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* [[Sony Xperia Z5 Compact]] The first Google-OS equipped phone I owned (page will not be updated any more).
 
* [[Sony Xperia Z5 Compact]] The first Google-OS equipped phone I owned (page will not be updated any more).
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* [[Google Pixel 2XL]] and it's successor.
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* [[Google Pixel 2XL]] and it's successor, also dead, because Google stopped supporting it (page will not be updated any more).
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* [[Google Pixel 6a]] and the current one.
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== Useful apps ==
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Beware, I support most of what [https://www.wired.com/story/our-minds-have-been-hijacked-by-our-phones-tristan-harris-wants-to-rescue-them/ Tristan Harris has to say about Smartphones] -in short, I think most apps are shit and a means to occupy your attention. On top of that, Android (and iOS) are some sort of scam to make you give away your private data. Find the more elaborate and more differentiated arguments on [https://medium.com/thrive-global/distracted-in-2016-reboot-your-phone-with-mindfulness-9f4c8ad46538 Medium.com].
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* First thing: Install some self hosted calendaring and cloud software (I use [https://nextcloud.com/ Nextcloud], after having been using [https://www.zimbra.com/ Zimbra] for quite a while before).
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* Second: Encrypt your device and it's SD-Card
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* Follow one of the various How Tos for securing your device and disabling/uninstalling unwanted apps.
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* Pay for the non-advertisement version of the apps you like (none of them cost serious money). Also -or especially- the Open Source ones. Even if they are only donationware.
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=== [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.withouthat.acalendarplus aCalendar] ===
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[[Image:aCalendar.png|thumb|none|150px]]
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| valign="top" | Replace the Google calendar spyware.
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=== [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.bitfire.davdroid DAVDroid] ===
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[[Image:DAVDroid.png|thumb|none|150px]]
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| valign="top" | Link aCalendar with a CalDAV/CardDav source, (e.g. Nextcloud or Zimbra).
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=== [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.bitfire.cadroid CADroid] ===
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[[Image:CADroid.png|thumb|none|150px]]
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| valign="top" | Allows you to easily import self signed certificates (in case you happen to have one for your home server in the basement).
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=== [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fsck.k9 K9 Mail] ===
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[[Image:K9Mail.png|thumb|none|150px]]
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| valign="top" | Replace the Google mail spyware. This will also sync your GMail account and provides GPG support
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=== [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sufficientlysecure.keychain OpenKeyChain] ===
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[[Image:OpenKeyChain.png|thumb|none|150px]]
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| valign="top" | The GPG extension for K9-Mail.
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=== [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox Firefox] ===
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[[Image:Firefox.png|thumb|none|150px]]
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| valign="top" | Replace the Google Chrome browser which always wants to phone home
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=== [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duckduckgo.mobile.android DuckDuckGo] ===
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[[Image:DuckDuckGo.png|thumb|none|150px]]
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| valign="top" | Search the web without being searched.
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=== [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=keepass2android.keepass2android_nonet Keepass2Android Offline] ===
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[[Image:Keepass2Android.jpg|thumb|none|150px]]
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| valign="top" | To store your secret passwords and other stuff, even works without cloud sync.
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=== [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.schildbach.oeffi Öffi] ===
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[[Image:Öffi.png|thumb|none|150px]]
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| valign="top" | Very usefull public transport schedule viewer.
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=== [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bambuna.podcastaddict Podcast Addict] ===
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[[Image:Podcast Addict.png|thumb|none|150px]]
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| valign="top" | One of the leading podcasting apps.
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=== [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher.prime Nova Launcher] ===
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[[Image:Nova Launcher.png|thumb|none|150px]]
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| valign="top" | An alternate app launcher, which is more flexible than the default one provided by Google.
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=== [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm Tasker] ===
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[[Image:Tasker.png|thumb|none|150px]]
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| valign="top" | Automate everything. Even without using a cloud-based service (like [https://ifttt.com/ IFTTT])
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=== [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.dwd.warnapp WarnWetter] ===
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[[Image:WarnWetter.png|thumb|none|150px]]
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| valign="top" | A usefull advertisement-free weather forecast app (for Germany, directly from the DWD). Since they lost a lawsuit, you have to cough up a few bucks for it.
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=== [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander TotalCommander] ===
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[[Image:TotalCommander.png|thumb|none|150px]]
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| valign="top" | A free file browser.
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=== [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.finalwire.aida64 Aida64] ===
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[[Image:Aida64.png|thumb|none|150px]]
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| valign="top" | Android hardware and software information.
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=== [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobiletools.gallery Simple Gallery] ===
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[[Image:SimpleGallery.png|thumb|none|150px]]
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| valign="top" | A simple gallery application. Open Source, no advertisements. In case you hate the constantly-phone-home-bloatware provided by the phone company.
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Latest revision as of 14:11, 23 June 2024

Here you can find not-so-hard-to-find secrets about my smartphones, running Android

Useful apps

Beware, I support most of what Tristan Harris has to say about Smartphones -in short, I think most apps are shit and a means to occupy your attention. On top of that, Android (and iOS) are some sort of scam to make you give away your private data. Find the more elaborate and more differentiated arguments on Medium.com.

  • First thing: Install some self hosted calendaring and cloud software (I use Nextcloud, after having been using Zimbra for quite a while before).
  • Second: Encrypt your device and it's SD-Card
  • Follow one of the various How Tos for securing your device and disabling/uninstalling unwanted apps.
  • Pay for the non-advertisement version of the apps you like (none of them cost serious money). Also -or especially- the Open Source ones. Even if they are only donationware.

aCalendar

ACalendar.png
Replace the Google calendar spyware.

DAVDroid

DAVDroid.png
Link aCalendar with a CalDAV/CardDav source, (e.g. Nextcloud or Zimbra).

CADroid

CADroid.png
Allows you to easily import self signed certificates (in case you happen to have one for your home server in the basement).

K9 Mail

K9Mail.png
Replace the Google mail spyware. This will also sync your GMail account and provides GPG support

OpenKeyChain

OpenKeyChain.png
The GPG extension for K9-Mail.

Firefox

Firefox.png
Replace the Google Chrome browser which always wants to phone home

DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo.png
Search the web without being searched.

Keepass2Android Offline

Keepass2Android.jpg
To store your secret passwords and other stuff, even works without cloud sync.

Öffi

Öffi.png
Very usefull public transport schedule viewer.

Podcast Addict

Podcast Addict.png
One of the leading podcasting apps.

Nova Launcher

Nova Launcher.png
An alternate app launcher, which is more flexible than the default one provided by Google.

Tasker

Tasker.png
Automate everything. Even without using a cloud-based service (like IFTTT)

WarnWetter

WarnWetter.png
A usefull advertisement-free weather forecast app (for Germany, directly from the DWD). Since they lost a lawsuit, you have to cough up a few bucks for it.

TotalCommander

TotalCommander.png
A free file browser.

Aida64

Aida64.png
Android hardware and software information.

Simple Gallery

SimpleGallery.png
A simple gallery application. Open Source, no advertisements. In case you hate the constantly-phone-home-bloatware provided by the phone company.


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