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Software, Android >

(on Google Play)
https://github.com/jecelyin/920-text-editor-v2/

A competent text editor with tabbing and syntax highlighting in many languages.

I tested version 1 and 2 of this. Version 2 shows promise but can’t use external files.

  • Abandoned – Not updated in three years and has outstanding bugs.

  • External storage access optional



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Software, Android >

(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.

  • External storage access optional



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Software, Android >

(on Google Play)
(on F-Droid)
https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete

An app to view and assist the OpenStreetMap project.

Nice and simple.

  • Mostly-Sandboxed

    • Stores data externally. Might be able to communicate to-and-from other apps, but doesn’t appear to bother.
  • Location optional

    • For its compass.
  • WiFi required

    • To sync data and provide your answers.



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Software, Android >

(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
  • WiFi optional for map/data updates

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Software, Android > >

(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.
  • Location optional

    • Used for its main position tracking feature.
    • Usable disabled just as a simple map app.
    • Used for a compass.
  • 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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Software, Android >

(on F-Droid)
https://github.com/linux-colonel/AdminControl

Additional security settings for Android.

  • Allows you to disable to fingerprint reader on the Lock Screen without deleting all of your fingerprints.

  • Shows up as “Additional Security Settings”
  • 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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