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    • F-Droid for FOSS apps
    • Aurora for Google Playstore apps
    • OSMAnd for navigation
    • Oeffi for public transport
    • many Simple Mobile Tools apps
    • K-9 Mail
    • Tor browser
    • Shelter for isolating apps
    • Tusky for Mastodon
    • Jerboa for Lemmy
    • Nunti for RSS feeds
    • Molly for Signal
    • Telegram FOSS
    • Aegis for 2FA
    • QickDic (dictionary)
    • TinyWeather
    • Threema Libre (not free)
    • LineageOS: my Android ROM of choice
    • LineageOS for MicroG: the ROM on my second phone where I quarantine my use of apps that refuse to work without Google services (mostly stuff I need for business travel e.g. Amtrak, Google Maps)
    • Aurora Store: allows installation of most Play Store apps without login. I mainly use this on the MicroG phone, but it's also needed to get the ProtonMail and ProtonCalendar apps (only ProtonVPN is on F-Droid)
    • TrackerControl: allows fine tuned domain blocking on a per-app basis. Often allows you to block just ads and trackers but still be able to use an app or at least many of its features.
    • Arcticons: monochrome line art icons (because I hate fun and want my GUIs to look like a terminal)
    • AsteroidOS Sync: WearOS replacement. AsteroidOS still has a long way to go, but I doubt WearOS would play nicely with LineageOS and I don't want all the tracking anyway.
    • Bubble: bubble level by woheller69 (a true F-Droid GOAT)
    • FlorisBoard: afaik, only FOSS gesture typing Android keyboard (besides AnySoft, which doesn't seem to work consistently)
    • GMaps WV: fairly locked-down web viewer for Google Maps (sadly OSM just doesn't have a usably complete business directory where I live)
    • Lawnchair: launcher with all the features I want except being up to date on F-Droid
    • Librera: the PDF reader on F-Droid that I hate the least. (Anyone got any better recommendations?)
    • NewPipe: ad-free Youtube player with locally stored subscriptions and playlists. An IzzyOnDroid fork with SponsorBlock is also available.
    • QKSMS: my SMS app of choice
    • Signal: because I can't convince my friends to switch to Briar
    • SpoTube: pirate ad-free Spotify that works by looking up tracks on Youtube. Is therefore limited by what's available on YT and sometimes plays wrong tracks, but you can't beat the price :] Even interfaces with a Spotify account to play and edit playlists.
    • Standard Notes: E2E encrypted cloud-synced notes. Also accessible by web browser, which has saved my ass a few times while phoneless
    • Weather: by BeoCode on F-Droid
    • VLC: everyone's favorite traffic cone boi
    • Fedilab for Mastodon (an alternative to Tusky)
    • Jerboa for Lemmy
    • LibreTube for usable YouTube without an account
    • FluffyChat for Matrix (an alternative to Element)
    • FairEmail for mails
    • Molly for Signal (pretty much the same as the original app)
    • Forkgram for Telegram (also pretty much the same as the original open source version)
    • Aurora for PlayStore apps
    • F-Droid
    • Fennec for browsing (the opener version of Firefox)
    • Aegis for 2FA (an alternative to Google Authenticator)
    • KeePassDX for passwords (an alternative to Keepass2Android)
    • OpenKeychain for PGP Keys
    • Orbot for connecting to Tor and running a Snowflake proxy
    • RethinkDNS as DNS with blocklists, firewall and routing to Orbot via Proxy for all TCP connections
    • Tutanota as synchronized calendar
    • Osmand~ for navigation (an alternative to Google Maps)
    • Transportr for public transport (an alternative to DB Navigator in Germany)
    • In general the "Simple ..." apps on F-Droid are also nice

    • I'll be in Germany next month, so I'll have to try out Transportr

  • KDE Connect means that I can ping my phone that's usually presumably somewhere behind my bed or on a counter somewhere, without having to sheepishly walk to the nearest person and ask "can you call my phone I lost it :c"

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