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What are the most useful Android phone apps?
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F-Droid
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Android
AGPL-3.0+
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Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Edge, Brave, Safari
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F-Droid
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F-Droid
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F-Droid
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9
Cons
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All titles are free and open source
All apps and games on F-Droid are free and open source (FOSS), making for a complete store resource for users who want to use only open source software on their device.
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No ratings/comments/number of downloads
All apps are presented equally. It is difficult to judge an app's quality/popularity before trying it. On the upside, descriptions are fair (written by the F-Droid maintainers, not by the app authors).
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Supported platforms:
Android
License:
AGPL-3.0+
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Non profit
F-Droid is a non profit volunteer organization. Anyone can join to help out or contribute funds, and there are no secret agendas or hidden methods of monetization.
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No screenshots
It can be difficult to tell what an app is like without installing it.
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Highlights 'anti features'
Features that are often considered undesirable by users and the open source community are highlighted. This could be advertising or connecting to non-free services.
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Small selection
F-Droid has a small selection of apps when compared to other major Android markets. This is due to every app being open source and given away for free, something not many people are willing to do with their time and creations.
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Multiple repository sources
You have more than one source of apps and updates and local repository too.
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It doesn't have all the open source apps
There are many open source apps that aren't available on F-Droid due to their authors not making it available on that particular app store. One example is Omni Noted, which is on the Play Store but not F-Droid.
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Non-profit
Free and open source applications that are not for profit
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Descriptions are only available in English
Though the store app is multilingual, the app descriptions are only in English, meaning you must know English to find an app, even if the app is supposed to be multilingual.
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All apps have no ads nor tracking
This alone can be a great reason to use the apps available on F-Droid, but there is also the fact that this can increase battery life due to tracking and ads never requiring a data connection, since they are not present.
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A lot of apps lack polish
Being that every app on F-Droid is FOSS and released for free, the polish of many are lacking when compared to other markets and their paid app selections.
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Previous versions of apps remain available after updates
If you don't like an app after an update, you can download the previous version again. This is not possible on GooglePlay.
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Updates are not automatic
You have to click the updates one-by-one in order to make them happen.
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File sizes are shown
For those running out of room, the size of the APK is always shown.
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F-Droid compiles all packages
F-Droid compiles all the packages themselves ensuring a high level of security. Other stores just allow the developer to upload the app already compiled, meaning anything malicious could be in the app.
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AdAway
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AdAway
My Recommendation for
AdAway
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5
Pros
3
Cons
1
Specs
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System-wide blocking
Use the hosts files to block ads, so it works for everything.
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Needs root (by design)
Needs root to update the hosts file.
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Specs
Platforms:
Android (Host-file)
Blocking:
System-wide
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Doesn't consume CPU time or memory
The app updates the hosts file periodically but doesn't need to run in the background in order to block ads, which is especially convenient for older phones.
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Can use custom host files
Lots of people and keep their own updated host files used for blocking ads and ad away supports loading them in or even adding their source for autoloading.
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Signal
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Signal
My Recommendation for
Signal
All
13
Pros
11
Cons
1
Specs
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Provides security and privacy
Signal uses an advanced end to end encryption protocol that provides privacy for every message every time.
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Single device
Signal can only be registered to one mobile device at a time. But you can link Signal to Signal Desktop.
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Specs
Platforms:
Android, iOS, Linux, Windows, Mac OS X
Publisher:
Open Whisper Systems
End-to-end encryption:
Yes
Media:
images / audio / video / files / contacts / GIFs / location
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Supports sharing of various different media types
Signal supports: emoji, pictures, videos, audio, contacts, any location and GIF.
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Free and open source
Signal is free and open source software, enabling anyone to verify its security by auditing the code. It's the only private messenger that uses open source, peer-reviewed cryptographic protocols to keep your messages safe.
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Note to Self feature
Allows you to "send: messages to yourself and sync to desktop so you can use Signal as a kind of encrypted Pushbullet alternative
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Works everywhere in every country
Unlike most messenger apps, Signal works reliably in all countries by securely circumventing internet censorship.
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Annonymous Sender (Encrypted)
The sender credentials can be encrypted with the rest of the message, leaving only the recipient address readable by the Signal server. Even if Signal wanted they couldn't see who is talking with who by this mean.
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Recommended by Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden uses this messenger and recommends it to everyone who is concerned about his privacy.
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You can easily view all media exchanged
You can easily view all media shared in the chat without scrolling back to when it was shared.
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Message mirroring on Signal Desktop
Signal Desktop is a Chrome extension that allows you to mirror messages from your phone, including replying.
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Supports encrypted group chats
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SMS/MMS support
Signal can be your default SMS/MMS text messenger. Encryption is not possible when sending SMS to your contacts, however.
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FairEmail
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FairEmail
My Recommendation for
FairEmail
All
6
Experiences
1
Pros
4
Specs
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Multiple account support
Multiple identities per account, notifications per account or contact.
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Prasanth's Experience
நல்லாருக்கு.
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Specs
Platforms:
Android
Publisher:
Marcel Bokhorst
Search:
Yes
IMAP:
Yes
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Open source
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Can show plain text of html mails
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Encryption support
Supports standard OpenPGP encryption for total privacy.
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Bitwarden
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Bitwarden
My Recommendation for
Bitwarden
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13
Pros
12
Specs
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Strong, easy to use built-in password genarator
No need to think of individual passwords. This can be easily accomplished with an easy to use built-in password manager.
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Specs
Supported platforms:
Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Edge, Brave, Safari
License:
Open Source (AGPLv3)
Storage:
Online
Developer:
8bit Solutions LLC
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Web vault
Possibility to manage passwords without installing the app or the browser plugin.
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Command line interface
You could retrieve passwords in the scripts.
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Secure notes
Very easy to add personal notes.
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Supports multi-logins on one site
You can store multiple logins on the same website.
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Two-step authentication
Offers 2FA with Authy, Google Authenticator or via email. Additionally, the Pro Version has Duo Security with Duo Push, SMS, phone call, and U2F security keys: YubiKey (any 4 series device or YubiKey NEO) and FIDO U2F (any FIDO U2F certified key).
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Extremely strong encryption algorithm
End-to-end AES-256 bit encryption, salted hashing, and PBKDF2 SHA-256.
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Native mobile apps for iOS and Android
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Many browser plugins
There are plugins for Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera, Edge, Vivaldi and Tor Browser.
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Cross-platform syncronisation
Automatically synchronises across various devices and platforms. Passwords get fully encrypted locally before leaving the computer.
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Free
It is easy to start as the majority of features are on the free version.
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Open source
Bitwarden is open source and can therefore easily be reviewed and checked for security. Its Github repository is accessible here.
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Nova Launcher Prime
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Nova Launcher Prime
My Recommendation for
Nova Launcher Prime
All
16
Pros
13
Cons
2
Specs
Top
Pro
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Has a more customizable stock Android experience
Nova Launcher provides an experience that's similar to stock Android, but adds multiple customization options. Customization ranges in ways that interactions and the user interface can be changed both aesthetically and functionally.
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Overwhelming at first
Nova Launcher offers such a huge amount of customization that at first it is quite a bit overwhelming. There are settings everywhere and other launchers offer more of a step-by-step setup process. Nova Launcher could take you hours to set up how you like it. On the other hand the pure amount of settings allows you to set it up almost exactly how you like it.
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Specs
Publisher:
TeslaCoil Software
File Size:
8.35MB
Required Android Version:
4.1 and up
In App Purchases:
None
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Stable
Solid performance for getting work (and play) done, no crashes, no slow downs.
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High memory usage can slow down phone
Uses far more memory than the built-in TouchWiz launcher on Samsung devices. This extra memory use slows down the phone if it is low on memory.
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Custom grid size
From the Nova Settings menu, users can create a custom grid size for their desktop and app drawer, up to a maximum of 12 columns and rows. Discriminating users can also adjust the size of the margins on the top, bottom, left and right. This allows for users to set how many widgets and apps can fit on these screens.
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Gesture support
Use gestures (swipe up, double tap, etc.) to easily launch apps.
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Fast
Speed of Nova Launcher is one of the app's key points. Even with a lot of widgets Nova Launcher performs speedy.
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Outstanding widget support
With the custom grids, most widgets can be sized to specifications which give added control over Android home screens.
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Useful visual customization options
Allows you to customize scroll effects, scroll speeds, animation speed, app animations, gestures. All of these options allow for very individualistic differences in how the launcher performs and looks, making for a great way to set ones phone apart from others.
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Supports unread counts
Nova Launcher Prime offers unread counts for all supported apps, a feature not available on all launchers. Although it requires the free installation of TeslaUnread. What TeslaUnread does is add unread count numbers to certain application icons in ones application drawer and home screen, giving a quick overview of how many unread notifications they have in that supported application.
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Extra dock pages
There are extra bottom row dock pages accessible when swiping left or right on the dock. In Nova's settings there is support for a maximum of five dock pages and a minimum of one. This way you can set up to 25 shortcuts in the dock that can be scrolled though, leaving plenty of room on the home screen for widgets and other apps.
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Tapping & swiping a shortcut can have different results
Nova has the ability to add an assortment of action shortcuts to the home-screen which can be performed when swiping on particular areas or icons (as opposed to when tapping).
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Drawer style options
Options include horizontal pages, vertical scrolling or list. The user is also able to adjust the background transparency. This way the users drawer can look unique while also offering more or less apps on the page depending on their preference.
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Custom icon packs
Not all custom launchers allow custom icon packs. Nova supports most custom icon packs that are in the Play Store.
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Can automatically sort inside of folders alphabetically
The user can sort their folders in the drawer and home-screen alphabetically.
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OsmAnd Maps & Navigation
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OsmAnd Maps & Navigation
My Recommendation for
OsmAnd Maps & Navigation
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3
Pros
2
Specs
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Pro
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Excellent general map viewing
Sometimes one needs more than just navigation, they have a need to view a map or specify a specific route. OsmAnd provides a very nice, detailed map. This can be good for seeing what is around you or showing a place you are talking about to a friend. It also provides a means to add waypoints on the map which can be used to dictate a specific route (not simple enough to do routinely).
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Specs
Supported platforms:
Android, iOS
License:
GPLv3
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Works offline once the maps are downloaded
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Telegram
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Telegram
My Recommendation for
Telegram
All
22
Experiences
1
Pros
17
Cons
3
Specs
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Pro
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Saved messages
You can write messages to yourself. You can write some notes, add links, and see everything across all your devices.
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Con
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"Secret Chat" feature is not available for desktop client
Secret chats with end to end encryption are only available on mobile apps.
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Yanis's Experience
Very useful too !
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Specs
Platforms:
Web, Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD, Windows phone, UWP
Publisher:
Various companies affiliated with Telegram
File Size:
2048 MB
End-to-end encryption:
Secret chats
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Secure
Telegram uses an open source MTProto encryption protocol that provides complete end-to-end encryption for secret chats. To show off their confidence in the protocol the company behind Telegram has organized $200,000 and $300,000 challenges to break the encryption. So far there have been no winners.
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Only "Secret Chat" messages are encrypted end to end
The only way to get end-to-end encryption (client-client) using Telegram is to use the Secret Chat function, anything through the service is server-client encrypted. Also secret chat is only implemented in the mobile apps, meaning there is no way to encrypt messages end-to-end when using the desktop client or the web browser client.
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Cross-platform
Works on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android iOS, Windows Phone, and Firefox OS even. Has a web app that changes it's appearance based on the device it's running on and if it's browser is full screen, etc.
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Not fully open source
Telegram has an open API and protocol free for everyone, but the backend software is not open source. Therefore 100% privacy can not be evaluated.
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Possible to send photos and videos without compression
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Free of cost
The application is available free of cost.
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Beautiful UI
Very customizable with a lot of clean looking options.
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Media messaging
Videos, gifs, images, geolocation, and documents.
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Unlimited storage
Unlimited number of files can be stored forever on the cloud. You can upload files up to 1.5 GB each.
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Supergroups of up to 200,000 people
In Supergroups, anyone along with admins can delete their messages from all sides. A message can be pinned to the top. All of the user's messages can be deleted by an administrator, and they can be banned and reported as well. Supergroups can have a public link (outside of Asia, due to high spam volumes), which is also a username.
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Cloud chat keys are kept in different jurisdiction
Even though encryption used for cloud-based storage (e.g. Gmail, Facebook, iCloud) may not be as secure as end-to-end encryption or zero-knowledge storage, Telegram does the most that it can by holding keys to chats in different jurisdictions, requiring intergovernmental cooperation to obtain the keys. This is aside from whatever other security measures have been taken, of course.
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Save time with inline bots and link previews
Unfortunately, on the desktop videos don't play, but images are viewable without visiting popular websites like imgur and Instagram. You can play YouTube videos and others within the app, so you don't need to embed code or anything. With inline bots, such as @gif, @pic/bing, @vid/YouTube, etc, you can look things up without leaving the client or chat that you're in. Simply type the name and some keywords and wait for the results to load.
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@mentions
You can ping people to get their attention by @mentioning them.
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Desktop app handles HIDPI
The desktop app has a built in setting to scale the UI of the app up to 200% which allows for those with 4k monitors/screens to use the app without scaling issues.
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Two-step verification
You can set up an additional password to your account, which can be reset by your email. You don't have to use an email if you do not want to. If you lose access to your email or forget your password, you will be able to reset it via text message if your account is over seven days old and will receive it within a week (in case you recover anything before then).
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Channels for one way broadcasting
Broadcasting channels suitable for announcing things.
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Privacy focused
In addition to the end-to-end encryption that provides privacy to communications, the app also includes self destructing timers for chats, and the ability to permanently delete messages, yours and theirs, from your device.
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Free and convenient large file sharing
Copy/paste videos, gifs, images, geolocation, documents, and even executable files. Drag over files for practically any time up to 1.5GB in size. Images can be compressed, too.
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Pocket Casts
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Pocket Casts
My Recommendation for
Pocket Casts
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10
Experiences
1
Pros
8
Specs
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Pro
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Excellent, easy to use discovery system
Clicking the plus button in the top-right corner will bring you to featured podcasts. From there you can access multiple ways of finding new things to listen to such as: top charts (that can be separated in audio and video), search (that allows searching both by name and feed URL), a list of podcast networks and different podcast categories. They also have a great selection of podcasts to choose from. The team behind Pocket Casts work hard to maintain a reliable and high quality catalog so you can avoid out of date listings, problems with raw feeds, etc.
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Peter J. Mello's Experience
I have used this app more than any other in the Android ecosystem through a horde of different devices. If you love podcasts or just talk radio in general, your life will be changed immeasurably if you start using it.
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Specs
Platforms:
Android >5.0, iOS, Windows Phone, Web Player
Playback Speed:
Yes
Chapters:
Yes
Smart Speed:
Yes
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Automated playlist creation
Pocket Casts has a feature called Episode Filter, that allows automatically creating playlists based on setting such as playing states (unplayed, playing, played), status (downloaded, downloading, not downloaded), episode type (audio, video) and of course podcasts themselves. You can also customize the appearance of the playlist with a color and an icon to help it stand out easier.
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Remembers playback speed & starting position
You can set a 'start from' position for a podcast to skip a set number of seconds from the beginning of an episode. Great for when you don't want to listen to an intro you've heard a couple of dozen times before. Additionally, you can also change the playback speed, to slow down fast talkers or speed up slow talkers.
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Sleep timer built in
Setting the sleep timer will stop the podcast after a set period of time.
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Auto download specific podcasts
You can set Pocket Casts to automatically download the latest episode of a podcast, whenever a new episode is released.
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Quick access to shownotes
When listening to a podcast you can swipe right to bring up all the shownotes with clickable links.
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Queue up next podcasts
From the playback screen swipe to the right to access your podcast playlist. From there you can easily queue up your next podcast.
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Sync with iPhone, iPad, Android
If you use Pocket Casts on more than one device, you can synchronize settings, playback positions, etc., across all your devices.
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Smart Tools
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Smart Tools
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Smart Tools
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Quora
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Quora
My Recommendation for
Quora
All
4
Pros
2
Cons
2
Top
Pro
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Rewards "top writers"
With badges, events, and swag.
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Con
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No context-based ranking
Each post is attached to a specific user and each user can only post once in a thread, so it's impossible to rank. (There is a communal wiki on each question.) The format is best for qualitative responses.
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All subjects are covered
Unlike the SE which only allows questions on very narrow topics, all questions can be asked at Quora and are neatly categorized with tags.
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Need to log in to see content
Quora forces people to log in to see content, which severely restricts the usefulness of the site, and limits willingness to write content for the site.
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Tasker
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Tasker
My Recommendation for
Tasker
All
7
Pros
5
Cons
2
Top
Pro
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Infinitely tweakable
Tasker has an impressive amount of triggers, actions, and parameters that can be used together in an incredible variety of ways. It can even accept scripts to follow instructions.
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Awful user interface
While it's incredibly powerful, Tasker's user interface is counter-intuitive, confusing, and just plain clunky at every turn.
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Create powerful custom applications
Tasker has the ability to create custom applications, effectively replacing multiple installed apps in your phone with tasks that are triggered automatically. What's even better is that they will be custom tailored to fit your specific needs.
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Steep learning curve
Tasker lacks good documentation or tutorials, which is important as the learning curve is very high if you want to use its advance features where this app actually shines.
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Export tasks as standalone apps
Tasker allows exporting workflows you've created as standalone applications that can then be shared or even put on the Google Play store.
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Awesome plugin support
Tasker has awesome plugin support to connect with hardware that usually requires installing specific apps. For example, it has a plugin for Pebble smartwatch so that you can automate tasks that require using Pebble.
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Can adjust system software
With Root access it can also dabble with system software which other apps are not likely to achieve at the moment.
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Zenkit
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Zenkit
My Recommendation for
Zenkit
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4
Experiences
1
Pros
2
Specs
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Pro
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Powerful and simple to use tool with a clean design
Easy to use and easily understandable for everyone.
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Yanis's Experience
Getting better and better on my Android !
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Specs
Platforms:
Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iPhone
Search:
Yes
Multiple Accounts:
Yes
Languages:
English, German, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Chinese (traditional), Korean, Russian
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Native apps
Native apps for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
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Element
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Element
My Recommendation for
Element
All
3
Pros
2
Specs
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Pro
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Works out of the box
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Platforms:
Web, Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS, Android
Top
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Can be used in browser
The web version can be used without the need to install anything.
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Spotify
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Spotify
My Recommendation for
Spotify
All
13
Experiences
2
Pros
6
Cons
4
Specs
Top
Con
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Free account have lots of ads
If you hate commercials, you would buy Premium or go on using something else.
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Huge collection of music and fast access to newly released songs
Spotify has over 20 million songs and arguably the largest collection out of its competitors and usually has the fastest access to new music. The Spotify desktop client allows local music files to be imported with the option of syncing with a mobile device which largely mitigates the issue of missing artists.
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Paolo's Experience
This is my go to music player/music streaming service as it is really convenient to use and has tons of songs. The Extreme Quality song downloads is also a huge plus for me, as I can enjoy my music with very good detail/clarity.
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Specs
Platforms:
Web; Android; iOS; Linux; Windows; MacOS
Playlist Sharing:
Yes
User-Created Playlists:
Yes
Offline download:
Yes
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Not available in a lot of countries
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Curated playlists
Public playlists on Spotify created by other people are great for finding new music.
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Yanis's Experience
Big fan of podcast, but still love music !
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Discovery is terrible
The discovery algorithm is poor and does not learn fast enough. Not obvious how to train it.
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Has a free version
A free, ad-supported account allows streaming from an extensive library of music.
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Poor audio quality
There's a high range of bitrates and most of vary from average to bad.
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Weekly Discover playlist uses a great algorithm
A playlist generated by Spotify based on your listening habits and released every Monday. The algorithm used by this playlist is great and stands out from its competitors.
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Related artists
Helps to find new authors based on your previous picks
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Client's functionality can be extended via third-party apps
Spotify desktop client allows for third-party apps. They extend the functionality of Spotify and many of them offer new ways of discovering music. Noteworthy apps include Moodagent, Last.fm, Swarm.fm, ShareMyPlaylists, The Hype Machine, We Are Hunted, Shuffler.fm.
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SwiftKey
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Cons
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Privacy, automatically saves unknown words
E.g. passwords entered in plain text fields, place names, people names etc.
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Can be resized to as large or as small as you want
You can choose between five different sizes to resize the keyboard.
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Peter J. Mello's Experience
What could be more important on a mobile device than a good touch keyboard? SwiftKey has been my favorite of the various keyboards to grace the Android spotlight over the years, offering reliability, responsiveness, and the best predictions I've ever found, which sync between all my devices.
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Specs
Platforms:
Android
App Stores:
Google Play
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Bought by Microsoft
Will undoubtedly lead to less innovation.
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Free
Swiftkey is free to download and use, though there are in app purchases to unlock more features.
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Yanis's Experience
Such a great keyboard, love it.
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Gestures typing or tap typing
Swiftkey supports both popular methods of typing. Either way the methods integrate perfectly with the predictions featured above the keyboard.
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Fast access to Emojis
When users type the name of the desired Emoji, a small list will come up where the right one can be selected.
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Ad-free
SwiftKey is competely ad-free.
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Various convenient layouts available, also for tablets
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All the typing information saved from SwiftKey is synced across devices
Any learned words, phrases (inc. email addresses) will be backed up to the cloud and available across multiple devices.
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Users can view in-depth usage statistics
SwiftKey will even provide you exciting data about how you type such as a heatmap. The more you use SwiftKey, the more your heat map will transform from perfect circles into blobs where you tend to press. From the Heatmap you'll know where you tend to make mistakes and how SwiftKey is improved. Other stats provided include: Distance flowed in meters Keystrokes saved Typos corrected Words completed
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Supports Google voice dictation
Even though SwiftKey is a third party keyboard, Swiftkey still uses the preferred Google voice dictation.
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Can be customized to have a numbers row in easy reach
Users can optionally display a number pad above the keyboard.
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Multiple simultaneous languages
Keyboard can integrate multiple languages into one seamless autocorrect engine.
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Can be customized with plenty of themes available
Swiftkey offers a wide range of different themes to add personality to your keyboard (some are free.. others paid for via in app purchases).
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Has a large number of languages available
Has 61+ languages available that can be downloaded. So chances are the languages you need will be available.
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Highly acclaimed for its constantly improving prediction engine
The prediction engine of SwiftKey is continuously being improved by using data from social networks, text messages or even emails from the user's device. Predictions appear above the keyboard as soon as a letter is typed. By adjusting to the user's writing habits and style, it really helps to save time when writing.
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Instapaper
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Instapaper
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Instapaper
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1
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Platforms:
web, Android, iOS
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Google Maps
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Google Maps
My Recommendation for
Google Maps
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11
Experiences
1
Pros
7
Cons
2
Specs
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Pro
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Accurate mapping
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Con
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No plan-ahead for commuters
Cannot plan trip ahead based on commuter lane.
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Yanis's Experience
Use it for so many things, coffee shops first !
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Specs
Platforms:
Android, iOs
Developer:
Google
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Pro
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Secondary routing
Google Maps can now search for and add a route for a second location on the way to the primary location that you are going to and have already routed. Note that it cannot do a third or true multi routing like the desktop webapp can.
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Sometimes takes too long to load
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Updated constantly
Nearby my house, there is major road construction in progress. Apple maps didn’t show this at all, but google maps did. There was also a new, small road that was finished around 3 days ago. Google maps shows this road. Apple maps still hasn’t shown the major construction.
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Most ubiquitous third party app integration
Asides from the stock Apple Maps app, Google Maps is the most commonly supported 3rd party map. 3rd party apps often have links for directions, Google Maps is usually an option whereas other 3rd party GPS apps are not.
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Best execution of save location feature
Recent updates have made it so you can label a place instead of being stuck with some address or GPS coordinate and forgetting what it represents. Saved places show as stars and are all on one layer as long as you're logged in. There is also the ability to create maps (parallel to groups) for things you might not want to see or have show up all the time whenever you're using google maps from day to day. This feature is highly helpful for planning, even if you're a person who likes to wing it.
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Offline functionality
You can download offline data per city or parts of cities if you live in an especially large city, but not for states or countries. Points of Interests are generally more relevant & current than the typical stand alone GPS unit.
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Navigation background change based on ambient light
This is great for night driving or even when going through tunnels as the map will be more visible for low light situations.
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Fantastical
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Fantastical
My Recommendation for
Fantastical
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1
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Specs
Versioning:
3
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Plex
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Plex
My Recommendation for
Plex
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4
Pros
3
Specs
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Pro
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Accessible via web browser
A modern web browser is enough to get everything Plex has to offer.
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Specs
Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac, Android
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Pro
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Supported on many devices
It's pretty hard to find a NAS or STB that doesn't support Plex.
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Pro
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Added lots of media databases
Metadata for media files will automatically be updated by using media databases. This provides posters, movie trailers, descriptions, information about actors, etc.
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