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

by notkurt on 3/5/2022, 5:34:52 AM with 9 comments
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.

  • by bythckr on 3/5/2022, 5:23:38 PM

    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...

  • by musicat on 3/6/2022, 7:52:06 AM

    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.

  • by n2j3 on 3/5/2022, 11:59:01 AM

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

    Non FOSS: Firefox

  • by objevt on 3/5/2022, 11:59:04 AM

    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.

  • by esperent on 3/5/2022, 7:40:40 AM

    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.

  • by roneoo on 3/5/2022, 8:26:27 AM

    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

  • by colesantiago on 3/5/2022, 5:51:20 AM

    GMail