5 mo. ago • 95%

Lineage OS 21 apps on other devices?

I just got a new phone (Sony Xperia 1 VI) and I'd like to replace the standard google apps with some open source alternatives. I already tried a bunch in the past, but not all of them feel quite right compared to the google apps. Lineage OS 21 has a few apps I'd like to try, especially the dialer and keyboard app. Do any of you know where I can get download them to install on any android phone?

Thanks!

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Fossify might be a good place to start with...

https://github.com/FossifyOrg

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- I've tried those before, but I don't like most of those apps to be honest. The gallery is pretty good and the calendar is okay, but the rest doesn't work quite right for me
  
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https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/lineageos/

This is the only place I've seen them. Not all will be compatible with non-lineageos android but I've had success with some.

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- Awesome, all standard apps seem to work fine (Calendar, Contacts Calculator, etc.) Not all of them look amazing yet but they'll do the job I think!
  
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I can't help with installing lineage os apps but I can suggest unexpected keyboard. I tried a lot of foss keyboards and this was the best in what I tried. It has a lot of customisation You can basically change anything. I even added my own keyboard layout to it.

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- Does it support multilingual typing?
  
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  it has different layout but I don't know if you can quickly switch between layouts
  
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You apps

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- Thanks, those look pretty good!
  
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  It is from the developer(s) that made Libretube.
  
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Heliboard is the best opensource keyboard I have used. For dialer, I use fossify Dialer

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- I think I've tried heliboard before, but that doesn't support multilingual typing, right?
  
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  Yeah, it doesn't.
  
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You can just copy the apk directly from the phone.

To make it easy, I use APK Export (because I'm lazy... I could just copy the apk with any file browser).

Turns out APK Export is no longer available on the Play Store.

Try APK Extractor instead.

I also use 3C Toolbox to Backup apps to a local folder. It just copies the APK.

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https://download.lineageos.org/devices/

I don't see the device in the supported device list

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- Indeed, the devices has just been released so that is expected. I'm looking for a way to install the default LOS apps on the stock firmware
  
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  You can also try LineageOS GSI for the time being.
  
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  You'll probably want to get started building lineage OS from source, including the packages, or at least looking at the documentation
  
  https://github.com/orgs/LineageOS/repositories?q=android_packages_apps_
  
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