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(on F-Droid)
https://billthefarmer.github.io/editor/
Android simple generic text editor.
It’s simple, but seems to be bugged; it can’t use external storage.
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External storage access optional
f-droid software
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(on Google Play)
(on F-Droid)
https://github.com/gsantner/markor
was gsantner.net/project/markor.html
A particularly powerful plain text editor
It’s a great text editor, but its todo.txt functionality is wholly unusable and won’t be fixed.
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External storage access optional
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(on Google Play)
(on F-Droid)
https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete
An app to view and assist the OpenStreetMap project.
Nice and simple.
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Mostly-Sandboxed
- Stores data externally. Might be able to communicate to-and-from other apps, but doesn’t appear to bother.
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Location optional
- For its compass.
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WiFi required
- To sync data and provide your answers.
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(on Google Play)
(on F-Droid)
https://osmand.net/
An OpenStreetMap map app, with a very straightforward interface and offline downloading.
Fantastic!
- Sandboxed; does not use/share data with other apps.
- Location optional
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WiFi optional for map/data updates
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(on Google Play)
(on F-Droid)
https://github.com/y20k/trackbook
A simple mapping program which can optionally track your position ongoing, to let you easily follow breadcrumbs back to your start (like a parked car).
I used it for its compass.
- Sandboxed; does not use/share data with other apps.
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Location optional
- Used for its main position tracking feature.
- Usable disabled just as a simple map app.
- Used for a compass.
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WiFi optional
- Required to downloading offline data. Zoom in and out in various important places to make sure it works.
- Can be disabled once your data
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(on F-Droid)
https://github.com/linux-colonel/AdminControl
Additional security settings for Android.
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Allows you to disable to fingerprint reader on the Lock Screen without deleting all of your fingerprints.
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- Shows up as “Additional Security Settings”
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Abandoned – As of 2023-02-25 – 1.0.4 was released 2018-09-10 and the last repository update was 2021-10-03
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(on Google Play)
(on F-Droid)
was simplemobiletools.com/notes/
The pro version never had all the features of the free version.
I loved the free version, but it was discontinued.
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Abandoned – As of 2024-08-30 last updated 2023-09-19, and removed from the developer’s website some time after 2022-12-27. The store version bugs out.
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Software >
(on Wikipedia)
https://f-droid.org/
A distribution channel for free and open-source software.
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https://github.com/TrianguloY/UrlChecker
(on Google Play)
(on F-Droid)
https://triangularapps.blogspot.com/search/label/UrlChecker
Allows you to open links through it, viewing and modifying the link before sending it on its way to some other app or just the clipboard.
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https://github.com/foobnix/LibreraReader
(on Google Play)
(“Pro” version on F-Droid)
https://librera.mobi/
An eBook reader Android app.
