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@noodlejetski@masto.aiokay, it's a slow part of my 24 h shift, so it's finally time to make a thread about the #FOSS apps that I use on my phone, most of them obtainable through @fdroidorg . I've trawled through its repositories many times over years, and managed to find a bunch of great software fitting my needs, so hopefully someone finds this useful as well.
@noodlejetski@masto.aiwhat this thread is going to be:
- F-droid goodies that I use on a daily basis! free stuff! privacy-friendly! no ads! with a toot-long review!
what this thread is NOT going to be:
- explaining what F-droid or FOSS is and why you should bother, because people much smarter than me have done that in the past many times.
- me explaining why I use app A instead of app B that you like better. good for you! you can make your own list, you've got the power! toot them toots!
@noodlejetski@masto.aistarting off with two of my favourite ways of getting the apps and keeping them updated:
Droid-ify (https://www.f-droid.org/packages/com.looker.droidify/) is a much more pleasant looking F-droid client than the official one. it comes with several third party repositories ready to enable, including one maintained by the one and only @IzzyOnDroid , which serves many apps that either haven't made it to the official repository yet, or ones that don't completely fulfill F-droid's strict requirements.
@noodlejetski @IzzyOnDroid have you tried neo store BTW? I personally prefer it
@noodlejetski@masto.ai@QuadRadical @IzzyOnDroid my brother in Christ, I've checked all available clients, including G-Droid and Foxy Droid. I really know what I'm doing and what I like. and I don't like how crowded and chaotic Neo Store's interface is.