My top android apps are : 1.Local send for file transfer 2.Bitwarden for password manager 3. Antennapod for my podcast 4.Seal for YouTube download 5.Boost for lemmy 6.Rimusic for YouTube music 7. Poweramp for local music on my phone 8.Lichess for chess 9.protonvpn for vpn 10.fairmail for email

  • @AusatKeyboardPremi
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    1 month ago

    I use Android as my secondary phone, my primary is an iPhone. Though for the past six months, my use of Android has surpassed iOS as the latter is now only for calls, messages and reading emails. For replying to emails, I use a computer.

    I have removed as many Google apps as I could using Canta, as long as the phone is able to boot and function.

    The apps, in no particular order (read: the order in which I can recollect):

    App Notes
    Droidify F-Droid client
    HeliBoard General keyboard
    Unexpected Keyboard Programmer’s keyboard
    Fossify Calendar, Gallery, Music Self-explanatory
    Voyager Lemmy client, although not a native Android app
    Eternity Native Android Lemmy client, although not as good as Voyager
    Tubular PeerTube and YouTube client with QoL niceties
    Calculator++ Calculator with QoL niceties
    Cromite Chromium based browser with QoL niceties
    Termux Terminal emulator
    Rethink DNS + Firewall To block ads and monitor network activity
    Orbot For accessing TOR
    Emacs Still setting it up on Android, only to browse my Denote repository (which seems the only way I can browse it on any mobile device)
    Aurora store To install Apple Music
    Apple Music To use the music subscription from my primary phone
    Proton VPN Self-explanatory
    Bitwarden Password manager
    P.S.

    I finally found a chance to use tables on Lemmy.

    • @AlphamarsOP
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      51 month ago

      The tables are actually helpful

    • @AlphamarsOP
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      21 month ago

      I am kinda of curious, why do you use heliboard over swiftkeys?

      • @Hyrulian
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        61 month ago

        Not original commenter, but I got the hell off of Swiftkey after Microsoft bought it for privacy purposes. That could be why.

        • @AlphamarsOP
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          11 month ago

          What do you use instead? Autocorrect is a very big issue with the other keyboards

      • @AusatKeyboardPremi
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        11 month ago

        It is the only decent AOSP-like keyboard I could find.

        I am just not comfortable using a proprietary keyboard when I know that I have other options. On iOS, I do not have an option, at all!

        Having said that, I do miss the better swipe gestures and autocorrect ability of the proprietary ones from time to time.

        • @AlphamarsOP
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          21 month ago

          You can try FUTO keyboard

          • @AusatKeyboardPremi
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            11 month ago

            Thank you. I did come across it, back when I was looking at alternatives. Though I don’t remember why I didn’t try it out.

            How is your experience with the keyboard? How does it compare with the alternatives?

            • @AlphamarsOP
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              11 month ago

              Better than Heliboard by a mile. Privacy oriented Keyboard The autocorrect works well and the crazy part is the voice keyboard. Everything is offline

              • @AusatKeyboardPremi
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                11 month ago

                Thank you. I shall try it out as a secondary general keyboard.