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MaterialFiles		proton-mail-android
	Project
38	Mentions	48
5,107	Stars	1,743
-	Growth	2.2%
9.3	Activity	4.3
7 days ago	Latest Commit	9 days ago
Kotlin	Language	Kotlin
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

MaterialFiles

Posts with mentions or reviews of MaterialFiles. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-14.

Show HN: Material Files – Material Design File Manager for Android
5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 14 Jan 2024

Only through davx apparently https://github.com/zhanghai/MaterialFiles/issues/191
Profiles sharing a directory?
1 project | /r/GrapheneOS | 9 Dec 2023

You could try installing Material files in both profiles. It's also on fdroid. Set up the ftp server, choose what folders you want to share, in one profile and then connect to it in the other profile.
Top 10 Android Apps in 2013 (not available on the Google Play Store)
13 projects | /r/androidapps | 5 Dec 2023

https://github.com/zhanghai/MaterialFiles Best file manager by far. Clean, open source, works on Android TV, Tablet and smartphone without any issue.
All my Open Source App Alternatives
28 projects | /r/opensource | 30 Jul 2023

File explorator→ Material Files ♥️

31 projects | /r/fdroid | 29 Mar 2023

File explorator→ Material Files ♥️
Using Pixel with a Mac
5 projects | /r/GooglePixel | 7 Jul 2023

I use Filezilla and Material Files to transfer large / multiple files via ftp. Otherwise Neardrop works great for quick file sharing.
What is your favorite app that doesn't have a good open source alternative?
11 projects | /r/fossdroid | 24 Jun 2023

I think you'd like Amaze and Material Files. They both don't have an option for webdav though.
Why Material Files (Play Store version) has the permission to check the advertisement ID?
1 project | /r/fossdroid | 8 May 2023

According to comments in this commit this permission is used for Google analytics.
[App] A Few cool (Material You) Apps
10 projects | /r/HowToMen | 1 May 2023

Material Files, the best file manager in my opinion, great material you implementation as well.
Recommendation for an open source file manager free of ads ?
3 projects | /r/androidapps | 14 Apr 2023

https://github.com/zhanghai/MaterialFiles Material Files. best looking file manager imho

proton-mail-android

Posts with mentions or reviews of proton-mail-android. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-02.

Where to Proton Calendar Source Code ?
1 project | /r/ProtonMail | 25 Oct 2023
Carving the Path to Modularity: A Lobzik Tool Case Study on the ProtonMail Android App
3 projects | dev.to | 2 Jul 2023

For the reference project, I've chosen the ProtonMail Android App, which is one of the largest open-source Android apps that has not been modularised yet. With over 50kloc in the main module, it truly represents a monolith that is worth modularising.
Preaching privacy but relying on Google? C'mon now.
1 project | /r/ProtonMail | 30 May 2023

They do. You don't need Google Play to download it. They have the official APK on their website & you can also download it from their GitHub.
APK Download Updates?
1 project | /r/ProtonMail | 29 May 2023

You could just use any RSS reader to get a notification https://github.com/ProtonMail/proton-mail-android/releases.atom
Android App Play Store Version
1 project | /r/ProtonMail | 29 May 2023

Curious how the Play Store has a newer version of the Android app (3.0.15) than the latest release on GitHub (3.0.14). Is there some other source repository than this GitHub repo?
Why is proton looking for „volunteers“?
1 project | /r/ProtonMail | 1 May 2023

For example, here is the code source for the Android mail app. Is is released under GPL-3.0 which **basically** says "you take use this for whatever you want, but it must also be released under GPL-3.0.".
Protonmail crashes immediately?
1 project | /r/CalyxOS | 24 Mar 2023

Do you have microG disabled? If so, we sent a patch to them to fix the crash, https://github.com/ProtonMail/proton-mail-android/pull/172
What are some nice open source Android projects?
20 projects | /r/androiddev | 28 Nov 2022
PM on Android not open source anymore?
1 project | /r/ProtonMail | 1 Nov 2022
⟳ 3 apps added, 10 updated at apt.izzysoft.de
6 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 6 Oct 2022

Proton Mail (version 918): World’s largest encrypted email service - easy to use, free for all

What are some alternatives?

When comparing MaterialFiles and proton-mail-android you can also consider the following projects:

AmazeFileManager - Material design file manager for Android

proton-contacts - React web application to manage ProtonMail contacts

KeePassDX - Lightweight vault and password manager for Android, KeePassDX allows editing encrypted data in a single file in KeePass format and fill in the forms in a secure way.

brave-core - Core engine for the Brave browser for mobile and desktop. For issues https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues

Simple-File-Manager - Easy app for managing your files without ads, respecting your privacy & security

ios-mail - Secure email that protects your privacy

Aliucord - A modification for the Discord Android App

remote-desktop-clients - VNC, RDP, SPICE, and oVirt/RHEV/Proxmox Clients for Android and Blackberry 10

Simple-Notes - A simple textfield for adding quick notes without ads.

vane - an open source post quantum crypto library written in C.

MagiskOnWSA - Integrate Magisk root and Google Apps (OpenGApps) into WSA (Windows Subsystem for Android) [GET https://api.github.com/repos/LSPosed/MagiskOnWSA: 403 - Repository access blocked]

Telegram - Telegram for Android source