Android Applications
2016-11-10I’ve been getting frustrated with my computing experiences lately. I won’t go into many details here, but my frustration has extended to my smartphone and has spurred me to investigate alternatives to many programs and services I’ve been using.
Provided for your benefit here is a list of several Android programs I’ve recently discovered. I’m not vouching for these yet, and may not even have much experience with them yet, but they are here and may serve you well.
| Name | Description | On F-Droid? |
|---|---|---|
| Syncthing | P2P File Syncing | Yes |
| Ted | Text Editor | Yes |
| DAVdroid | Caldav and Carddav client | Yes |
| VLC | Media Player | Yes |
| Firefox | Web Browser | Yes |
| Anuto TD | Game (Tower Defense) | Yes |
| Document Viewer | Views PDFs and other files | Yes |
| Google Authenticator | Two Factor Auth | Yes |
| FreeOTP | Two Factor Auth | Yes |
| Hacker’s Keyboard | Keyboard | Yes |
| Wallabag | Read-It Later/Pocket Alternative | Yes |
| Antennapod | Podcast Client | Yes |
| Swiftnotes | Notes | Yes |
| Forecastie | Weather Forecasting | Yes |
| SkyTube | Youtube | Yes |
| Clip Stack | Clipboard Manager | Yes |
| OsmAnd | Maps | Yes |
| Torch | Flashlight | Yes |
| Focal | Camera | Yes |
| Vanilla | Music Player | Yes |
| Barcode Scanner | Barcode Scanner | Yes |
| Mathdroid | Calculator | Yes |
| Ghost Commander | File Manager | Yes |
| Gallery | Photo Viewer | Yes |
| Timer | Clock, Stopwatch, Countdown | Yes |
| Night Screen | Screen Brightness/Coloration | Yes |
| Bubble | Comic Book Reader | Yes |
| Android IMSI-Catcher Detector | Yes | |
| Yaairc | IRC | Yes |
| KeePassDroid | Password Manager | Yes |
| Termux | Terminal Emulator | Yes |
| aSQLiteManager | SQLite DB Manager | Yes |
| BubbleUPnP | DLNA Client | No |
| OWLR Foscam | IP Camera Client | No |
| Zarchiver | Archive Expander | No |
| Private Internet Access | VPN | No |
| Protonmail | No | |
| Signal | Messaging | No |