From what I could find out, obtainium takes the releases from the github page, while **the official fdroid repository** adds a layer of security, by taking the code and build it from source, after some days. This protects us from something like nekogram to happen, or also attacks to the dev's credentials and keys.

I'd personally prefer to always use this layer of security, for convenience I'd prefer to use other repos on the same client, I'd choose accrescet when possible still for security, and wouldn't use the github release if possible. I also prefer the fdroid ui and ux, I discovered many useful projects with proper descriptions

If you use obtainium for everything, why do you do that?

Default one will only do British and American English, unexpected keyboard constantly spams me with a button for "click to install a dictionary for English (Canada)", and when I press it, the only dictionary available is American English

Any Canadians here have something they use?

Using GrapheneOS

Annoyingly, even the ones with proper Canadian English support (both Heliboard and FUTO) always seem to prioritize American spellings in the predictions (e.g. typing "col" will predict "color" and requires typing all the way to "colou" before "colour" is ever suggested.

I'm new to the open source world. I want to try out different apps, but I don't really know how to verify their security, since I have private information like banking and messaging apps stored on them. Is there any way someone like me can check the security of an open source app, or do you have any tips for deciding whether or not to download one? Thanks a lot.

It seems most FOSS methods are websites, which makes sense since it'd sync with the group and you just access the link and what not.

But we plan travels with the group and internet connection isn't the best sometimes. We also decided that it's best to add the expenses as quick as possible, because it's so hard to keep track of everything afterwards lol; who spent on what and whatever.

Any FOSS app that can do this in an easy way that works only on the phone?

The one [website] I use lets me add the expenses, split between the group and even add "shares" to that person, in case they paid double (like for example they paid 2 meals cause 1 was for someone that's not in the group).

But I'll be down to try anything for now, see if it works for us.

Thanks.

I'm just typing this so that I can post this. I reality this post doesn't need any extra context

Hi everyone!

I have been doing my best to degoogle my devices and did have a few set backs (Needed to factory restart phone) but that's part of the learning experience! I wanted to post my resources that I use - If anyone has feedback or opinions on how to improve on my degoogling journey please share! Down with Google!!!

I also have an SD Card that I use and back up regularly and clear.

Resource for Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Model: SM-G988U1- Snapdragon Processor

App stores for degoogling:

• F-Droid
• Droid-Ify
• Github

Apps used for shell and phone management:

1. Rethink
2. Package Manager
3. Shizuku
4. aShell
5. SD Maid SE
6. Hail

Security Apps for online profile:

1. Proton Suite (I am a premium member. I personally love proton so I don't mind paying) There are free subscriptions however so check them out!
2. Ente and Ente Auth

Camera and Phone privacy:

1. Fossify Camera
2. Fossify Phone/Contacts
3. Silence Messenger
4. Signal messenger

File, Notes, and Journal Privacy:

1. Ente Drive
2. Ciphernotes
3. Moon+Reader
4. Writer Journal
5. Obsidian
6. Syncthing-Fork

NOTICE: I cannot control what happens with your device - I can ONLY share what I have been successful in. What you do on your phone is at YOUR OWN RISK.

Apps I have safely removed using Package Manager without causing factory reset loop:

There are tons of other apps Ive been successful in disabling and removing without issues but it is advised to restart your phone after a few changes to make sure that things are still working.

I hope some of this helps and my goal is to make sure that degooglers know that there ARE ways to degoogle and support developers during this time. This model phone has been locked and OS cannot be changed and root is impossible. I tried Lineage, /e/, and some other OS's and unfortunately this type of phone with the Snapdragon processor will not budge. I personally intend on downgrading my phone when I get a chance.

DEVELOPERS WILL RISE ABOVE THIS!

Before you say "Oh, API change", pretty much every known YouTube client HAS updated to catch up. It's just the playlists that aren't working at all. I'm on HyperOS 2, Android 16. Can someone find a way to fix it? Is it a MIUI problem? Is it an impossible fix? Let me know down in the comments

So I was looking for a good and lightweight yet professional video editor and I stumbled accross OpenCut. However, I wasn't able to find an official APK, so I resorted to using the web editor. Now, there's just one problem: IT IS NOT OFFLINE-FIRST. So, I need your help. Is there any type of open-source software that lets you download websites for offline use?

I built Anti-Vocale because WhatsApp's native transcription doesn't support Italian on Android ; and the alternatives either upload your voice messages to the cloud or break when the network drops. It runs entirely on-device: share a voice note from any chat app, and it transcribes locally using AI models that run on your phone.

Key points: - Fully offline. No internet needed. Audio never leaves your phone. Inference via ONNX Runtime. - 25+ European languages including Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Dutch, Polish, and more. - 5 swappable ASR backends: Parakeet TDT (fast multilingual), Whisper Distil-IT (best Italian quality), Qwen3-ASR, Nemotron streaming (progressive display), Gemma multimodal. - Open source (Apache 2.0). No accounts, no ads. - Auto-save to a folder of your choice ; point it at a Syncthing/Drive folder and transcripts sync automatically. - Video file transcription (extracts the audio track). - Material 3 UI, localized in English + Italian.

What it doesn't do: upload anything, require an account, show ads, or need a network. Models (300MB–940MB each) download once from HuggingFace; pick one and you're set.

Built with: Kotlin + Jetpack Compose, ONNX Runtime, sherpa-onnx. Apache 2.0 on GitHub.

Links: - Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antivocale.app - GitHub: https://github.com/RisorseArtificiali/anti-vocale - v1.8.0 just shipped ; new folder auto-save + three bug fixes

Transparency note: The app currently includes Firebase Crashlytics for crash reporting. I'm working on a de-tracked build flavor for F-Droid/IzzyOnDroid. The source is open and buildable without it; the FOSS audience is important to me and I want to be upfront about this rather than hide it. Feedback on this is welcome.

Feedback welcome ; especially on transcription quality and model preferences for different languages.

This project is for Android Developer's with flutter support in extensions Natively running in android phone, I planned this project last 2 years ago for learning others programming languages, you can import others projects and compile it in terminal.https://github.com/AndroidStudio-App/NeonIDE

Hello I want to know if there is a super lightweight browser that allows extensions like Malwarebytes and Adblock.

The other day I had an awkward interaction I've had a lot of times but am still not accustomed to and which makes me feel a lot of guilt: a girl which face rang a bell greeted me very effusively, and I did a kind of "minimal acknowlegment" and escaped as càstig and politely as I knew how to. I knew I knew or had known her but can not for the life of me remember where from, her name, anything.

This is a regular thing for me, and all my friends from highschool and college knew this so usually they just told me what they knew about the person so I got clues as to our past interactions if any.

However, my life as a dysfunctional adult has made this worse. I no longer share all my life with a recurrent group of people or two, so no one but myself can help me when I have no idea even which part of my life someone is from. Are you from work? Do we share a hobby? Are you someone from highschool? Are you from a cultural local event? Are you someone I met at a party?

With time, I have come to the conclusion that I NEED a simple, FOSS app where I can make a visual representation of people I meet with a simple physical and personality description, the connections between them and a photo if I can get one.

Does anybody use something like this?

Hey everyone! This is Mudlej, the creator of MJ PDF, the open-source PDF reader for Android. (License is GPLv3)

Back in 2022, I shared the first version of MJ PDF on Reddit. It was a small, fast PDF reader that I had originally made for myself. I decided to share it with the community as a way of giving back to the open-source ecosystem I've always loved and relied on for its incredible tools.

Today, MJ PDF has 40K - 50K active users and more than 150,000 downloads, much of that growth came from communities like this one. Thank you to everyone who has used the app, shared it, reported bugs, or suggested improvements.

Here we are four years after I first shared it here, MJ PDF v 3.0.0 is now available, and it is by far the biggest update the app has had. With this release, I believe MJ PDF can stand alongside any PDF reader on the market in both performance and features.

Through all of it, MJ PDF stays what it has always been:

• Small (8.5 MB)
• Fast (actually faster)
• Simple to use
• FOSS, Private, and free of ads or tracking.

For a thorough walkthrough and screenshots check out the MJ PDF 3.0 release page.

Some of the main highlights:

• Home page with recent files, library, progress, covers, and folder browsing
• Highlights, notes, quote sharing, translation, and an offline dictionary
• PDF forms, document signing, and incognito mode
• Hide Margins, dual-page view, and an e-reader-style text mode
• Backup and restore for history, bookmarks, and settings
• Faster rendering, Material You design, and support for 15 languages

I tried to as much as I can to preserve the app’s familiar look and feel, so it still feels like the same simple MJ PDF that people already know and enjoy.

Links

• Official Release Page
• Best way to get it? Droid-ify store.
• Want a direct APK link? Here it is.
• Love screenshots? Check MJ PDF's Gallery.
• The Story Behind MJ PDF
• Want to send long feedback? GitLab, Github or [send me an email](mailto:[email protected]).
• FAQ

Let me know what you think!

First of all Thank you for all your support. You guys made it for my degoogling and updating open source journey.

It takes less than 1 day to do it.

I updated, altered and deleted the apps as you guys recommendations. If there is still any recommendation I can change it and I pleased to hear it  from you.

*gmail is the only app I need to change.

You guys have any tips for quicker progress. I used my gmail for many accounts and I can't do it separately in a quick time.

*How can I notified for updates? I installed in different platforms f-droid, droidy fy, aurora store, github. Its easy to see updates in f-droid and aurora store, what about the apps I installed from github.

* Then what's the next step🎉 : changing os and installing mg? Or still have any steps to do.

*If you guys have any other suggestion please say your priceless words.

Thank you❤️

Hello Everyone

My team and I have spent the last two months working on Atrium, a central courtyard for your self-hosted media stack.

Since LunaSea was archived earlier this year, we decided to pick up where it left off with a brand new, Material 3 Flutter codebase built entirely around multi instance setups.

What is Atrium?
Atrium is a single Android application that acts as a unified frontend for all the media stack services. It is designed purely as a controller and management surface, so you can manage your services and leave playback to the official apps.

Supported Services:

• Sonarr
• Radarr
• Prowlarr
• Bazarr
• Seerr
• Tautulli
• JellyFin
• Emby
• Plex
• qBittorrent
• SABnzbd
• Glances

The app is vibe-coded, but with brutal and rigorous user testing to ensure a bug free experience (Yes, we do use this app ourselves everyday).

You can grab the latest release here: https://github.com/retransmit/Atrium/releases/tag/v1.0.7

We’re currently in the middle of getting Atrium officially listed on F-Droid, but we want to make sure everything is flawless. We could really use some extra help on the project right now. If you're down to help out, check out our F-Droid merge request here: gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/-/merge_requests/43077

I used Camera Date Folders app to automatically sort photos and videos from DCIM directory based on their date and moved into their respective folders.
But it doesnt work anymore, it leaves photos and videos, doesnt sort well, suggest me foss apps to do this.

Apps I wouldn't thought to be FOSS apps: OpenGD (Remake of Geometry Dash), Polandball Can Into Space (self-explanatory), Wikipedia, Launti (Minecraft altermative), Mojo Launcher (MC Java Launcher), Pojav Launcher (MC Java launcher), SponsorCut (Sponsorblock for local videos). Let me know if you have found any unusual apps that are FOSS

Fairly new user here. Do people commonly keep shizuku running all the time? I've seen some mentions of people using tasker/macrodroid but I haven't used those before. Can anyone describe the type of setup you guys have?

Hiiii, I'd like to ask if anyone has used those Telegram forks, I don't need Einstein's coming along and tell me that Telegram and its forks are bad it privacy terms, don't use it and all that snob bs; both are available through F-Droid, and I want to know which one is better in terms of privacy and security based on the features they offer as forks.

Í want to add a couple of custom emojis I've made using Emoji Kitchen to my Heliboard emoji dictionary. Is there a way to do this?

Hi,

I'm Looking for an Iptv player fully open source and support (m3u, Stalker with MAC address)

I'm a fairly new user and currently use shizuku once in a while. I've seen mentions about the different forks here and there and I'm wondering what're the differences? extra features? Pros and cons?

Best automating tool?

Used to use automateit back in the day. I unlocked all the premium features by referring nobody, or something.

What's a good tool? I would like to do something like be able to switch my GPS and Cellular Data on/off via a text message and reply with my location coordinates.

GPL, MIT, WhateverTheFuckLicense, BSD, not sure. Bot is deleting my post because I didn't include a license. Did I choose the correct flair?

Just wanted to share a project that i am really proud called **starl**. It’s an open-source streaming music client for Android designed to be clean, offline, no ads, simple and totally on your control.

### Why I built it:

Most of open-source alternatives to popular music apps were.. bloated, abandoned, buggy or just too visually complex and noisy. Sometimes when developers stopped updating, everything stops all together. So?

- It's offline, works on background

- It's super customizable

- Respects privacy, nothing gets tracked

- Can import content from other platforms

- Has a public server, but also a self-host executable ready to connect.

- No ads, you control your recommendations (you can even turn off, export or clear all statistics)

- Visually simple and cute

- NoAiCode (The code is mine, the documentation is partially AI, no excuses.)

This uses my custom license called PFF (Pure Freedom Forever)

Just states the project is yours, is free forever. It's in the website and in GitHub repo.

### Links:

- *Official Website:** https://starl.pages.dev

- *Source Code (GitHub):** https://github.com/everm4iva/starl

I’d love to hear your thoughts, feature requests, or any bugs you run into! I'm actively working on it.