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I know this thread is already a little old, but here is the list of my favorite apps from F-Droid/Izzy. I use a lot of these almost daily and just thought I would share these in case someone might find a new app they find useful
- Eternity (Infinity for Lemmy)
- Buckwheat (Budgeting)
- Aegis (Authentication)
- Lawnchair (Pixel-like launcher)
- Quillnotes (Markdown notes app)
- Forkyz (Crosswords)
- Geometric Weather
- Imagepipe (Removes exif data and reduces pics)
- AntennaPod (Podcast app)
- Olauncher (Beautiful and minimal text based launcher)
I can’t use F-Droid without the Play Store but I tend to check there first to see if there is something available there before installing something from the Play Store.
You should check out aurora store on f-droid if you haven’t already, its basically an alternative front end for the play store, which means you can remove your google account from your phone (if you want to)
Something worth noting is that F-Droid is both an app to download other apps but they also maintains a repository of apps. You can use alternative store apps (like Droid-ify) with the F-Droid repository OR you could use the F-Droid app with a different repository (like IzzyOnDroid). You can mix and match to meet your needs.
I use the Droid-ify app with the F-Droid, IzzyOnDroid, microG, NewPipe, and Collabora repositories.
Once you start down this rabbit hole, give Obtanium a look.
Neostore is also a good alternative to the normal f-droid client
Yep. Their permission and tracker built in viewer is a super qol feature
Many years ago I tried to go completely de-googled, and that involved using only F-droid. One of the many problems I faced was the tedious update process. I needed to tap each and every app individually every time there were updates. I wonder if droid-ify could have fixed that. Unfortunately I didn’t come across that app at the time, so I didn’t try it out.
Oh for sure! Droid-ify offers a few different installation methods. The Legacy and Session install options are what you are used to. With those methods, you are prompted to download and install with each update.
With the Root install method, updates can be downloaded and installed in the background using root privileges. Lastly, and I think most intriguing, is using Shizuku. Shizuku is a utility that will give you close to root access using ADB. See link for details. So, with the Shizuku install methods, Droid-ify can keep all your F-Droid apps up to date with little intervention from the user.
Footnote: Because Shizuku leverages ADB, it needs to be started manually after each reboot.
That’s awesome! Looks like there’s been progress while I was not looking.
What do you think, is it now a viable option do daily drive a completely de-googled phone?
It’s a lot more feasible than it used to be. I also use Aurora Store to fill in the gaps.
I would avoid adding other repositories because you are risking malware and anti features.
F-droid is slow to get updates but it also verifies each app
There is safety there, but you’re just as safe using the the developer’s own repository for their apps, like NewPipe, Collabora, or the Guardian Project.
I have never found anything useful in it. And god I have tried. I end up uninstalling it every time.
Here’s mine:
- AnkiDroid - mobile version of popular desktop flashcards software Anki
- Bitwarden (don’t remember if this needed a repo) - favourite password manager
- Catima - holds loyalty cards
- Fennec F-Droid - Build of Firefox without ads and that supports more extensions
- DiskUsage - see what’s taking up your disk
- GadgetBridge - FOSS app for smart watches, Mi bands etc.
- Lawnchair - Home screen replacement that’s visually identical to the default one but allows me to double tap to lock
- Material Files - file manager
- Loop - Habit tracker
- p!n - Pin reminders to notifications
- muPDF Reader - fast PDF reader that doesn’t crap out when I zoom in and out unlike Google Drive
- Simple Gallery - lightweight gallery app
- NextCloud and NextCloud Notes - Access NextCloud
- Scrambled EXIF - Share pictures without giving away EXIF data
- Tusky - nice Mastodon client
- Shattered Pixel Dungeon - a game way too addictive to be safe to install
- NewPipe - FOSS frontend with AdBlock and downloader for YouTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp and others
- Librera - read EPUBs
- Lemoroid - Nice libretro client to play video games
- Infinity - Reddit client that still works. I believe they did something hacky with the API key to get around the block.
- Migraine Log - Nice app for migraine sufferers to log their attacks
- Scarlet - Beautiful notes app
Thanks for the mentioning GadgetBridge. Just revived an Amazefit Smartwatch that I wasn’t using because of the default app!
I found some good stuff there :)
- Aegis
- Altcoin Prices
- Amethyst
- AndStatus
- AntennaPod
- Audio Recorder
- Aurora Store
- Barinsta
- Bitcoin Wallet
- Book Reader
- Breezy Weather
- Briar
- BTC Map
- Call Recorder
- Camera
- CameraFileCopy
- Coinbase
- Compass
- Croc
- Currency
- DAVx⁵
- Draw
- DroidCam
- DuckDuckGo
- Easy xkcd
- Element
- Etar
- Eternity
- Exodus
- Feudal Tactics
- FluffyChat
- ForgetMeNot
- Freja
- FTP Server (Free)
- Gallery
- Gloomy Dungeons II
- Hypatia
- Imagepipe
- K-9 Mail
- KeePassDX
- KISS launcher
- LibreOffice Viewer
- LibreSpeed
- LibreTranslator
- List My Apps
- Location Share
- MyMonero for Android
- Neo Store
- NewPipe
- Nextcloud
- Ning
- Notes
- ObscuraCam
- Orbot
- OsmAnd~
- PCAPdroid
- PixelDroid
- Plexus
- Pocket Paint
- Private Location
- ProofMode
- Proton Calendar
- Proton Mail
- Proton VPN
- Ripple
- SBW
- Scrambled Exif
- SD Maid SE
- SecScanQR
- Share my number
- Share to Clipboard
- Shattered Pixel Dungeon
- SimplyTranslate Mobile
- Spider
- Spotube
- SuperTuxKart
- Survival Manual
- Syncthing
- TagInfo
- Talk
- Telegram FOSS
- Termux
- Thorium
- Torrent Client
- Tower Collector
- TPB Proxy
- Trail Sense
- Tusky
- twitlatte
- Unit Converter Ultimate
- VLC
- Voice Recorder
- WhatsApp Web To Go
- Wire
- WireGuard
- XDA Developers
- You Have Mail
List made using List My Apps Plus signal FOSS , several VPN apps etc…
Mull browser, termux, nextcloud, Jerboa, Infinity reddit, organic maps, and espeak just to name a few
Ok, yeah, I use termux on my android tablet, and it’s awesome. But other than that, I don’t find any other app interesting. Who knows, maybe with time.
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And the stuff you do want to use is often best installed from the Dev’s repo because fdroid takes forever to update theirs.
And last time I checked they still hadn’t implemented the now years old APIs that would let them to silently update apps, so unless the phone is rooted you need to click for every update…
Try f-droid basic, it lets you update automatically
Been using Fdroid to the point where my first boot into a new phone is:
Open chrome > download fdroid > open settings > uninstall/disable every single application I can > open fdroid > install all the relevant apps I require for making my phone useful
I’m just waiting for a small life upgrade in order to be able to support some app developers; it will be money better spent than using the standard google apps.
You might want to consider your next phone to be a pixel+grapheneOS.
any lineage os supported device is enough, i think
LineageOS isnt degoogled by default
Droid-ify is the best way to use f-droid imo
What are the perks of using this vs. the standard F-Droid app?
More built-in repositories and a nicer UI.
Nice. I just decided to try it, and this seems really nice so far. The built-in repositories feature is really nice, especially for people who are just getting acquainted with F-Droid
Does it have an update all button? That’s what prevented me to keep using it some months ago.
It does now yes.
Why would you ever want to do that? Sometimes the older version is better for about a third of the apps on my device.
Running outdated versions of software, whether on your phone or the desktop, will generally expose you to more vulnerabilities and is not best practice from a security perspective.
People that don’t have a solid grasp on computing tend to think any and all updates are inherently good.
Love F droid ! It’s great
Default app store for my Volla phone. I’m the ultimate hipster and I’m proud of it!
Are they planning on modernizing the app for Material You? It feels out of place in my phone in 2023.
edit: all the people who suggested Droid-ify know what’s up. Thanks, guys!
You can use neostore or droid-ify for material fdroid
bromite
cromite, bromite is dead.
no
Ok
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didi’nt see anything about it not being maintained on the GitHub last time i checked
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tell me when it says not maintained on the GitHub but the bromite developer’s may have another project or they took a break from uptates for a unknown reason + security doesn’t equal privacy
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Fdroid basic allows automatic updates!
The guadian project repos are also preset, albeit not enabled by default.
I use iOS now though had f-droid installed on my old android phones :)
If you sell your IPhone now it may not be too late for you! :-)
What kinda good stuff is on F Droid they the average User might want?
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Newpipe - A YouTube client without ads.
Literally can’t say enough good stuff about Newpipe.
Everything YouTube SHOULD be, this is. LISTEN TO A VIDEO IN THE BACKGROUND!!!11. Playback speed infinitely adjustable- good for lectures, interviews, etc. No ads. No bullshit.
Endless Sky and Mindustry are some good, fun, deep games.
NewPipe lets you listen to youtube videos without the screen on (and also download them or just the audio).
Probably the main thing I use
I use LibreSudoku. It’s a very nice Sudoku app.
Newpipe in particular is super important. It’s a better YouTube app with more features and no ads.
Sorry for not supporting Google, I know they need more money… /s
I prefer LibreTube because it doesn’t look outdated and it uses Piped, so you never actually connect to the YouTube servers and you can synchronize your subscriptions and playlists
Just got it. Amazing! Thanks!
It’s a fantastic app. Remember to set your default YouTube links to open with it also, you can do that with android in app settings.
I thought fdroid was out of maintenance and they recommend droidify
I can’t find anything about this. Got a source?
Okay so its not out of service, so that’s my bad. But it’s using an old android SDK, which could present security issues. Tbh I have them both installed it looks like. I prefer the ui of fdroid https://youtu.be/IzpVI4zaso0 https://wonderfall.dev/fdroid-issues/#3-low-target-api-level-sdk-for-client–apps
