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<p>Sorry, that are things I don't do on my phone.<br>
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Firefox Beta is much better than the regular Firefox IMHO, more
stable, more suited to mobile.<br>
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<p>Cheers, Nick<br>
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<div dir="auto">Hallopeeps!
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<div dir="auto">Does any of you have Android recommendations for</div>
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<div dir="auto">- text editor</div>
<div dir="auto">- irc client </div>
<div dir="auto">- pdf viewer</div>
<div dir="auto">- wireshark equivalent</div>
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<div dir="auto">I'm sick of looking for decent choices :(</div>
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<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>
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<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>
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<div dir="auto">ttfn</div>
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<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>
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<div> On Saturday, 5 September 2020, 16:33:31 CEST, Nick
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<div dir="ltr">What applications, tweaks, tricks, tips
do you have for gaining more <br>
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<div dir="ltr">freedom in Android ?<br>
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<div dir="ltr"><br>
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<div dir="ltr">I picked the word freedom carefully as
I didn't want to limit to just <br>
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<div dir="ltr">FOSS, but I thought its fair to mention
closed source applications that <br>
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<div dir="ltr">use/promote open standards and data and
also those tools that respect <br>
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<div dir="ltr">privacy more so than alternatives.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">What I have generally found is that
FOSS apps use some combination of <br>
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<div dir="ltr">less storage, memory and battery than
closed alternatives.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">So to start with here is a list of
applications worth sharing:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">andOTP<br>
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<div dir="ltr">- Opensource 2 factor auth. Simple, no
cloud integration like others <br>
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<div dir="ltr">have (which could be considered a
privacy advantage to others).<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Bitwarden<br>
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<div dir="ltr">- Password manager, I started using
this over lastpass as it works <br>
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<div dir="ltr">better - being FOSS icing on the cake.<br>
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<div dir="ltr"><br>
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<div dir="ltr">DAVx<br>
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<div dir="ltr">- offers caldav and carddav sync
standards to Android. Opensource<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Etar<br>
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<div dir="ltr">- Foss calendar application that works
well with with caldav sources (eg <br>
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<div dir="ltr">from DavX)<br>
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<div dir="ltr"><br>
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<div dir="ltr">FairEmail<br>
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<div dir="ltr">- a FOSS email client that works great
with IMAP. It lightweight and a <br>
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<div dir="ltr">little bit more modern than K9 Mail
that I used previously.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Firefox Beta<br>
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<div dir="ltr">- Firefox needs no introduction, but I
am specifically using the Beta <br>
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<div dir="ltr">version as this is better optimised for
Android than the release <br>
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<div dir="ltr">version. I've used Firefox for years on
Android and desktop.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Magic Earth<br>
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<div dir="ltr">- This is closed source navigation
application. it does respects privacy <br>
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<div dir="ltr">well and uses OpenStreetMap which is
open data.<br>
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<div dir="ltr"><br>
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<div dir="ltr">Open Camera<br>
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<div dir="ltr">- Brilliant camera application, can be
used simply or use advanced <br>
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<div dir="ltr">features like a real camera.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">OSMAnd<br>
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<div dir="ltr">- Opensource mapping based on
OpenStreetMap[1], great search, car <br>
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<div dir="ltr">navigation a bit lacking.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">QKSMS<br>
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<div dir="ltr">- Foss SMS application - I recently
discovered this, seems quite good.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">OpenTasks<br>
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<div dir="ltr">- Straight forward opensource task
manager that integrates nicely with <br>
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<div dir="ltr">caldav sources (eg from DavX)<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Cheers, Nick.<br>
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