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Alright boys, I've been converted to the light side and have installed F-Droid. Now what? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Basically title. I waited on installing F droid for a long time because my phone threw many scary warnings when I tried a long time ago. But now I have it, and I got some fossify apps, but since there is no "Editor's Picks" on F- droid I dont really know where to go from here.

What apps do you recommend I install first to remove my dependence on closed ecosystems?

What is my vulnerability surface ie, which sort of apps should I watch out for?

Are there any bad faith companies in the open source sphere?

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

ViMusic - ad free music streaming
TrackerControl - view and block app trackers
LibreTube - ad free youtube client
Termux - Terminal

There are also plenty of replacements for builtin apps like camera, gallery, maps, etc, although I personally haven't made that jump yet as there are some missing quality of life features.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Use RiMusic - It's a fork of ViMusic and Updated

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

block app trackers? The duckduckgo mobile app has something like that too IIRC, I've seen a bunch of screenshots here in the past.

Also, how does termux work on an android device? Do all the usual linux commands work on an android too?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Termux work like a emulator but It can interact with android storage.