As in title, preferably open-source, but doesn’t have to, I will start:

KOReader - Amazing reader app, and being able to use the same app across various devices, even non-android ones, is pure bliss. Japanese support is pretty good too, which makes me happy. Though… Sadly no vertical text support :c

Syncthing-fork - Being able to keep a library of books, and some files, and easily keep the shared folder across various devices, is mega comfy. Tachiyomi - Cute manga reader.

NewPipe - Really pleasant youtube client, that i sometimes use to listen to things in the background.

Kaku - An useful Japanese OCR app, that works… quite decently for when I encounter kanji that I do not recognize, and is not text.

EinkBro - A web browser, that on e-ink devices, is quite comfy. Has few… quirks, but works well on e-ink

    • 0nyxee@beehaw.orgEnglish
      9·
      1 year ago

      Oh how cool though, I didn’t realize they had anything out there that can identify birds by song like that. Is it pretty accurate?

      • fatboy93@lemm.ee
        9·
        1 year ago

        Its really good in North America given that it is from Cornell. Gets probably a bird or two wrong out of hundreds

        When I’m in India, its a kinda of a swing and a miss, but they’re constantly improving it.

      • extralane@feddit.ch
        9·
        1 year ago

        I use BirdNET, I had more luck identifying birds by song than with Merlin. But both are impressive.

  • kyub@discuss.tchncs.de
    26·
    1 year ago

    NetGuard Pro - Allows you to see and control traffic from all apps, so you can prevent data flows to 3rd party hosts like the ones from Google or Facebook. The pro edition is paid and necessary, but it’s all open source, just not gratis

    Aegis Authenticator - open source 2FA authenticator

    LibreTube - alternative, privacy-respecting, open source YouTube frontend using the Piped API

  • Ilandar@aussie.zone
    21·
    1 year ago

    I use Carnet for simple note taking and Catima as a digital wallet. Wavelet can be used to apply AutoEq to headphones. The presets are generally really good and make smaller and cheaper earphones sound a lot better than they do by default.

    • wreleven@lemmy.ca
      4·
      1 year ago
      • 1 for wavelet. They make my Bluetooth headphones so much better. Because it sets a standard EQ it actually makes all my headphones consistent with eachother.
  • 👁️👄👁️@lemm.eeEnglish
    18·
    1 year ago

    Moshidon for a Mastodon client

    Droid-ify as a much better fdroid client

    Another Notes to plan world domination

    InnerTune as a great YouTube music ripping app

    Feeder for RSS feeds

    Xtra as a Twitch client

    Tutanota for email/contacts/calendar

    Fennec (or Mull) for a demozilla’d stable Firefox with all tracking/analytics/proprietary stuff removed

    Mostly stock AOSP apps from my custom GrapheneOS rom.

    Every one of those apps are on fdroid, except the built in stock apps obviously

  • Psythik@lemm.ee
    16·
    1 year ago

    YouTube ReVanced - YouTube with adblocking, SponsorBlock, and Return YouTube Dislike built-in. There is also ReVanced for YT Music.

    NetGuard - Firewall that doesn’t need root. Works on system apps too so you can help curb the amount of spying done by system apps and apps that don’t need an internet connection to function.

    Connect - Most functional Lemmy app I could find (and I literally tried them all). Still not as smooth of an experience as Relay, but /u/DBrady has announced no plans to port it to Lemmy so Connect will have to do.

    Stremio - Any show or movie you want from any streaming platform (Netflix, Hulu/D+, HBO, Apple TV, etc.), all in one place. The app runs on TVs too. Requires plugins to work, but costs as little as $3/mo or even free, depending on what plugins you use. You’ll never need to subscribe to any other streaming platform.

    Splitwise - Easily split bills with your SO/roommate(s). Stop arguing over expenses.

    Google Rewards - Answer surveys, get Google Play credit. Paid apps are now free!

    • renard_roux@beehaw.org
      10·
      1 year ago

      I’ve also tried all the Lemmy apps I could find, and must say I’m still the most fond of Voyager. Almost every single time I launch, there’s a new update, and new features are showing up extremely fast. Now that there’s customizable swipe gestures for all use cases, it’s become so awesome to use. I even had an issue with comments getting deleted if I swiped too far while composing, opened a ticket on GitHub, and dev had it fixed within a day. They’ve just started submitting app versions to to both the Apple and Android store, if you don’t want to use the web app.

      I second Google Rewards, I also haven’t paid for an app for quite some time now. A small note - if it asks if you’ve visited a specific store recently, the reward is a lot bigger if you say yes, say you bought something, and how you paid. Even if you didn’t 😁 There’s always (at least) one plausible option, a store you were near, and then a few that look to be fillers. I personally only pick the plausible ones, just in case it’s some sort of test. They also rolled out uploading receipts where I’m located recently, and must admit I don’t mind Google knowing what I purchased at whatever supermarket.

      • Psythik@lemm.ee
        4·
        1 year ago

        My problem with Voyager is that it’s a web app. It’s extremely laggy/unresponsive and the keyboard doesn’t work. Firefox doesn’t play nice with web apps and I refuse to use any other mobile browser cause I need UBlock Origin and NoScript.

        • LifeBandit666@feddit.ukEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          I’ve been using Voyager as a web app on Firefox since I left Reddit in the blackouts and had zero issues with it. I’ve only moved over to Sync today because it’s the app I used for Reddit

        • fuzzzerd@programming.dev
          2·
          1 year ago

          I’ve been using it with Firefox and haven’t had any issues with lag or speed on a regular pixel 6. I’m curious what issues you’ve had or if you’ve used the most recent versions?

          I’m typing this from the new sync, because it’s more familiar to me and I prefer it’s ui.

          • Psythik@lemm.ee
            1·
            1 year ago

            1. It’s very laggy and unresponsive. Have to tap on things multiple times to get them to work.

            2. The keyboard won’t come up. It pops up for a few milliseconds then immediately disappears.

            I have a Z Fold 3 so I don’t think the phone is the issue. Regardless, I’m using Sync too now.

      • can@beehaw.org
        2·
        1 year ago

        They have done tests in the past but they wet obvious. People got caught saying they went to a waterpark that didn’t exist.

  • Lee Duna@lemmy.nz
    15·
    1 year ago
    • microG
    • Liftoff
    • Jerboa
    • Infinity
    • AuroraStore
    • NewPipe
    • Tachiyomi
    • Binary Eye
    • Currencies
    • Unit Converter
    • K-9 Mail
    • Etar
    • DAVx5
    • OsmAnd
    • PersonalDNSfilter
    • DNSCrypt
    • KDE Connect
    • OpenBoard
    • NeoBackup
    • App Manager
    • Aegis
    • ImagePipe
    • Insular
    • VLC
  • eleanor@social.hamington.netEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    Listing only things that haven’t been listed

    • Seal: video downloader that lives in the “share” menu
    • Aegis: TOTP/Google Authenticator clone that’s open source
    • personalDNSfilter: an in device vpn that lets you block websites (mostly ads) (blocks in app ads too for quite a few apps!)
    • coffeetest@kbin.social
      5·
      1 year ago

      personalDNSfilter

      Now that’s a great idea. I’ve been using NextDNS which works quite well and I stay in its free usage cap, but still being self-reliant is better. I’ll check that one out.

  • elder_lurker@beehaw.orgEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    moonlight-android - opensource android application to connect to your NVIDIA gamestream functionality provided by most modern NVIDIA graphic cards

    I use it often for streaming my computer from my bed to play tactic/mouse heavy games, but latency wise it’s very good if using hardware encoding. Less friction than a parsec and/or steam link setup.

    Additionally (though I haven’t tried it) there is a server software to emulate the NVIDIA™ gamestream functionality for AMD/Intel/etc, giving you an open source and low friction way to setup remote game streaming and/or desktop use https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine

    • Psythik@lemm.ee
      2·
      1 year ago

      Moonlight works great on TVs too! Way better than Steam Link, which can’t even display HDR correctly nor run games at framerates beyond 45. With Moonlight HDR works perfectly and I get a silky-smooth 120+ FPS @ 4K.

      • Toribor@corndog.socialEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Niiice, I kind of skimmed past this one wondering if it was any better than Steam Link which, while pretty cool, hasn’t really impressed me.

    • hawkguy@feddit.deEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Sunshine is amazing. I can vouch for it. It’s in active development and works really well.

    • serial@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      It might be overkill but Sunshine is the best remote desktop experience I can find on Linux. I used Splashtop on Windows and couldn’t find a single thing that actually competed with it’s performance until I found Sunshine.

  • Auster@kbin.social
    10·
    1 year ago

    If you absolutely must get something from Google Play, I suggest Aurora Store, which acts as an alternative frontend for Google Play, so you don’t have to have GApps installed.

    If you have use for command line programs, Termux, a terminal emulator, is a great option, and it also works with root.

    For reading eBooks, I also have a recommendation, Librera Reader (but I’ll check the OP’s recommendation too).

    Material Files and Simple File Manager are great file browsing tools. But if you need a file browser for root specifically, I recommend Material Files specifically.

    • CAPSLOCKFTW@lemmy.ml
      6·
      1 year ago

      Good list, but termux isn’t a terminal emulator. It’s so much more. It’s like a virtual machine running cli linux with it’s own repos and all. You can have python, gcc, vim, emacs, zsh… you name it. As long as it is tui, it is probably on termux!

    • Nyoelle@beehaw.orgOP
      2·
      1 year ago

      Oh yea, Forgot to list Termux, but, since my 10.3" inch e-ink tablet broke, I haven’t been using it as often :c Using emacs inside it, and having lisp… was mega comfy

  • JillyB@beehaw.orgEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    Torque. It allows you to connect to your car’s OBD2 port via a cheap Bluetooth adapter. From the app, you can read and clear diagnostic codes, setup custom gauges, and log data. It was very helpful when my alternator was dying and when my car was overheating. I don’t have voltage or coolant temp gauges.

  • wagoner@infosec.pub
    7·
    1 year ago

    Since you clearly have an eink android device, what other eink-friendly apps do you recommend? Would love to hear of any.

    • Nyoelle@beehaw.orgOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      I would say… Termux/SSH clients, as they are text based… Tachiyomi, with disabled animations… But beside that, not much. I just abuse the fact that e-ink devices that I do have, do refresh the screen at decent speed (e.g Hisense A9, Onyx boox Tab Ultra), so… most apps are actually useable, even if… the experience on other devices would be pure misery.

      Sorry for not being able to be much of help #_#

    • DontNoodles@discuss.tchncs.de
      4·
      1 year ago

      Plus one to ViMusic. High quality music with a beautiful interface and customisable buffer for music you heard previously. What’s there not to like?

    • gunpachi@kbin.social
      2·
      1 year ago

      Thanks for JTX board, I’ll check it out. I’m currently using a combination of Orgzly and Syncthing for notes and todos.