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by benjk 4262 days ago
For the broader context: The Android app (BOINC, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.berkeley.b...) that allows you to run SETI@Home on your Android device will also let you to support other volunteer distributed computing projects. The projects are from various fields of science like Einstein@Home (astrophysics), PrimeGrid (mathematics), or World Community Grid (humanitarian projects).
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This is the HTC app I talked about:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.htc.ptg

I am not sure what is different between this and the official BOINC app, apart from a sleeker interface. Both do the same thing.