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  • WagnasT@lemmy.world
    62·
    3 months ago

    Breezy weather. It plays nice with gadget bridge and if you use the git version you can choose all kinds of weather sources, the fdroid one is a bit more restrictive. Also it just looks great and is easy to interpret at a glance.

    • djdarren@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      SyncThing is probably my most used bit of software after LibreWolf. I have it installed on all of the computers I use so I have damn near instant, magical access to a bunch of files. It’s how I sync my photos from my Pixel.

      It’s funny, because SyncThing is basically the reason I barely use my iPad these days. While there is a way to make it work with iOS, it’s irritating enough that I just don’t bother, and I don’t use iCloud storage anymore, so it’s a pain in the arse getting documents to it compared to just dropping them in a ST folder that my phone can access.

  • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
    43·
    3 months ago

    WifiAnalyzer, great for finessing your own WiFi channels by providing a scan layout of all 2.4Ghz and 5/6Ghz channels in your area.

    You can see bandwidth, signal strength, overlapping networks, everything.

    I use it to diagnose deadspots in my home, or to search for hidden wireless cameras in hotel rooms

      • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        I went to an airbnb that had a creepy but visible proximity sensor in the bedroom, and a hidden wifi network that was strong near it.

        So, I found a network for an already visible device :-)

        • joshchandra@midwest.socialEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          Fascinating. I suppose a proximity sensor is better than a camera, at least, right? Did you cover it with a napkin or something? I’ve gotta try this app out now…

    • quick_snail@feddit.nl
      3·
      3 months ago

      It used to have a feature that would beep faster the closer you got to an AP. I used it in cafes and libraries to figure out where to sit for the best WiFi. But they killed it, and I have no idea why :'(

      • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        I think it’s an OS limitation which throttles the Wifi scanning to slower intervals (and also requires you to enable location(??))

        • quick_snail@feddit.nl
          2·
          3 months ago

          That doesn’t make sense to me. I have root. I should be able to allow the app any scanning interval I want.

          • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
            3·
            3 months ago

            I think you can disable the “WiFi scan throttling” option in the Developer Options, which might remove this default limitation

            Still no idea why Location is needed for this

            Edit: Apparently it’s a safety feature against malicious developers who can pinpoint your location based on scan results. To make the user aware, they force you to enable location permission

  • JensSpahnpasta@feddit.orgEnglish
    31·
    3 months ago

    Drip A tracking free, cloud free and subscription free period tracker. There are a lot of period tracking apps around, but most of them try to push a subscription on their users and putting that data into a cloud can be dangerous in many countries where abortions are forbidden. You know that some judge in Texas wants to have access to that data. Save yourself or the women in your life from subscribtion and tracking hell and switch them over.

  • spy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    311·
    3 months ago

    Firefox. Shouldn’t need introduction.

    Yes there are forks that may be better to use but let us not forget the one main browser family who’s been giving us a chance at fighting against Malware browsers with zero respect for our privacy.

  • pr06lefs@lemmy.ml
    301·
    3 months ago

    Obtainium. Lets me install and track apps that aren’t on fdroid yet, or are in alpha release.

      • olenkoVD@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        2·
        3 months ago

        I think it’s a fork that was made after some recent community drama. Probably the two apps should be pretty similar, although CoMaps is updated more frequently I think.

    • rhythmisaprancer@piefed.socialEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      I use this, it’s pretty great! Not really a replacement for the stock app, but I use a non-stock OS so it doesn’t matter to me. It is more like messaging before GIFs and whatnot, but not hard to figure those things out if you want them.

    • rirus@feddit.orgEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      Now You can have Private Space integrated into Android Out of the Box

      • AmbiguousProps@lemmy.todayEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        Private space works slightly differently especially when it comes to folder organization. Because of that I actually still prefer Shelter, personally.

    • sem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Could anyone ELI5 the difference between all these? Is there a “stock” Android work profile possible also?

      • recursivethinking@lemmy.world
        4·
        3 months ago

        Work profile is basically a second set of apps with a little briefcase badge that coexist next to your other apps. You/work chooses which apps are installed. They can’t access the data in your actual profile and vice versa. You don’t log out and in, it’s just 2 containers spaces.

        Private space is basically another such container, meant to be a 2nd personal one, but the apps aren’t seen next to the others … Theyre inert and hidden until you unlock the private space (pin/print/etc)

        I think Android 15 is needed or thereabouts.

        IDK about this 3rd party one being mentioned by adding it to my todo list

        • sem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          2·
          3 months ago

          Thanks for the explanation. I’m just curious how island is different from shelter and insular.

    • Captain Beyond@linkage.ds8.zone
      3·
      3 months ago

      “more repos = more apps out of the box” sounds nice in theory but IMO this is more of a downside than it might appear. Having a bunch of repos enabled out of the box means you have to be more careful about which repo offers what app and some apps are even offered in multiple repos. I got bit by this when I installed an app from IzzyOnDroid instead of F-Droid by accident.

      With F-Droid you get the baseline repo that has high standards and then you can opt in to having additional repos that may have different or lower standards. Having those extra repos enabled by default may give a false reassurance that those other repos also conform to F-Droid’s standards, or that those other apps are “in F-Droid” when really they’re in IzzyOnDroid or some other third party repo. I’ve seen enough instances of that and there are a few even in this thread.

    • FriendBesto@lemmy.ml
      31·
      3 months ago

      Or, if one wants to go the minimalist, smallest threat footprint way, one can go in the other direction and use F-Droid Classic. Think a debloated F-Droid, made by the F-Droid folks.

    • Obama's Wrath@lemmy.ml
      2·
      3 months ago

      Once you start using tags on the app shortcuts & the widget mode with a history menu hidden until you press an invisible favorites bar it’s impossible to switch to anything else it’s perfect

    • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Every now and then I try a new launcher, but I always come back to Trebuchet. It just works, it’s light, and I’m only one or two taps away from anything