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What do you use for Mastodon on Android?

Looking for client that can do multi accounts, remote timeline pinning, remote hashtag feed pinning, drafts, threads auto split and maybe does not look like trash.

Basically I am looking for something as close to @MonaApp as possible.

I tried Fedilab but it is not even close. Phanpy, although a web app is actually great. Now looking for a native app that does as good.

#AskFedi #Fediverse #Mastodon #Android


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 22 updated & 1 added apps:

* Call Limiter: lets you set time limits for specific contacts and let the app automatically hang up when the limit is reached 🛡️

RB Status: 731 apps (57.1%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


When we say #OpenSource, we mean business. That's why ALL Tuta apps are published on @fdroidorg

While Google & Apple monitor all push notifications, your data is safe when choosing Tuta Mail. 🔒

➡️ Learn why Tuta Mail is the only email provider app on F-Droid: tuta.com/blog/open-source-emai…

#FOSS #Fdroid #Android #deGoogle


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 16 updated and 2 added apps:

* Easy Launcher (Internet Edition): the minimal launcher also available at F-Droid, but here with added functionality and integrated weather widget 🛡️
* Eblan Launcher: another small homescreen replacement 🛡️

RB status: 730 apps (57.1%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 16 updated and 1 added apps:

Unistroke Keyboard: Unistroke Handwriting Input Method, like Graffitty was on the Palm Pilot. This app is a fork of the seemingly no longer maintained original app going by the same name.

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 15 updated and 1 added apps:

* Compass Navigator: a compass app with auto declination adjustments using the device's builtin GPS 🛡️

RB status: 728 apps (57.1%)

3 #Magisk modules were updated at apt.izzysoft.de/magisk

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:



#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 13 updated, 2 added, and 5 removed apps:

+ Easy Control Next: control other android devices from an android device (scrcpy) 🛡️
+ Bluesky Redirect: automatically launch Bluesky links in your preferred Bluesky client 🛡️

RB status: 727 apps (56.8%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:

- ClipSync: stopped working since Android 10, very few installs
- ToDo: dormant since 2022, very few installs

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 16 updated, 3 added, & 3 removed apps:

+ Melotune: a music streaming app 🛡️
+ DSub2000: client for Subsonic & Funkwhale 🛡️
+ ArchiveTune: a Material 3 YouTube Music client 🛡️
- DSub: no longer maintained, replaced by its fork DSub2000
- Tsumugi: no longer working
- NextPass: archived 2024, development stopped ~2021

RB Status: 723 apps (55.8%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


I'm seeing a number of posts about folk thinking of leaving #AndroidDev due to Googles policy changes.

For clarity I left the #Android world this year, and largely for those reasons.

I bought a T-Mobile G1 on the first day. I've built SDKs and firmware for Android, I have commits in the AOSP. I built (and sold) an app store in the early days. I also worked on the Android team at Google for a while.

Android, to me, is now a Google product. Not the open platform it was.

My advice; Just do it.



#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 10 updated and 2 added apps:

* SMS Forwarding: listens for incoming SMS text messages and conditionally forwards them to other numbers 🛡️
* Retherm: converts RTD and thermocouples sensors to temperature 🛡️

RB status: 720 apps (55.5%) – a lucky number in the percentage 🤣

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:

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PSA, the new Android 16 update will surreptitiously reenable fingerprint device unlock even if you had intentionally disabled it before. Depending on where you live and your threat model, this might not be safe! Americans have little protection against law enforcement compelling biometrics unlock. To make matters worse, the fingerprint unlock settings are found in a different part of the security settings UI than the rest of the device unlock settings. If you update to Android 16, make sure your device unlock settings are what you intended.

#android #android16


Today, we’re officially introducing Kagi News: a once-a-day press review that cuts through the noise. Global stories, community-curated sources, and zero tracking.

Full announcement: blog.kagi.com/kagi-news

iOS download: apps.apple.com/us/app/kagi-new…

Android: play.google.com/store/apps/det…

Web: kite.kagi.com/

#Kagi #News #App #iOS #Android


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 12 updated and 1 added apps:

* Gaai: control the Nexxtender Home and Nexxtender Mobile charger without requiring the Android Nexxtmove app 🛡️

RB Status: 719 apps (55.1%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:

6 old apps with close to no downloads this year have been removed:

* WalkingSynth: no update since 2017, warning on install with Android 10+

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#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 10 updated & 1 added apps:

* Audio Output Switcher: adds a Quick Settings tile that provides instant access to Android's native audio output selection dialog 🛡️

RB Status: 719 apps (54.8%)

2 apps have been removed:

* NatriumWallet: Finances with GMS+Firebase
* Kage: repo was archived 2021, few downloads, so dead

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 18 updated and 1 added apps:

* PrivacyScanner: scans installed applications for potentially risky permissions, and helps you review their privacy-related details 🛡️

RB status: 718 apps (54.7%)

4 #Magisk modules have been updated at apt.izzysoft.de/magisk

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 18 updated and 1 added apps:

* Sensor Spot: streams real-time device sensor data to an MQTT broker 🛡️

Current RB status: 716 apps (54.6%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


Development on our roadmap is progressing smoothly. Our next app and server releases are undergoing final testing before deployment.

We hope to make an announcement soon about what Android's recently announced developer verification requirements mean for Accrescent. Stay tuned!

#accrescent #android #appstore #security #privacy


Some Android devices do at least have the option to unlock the bootloader and install a custom Android rom like LineageOS on it. Something Apple would never allow.

LineageOS expands the lifetime of a device considerably.

Also, Fairphones (also with Android) have a much longer support period than all other Android devices. And are repairable!

#buyitforlife #righttorepair #android #lineageos #fairphone


I must admit the iPhone Air looks pretty cool. Now that Google is locking down #Android, I might as well get one of those and do #Conversations_im for iOS instead.


I think planned hardware obsolescence is usually bad. I have an iPhone XS. It can't be upgraded to iOS 26. Eventually, perhaps within the next year, it will cease to be eligible for security updates. Apart from this, I have no good reason to buy a new phone. With the latest iOS 18 and applications, its performance is fine, and it does what I want it to do. Disposing of it is obviously detrimental to the environment, but if I give it to someone else to use, it will be a security risk for them too. According to the articles I've read, Android devices have historically been worse in this respect. Some Android manufacturers committed to five years of software support, which is still worse than what Apple provided for my device. Of course, millions of Windows users are about to encounter a similar problem, as has been much publicised in recent months. One of my machines doesn't meet the minimum Windows 11 requirements, but it runs Windows 11 perfectly well after making Microsoft's official registry change to bypass the compatibility check. More importantly, it runs Linux comfortably, and will probably continue to do so until the hardware fails or the kernel community decides to stop supporting it. I suspect the former will occur first. We need a shift in values and policy that places greater value on hardware longevity.
#hardware #Android #iOS #Linux #sustainability


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 20 updated and 1 added apps:

* Stashly: helps you store, organize, and secure your files and notes 🛡️

RB status currently: 715 apps (54.4%)

2 apps have been removed:

- Nozzle: succeeded by Voyager
- SimpleNote: too many non-free components/anti-features, and our issues on those never replied to

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 13 updated and 1 added apps:

* Sensa Gram: Stream Android sensor data over UDP with minimal latency 🛡️

Further, 7 #Magisk modules have been updated at apt.izzysoft.de/magisk

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


An die Android-User: welche App nutzt ihr für Mastodon und warum genau die?
#mastodon #android



#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 14 updated and 1 added apps:

* PinePods: a complete podcast management solution that allows you to host your own podcast server and enjoy a beautiful mobile experience 🛡️

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 12 updated and 2 added apps:

* Better Bahn: find cheaper split ticket options for Deutsche Bahn connections 🛡️
* SimpleTag: a Material You audio tagger with support for most major audio and tag formats 🛡️

RB status: 713 apps (54.3%)

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/?radd=1… today brings you 15 updated and 1 added apps:

* Webview Kiosk: an app for for secure, kiosk-style web browsing 🛡️

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:



Did you know monocles chat supports pinned messages? You can pin multiple messages, stacked so the most recent appears on top. In the next release you’ll also be able to jump straight to a pinned message’s location in the conversation and also pin images and files.

- Pinned messages stay visible and are easy to find later.
- You can pin multiple messages at once.
- Pins are useful for action items, decisions, and deadlines to keep conversations focused.
- Save frequently used links, instructions, images or files.

#monocles #monocleschat #privacy #messenger #xmpp #android


Einblicke in das #Datenspuren-Programm

Heute: #UnifiedPush

talks.datenspuren.de/ds25/talk…

Push-Benachrichtigungen auf #Android-Handys ohne #Google. Dezentralisiert und #OpenSource. Wie das geht, berichtet @daniel in seinem Vortrag auf den #Datenspuren25.

Wann? 20. September, 16:00–16:45 Uhr
Wo? Henny Brenner Saal und im Stream auf @mediacccde

Ihr wollt euch das komplette Programm ansehen? Dann schaut hier vorbei: talks.datenspuren.de/ds25/sche…

#Datenspuren2025 #Dresden


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 16 updated and 2 added apps:

* Gadgetbridge: your favorite gadget companion, now finally availabe at IoD and RB! 🛡️
* WiFi Seeker: displays power, channel, availability of WPS, encryption, cryptographic protocols, BSSID … of WiFi points nearby 🛡️

RB status: 709 apps (54.1%) – and our main builder is back online now as well 🥳

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome:


New germinating idea: Accessibility Excellence. Now, I'm sure people like @JonathanMosen have made approximately 9001 podcast episodes about this, but in the wake of Google's own AI gallery app, which lets people use AI models offline on their phone including image description and audio transcription, released with no accessibility, I think we need to converge as a community on an idea of accessibility excellence. We need to dismiss ads of a company that seeks to prop us up to show how their stuff is accessible, even though there is clearly a systemic issue of inaccessibility in the company. Gemini on iOS is more accessible than Gemini on Android. TalkBack still doesn't have basic screen reader features like a pronunciation dictionary and support for all features on even older Braille displays like the Braille Edge. Google Play Books does not automatically scroll pages while reading a book, like Apple Books, Kindle, and many other book reading apps on iOS do. Even Kindle on Android does this, but Google's own app doesn't. Gmail on Android has no way to navigate between messages in a conversation or thread, while Apple's Mail app can, making reading threads of email on iOS fast and easy. There is no way on Android to have TalkBack suspend touch interaction in apps, so gamers still have to turn off the screen reader to play accessible games. Apple users haven't had to do that in years. Even though there are tags on the Play Store for apps accessible with TalkBack, the idea has fallen by the wayside like so many other accessibility ideas that Google forgot and Apple has just embarked upon with accessibility labels. These aren't vibes, or subjective feelings. Like I said in my most recent Accessible Android article, how can we expect small companies or indie developers to make their apps accessible, when we can't get Google to listen to us and take us seriously? We need to take each others' accessibility concerns seriously, especially for Braille. Many people who are blind use Android, yes. Many people like it. And that's okay. But it could, and should, be so much better. There should be competition between these company's accessibility departments, not a kind of sluggish, aimless ambling around in concentric circles by one while the other presses ahead. Yes, TalkBack's Gemini AI descriptions are great, and when I use my Android phone, it's a very attractive feature. Perhaps next year VoiceOver will get something like it.

We shouldn't give any of these huge corporations an inch of duct tape accessibility, because once it's done, they'll build upon that poor foundation, and the whole structure will be so much less effective than it needs to be. Accessibility should be solid, no matter what company does it. But if a screen reader comes with a device, and is made by the company that makes the OS, there's no excuse for rickety accessibility.

Ai Edge Gallery Accessibility Bug Report: github.com/google-ai-edge/gall…

Google's Pixel 10 Accessibility Article: store.google.com/intl/en/ideas…

#accessibility #blind #google #technology #tech #android


#AndroidAppRain at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid today brings you 13 updated and 1 added apps:

* PhotoSphereGallery: Gallery and viewer for spherical photos (360°) 🛡️

2 #Magisk modules have been updated at apt.izzysoft.de/magisk

Enjoy your #free #Android #apps with the #IzzyOnDroid repo :awesome: