<div dir="auto">Hallopeeps!<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Does any of you have Android recommendations for</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">- text editor</div><div dir="auto">- irc client </div><div dir="auto">- pdf viewer</div><div dir="auto">- wireshark equivalent</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I'm sick of looking for decent choices :(</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Sadly also I've given up on browser freedom since Firefox on Android went to shit last week. So. Much. Derp. So. Many. Bugs. Going over to Vivaldi now, which is closed source :( but it goes some way towards Nick's wise pragmatism about privacy. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I'm using Keepassdroid which has the same db file format as KeepassXC/KeepassX, so I can keep the file on Nextcloud and use and update it wherever.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">ttfn</div><div dir="auto">-D.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, 5 Sep 2020, 16:41 bradlug--- via Bradford, <<a href="mailto:bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Nick,<br>Thanks for the information. It would be interesting to see some of these apps in action if you are at the next online meeting.<br><br>I use Nextcloud for my notes, calendar sync, contact sync and auto photo back up + auto back up of other files (audio etc). However, the app I use for displaying the Calendar is the Google one. The reason is because I like the screen widget. However, if there is a similar thing, that is OS, then I would like to see it. Also, in conjunction with Nextcloud, I use DAVx and ICSx.<br><br>I don't use a password manager because I have an alternative arrangement. On Linux I use KeePassX but if I was starting again I might decide to use BitWarden as it probably has a better UX and it is well respected.<br><br>I use OSMAnD exclusively but I agree, it is seriously lacking in respect to search. I get round this by using a computer for locating places, prior to needing then in the field, and then marking them up as 'Favourites' on the app.<br>Recently I've discovered how to get the app to plot my path and distance on the map, though I haven't entirely mastered this feature yet.<br><br>Firefox is my main browser, though I strongly dislike browsing on a touch screen device. I find it really hard to understand why people I know prefer a tablet to a laptop. For regularly used sites I do desktop shortcuts. For example, I found a site that gives information in regard to the sea wave height and temperature. Whilst it talks about swimming with 1m waves at 20 degrees I have found that 0.5m is my preferred maximum and minimum temperature 24 degrees. (usual temperature for a sports swimming pool is about 28 degrees).<br><br>I use 'KDE Connect' for various things.<br><br>For a terminal I use Termux.<br><br>I rarely watch videos on a mobile but, when I want a YouTube alternative, it's NewPipe.<br><br>Not on my mobile, but on a tablet that I use exclusively for radio/podcasts, I use, on a daily basis, AntennaPod for podcasts.<br><br>Sometimes I use Kore, not only for remote controlling Kodi, but also for sharing videos from mobile to Kodi.<br><br>... and of course, not forgetting F-Droid as an Open Source repository alternative to the Play Store.<br><br>Brian</div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div>
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On Saturday, 5 September 2020, 16:33:31 CEST, Nick Rhodes via Bradford <<a href="mailto:bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Hi,<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">What applications, tweaks, tricks, tips do you have for gaining more <br></div><div dir="ltr">freedom in Android ?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I picked the word freedom carefully as I didn't want to limit to just <br></div><div dir="ltr">FOSS, but I thought its fair to mention closed source applications that <br></div><div dir="ltr">use/promote open standards and data and also those tools that respect <br></div><div dir="ltr">privacy more so than alternatives.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">What I have generally found is that FOSS apps use some combination of <br></div><div dir="ltr">less storage, memory and battery than closed alternatives.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">So to start with here is a list of applications worth sharing:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">andOTP<br></div><div dir="ltr">- Opensource 2 factor auth. Simple, no cloud integration like others <br></div><div dir="ltr">have (which could be considered a privacy advantage to others).<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Bitwarden<br></div><div dir="ltr">- Password manager, I started using this over lastpass as it works <br></div><div dir="ltr">better - being FOSS icing on the cake.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">DAVx<br></div><div dir="ltr">- offers caldav and carddav sync standards to Android. Opensource<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Etar<br></div><div dir="ltr">- Foss calendar application that works well with with caldav sources (eg <br></div><div dir="ltr">from DavX)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">FairEmail<br></div><div dir="ltr">- a FOSS email client that works great with IMAP. It lightweight and a <br></div><div dir="ltr">little bit more modern than K9 Mail that I used previously.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Firefox Beta<br></div><div dir="ltr">- Firefox needs no introduction, but I am specifically using the Beta <br></div><div dir="ltr">version as this is better optimised for Android than the release <br></div><div dir="ltr">version. I've used Firefox for years on Android and desktop.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Magic Earth<br></div><div dir="ltr">- This is closed source navigation application. it does respects privacy <br></div><div dir="ltr">well and uses OpenStreetMap which is open data.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Open Camera<br></div><div dir="ltr">- Brilliant camera application, can be used simply or use advanced <br></div><div dir="ltr">features like a real camera.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">OSMAnd<br></div><div dir="ltr">- Opensource mapping based on OpenStreetMap[1], great search, car <br></div><div dir="ltr">navigation a bit lacking.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">QKSMS<br></div><div dir="ltr">- Foss SMS application - I recently discovered this, seems quite good.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">OpenTasks<br></div><div dir="ltr">- Straight forward opensource task manager that integrates nicely with <br></div><div dir="ltr">caldav sources (eg from DavX)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cheers, Nick.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-- <br></div><div dir="ltr">Bradford mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:Bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk" rel="nofollow noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">Bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/bradford" rel="nofollow noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/bradford</a></div></div>
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