Dumb question. Is there any way to use outlook on my phone without it being spyware? (Have to use it for uni email)
. Thanks for the app store mirror though, that's super useful
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iirc outlook and other microsoft email services support IMAP, you can use any standard email client with them. android has K-9 Mail (sort of a port of Thunderbird, GH | FD | GP)
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speaking of,
K-9 Mail (com.fsck.k9)
desc
POP3/IMAP email client. works with any standard email provider. Mozilla Thunderbird's portable sibling.
license
Apache-2.0
monetization
none/donation suggestions
links
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.fsck.k9/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fsck.k9&hl=en-GB
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Termux (com.termux)
desc
fully featured *nix terminal emulator. effectively an apt distribution inside your phone, with all consequences explicit and implied. install neovim, ssh to your desktop, turn your wretched device into a dev station, make phonecalls from a zsh script - your own perversion is the only limit.
license
GPL-3.0
monetization
none
links
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.termux/
https://github.com/termux/termux-app
there are several termux plugins installable as separate apps from FD (such as floating window terminal, fully exposed android api, styler, etc).
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IronFox (org.ironfoxoss.ironfox)
desc
cryptoschizoid browser, akin in alignment to Librewolf. hardened Firefox without Mozilla mental decay. still supports Mozilla services like the bookmarks sync if you need them.
license
GPL-3.0
monetization
none
links
https://github.com/ironfox-oss/IronFox
not on GP or FD, can be installed and auto-updated via Obtainium.
Fossify (org.fossify.*)
desc
did you know you can actually uninstall almost every pre-provided google app, including phone/sms/filemanager/gallery/camera/launcher, without needing root or even dev settings? now you do. this is what you replace them with. identical or better UX, 0% of the tracking.
the only issue i've had with those is the camera inexplicably dropping image quality. you can install a different camera app anyways.
license
GPL-3.0
monetization
none
links
all subprojects are on F-Droid under names such as Fossify Messages, Fossify Launcher, etc.
Highly recommend fossify Calendar because google calendar increasingly just flat out doesn't work or removes functionality
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+1 for K-9, works great, honestly might be the best email app we’ve ever used. At least on mobile.
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BLE Radar (f.cking.software)
desc
bluetooth low energy device scanner. can be used to log discoverable bluetooth devices in the vicinity and analyze the logs. can also be used to detect if some of these devices are following you, or passively recording your encounters with a device. if you worry about stalkers, might be useful.
monetization
none
license
GPL-3.0
links
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Blue Line Console (net.nhiroki.bluelineconsole)
desc
search-based launcher/homeapp. plain, simple, looks decent, no widgets, no quirks, has a calculator built in.
monetization
none
license
Apache-2.0
links
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.nhiroki.bluelineconsole/
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Dasher (dasher.android)
desc
one-finger drag-only keyboard, made for people with serious physical impairments that only leave them with a single point input (such as an eye tracker), and ends up looking EXTREMELY cursed as a bonus. pull up to scare the hoes. discontinued as the author is dead.
monetization
none
license
GPL
links
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GeoShare (page.ooooo.geoshare)
desc
share pipe that converts google maps links into OSM/Organic links, so that you never have to open google maps again.
monetization
none
license
GPL-3.0+
links
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KeePassDX (com.kunzisoft.keepass.libre)
desc
bratty and smug Material You child of the keepass bloodline. local-only password manager, no sync. AES-256 encrypted by default, compatible with KeePassXC on your desktop, handles vaults of most of its relatives. autocomplete packaged as a slightly goofy keyboard app. refuses to copy to clipboard by default (reasonably so).
monetization
none
license
GPL-3.0+
links
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.kunzisoft.keepass.libre/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kunzisoft.keepass.free
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Network Survey (com.craxiom.networksurvey)
desc
universal scanner supporting cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS/GNSS. sees and shows everything your phone sees about all these (LTE base stations with their vendors and capabilities, GPS constellation above you, MAC addresses around you), logs to storage or streams over a MQTT connection. more eyes and less mouths that f.cking.software, data analysis is up to you.
monetization
none
license
Apache 2.0
links
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.craxiom.networksurvey/
https://www.networksurvey.app/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.craxiom.networksurvey
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QR & Barcode scanner (com.example.barcodescanner)
desc
what it says on the box. supports a wide variety of 1D and 2D barcodes for reading, generating, exporting to images, printing, sharing, etc. for QR codes, supports all conventional sub-formats nested in it (links, wifi passwords, locations, etc). has a history feature in case you need to scan tags on 15 different laptop components in a row.
monetization
none
license
Unlicense
links
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Sensorkraken (org.sensorkraken)
desc
simple-minded sensor logger. does not care what it is or what it means. displays raw readouts and records them, no other features.
monetization
none
license
AGPL-3.0
links
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.sensorkraken/
https://gitlab.com/sensorkraken/android-app
https://sensorkraken.org/ (defunct)
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VLC mobile (org.videolan.vlc)
desc
the cone is back, and, to everyone's surprise, the cone has actual UX to it this time. the cone plays every reasonable media format, every unreasonable media format, and almost every insane media format. the cone has proper music library this time, streaming in remote files, and anything else you may expect from the cone, besides -I rc.
monetization
none
license
GPL-3.0
links
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.videolan.vlc/
https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-android.html
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.videolan.vlc
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Seal (com.junkfood.seal)
desc
yt-dlp frontend. Material You themed.
monetization
nada
license
GPL-3.
links
https://f-droid.org/packages/com.junkfood.seal/
https://github.com/JunkFood02/Seal?tab=readme-ov-file