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IronBacon · 2023-03-28 13:00:33

On Android I have installed RedReader, don't recall if it's in the Android store or from the F-Droid one. Until they kill their API...

anthk | karma 3504 | avg karma 0.6 · | 2023-03-28 14:08:01

Redreader in FDroid.

xioxox | karma 1475 | avg karma 2.9 · | 2020-08-19 13:51:21+00:00

There are also alternative much better apps (e.g. redreader from the F-Droid store for Android).

hiq | karma 2291 | avg karma 2.23 · | 2020-10-23 10:33:37

There's an open-source Android app which is published on F-Droid.

def8cefe | karma 1363 | avg karma 7.88 · | 2020-07-19 07:05:37

Book Reader, also on F-Droid, is a great fork of FBReader.

bostonvaulter2 | karma 1417 | avg karma 1.48 · | 2012-03-19 19:09:07+00:00

This seems like a great place to plug f-droid which is basically an Android "market" of all open-source apps that they compile themselves. Download reddit is fun from f-droid here:

http://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=com.andrewshu.and...

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unicornporn | karma 5489 | avg karma 3.39 · | 2018-03-05 14:31:07

Yup, there are apps on f-droid but they (Red Moon) suck because they're just an overlay that kills all blacks.

selfhoster11 | karma 5178 | avg karma 1.98 · | 2021-06-27 16:29:54+00:00

F-Droid has a major flaw, in that Android (as of now) doesn't allow auto-updating of apps outside of Google Play. I only install a limited number of apps from there for that reason.

oniony | karma 694 | avg karma 3.52 · | 2023-08-30 07:36:33

I've used F-Droid on Android for years.

oars | karma 609 | avg karma 1.97 · | 2023-06-29 05:02:07

What app do you recommend from F-Droid? I've been looking for an alternative as well but none of the ones in the Play Store look appealing to me.

arminiusreturns | karma 3285 | avg karma 2.5 · | 2020-01-20 03:19:09

Almost every android app I use is from the f-droid store, due to being on a unrootable phone so no ROMing for me. I love it, but it isn't perfect so it's nice to see work still being done on it.

planede | karma 2063 | avg karma 2.91 · | 2022-10-10 09:08:17

There are several such apps on f-droid.

rsolva | karma 507 | avg karma 2.18 · | 2023-08-06 14:54:01

Thanks for the heads up, i grabbed it from F-droid. Really nice app, much better than the other open source ones I have tried!

Reitet00 | karma 106 | avg karma 1.77 · | 2022-08-26 02:55:22

Maybe it would be a good idea to link to F-Droid then? I'm using it and would've totally ignored the app if you didn't reply here :)

lopis | karma 1706 | avg karma 3.18 · | 2020-07-06 14:29:17

There are multiple Reddit apps on F-Droid too.

ghastmaster | karma 1026 | avg karma 2.16 · | 2023-09-12 12:02:02

I have installed the apk directly right now from an old old source. I am going to try the f-droid version again soon and see how it goes.

ZeroGravitas | karma 26196 | avg karma 2.14 · | 2022-11-28 13:43:59

Even if I go on to install the app from the Play store, I use f-droid to filter down to non-user hostile apps in oversubscribed categories like soduko apps.

hedora | karma 21378 | avg karma 2.8 · | 2022-08-29 11:12:05

Honest question: Does anyone here successfully use android without f-droid?

From what I can tell, non-nonsense opensource utilities are simply undiscoverable on the app store.

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mnx | karma 711 | avg karma 2.47 · | 2016-11-04 13:06:42+00:00

Such an app exists. https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdcategory=Developmen...

h2odragon | karma 15145 | avg karma 2.39 · | 2023-12-04 08:40:21

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-Droid

non-google app store for devices running android OS.

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