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I just got a new phone (Sony Xperia 1 VI) and I’d like to replace the standard google apps with some open source alternatives. I already tried a bunch in the past, but not all of them feel quite right compared to the google apps. Lineage OS 21 has a few apps I’d like to try, especially the dialer and keyboard app. Do any of...

Currently I’m using Google Play books and there are few things I’m used to and can’t live without:...

I’m a Hongkonger and often need to type in Chinese. While I can use input methods like Cangjie or Quick, I much prefer handwriting to keep in mind how to write the characters in a digital age....

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i’ve been trying to get rid of non-foss garbage as much as possible but i haven’t found anything to replace the microsoft launcher yet, a few good candidates but they were all either underbaked or too unstable to use. Any suggestions?

In today’s post, we will dive deep into many of the issues with Apple’s iOS, what it takes to migrate from iOS to a little-known alternative called GrapheneOS, and why you might want to do so.

As you can see in the screenshot, inside the Photo Picker in the Albums view only “Screenshots” is shown while in Photos view all the pictures are available in chronological order....

I have tried a few but they all seem to be putting the priority on features I don’t need, like recording the sounds while I sleep. I would just like a log of when I fall asleep and when I wake up....

LibreTube - uses Piped as video source by default. Subscriptions and playlists can be created, all without actually interacting with YouTube....

In its services and repair terms and conditions, Google says it will keep devices sent in for repair if they have a non-OEM part....

Hey, Do you know any free kiosk apps (an app that only allow you to use one app) like Fully Single Kiosk App?

I keep pressing this button with my mouth, because I find it satisfying. But every time I do, the music I’m listening to unsurprisingly stops....

So I have Tasker and I’m a total novice with it....

This ability to edit RCS — not SMS — is rolling out to stable starting today, but all the Google Messages users in a conversation need to have it enabled.

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I’ve tried a lot of the launchers I see talked about frequently- Nova, Niagra, Smart Launcher, Action Launcher, etc. but they all seem to not be worth the hassle of switching away from pixel launcher. Also none of them have the Google News feed that the pixel launcher has. I feel like I’m losing features when I switch....

Sorry for a kinda clickbait title but it is what it is. I just watched a video about Android 15 changes and a lot of them are either not important or straight up bad....

It looks like a very well built app to convert web pages to lite apps. It also seems to be based on Firefox and seems to include something similar to that of Firefox Multiaccount Containers for every webapp, on top of an adblocker. Seems very neat. Just wondering if anyone knows anything about whether or not it is open source...

Google appears to have quietly rolled out a feature to the Play Store that allows users to remotely uninstall apps from other devices.