5 BEST F-Droid Apps! (That Beat Google Play Competitors!)
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2024
- FOSS doesn't need to mean worse. Here are some applications from the F-Droid Android App store that beat Google Play alternatives. What are your favorite apps? Leave them in the comments!
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What are your favorite apps from F-Droid? Leave your comments below!
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I don't really recommend F-Droid since security updates there are not prioritized. I recommend Aurora Store in combination with anonymous account. However, that does mean that you have to check for updates manually (which is ok since I do that 2x per day myself already)
Can u tell me which 2 vpn are free. I think only calyx offer free. And others offer free trial not free forever.
Here is another interesting FACT!
As of 2013, Riseup features 6 million subscribers spread across 14,000 lists.[1] Their projects have included the StopWatching.Us petition against global surveillance disclosures revealed by Edward Snowden.[1]
NewPipe, KeePass, AntennaPod, Aegis, and the aria2 apps for Android.
ProtonVPN is on F-droid
1:37 Image Pipe
3:04 Loop Habit Tracker
3:47 NewPipe
5:46 Transportr
6:45 Money Wallet
Thanks
Thaaanks!
+Techlore, please link to the things you mention, in your video's, it would make it much, much easier to keep track of that way, thanks.
downside tho: people like me will not watch the video. I literally checked the description before hitting play on this vid - hoping to just read the names of the apps instead of needing to watch the video itself 😉
@@roidroid it's not like we can't just skip through the video anyways
Great video! Thanks buddy
I'm following, btw you look familiar , I like the topics of your channel. I'm working on going away from social media and Google ecosystem so this type of videos really help me to know more alternatives. ❤️
Transporter is discontinued? Not showing in FDroid search. Seeing a couple of others for Vienna and France, though, if I type in "public transportation".
bro how I can update my apps, like my bank app, without the Google PStore? How can I get the updates?
Anybody knows a website or apps that I can use to download RUclips MP4 videos with 250MB to MP3 with close to 60MB
Im partial to WebTube. Its a decent youtube frontend for the Android. I used to use NewPipe and youre not wrong about all those wonderful features it has. I wish I could use it reliably. Dont know if its just me but every time I update it the entire app craps out on me. I end up having to completely uninstall and reinstall from scratch to get it to work again, at which point I lose my subscriptions, favorites, etc. And there is a new damn update every other day.
Nice content as usual. As one among your early subscribers i suggest you should do a video on web browsers in f droid and best keyboards that you recommend.
Really want to know from a FOSS guy
From safety point of view Hacker's Keyboard id best.
@@denzel7592 thank you
Still no ProtonMail app on fdroid.
Why do fdroid clock apps suck? Nothing comes close to Timely Alarm Clock.
Would you make a video on Aurora Store? Pros and cons or compare to F Droid.
My main concern with F Droid is updates and how slow they are on F Droid. I feel security is important and I worry critical updates are too slow on F Droid.
Aurora uses play store's apps, just anonymously. So in privacy, its better than play store but since the apps might still track you, it isnt as private as Fdroid
@@tanujrana8490 If i already have apps donwloaded from the play store, should i unistall them and reinstall them from aurora? Or does it not matter
Bitwarden is still way better than Keepass, and also open source, but not sure if available on F-Droid. And no KDE-Connect on the list?
I don't know if I'm doing something wrong, but I can't loop video playback on Newpipe
F-Droid is amazing.
When my mom got a new phone(Redmi10c), it was bloated with google apps.I mean everything from contacts to calendar to even messages was google apps. This was ridiculous. So I used universal android debloater to remove them all and replaced them with apps from F-Droid. It's great that something like this is out there.
But now when I'm thinking about, I should've just flashed LineageOS and be done with it.
W son
@ Sami Hamchev you can't remove bloatware without rooting.the phone those apps just hiiden from phone memory so that the can't be seen to you
@@harshverma80 right
Techlore, I have aquestion. If I were to Flash Calyx OS on to a Pixel phone, what would you recommend as an alternative to Spotify? or should I use micro G and use the Calyx VPN along side their mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot? I enjoy the paid version of the streaming, but I prefer my privacy instead. Please provide me with a solution.
Did you find anything out? I'm currently looking for something to replace apple music when I make the switch.
Transportr doesnt support western Washington state. I recommend the following for mass transit riders in the greater Seattle area:
1. OneBusAway (its been fairly reliable and accurate), but I only know to get it from Google Play or Aurora app stores.
2. The app called Transit (from Google Play or APKPure app stores) is my new favorite. It apparently pulls data from users in a crowd sourcing system, when available, and defaults to other sources otherwise, and even offers ETAs on ubers.
3. If riders are unaware, the numerous transit systems websites offer live updates (and maps, schedules, etc.), and notices on cancelations and delays. You can put links on your phone to the associated webpage for your route and bus stop.
I use all on the regular. Doesnt stop me from being frustrated with the transit system but it does help me plan my time usage better.
At 5:26 you can hear squeaking, like a chair or door hinge. Not sure how I caught it, listening on my TV. I thought someone was trying to break into my house
What do you think of droidify
I'm looking for multiple options and pools of knowledge before making a decision.
@Techlore do you know MediaCCC?
Hey @Techlore, I Can't finds habits on F-droid or online, did they take it down?
Loop habit tracker
Which keyboard are you using @Techlore
Is there any app on fdroid which let us to change pixels sizes of image
do more vid Like this for us with best apps and a top best apps series for a tv also its all fun to watch and know stuff we didnt know already
9:34 What about Rethink DNS ? Doesn't have an add blocker and VPN ?
Nice. Thanks!
What's the music that you used in this video?
That is insane that you do not have more subscribers !!! RUclips/Google must not like you !!! You should be well over a million subscribers by now !! You are one of the best RUclips channels there is !!! I am not one to make comments in the comment sections of your videos, but I have been watching for two years now!!! You are one of the very best at what you do in your videos !! 202K Subscribers???????? ... Give me a break !!!
love your content bro keep it up!
Glad you enjoy it!
what happened to netflix alternative apo from F-ROID
BTW which you prefer? Discord or Telegram? As user and admin.
Is that an eastsheen brand rubicks cube in the back?
Does "habits" have a calendar feature??
Hey Techlore community, Any suggestion for Google Keep?😐
I didn't find any good alternative with similar level of functionalities.
So now have you find any? I also need it
@@shresthkumarlal285 Joplin
they are not open source where do I get the source code ?
Hey Mr Techlore. I watched your 2018 video on de google maybe a year ago from now. My idea is to create a group withing people I know that want to de google. We would meet up a few times over a few months and help eachother, motivate, bring info, etc. What do you think? I find it not at all easy to take action on moving away from big tech. I have been using gmail maybe since it became available, I have a hotmail account since it also became available, etc. It feels a like a job in itself to de google and move away from tech giants. I also want o de microsoft as much as possible. Ideas? Suggestions?
Is it possible to import my playlist to newpipe
Please make more of those f droid videos
Do I need to have my phone rooted to install and use F-droid apps? Not too knowledgeable with software.
Nope not at all. F-Droid will install on just about any Android device as-is.
I use yt premium will I have to watch ads on newpipe? What do I use for my yt music?
Newpipe doesn't have ads.
I wanna know how to donwnload app not present in googlestore.
Go to your device settings and "allow apps from unknown sources".
I miss my RUclips vanced app so much! I used new pipe for about a month before switching back to stock RUclips. Now I'm back to dangerously clicking the skip ads button while driving and using my precious data for pieces of ads they shove down my throat!
why not use revanced? it's vanced continued
I'm watching this vid on revanced rn bro, they even have a vanced Spotify
Great content. I love to see what's available. I don't use F-droid ... yet. I am still stuck to my droid-phone. But the day will come when the damn overflowth and my world will be overturned from google... some day.
I did enjoy the video with a fresh cup of apple juice.
You can use both.
Thank you so much
There is also habitica for habit tracking
Is there an app like ImagePipe for videos, or is this unnecessary because video files don't contain metadata (like GPS)?
for file share??
Does fdriod hit battery life
There’s quite a few issues with f-droid that they don’t manage well between repos and archive. For example, newpipe and keepassdx are missing on the repo, and you have to go on a browser and manually change “repo” to “archive” in the link to be able to download them. This is quite the hassle at the moment. I found a post on their forum from august ‘17 which explained this problem and it seems it still hasn’t been resolved. This is a huge problem and many people will probably not use it or not as much because of that.
I myself only realised it because I searched it, otherwise I would probably have given up on newpipe for example.
Love from India brother nice video
How to download WhatsApp in f droid
Techlore please help
LOVE from India ❤️
LOVE from America
@@cookiesrgood1802 LOVE from Canada
@@tintiger8764 Love from UAE
same
You know for privacy concirned people you all are giving off some info for free. Jk
Thanks for your hard work to make videos for us. Keep it up. God bless you. Love from 🇮🇳India
Techlore in San Francisco? Sounds like the "Omega Man"
Nice choice of apps
What do you think of RUclips Vanced as an alternative
Best and better than Newpipe and youtube
Cool video
when i want to play any video in Newpipe it shows error : Unable to analyze website
any substitude for google sheets out there? Anybody?
new pipe and money wallet is my thing then, thanks
Can I just get an app source and side load it without installing F-Droid?
@@dustinhorn8495 Great, I need to publish my OSS apps there.
Is tutanota in F-droid?
Yes
I see your videos regularly. You should make a series on FOSS. You are doing great job. Hope you will reach 100K soon.
LOVE FROM INDIA.😃
Me 2 from India
I have been using Fdroid for years, I like it but it causes my phone to heat up
Do these apps track you?
SUCH A TECHY CUTIE🎉😘
Is F-droid fine to use on Huawei phones which is most popular De-googled phone?
Can F Drid be install on a celphone that has the Google play store app?
Hey, this is the Community Manager. I have an Android myself and I have both the Play Store and FDroid on my phone.
@@techlore Thenks for the response!
this dude deserves way more subscriber
One day :)
8:30 Oh damn! Now I'm really hyped about that release! Especially since I use protonmail exclusively on desktop rn 👀
Still waiting 😔
Proton is a Honeypot my friend
how are you recording screen on graphene?
Greetings from Bangladesh
So, what VPN of the 3 do you recommend?
We can make recommendations all day, however when it comes down to it it all depends on what you want/need it to do.
Check out out VPN guide: techlore.tech/vpn
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U missed blokada
Ad blocker
Can't you just add your code to fix that
You forgot the alternative to Titanium Backup!!!
2:50 joker put stalking n fun in the same sentence
I've tried new pipe many times. It always crashes. I couldn't watch single video :(
Temporary issue that’s been fixed in an upcoming update. RUclips always changes how their videos are presented which breaks third-party apps including new pipe
@@techlore and it's working now
There was no update in fdroid but app updated itself
@@JM-sn5eb sweet!
How is newpipe better than vanced?
It isn't it's worse and harder to set up.
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Brava!
your video is to awesome bro i liked and i subscribe and i am founding which app should gave a try in F-Droid then i got your video thank you so much ❤️❤️Love from India ❤️❤️ brother are doing great job 😃
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aurora droid is a other ui for f-droid
New pipe my fav. One 😍
me too 👍
Is there any app to share big files without internet from GrapheneOS to Android. Would be really helpful
You can use "TrebleShot" to share files
@@VesperLlama Thanks Man
Really liked the video, I have a suggestion. What about you make some videos showing the best OS for some devices that can't install GrapheneOS as suggest in a previous video. For example: Motorola G4 Plus (athene) or any other smartphone that you're able to use and test the best OS for privacy and security. In the moment, I'm using LineageOS and still looking for a OS that can provide some result like GrapheneOS.
You could also create some List and the people share the FOSS apps that they used, and with time you add those apps based in your usage and them you update list every month or as soon as possible.
My fav apps:
1. Meterial Files
2. AdAway
3. AnkiDroid
4. Geometric Weather
5. Shelter
6. Syncthing
7. VLC
I enjoyed adaway with my old rooted phones. Vetcor camera is awesome too.
You missed Here-We go map alternative to Google maps.
not foss
Can you put the links in the description?
Just look them up, bro
@@Neko-kun-dp1hq Maybe my Android phone is a budget phone with a barely functional web browser, so I didn't want to look it up on this slow phone.
How do I share files from my GrapheneOS Phone to my dad's Android Phone?
I just use flashdrives to transfer files. Honestly not sure what software there is for this. I believe android file transfer through Bluetooth is still a thing? Not sure though
San Fran seems so welcoming :)
Would you recommend installing F-Droid on a standard android phone that isn't running Graphene OS?
Yes of course. The more FOSS the better
Why not.
@@techlore Dammit Why your OS has very low support?
I hope we can comment using NewPipe...
As much as i would love to replace Google Play store, how do you expect me to get Viber. It's a must have app in my country and i need it for friends and family.
I mean you could get the APK from UPTODOWN, but than updating will be annoying. Also any security issues with their services?
Aurora from fdroid. Let’s you download google play apps with an anonymous account for free. Only caveat would be that Viber would work without google play services
@@techlore Thanks for the quick response, it can. I have side loaded it before, never had an issue. It doesn't need any Google related services, except if you need to backup your messages.
Great! Then yes aurora is your best friend :)
@@techlore :^) It will become at some point, but this is a starting point.
Do you know of an application that can run 1,000 apps at the same time?
Letting people know your source code is good but not sufficient, how de you make sure that tha algorithms run by servers is non compromised (the signal approach is interesting) ? I know that it is being more or less formally "reviewed" by white and black hats and yes there are many vulnerabilities .. althought following good practices is easier than before for people with high security requiremennts since grapheneos and quebos have been released and are maintened. Althought thoose oses might not cover all spectrum (can grapheneOS run on IoT or net appliances?)
Vanced tube is supreme
THE BEST:
Blokada, Etar calendar, K-9 Mail, RadioDroid, Osmand+ navigation, VLC video player.
MISSING:
Weather app, Rain Radar, a really good gallery, reverse image search app.
Missing also a really good browser. And Blokada is junk now. The rest is still spot-on!
graphene for rn8 pro