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Recommended Android App List (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by redplayer5@lemmy.world to c/android@lemdro.id

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Is there a list of highly recommended and trustworthy android apps, both FOSS and proprietary?

I see some posts but there must be a community approved list that is periodically updated.

Thanks!

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[–] Yaky@slrpnk.net 9 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Apps on F-Droid and IzzyOnDroid (f-droid repo) are generally trustworthy.

Anything specific you are looking for?

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[–] redplayer5@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

Not specifically. I just discovered Blip from a post and it's been great. I was curious about what people find are useful that are not well known.

A week or so ago, I did see that some people were raising some concern over downloading from f-droid and to use obtanium to directly install apps from GitHub instead.

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[–] db2@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I'm using both, the only real difference is you have to trust the github hosted apk with obtainium.

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I have some 1800 APKs on my server - if we say half of them are duplicates that's still 800.

And you expect me to index and review them all for you?

You'd be better served to ask for specific recommendations.

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[–] db2@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Hail with Shizuku. It makes debloating easier plus about 6:1 of my apps are frozen through it because while I want (or in some cases need) them I also don't want them to have free run to freely run in the background until I say they can.

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[–] baduhai@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 months ago*

I use Hail with Shizuku to freeze apps I don't want running in the background too, but for debloating specifically I've found Canta, which also needs Shizuku rights, to be an absolute godsend.

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[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 2 points 9 months ago

Too broad of a question, so either the person needs to pick just a few ones, or to spend a few hours writing an answer. I'd have quite a few suggestions, but likewise, can't think of any I'd pick over others, and don't want to spend a few hours again.