Hello everyone! This is my list of FOSS software I use 😃
Android FOSS alternatives to proprietary apps
Google Board -> FlorisBoard
Google Play -> Aurora Store[1]
Termius -> ConnectBot[2]
Discord -> Element
Xiaomi Fit -> Gadget Bridge[3]
Google Gmail -> K-9 Mail
YouTube -> LibreTube
Google Authenticator -> Mauth
Google News -> Nextcloud News[4]
Google Drive -> Nextcloud[4]
Google Keep -> Nextcloud Notes[4]
Spotify -> SubTune[4]
YouTube Music -> ViMusic
Google Chrome -> Mull
1- You need a Google account.
2 - The UX is not as good as Termius.
3 - The UI looks like garbage, but does it’s job.
4 - You need to selfhost a server.
Android FOSS alternatives to FOSS apps
Jellyfin -> Findroid
F-Droid -> Droid-ify
Desktop FOSS
Windows -> Fedora 38 Workstation
Firefox -> LibreWolf (telemetry free, hardened firefox)
Other software
Android -> Lineage OS
Linux server -> Debian (without GUI)
Smart home -> Home Assistant
SMS -> Signal
DNS -> Adguard Home (selfhosted)
Other services
Google -> Qwant (it’s so good!)
YouTube (desktop) -> Piped
Suggest me:
- Google Maps
- Shazam
I prefer to use Fcitx 5 for Android instead of GBoard, not FlorisBoard. Because f5a has much better Chinese input experience than FlorisBoard, and I use Chinese.
Just wanted to mention ViMusic doesn’t seem to be getting updated anytime soon. The status is mentioned in this push request.
Consider trying out InnerTune instead which has several more features and active development :)
What Xiaomi device are you using with gadget bridge? What’s you’re experience with it? What can it and cannot do?
Aurora store doesn’t need a google account
Removed by mod
whats the point of discord alternative if none of my wow friends will get off discord?
I told my friends that I am ditching Discord. I gave them my matrix ID and deleted the account. It was also a test of who cares about me as a person.
Is Floris Board still maintained? Latest stable release was in June 2022 and latest beta in September 2022.
Their GitHub says that stable versions are released “1 release per 1-5 months” and beta “up to 1-2 releases per week”.
I use AnySoftKeyboard
I do as well. I like AnySoft because it has the swipey typey shit going on like swype does, but without the spying. The feature is in beta and a bit buggy though.
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They have
Yes. I use QKSMS for text messages now instead.
@olof @OrthoStice Simple sms messenger ❤️
Such an answer 😍
I used signal for 2 years. Only got 2 friends to join. Dropped it when they removed SMS. I’ve settled for Facebook messenger lite and my social life is booming again.
Does anyone here have problems with K-9 background sync? I always have to manually sync the folders so I can get the latest emails
I found Fair email to be more consistent than K9. I used both for 2 years or so before finally switching.
For Google maps I’ve been using Organic Maps and has been a smooth experience.
Signal does not support sms
Nobody cares about them outside the US.
I care, I live outside of the US
it does, though
No, it really doesn’t. https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360007321171-Can-I-send-SMS-MMS-with-Signal-
It used to; however, the functionality only existed on the Android version, and they got rid of it.
I would suggest Brave search. I’ve been using it for a year now and the results are very accurate.
