91@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

For a Lemmy client, I like Summit. But if anything, it's because I'm on piefed and it's the most I like so far for it. Showing where else a post is crossposted is almost as handy as how piefed consolidate comments of cross posts all into one view. And I like the swipe actions.

Edit: didn't see rescue_toaster also recommended Summit, and I forgot it's not on f-droid

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