Which Android app stood out to you this year & why?
Could be anything you used daily, discovered recently, or just genuinely loved.
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cleverkeys. Super customizable offline 1st gestures keyboatd powered by neural networks.
Termux and associated addons, especially x11. Because fuck the direction the entire Android ecosystem is going in. I’d rather have a Linux phone, but Termux:x11 is as close as I’m realistically going to get at the moment.
I always recommend this app to everyone who does any amount of traveling: Where Is Public Toilet
It helps you find public toilets, explains their hours and amenities, and lets you rate them. You can download the toilet map and use it offline. It’s a real trousers saver.
Here is a google free alternative: LavSeeker
I tried it. It’s missing a lot of features and has a pretty empty database.
I appreciate that it doesn’t have ads, but that isn’t really much of a selling point if it doesn’t do the job.
Seal on F Droid
Try ytdlnis
Immich, I setup the container on my server and have been using it all year. The search is really good and I like the memories thing
KOReader (ebook reader)
Though clearly not designed for small screens, since I have a somewhat long read queue and it can sort by read progress, it helps a bunch.
I’m embarrassed to say it was Brotato. 🥔
Vivaldi, web browser
Connect for Lemmy.
So nice not to see ads on any web sites or within any apps.
If it is ever off, I’m reminded how bad things are out there.
Molly (Signal fork) with self hosted mollyconnect + ntfy for push notifications without Google services.
I saw the obtanium comments and switched over. What sources do people use to find apps besides a post like this?
Boost for Lemmy was huge for me.
I’ve also been using KDE Connect, but I wish I could set filters/exclusions for notifications, because a lot of things I already get notifications on my computer for so when KDE Connect syncs the notification from my phone, that’s a duplicate.
I thing you could turn off certain notifications from the PC side.
Loop Habit Tracker, KDE Connect, aCar, and Thunderbird.
Probably Street Complete, it activates the same dopamine receptors in the brain that Pokémon Go did, but it’s contributing to Open Street Map in the process.
Honourable mention to Ente Photos, recommended to me by some of you as a great Google Photos alternative.
