
New blogpost: "GrapheneOS on a Pixel Tablet"
I've used @GrapheneOS on my phone for ages, and I've been biding my time until I could get a Pixel Tablet at a price I was willing to pay (<£300).
That day arrived, so I finally have the tablet that I've been wanting for a couple of years.
https://neilzone.co.uk/2025/05/grapheneos-on-a-pixel-tablet/
Heute
#Digitalcourage, OG #München:
F-Droid und datenschutzfreundliche Apps
» In diesem Workshop zeigen wir Möglichkeiten, die Datensammlung auf #Android-#Smartphone|s einzuschränken. Neben allgemeinen Tipps (Abschalten der #Google Werbe-ID, Verwendung einer alternativen #Suchmaschine, Werbung über DNS- und/oder Firewall-Einstellungen reduzieren, …) wollen wir vor allem den #App-Store #FDroid vorstellen und uns über die dortigen Apps austauschen.
Montag, 26.05.2025
19:00 bis 21:00 Uhr
Jugendinformationszentrum (#JIZ)
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80331 München
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Gerät mitbringen!
F-Droid möglichst vorinstallieren (https://digitalcourage.de/digitale-selbstverteidigung/f-droid-appstore#los-gehts)
@zoul the official wikipedia app (for android) has great UI. Its more enjoyable than the website imho. Kudos to the developers.
There should be more apps like it. E.g., the #openstreetmap based apps (the closest equivalent) not quite up to the same standard.
In fact the overall quality of most #opensource apps on #fdroid is at best passable.
Man the #Tables app in #Nextcloud is incredible!
I'm using it to #track my #sleep now, when I take my #meds and when I do certain #tasks/ #chores around the house to solve the syndrome of "Can't Remember Shit" that happens to all of us as we get older. Haha!
It was super easy to setup and configure and very intuitive and the "Tables" #app on my #phone (I got it from #F-Droid) makes adding entries super easy no matter where I am.
Having concrete data to give my doctors is going to be very helpful.
NOW... if only there was a "#Diary" app for my phone that worked with the Nextcloud daily diary/ daily #journal app as well! ;-)
#Fediplan has been submitted to #Fdroid. It was interesting to see that some basic official libs bring some Google Play Service dependencies.
They were removed and we proceeded differently. Not a big issue.
We also tested the apk though #ExodusPrivacy and no trackers were found.
An update is ready for full support with #Pleroma
Is the Free Software Directory sharing data with the F-Droid app list and vice-versa? Helping both stay up-to-date. How about WikiData entries for software under free licenses?
It strikes me there could be directory sites similar to the F-Droid one for libre Android, specializing in other OS. Or software across all OS platforms for particular use cases (multimedia, office use, etc). All of which could have 2-way data-sharing with both FSD and WD.
We are celebrating 10 years of #reproducible builds in #FDroid this year, and we are overhauling the way the build server works.
Thanks to the funding from #NLnet, #NGI #NGI0 part of #HorizonEurope, and your donations, our work is intended to power the future of #FDroid for the next ten and more.
Dig deeper for the why and the how in this 15 mins post: https://f-droid.org/2025/05/21/making-reproducible-builds-visible.html
I switched from #Feeder to #ReadYou as my favorite #RSS #app. The user interface in "Read You" is much cleaner and more visually appealing. It feels more modern and intuitive, which makes browsing through articles more enjoyable. I also find the readability to be significantly better, the fonts, spacing, and layout make it easier on the eyes. Overall, it just offers a more pleasant and efficient reading experience.
You can find it on #Fdroid
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/me.ash.reader/
#fdroid just successfully built #TinyWeatherForecastGermany version 0.62.9 .
This is a #floss #weather #forecast #app for #android devices based on #opendata from the German federal weather service "Deutscher Wetterdienst", the #dwd .
This app has no trackers included, does not need any proprietary services on your devices and has been developed to work well on de-g***led devices running #lineageos.
It also supports #tindie_wearables via the #gadgetbridge app.
You can get it at #fdroid, #izzyondroid and you can visit the project homepage at #codeberg
@Tutanota
𝖴𝗉 𝗍𝗈 𝖽𝗈𝗐𝗇, 𝗅𝖾𝖿𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍:
#DeepL; #VivaldiWebmail #Calendar; #Brave_Search/ #DuckDuckGo_Search; #ProtonPass; #Session; #VivaldiBrowser; #OnlyOffice; #Aurora_Store/ #FDroid; #e_OS (𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙚𝙩); #Ente_Photo; #Logseq; #Heliboard; #ProtonMail/ #VivaldiWebmail/ #TutaMail; #MiroTalk_SFU; #Ente_Auth; #ProtonDrive/ #filen_io; #PipePipe (𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙤𝙛 #NewPipe); #OsmAnd
#Fediplan dev is over. We are submitting it to #Fdroid.
We included a way to edit your scheduled messages (kind of trick like delete and rewrite).
We also took care of adding accessibility labels on each action button.
We will see with #Weblate to open a translation project (https://codeberg.org/tom79/FediplanApp/src/branch/main/src/localization/strings/en.js)
Now, we are back to #Fedilab
We started the integration of #Fediplan with #FDroid.
If some devs are used with React Native and Expo for Fdroid builds, don't hesitate to share your tips with us.
Our current metadata:
Current build fails:
https://gitlab.com/tom79/fdroiddata/-/jobs/10094687610
Thanks for helping. Boosts appreciated
Exciting news! #Fread is now live on F-Droid! A big thanks to the F-Droid community for making this happen. Download it today and join the movement!
3/3
--Utilities Keep Screen On & Sound Toggle (quick settings), You Have Mail (Proton), Shelter (sandbox), Shizuku & Inure⁴ (unrooted debloating), Key Mapper, Nitterfy¹ (open X links w/o account or tracking)
¹Tentatively
²Temporarily (yes, I know about OSM)
³To Be Announced
⁴Open Source but requires license after trial
2/3
--Photos Ente & Image Toolbox
--Push Notification Sunup
--Recorder Fossify
--Song ID Audile
--Translate TranslateYou
--TTS SherpaTTS¹
--YouTube NewPipe¹
--Weather Breezy & wX
Miscellaneous:
--Kindle Librera
--Mastodon Pachli & Fedilab
--Merlin Bird ID whoBIRD¹
--Nova Launcher Prime TBA³
--RSS Capy Reader
--Spotify/Podcasts SpoTube¹ & AntennaPod
--TOR/DNSCrypt/Firewall InviZible Pro
My updated Android #FOSS replacements list (as of May 26) 1/4
Stock Replacement:
--Play Store Droidify, Obtainium, Aurora Store
--Backup (non-root) AppListBackup, App Manager & Round Sync
--Calculator/Converter yetCalc
--Calendar TBA³ + DAVx⁵
--Camera OpenCamera¹
--Chrome IronFox, DDG & Bitwarden
--Clock Clock-FDroid
--Contacts Fossify
--Drive TBA³ (possibly Syncthing Fork in future)/ProtonDrive¹
--Files Material Files¹
--GAuth Aegis
--GBoard HeliBoard w/ FUTO Voice
--Gmail Thunderbird & TBA³
--Keep Quillpad
--Maps GMaps WV²
--Messages Molly & QUIK
Hi @sarahjamielewis
Do you happen to have a blogpost that describes the rationality behind the ways @cwtch is distributed for android?
In particular why not #fdroid and #accrescent?
This is a honest question, asked because I aim to adjust my security practice from knowledge obtained.
And the question to adjust my security practice came after reading this guide:
https://www.anarsec.guide/posts/grapheneos/
France Becomes First Government to Endorse UN Open Source Principles, Joined by 19 Organizations
https://unite.un.org/fr/news/france-becomes-first-government-endorse-un-open-source-principles-joined-19-organizations
The United Nations Open Source United community is proud to announce a major milestone: The Government of the French Republic Opens a new window became the first national government to endorse the UN Open Source Principles.