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I’m currently on Android 14, so some of these may not work for you, but a lot of them are the same thing I was using on Android 7 so maybe they will!
I used to use Simple Mobile Tools for this, but they sold out to an adware company! Fucking oops.
Some of the apps I use are only on Google Play. I no longer have a Google account. Aurora Store lets me get them anyway. For now, at least.
If you’re reading this you know what F-Droid is, right? It’s a repository of free and open-source Android apps that exists independently of the Google Play ecosystem. It’s nowhere near as immense as the Play Store, but most things I actually *need* can be found in here.
A repository for F-Droid with a larger number of apps. Definitely worth adding if you’re disappointed by F-Droid’s pickings.
A simple enough contacts and SMS app, though it doesn't support MMS.
This app, however, *does* support MMS. It also supports encrypted SMS so long as whoever you’re talking to also supports them.
Also has unit conversion, which is handy in the kitchen.
A rather simple little clock.
I also have this clock installed just to open up and grin at every so often.
I was just looking for a replacement voice recorder, but this one does screen recording too! Jackpot.
Weird keyboard! But a very intuitive one once you get used to it. This one’s gotta be my favorite.
My second-favorite.
A nice programming keyboard. I keep this around as a backup since ThumbKey has a bug that forces capslock in terminals.
A rather nice Firefox fork.
My Gemini browser of choice, especially since there aren’t a lot of options for Android.
I don’t use an email app; my webmail provider’s site Just Works in mobile browsers.
My password manager of choice. This link goes to their official F-Droid repository. On older Android versions, this app may not work properly; in that case, you’d be best served by the Bitwarden addon in Firefox or your preferred Firefox fork.
A VPN that can individually block specific apps’ internet access. Because why does a fucking keyboard need internet access?
Bitwarden also has support for two-factor auth, but I prefer this form factor. Plus I can’t exactly use Bitwarden to get the two-factor token for logging into Bitwarden.
Warning if you’re using a modern version of Android: The system will pitch a fit and force your folders into send-only mode if they’re in your home directory. Rude. You can work around this by using the web GUI instead.
CalDAV app for calendar syncing. You still need a separate calendar app. Not sure why a calendar app can’t just have CalDAV built in, but there’s probably some nerdy reason.
Stores your loyalty card barcodes and so forth. I have my library card in here too.
My go-to text editor. It Just Works (except you have to manually tell it that it’s okay to open gmi and html files).
For when I want to do some actual Fiction Writing. Markor’s not *bad* for that, but I like Obsidian’s style more. Sadly only available on Google Play (or Aurora Store).
A creator-owned video-hosting site that features some big-name Youtubers and some smaller names too. It’s not FOSS and it requires a paid subscription (which you don’t have to pay through the app), but it’s a good source of infotainment.
Podcasts!
Just a decent music player. Has folders, playlists, all the stuff you really need.
Just a decent video player.
A fork of NewPipe, and tbh, much better than NewPipe. PipePipe actually lets you view a creator’s playlists from their channel page. Imagine being able to do that in $currentyear. Also, when opening a link in the app, you have the option of just directly adding it to a playlist or downloading it instead of playing the video, and since my mobile data throttles after 5GB, I appreciate that.
A white noise/ambient sound player, which I need because even with earplugs in, a certain someone’s snoring is still enough to keep me awake.
A rather thorough multi-system emulator. I don’t actually use this anymore since I have an Analogue Pocket and an Anbernic, but it’s served me well in the past.
You know what Android doesn’t have a lot of? Actually good interactive fiction interpreters. Fortunately, there are web-based options you can just run in your browser. I like this one. It lets you import files from your device, or you can choose from a list of select options from IFDB.
Who *doesn’t* need a command line on their phone?
An SSH client. I only use this for “emergencies”, like if I’m away from home and happen to notice that my capsule has gone offline. For actually editing and updating my capsule or website, I much prefer the git setup I have on my laptop.
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