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diff --git a/posts/software.md b/posts/software.md index a64b186..bbacfda 100644 --- a/posts/software.md +++ b/posts/software.md @@ -170,10 +170,16 @@ have tty login disabled and are chroot-jailed to /var/media and /var/sftp. ## Phone apps -These are the apps that I use on my phone. I have a Nokia 6 (2017), it's pretty -shitty but I don't really use my phone. I used to have it rooted, but the root -guide on xda forums was written by some Chinese guy, and it came with a Chinese -android rom, which caused me to miss a lot of calls. +These are the apps that I use on my phone. I recently upgraded my 2017 Nokia 6 +to a Google Pixel 4a (sunfish). It's a great phone! You can root it or flash +custom rom's very easily, and it gave me new appreciation for the basic +features of a smartphone. The Pixel 4a has really good haptics. They're almost +iPhone level, though I won't be using iPhones any time soon. + +I flashed [CalyxOS](https://calyxos.org/) as soon as it was 5 minutes out of +the box, but ended up not liking it because of it's nonexistant root support. +I'm currently using [LineageOS](https://lineageos.org/) 18.1, rooted using +[magisk](https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk). ### Open source @@ -198,9 +204,9 @@ android rom, which caused me to miss a lot of calls. files](https://github.com/zhanghai/MaterialFiles). It looks sexy, it's free, it's awesome. -- **Email client**: [fairemail](https://email.faircode.eu/). STOP CRYING. +- **Email client**: [k-9](https://k9mail.app/). -- **Maps**: [osmand](https://osmand.net/) +- **Maps**: [osmand](https://osmand.net/). - **Music player**: [shuttle](https://www.shuttlemusicplayer.com/). It looks sexy, it's free, it's awesome. @@ -213,6 +219,47 @@ android rom, which caused me to miss a lot of calls. - **To-do lists**: [tasks.org](https://tasks.org/). This is easily the best to-do app I've ever used, and it integrated very well with etesync. +- **Smart home control**: [home assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io/). + [the whole spiel](/post/homeauto). + +- **Notes**: [leaflet](https://github.com/PotatoProject/Leaflet). It's + basically Google Keep but open source and without Google. It's part of the + PotatoProject which is a custom Android rom, and there were plans for an open + source notes sync server that you could host yourself, but I haven't seen + that pop up yet. + + The app is written in Flutter, and did have choppy scrolling animations on my + old phone. I'm not sure if that was a bug or my old phone just being + underpowered, but it's something I want to mention anyways. + +- **Weather**: [geometric + weather](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/wangdaye.com.geometricweather/). + It's really good. Good animations, live wallpaper, fast, etc. + +- **RSS Reader**: [tiny tiny + rss](https://www.f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fox.tttrss/). This app requires + that you host your own tiny tiny rss server, but I do and the app works + great! + +- **Myanimelist client**: [moelist](https://github.com/axiel7/MoeList). I don't + know how I found this app but it's a real gem. If you use MAL you should + download this app. + +### Requires root + +- **Ad-blocker**: [adaway](https://adaway.org/). It does have a rootless mode, + though the app warns you that it's slower and impacts your battery life + negatively. + +- **Theme engine**: [substratum](https://github.com/substratum/substratum). + Substratum requires root on android 9+, unless you're on stock samsung (one + ui). Android 8 and under users can buy + [andromeda](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=projekt.andromeda). + Samsung users can buy + [synergy](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=projekt.samsung.theme.compiler). + They're both developed by the same people behind substratum, but they're not + open source. + ### Closed source - **Reddit client**: |