F-Droid – alternative to Google Play store

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  • Neo-Store

    An F-Droid client with modern UI and an arsenal of extra features.

  • fdroidcl

    F-Droid desktop client

    • I've been trying to automate my smartphone configuration and backup lately.

    I use a lot of apps from F-droid, and was pleased to discover fdroidcl: https://github.com/mvdan/fdroidcl

    I now have a script that installs most of my daily drivers from it, given ADB and developer mode active on the phone.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • StreetComplete

    Easy to use OpenStreetMap editor for Android

    • StreetComplete is a wonderful Android app for contributing to the OpenStreetMap project:

    https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete

    The UX is good enough that my five year old can use it (with a little help to read the rarer, worried quests).

  • GmsCore

    Free implementation of Play Services

    • This should be a show-stopper for anyone considering microg.

    https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/issues/1567

    Security is an afterthought for most Android distributions. I went from years of self building AOSP and LineageOS, and after a long hard look at why I was doing it, I stopped and installed GrapheneOS.

    While it's an extremely opinionated project and borderline hostile to contributions, I trust the developers to do it correctly and will continue to use it.

  • AltStore

    AltStore is an alternative app store for non-jailbroken iOS devices.

    • I believe I was thinking of https://github.com/rileytestut/AltStore, but I’m not sure if that’s the exact project (I don’t use iOS, so I don’t keep all of the details in mind)

  • OsmAnd

    OsmAnd

    • I suggest to raise an issue here: https://github.com/osmandapp/OsmAnd

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