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Hello everyone! This is my list of FOSS software I use ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What Xiaomi device are you using with gadget bridge? What's you're experience with it? What can it and cannot do?

[โ€“] mypasswordis1234 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, I have a Xiaomi Mi Band 7 wristband. Gadgetbridge supports everything you can do through the official app. Except it doesn't upload data to the manufacturer's cloud. Everything works locally, because that's what it's all about. The UI looks ugly, but what to expect from a project created by volunteers, not a multi-billion dollar corporation? :) Overall, I'm satisfied!

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does it have any issues reconnecting when you walk away from your phone and then come back?

[โ€“] mypasswordis1234 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Just bought it today and testing out because of this. So far so good. Thanks!

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

On Android, I use OSMAnd if I want to use a map and the openstreetmap.org web app if just quickly checking a distance, because OSMand can be quite bulky and my phone quite slow. For public transportation (in Germany) I have ร–ffi.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Aurora store doesn't need a google account

[โ€“] Secret300 -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Google maps the best alt is OSM (open street map) but personally I think it's not quite there yet direction wise.

Shazam is easy tho, Mousai is the shit

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it's a desktop program, while most of the solution OP has posted are Android exclusive.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This looks like exactly what I want if it had an android app.

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[โ€“] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would suggest Brave search. I've been using it for a year now and the results are very accurate.

[โ€“] mypasswordis1234 0 points 1 year ago

I'll try it. Thanks :)

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