ObscuraCam vs k-9

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ObscuraCam		k-9
	Project
2	Mentions	53
303	Stars	6,819
-0.3%	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	9.7
3 months ago	Latest Commit	almost 2 years ago
Java	Language	Java
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	Apache License 2.0

The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
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.

ObscuraCam

Posts with mentions or reviews of ObscuraCam. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-06-04.

Camera with PGP encryption ?
2 projects | /r/fdroid | 4 Jun 2022
⟳ 6 apps added, 85 updated at f-droid.org
67 projects | /r/FDroidUpdates | 5 Aug 2021

ObscuraCam: The Privacy Camera 5.0.0-beta-1: Picture anonymity: Take pictures & blur identities with this privacy camera app

k-9

Posts with mentions or reviews of k-9. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-06-13.

Our Plans for Thunderbird on Android
8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 13 Jun 2022

Yes; this work was started even before the latest FairEmail kerfluffle, and is slated for K-9 6.200.
https://github.com/k9mail/k-9/issues/655#issuecomment-113165...
For the past 3 months in my spare time I was developing this list with Awesome Android Alternatives! Please check this out, you might find something useful, or maybe you can help me make it even better. Have an awesome day!
3 projects | /r/foss | 12 Jun 2022

Yes, of course you can. I am aware of this app but I have not yet fully tested it. I know about K-9 Mail too. Also not tested.

6 projects | /r/degoogle | 12 Jun 2022

I agree because I need to test it. I am aware of K-9 Mail and FairMail though.
Open Source GMail-compatible email apps?
2 projects | /r/fossdroid | 2 Jun 2022

OAuth just got merged 5 days ago for K9-Mail. You just need to wait for a new version to be released, or build the app yourself.
Add support for OAuth 2.0 (Gmail) by cketti · Pull Request #6082 · k9mail/k-9
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 28 May 2022
Tell HN: FairEmail terminated after Google falsely flagged as spyware
9 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 19 May 2022
FairEmail stopping development after Google falsely flags app as spyware
7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 19 May 2022

I don't think K9 supports XOAUTH authentication over IMAP/SMTP yet [0], which is increasingly widely required by mail services.
[0] https://github.com/k9mail/k-9/issues/655
Forgot my Firefox password so tried doing a reset. Gmail won't let me saying it's a phishing site
1 project | /r/firefox | 14 May 2022

K-9 mail is a really good email client for Android as well
I have no time to check my many email ids and have chosen not to link my phone number with them. Is there any app that can notify me every time I receive an email? (FOSS is preferred)
4 projects | /r/privacy | 30 Apr 2022

On mobile if your email provider uses open standards like IMAP/SMTP/POP3 then check out email clients: K-9 mail or FairEmail. I assume you're talking about mobile - otherwise, on desktop I suggest Thunderbird, but there are many options. As an example, Protonmai doesn't work with either of these and does require using their dedicated app.
K-9 Mail 6.000
4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Apr 2022

> that was otherwise abandoned
What are you talking about? It was never abandoned. That UI redesign took them multiple years and they released several betas over that time period. Just almost nobody bothered to chime in during any of the betas and then everyone started to complain when it got to stable.
https://github.com/k9mail/k-9/graphs/contributors

What are some alternatives?

When comparing ObscuraCam and k-9 you can also consider the following projects:

NClientV2 - An unofficial NHentai android client

FairEmail - Fully featured, open source, privacy friendly email app for Android

tailscale - The easiest, most secure way to use WireGuard and 2FA.

Tutanota makes encryption easy - Tuta is an email service with a strong focus on security and privacy that lets you encrypt emails, contacts and calendar entries on all your devices.

Vigilante - 🛡️ Android security (camera/microphone dots indicators) app using Hilt, Animations, Coroutines, Material, StateFlow, Jetpack (Room, ViewModel, Paging, Security, Biometrics, Start-up) based on MVVM architecture.

Kuroba-Experimental - Free and open source image board browser

exodus-android-app - εxodus Android application

StreetComplete - Easy to use OpenStreetMap editor for Android

termux-packages - A package build system for Termux.

app - Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit https://standardnotes.com/forum or https://standardnotes.com/help.

nextcloud-deck - 📋 Android client for nextcloud deck app