I’ll start, mine will be Google Notes, 1Password and WhatsApp.
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Apollo - Twitter - Google Reader
😂 😂 😂
#1 would be the phone app, pretty handy for calling people in real time. Without it I would have to carry a phone separately, It’s become pretty hard finding a phone booth today.
#2 Would be SMS, these are quite handy for quick messages without interrupting something important.
#3 GPS maps, I have the most amazing sense of orientation, that basically guarantees I never end up where I’m supposed to, unless I have GPS.
You may take these functions for granted children. But back in the day, maps were something you had in the glove compartment of your car. Phones were something you had on the wall, with a long wire hanging out of them, to connect you to a wired network. Messages was something you send on paper, put a stamp on, and posted through the postal service.
Of course compared to back then, a smartphone has plenty more clever functions. Like the calculator, which we did either in the head or more complex calculations were done on paper.
But I guess these aren’t what you kids were looking for. But they are actually quite amazing, even if you take them for granted. ;)
Amazing comment
Thank you. 😉
Anybody without Maps on their list must take it so deeply for granted. Even for me, growing up printing MapQuest maps as a teenager, it’s crazy how much before that was “whip out your massive dangerously distracting atlas and try to figure it out including where you are.”
- Tachiyomi
- 1dm+
- Vanced(revanced)
Wait Vanced still works?! I’ve been using NewPipe which wasn’t great at the beginning but much better now, though Vanced was definitely a much better experience.
There is a new project, ReVanced. They only provide patches so can’t really be shut down by Google.
As someone familiar with what both are capable of doing, but not how, why can vanced be shutdown but revanced can’t? And is revanced in danger of the new three strikes policy yt is rolling out?
Vanced distributed a modified Youtube apk which infringed on Google’s intellectual property rights. ReVanced is on much stronger legal ground since they only distribute their own software, the manager and patcher, and the patches to the Youtube apk. AFAIK the three strikes policy has to do with how ads are blocked on the youtube website so I guess we will have to wait and see.
YouTube Revance
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- Liftoff for Lemmy!
- Simple Calendar Widget
- Discord
Can’t believe I haven’t seen Tasker yet. Firefox and Feedly are my other two!
What do you have set up in Tasker?
A myriad of things mostly based on location or time. I have profiles that change the way the phone behaves (notification volumes, screen on time, WiFi/Bluetooth state) based on a combination of where I am and what time it is. I also have profiles that pop up information depending on where I am (for example, the 8 digit door code at a place - it changes monthly, but is not really a secure location).
I’ve built a couple of mini apps in Tasker that do things like set up timers or interact with voice recording software. the other major use is to handle notifications for really repetitive apps (e.g. if people are chatting a lot in Messages, it slows the pace of notification sounds).
Edit: Apparently “Network Timeout” does not imply that your message didn’t get posted 😬
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Firefox with uBlock Bitwarden Spotify
Bitwarden.
I used to think the same for WhatsApp, Spotify, Twitter and Apollo but they can all be replaced by alternatives (Telegram / Signal, Amazon Music, Mastodon, Memmy).
I know about Keepass but it’s definitely not as convenient and easy to use as Bitwarden.
I don’t use YouTube app because of ads everywhere but I would have trouble stop using YouTube on my computer.
Keepass was my go-to (KeepassXC and KeepassDX), but ever since selfhosting bitwarden (vaultwarden), I haven’t looked back.
KeePass is really good, but it definitely requires to handle everything outside the password management (like syncronization between devices, TOTP, password quality check, etc.). It is not user friendly at all. Thankfully KeePassDX (on Android, not pc) has a way better built-in experience.
For YouTube, check out newpipe on F-Droid. No ads, you can download content, play videos in background, etc.
Firefox Phone Camera
Seriously phone without phone app or camera would be a photo frame lol
- Firefox with uBlock origin (a must for browsing the web)
- Bitwarden (for passwords)
- FX file manager (fast and powerful file manager)
Honorable mention to Music speed changer (uses an advanced algorithm to change the pitch and speed of locally stored audio with minimal distortion)
#1, #3, and the honorable mention are Android only. This is a huge reason why I stay on Android.
Whoa #1 isn’t on iPhone? Lmao that sucks
Yup, all browsers on iOS are restricted to WebKit and might as well be Safari-lite
It used to be Sync for Reddit, Tachiyomi (Manga reader), and Vivaldi (Web browser, formerly Chrome but I needed adblock)
Replacement for Sync is not found.
Sync (and Boost) have Lemmy-compatible versions in development right now. Sync for Lemmy might even be out already, I haven’t checked yet.
I’ve heard about it, definitely planning to use it if it does come around. But I’m not even sure if Lemmy is going to replace reddit for my “daily driving” yet. The dust hasn’t settled yet, there were so many things reddit did that I’m not sure what the future holds. Lemmy is the only option right now however.
Give redreader a try
Firefox, vscode and password manager!
- F-Droid
- Vinyl
- AntennaPod
- OsmAnd
- Play Store
- Firefox
- lichess
- Signal
- DuoLingo
- Firefox
3 Stores-ish nested 3 deep count?
I’ll allow it🧑⚖️
- F-Droid
A lot of people here are recommending bitwarden. What are the advantages of this over Google’s native password manager?
The free tier has all the features you need, it’s open-source and it’s not a Google product.
It’s also quite easy to switch to it from other managers, even the Google one.
Fennec (Firefox fork), Tutanota (Email/Calendar), and Spotify (evil proprietary company)
