I’m back! This is a continuation of my series on platform-specific hidden gem apps that you have discovered that are the best in their class for your usecase.

We’ve done iOS+MacOS so far so lets get universal and share our Android hidden gems.

For mine, I would say NewPipe for YouTube… Lets do it!

Edit: Please try to avoid apps that cannot be purchased (subscription apps) since it is important that the creator cannot cut you off once you’ve taken time/effort/money to integrate it into your workflow and dependance. No Apollos, which have that fatal flaw + relying on an external API that they additionally cannot gurantee

  • everett@lemmy.ml
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    11 months ago

    KISS Launcher. Fast and flexible homescreen replacement that puts quick search first, letting you optionally scroll through an app list.

  • Onsotumenh@discuss.tchncs.de
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    11 months ago

    Voice - Audio book player: Minimalistic audio book player that supports folders with “.nomedia”. Great if you want to keep your audio books and music library separated.

  • Fake4000@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Syncthing.

    Allows you to use a laptop and sync your phone to it. No iCloud or Google drive needed. All syncs locally.

  • kuneho@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Tachiyomi is a brilliant manga reader and tracker. Or you can get its fork, Aniyomi which has anime support and sources as well, not just manga.