Ask HN: What are the Android apps you can't live without?

[notkurt]

I've just jumped ship to Android, got a S22+. I'm not much of an app person, but I thought I'd give it a shot. Would be great to know the hidden gems you've came across.

[bythckr]

I know it sounds silly, but I cannot use my device without this app & even wish apple also has similar feature for iphones.

Nokia's Z Launcher. 2 main features. Showing frequently used app & just [scribble the name of the app to open it](https://i.imgur.com/PNCx5qB.jpg) or a contact.

Sadly Nokia ditched it & no one else seems to have that 2 features.

https://nokiamob.net/2018/06/21/nokia-z-launcher-gone-from-g...

[musicat]

AppDialer Pro: It is probably the fastest way to search and open apps. I put a T9 widget on the homescreen and remove all app icons. Any apps I want to open is just a few taps a way... with only one hand.

[n2j3]

F-droid: Imagepipe (remove EXIF, resize, share) andOTP (alternative to google authenticator) Loyalty Card Keychain

Non FOSS: Firefox

[objevt]

Podcast Republic. Most functional podcast app I've found, with manual playlist creation, adding virtual folders, YouTube subscriptions, etc

Also the Dev answers everything promptly on a dedicated subreddit for it and releases updates constantly.

[esperent]

Netguard firewall combined with NextDNS custom dns server works as a pretty good full system ad blocker.

1.1.1.1 is a pretty decent alternative if you want something easier to set up.

[roneoo]

Signal

From Fdroid:

- K9mail

- Mullvad

- Etar + DavX

- Markor

- Newpipe

- Red moon

- Nextcloud (requires hosted service)

- Wallabag (requires hosted service)

Non FOSS:

- Aurora store

- Waze

- Google maps

[account-5]

Thanks for these, most of the I use but glad to find etar.

Do you manage your own server for DavX?

For me personally my list is:

Firefox - with add-ons, I tend to access as many services through the browser rather than via apps.

Feeder - RSS reader

AntennaPod - podcasts

[roneoo]

> Do you manage your own server for DavX?

No, I use a Nextcloud provided by a non-profit I know.

Some Nextcloud instances are provided for free by other french non-profit organizations, you can find a list here: [chatons.org](https://www.chatons.org/search/by-service?service_type_targe...). Please checkout their website for details -- provided services and conditions may vary

[colesantiago]

GMail