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For Android Users

Android is based on Linux, but there are many great projects outside Google Store.

This is were F-Droid enters - you can get F/OSS Apps

Curious how to get some Android Apps? 🤘

F-Droid -> F/OSS Android App Repository
Audio recorder
- https://github.com/Dimowner/AudioRecorder
- https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fossify.voicerecorder/
Syncthing - https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing
Nextcloud - https://github.com/nextcloud/android
https://github.com/bitwarden/clients
https://f-droid.org/packages/net.mullvad.mullvadvpn/
PixelFed client - https://f-droid.org/app/com.h.pixeldroid {F-Droid}
Matrix Element - https://github.com/vector-im/element-android
Matrix Fluffy Chat - https://gitlab.com/KrilleFear/fluffychat
Browsers: Firefox, Brave, Bromite, Kiwi
Organic Maps - https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps
MapsMe - https://github.com/mapsme/api-android
Readrops (RSS) - https://github.com/readrops/Readrops
PhyPhox - https://github.com/phyphox/phyphox-android
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/github.umer0586.sensorserver/
Media -
- Jellyfin - https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin
- Client for Navidrome - https://gitlab.com/ultrasonic/ultrasonic
- Substreamer
- YT with: NewPipe, Clipious or LibreTube

You can check more here and in the known repositories thread

FAQ

How to send files to Android TV?

We can use Local Send, a F/OSS cross-platform alternative to AirDrop.

Install it with FlatHub:

flatpak install flathub org.localsend.localsend_app

And send that F-Droid APK to your Android TV - Then enjoy any of the apps available in there.

How to Check Android Apps Permissions

Use the Exodus App

Awsome Lists for Android Apps

Get to Know! 🚀

How to control Linux from Android

With VNCViewer
With RustDesk

How to use Linux on Android with Termux

You can have an emulated Debian inside Android with Termux.

Start using Termux with Alpine Linux! 🚀

https://github.com/termux/termux-app
https://f-droid.org/es/packages/com.termux/
Check available Packages and install them as:

pkg install htop
pkg install openssh
#pkg install tigervnc-viewer
#vncviewer 192.168.1.100::5902

You can also Virtualize with QEMU.

# pkg install root-repo
# pkg install unstable-repo
# pkg install x11-repo
# pkg install qemu-system-x86_64-headless
# termux-setup-storage

pkg update
pkg install pkg install qemu-system-x86_64-headless qemu-utils wget -y


#Virtual & x86_64 
#wget https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/releases/x86_64/alpine-virt-3.19.1-x86_64.iso