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{{https://f-droid.org/repo/icons/org.fdroid.fdroid.102050.png}}'''F-Droid (https://f-droid.org/ )''' – libre software repository, from which the following can be downloaded (GPLv3+) (To install, you need to enable ‘unknown sources’ because it is separate from Google.); * FAST App Search Tool – quick application launcher from double-clicking or up-swiping the home button (GPLv3); * Hanger – recent application launcher widget for notification bar (tip: pin FAST so that you can quickly get to applications that have fallen off the list) (GPLv3); * Kiwix – offline Wiktionary, Wikipedia, etc. (GPLv3); * LibreTorrent – reliably download large files such as those used by Kiwix (GPLv3); * RPN – step-by-step calculator with no need for parentheses (e.g. compare 1, Enter, 2, Enter, 3, ×, + with 1, Enter, 2, +, 3, ×) (GPLv3+); * Open Camera – advanced still and video camera (GPLv3+); * MuPDF – view portable documents (PDFs) often attached to emails or downloaded (AGPLv3+); * VLC – media player (GPLv3); * LeafPic – media gallery (GPLv3); * Hashr – verify files (GPLv3+); * Amaze – file manager (GPLv3); * Ghost Commander – advanced file manager (GPLv3); * Turbo Editor – text editor (GPLv3+); * Lock Screen – in combination with unchecking the ‘Power button instantly locks’ security setting, this is a partial workaround for Android not distinguishing between locking the screen and locking for security (GPLv3+); * SatStat – sensor status with ability to manually or automatically update AGPS data for quicker positioning fix (GPLv3+); * Transportr – public transport planner (GPLv3+); * Suntimes – show, and set alarms for, sunset, twilight times, sunrise, and noon (GPLv3+); * React – test your reaction time (GPLv3+); * Periodic Table – chemical element browser (GPLv3); * Quill – draw visual notes, especially with stylus (lacks handwriting recognition) (GPLv3); * Flym – feed reader, supports RSS and Atom feeds (GPLv3); * WiFi Analyzer – analyses Wi-Fi channels (GPLv3); * Rotation Manager – set application-specific orientations, a workaround for some Android rotation issues (GPLv3); * OsmAnd – offline OpenStreetMap (GPLv3); * NewPipe – YouTube downloader for later offline playing (GPLv3+); * Mitzuli – offline translator (GPLv2+); * Barcode Scanner (search ‘zxing’) – scan barcodes and share via QR codes (Apache2); * K-9 Mail – email client (Apache2); * LibreOffice Viewer – view office documents (MPL2); * IceCat Mobile – Web browser (MPL2); * Activity Launcher – create homescreen shortcuts directly to specific activities within applications, such as the ‘Tethering & portable hotspot’ activity within Settings (ISC). |
||{{https://f-droid.org/repo/icons/org.fdroid.fdroid.102050.png}}||'''F-Droid (https://f-droid.org/ )''' (GPLv3+) – libre software repository, from which the following can be downloaded (To install, you need to enable ‘unknown sources’ because it is separate from Google.);|| ||||<(>'''FAST App Search Tool''' (GPLv3) – quick application launcher from double-clicking or up-swiping the home button;|| ||||<(>'''Hanger''' (GPLv3) – recent application launcher widget for notification bar (tip: pin FAST so that you can quickly get to applications that have fallen off the list);|| ||||<(>'''Kiwix''' (GPLv3) – offline Wiktionary, Wikipedia, etc.;|| ||||<(>'''LibreTorrent''' (GPLv3) – reliably download large files such as those used by Kiwix;|| ||||<(>'''RPN''' (GPLv3+) – step-by-step calculator with no need for parentheses (e.g. compare 1, Enter, 2, Enter, 3, ×, + with 1, Enter, 2, +, 3, ×);|| ||||<(>'''Open Camera''' (GPLv3+) – advanced still and video camera;|| ||||<(>'''MuPDF''' (AGPLv3+) – view portable documents (PDFs) often attached to emails or downloaded;|| ||||<(>'''VLC''' (GPLv3) – media player;|| ||||<(>'''LeafPic''' (GPLv3) – media gallery;|| ||||<(>'''Hashr''' (GPLv3+) – verify files;|| ||||<(>'''Amaze''' (GPLv3) – file manager;|| ||||<(>'''Ghost Commander''' (GPLv3) – advanced file manager;|| ||||<(>'''Turbo Editor''' (GPLv3+) – text editor;|| ||||<(>'''Lock Screen''' (GPLv3+) – in combination with unchecking the ‘Power button instantly locks’ security setting, this is a partial workaround for Android not distinguishing between locking the screen and locking for security;|| ||||<(>'''SatStat''' (GPLv3+) – sensor status with ability to manually or automatically update AGPS data for quicker positioning fix;|| ||||<(>'''Transportr''' (GPLv3+) – public transport planner;|| ||||<(>'''Suntimes''' (GPLv3+) – show, and set alarms for, sunset, twilight times, sunrise, and noon;|| ||||<(>'''React''' (GPLv3+) – test your reaction time;|| ||||<(>'''Periodic Table''' (GPLv3) – chemical element browser;|| ||||<(>'''Quill''' (GPLv3) – draw visual notes, especially with stylus (lacks handwriting recognition);|| ||||<(>'''Flym''' (GPLv3) – feed reader, supports RSS and Atom feeds;|| ||||<(>'''WiFi Analyzer''' (GPLv3) – analyses Wi-Fi channels;|| ||||<(>'''Rotation Manager''' (GPLv3) – set application-specific orientations, a workaround for some Android rotation issues;|| ||||<(>'''OsmAnd''' (GPLv3) – offline OpenStreetMap;|| ||||<(>'''NewPipe''' (GPLv3+) – YouTube downloader for later offline playing;|| ||||<(>'''Mitzuli''' (GPLv2+) – offline translator;|| ||||<(>'''Barcode Scanner (search ‘zxing’)''' (Apache2) – scan barcodes and share via QR codes;|| ||||<(>'''K-9 Mail''' (Apache2) – email client;|| ||||<(>'''LibreOffice Viewer''' (MPLv2) – view office documents;|| ||||<(>'''IceCat Mobile''' (MPLv2) – Web browser;|| ||||<(>'''Activity Launcher''' (ISC) – create homescreen shortcuts directly to specific activities within applications, such as the ‘Tethering & portable hotspot’ activity within Settings.|| |
J. R. Haigh's recommendations for Android
F-Droid (https://f-droid.org/ ) (GPLv3+) – libre software repository, from which the following can be downloaded (To install, you need to enable ‘unknown sources’ because it is separate from Google.); |
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FAST App Search Tool (GPLv3) – quick application launcher from double-clicking or up-swiping the home button; |
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Hanger (GPLv3) – recent application launcher widget for notification bar (tip: pin FAST so that you can quickly get to applications that have fallen off the list); |
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Kiwix (GPLv3) – offline Wiktionary, Wikipedia, etc.; |
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LibreTorrent (GPLv3) – reliably download large files such as those used by Kiwix; |
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RPN (GPLv3+) – step-by-step calculator with no need for parentheses (e.g. compare 1, Enter, 2, Enter, 3, ×, + with 1, Enter, 2, +, 3, ×); |
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Open Camera (GPLv3+) – advanced still and video camera; |
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MuPDF (AGPLv3+) – view portable documents (PDFs) often attached to emails or downloaded; |
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VLC (GPLv3) – media player; |
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LeafPic (GPLv3) – media gallery; |
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Hashr (GPLv3+) – verify files; |
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Amaze (GPLv3) – file manager; |
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Ghost Commander (GPLv3) – advanced file manager; |
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Turbo Editor (GPLv3+) – text editor; |
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Lock Screen (GPLv3+) – in combination with unchecking the ‘Power button instantly locks’ security setting, this is a partial workaround for Android not distinguishing between locking the screen and locking for security; |
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SatStat (GPLv3+) – sensor status with ability to manually or automatically update AGPS data for quicker positioning fix; |
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Transportr (GPLv3+) – public transport planner; |
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Suntimes (GPLv3+) – show, and set alarms for, sunset, twilight times, sunrise, and noon; |
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React (GPLv3+) – test your reaction time; |
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Periodic Table (GPLv3) – chemical element browser; |
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Quill (GPLv3) – draw visual notes, especially with stylus (lacks handwriting recognition); |
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Flym (GPLv3) – feed reader, supports RSS and Atom feeds; |
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WiFi Analyzer (GPLv3) – analyses Wi-Fi channels; |
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Rotation Manager (GPLv3) – set application-specific orientations, a workaround for some Android rotation issues; |
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OsmAnd (GPLv3) – offline OpenStreetMap; |
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NewPipe (GPLv3+) – YouTube downloader for later offline playing; |
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Mitzuli (GPLv2+) – offline translator; |
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Barcode Scanner (search ‘zxing’) (Apache2) – scan barcodes and share via QR codes; |
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K-9 Mail (Apache2) – email client; |
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LibreOffice Viewer (MPLv2) – view office documents; |
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IceCat Mobile (MPLv2) – Web browser; |
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Activity Launcher (ISC) – create homescreen shortcuts directly to specific activities within applications, such as the ‘Tethering & portable hotspot’ activity within Settings. |
All of these applications are libre software (you are free to use, study, modify, and share them) and the offline content files for OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia's wikis are also libre.