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Tips for a long-lost android user (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by jennifilm@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org
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Kia ora!

I've been an ios user for 100 years at this point, but used to be deep in the android scene before then. I've just got an android for a work phone and am wondering what's changed in the last 10 years - what are your essential apps, settings, customisations? I've had a hunt around xda but can't seem to find much in the way of roms for my model (Samsung A04) - back in the day it seemed there was a thread for every device!

What do I need to know?

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[–] Andy@programming.dev 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Some of my favorites:

  • Launcher: Niagara
  • Rom: LineageOS
  • Browser: Firefox (with DarkReader and uBlock Origin)
  • Reddit: Relay (is this ending?)
  • HackerNews: Harmonic
  • ~~Lemmy: Jerboa (haven't tried alternatives)~~
  • Podcasts: AntennaPod (haven't tried much else)
  • Identify stuff: LeafSnap (plants), SoundHound, Merlin (birds!)
  • Books: Moon+ Reader Pro
  • Barcodes: Catima
  • Computer stuff: KDE Connect
  • File stuff: Material Files and ZArchiver
  • TTS: @Voice Aloud Reader
  • Passwords: Bitwarden
  • Icons: Crayon or Viral
  • Keyboards: MS SwiftKey, maybe someday FlorisBoard, sometimes Hacker's Keyboard
  • Scrobbles: Simple Scrobbler
  • Video: VLC and NewPipe
  • Weather: Weawow

EDITS:

  • Lemmy: Liftoff
  • Chat: Telegram
  • Email: Delta Chat?
[–] Voodoo@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

So many great apps and I see several familiar friends. Have you found a way to have Jerboa send youtube links to NewPipe rather than default to the native youtube app? I am sure there is a easy way that I just don't know.

[–] BastingChemina@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

It will be somewhere in settings-> default app-> opening links

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