FOSS Software I use, proprietary apps alternatives
FOSS Software I use, proprietary apps alternatives
Hello everyone! This is my list of FOSS software I use ๐
Android FOSS alternatives to proprietary apps
Google Board -> FlorisBoard
Google Play -> Aurora Store[1]
Termius -> ConnectBot[2]
Discord -> Element
Xiaomi Fit -> Gadget Bridge[3]
Google Gmail -> K-9 Mail
YouTube -> LibreTube
Google Authenticator -> Mauth
Google News -> Nextcloud News[4]
Google Drive -> Nextcloud[4]
Google Keep -> Nextcloud Notes[4]
Spotify -> SubTune[4]
YouTube Music -> ViMusic
Google Chrome -> Mull
1- You need a Google account.
2 - The UX is not as good as Termius.
3 - The UI looks like garbage, but does it's job.
4 - You need to selfhost a server.
Android FOSS alternatives to FOSS apps
Jellyfin -> Findroid
F-Droid -> Droid-ify
Desktop FOSS
Windows -> Fedora 38 Workstation
Firefox -> LibreWolf (telemetry free, hardened firefox)
Other software
Android -> Lineage OS
Linux server -> Debian (without GUI)
Smart home -> Home Assistant
SMS -> Signal
DNS -> Adguard Home (selfhosted)
Other services
Google -> Qwant (it's so good!)
YouTube (desktop) -> Piped
Suggest me:
- Google Maps
- Shazam
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Hasn't Signal dropped Sms support?
I tried it the other day. I couldn't do SMS. So I think the answer is yes, it's dropped.
They have
Yes: source
Yes but I do not use generic SMS. I use it instead of SMSes
Yes. I use QKSMS for text messages now instead.
@olof @OrthoStice Simple sms messenger โค๏ธ
Such an answer ๐
I used signal for 2 years. Only got 2 friends to join. Dropped it when they removed SMS. I've settled for Facebook messenger lite and my social life is booming again.