Avoid the browser but I’ve been using their search on Firefox. Really like the AI summarizer and the results are also good.

Waiting for autocorrect to be implemented on it for years now :) Good to see new commits on the project.

Ah got it. Must be because I’m using the Simple Gallery app and it does have issues when cropping PNGs.

https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-Gallery/issues/2349

Appears fine to me.

They have it planned if you go through the ReadMe in the repo, some work needs to be done before that.

$18 per week?! Damn Netflix and Disney+ prices aren’t even that high.

Now that’d feel like paying for adware :(

One of the devs has already forked it and plans to maintain the project.

https://github.com/FossifyX

Wait the Libre version also has full network access.

Ah sorry, I didn’t know there was a Libre flavor of Aves, had just checked the regular Aves on FDroid. Thanks for this!

QKSMS.

I donated to them directly once and then again opted for the PlayStore versions to buy these apps. Sadly, I will have to move to the FDroid version now because the PlayStore one, the ones I paid for, can get infected with adware any day now.

Contact YOU app has SMS inbuilt. The SMS support is in very early stage so buggy but the dev is going on at an amazing pace. Just give it a few more months.

For dialer, I’d keep using the simple app for now. There’s Koler with material you theme but it hasn’t seen dev in 5 months and doesn’t have all the feature like regex-based call blocking.

Isn’t offline though and doesn’t have a feature-rich video editor like Simple Gallery had :(

Keep using the current version for now, it’s perfectly stable.

Simple Gallery has a feature rich photo and video editor as well. I haven’t found any FOSS app that can edit videos. Also, any Material You themed Dialer app? Don’t want to use the old AOSP one :(

Other than these two, I think all other apps have good alternatives.

For Contacts and Clock, use YOU apps. I don’t think anything can replace the Gallery, I’ll continue using the current version for as long as there’s a new community-maintained fork. It’s quite stable really, doesn’t really need changing this very moment.

Just don’t tell mom, I’ll do anything!

Here’s why I bought the Phone (2):

1. Didn’t want to buy a Chinese smartphone because of privacy issues, shitty UI, bloatware, ads, update policies and the lack of any brand value really. I know Google isn’t any better but tackling a single devil is easier than two. OnePlus, RealMe, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Motorola are out.

2. Pixel with GrapheneOS looks ideal but the G2 chip has some serious thermal efficiency issues leading to poorer battery life. I’ve seen my friend’s phone stop video recording due to overheating lol. Heat aside, it isn’t even powerful enough to beat the older 8+ Gen 1, let alone competing with Apple’s A-series chips. Plus, no 120Hz or LTPO.

3. Around this budget, you’ll get Samsung’s A73 not their flagship S-series. Apart from the plasticky back, a snapdragon 788 processor?! No 4k 60 fps recording? Ads and bloatware?! Sorry.

4. Went with Nothing because it checked all the right boxes for me. Good software, good build, good hardware, good update support, some party tricks. Degoogled it the old fashioned way. It’s something different and a head turner. They’ve really managed to create that brand value somehow in such a short time. I’ve had 3 people ask me to check my phone in just a week.

Until hardware manufacturers like Nvidia and Intel start getting thirsty and lock features behind a subscription :/ Only $10.99 a month to use those RTX cores, $7.99 for DLSS.