What are some of your favourite, lesser-known mobile apps?
Two of my personal favourites are NexTrain and Radio Garden (the latter of which is also available online).
Two of my personal favourites are NexTrain and Radio Garden (the latter of which is also available online).
I got a tablet a few years ago, and I've struggled to use it as anything other than a big phone. Sure, it's really nice watching videos on the larger screen, and messaging is nicer too.
Do you guys have any recommendations for apps that are either tablet only, or have a much better experience on a tablet? I have a Galaxy Tab S6 Lite running Android version 13.
On a semi-related note, I am looking for good emulators for android(NES, SNES, Genesis).
Specifically this week I have to choose whether to create an account with paypal, cashapp or venmo but I am also interested in a broader discussion including other apps. Any advice or information would be welcome.
I use Slack, WhatsApp, Discord and Facebook's Messenger. On my computers, rather than installing dedicated apps, I've always just used these services' browser versions. It allows me to block ads with my browser's ad blocker and modify the UIs with other extensions that I use.
But in terms of privacy — and more specifically, in terms of what the service has access to outside of their own walled gardens — is there a difference between using these services through a browser or their dedicated apps? I use both Windows and Mac computers, if that makes a difference. My browser of choice is Firefox and I run the services in their own containers.
On my phone, I just use the provided apps and get notifications that way. I am well aware that most of these protocols are not great for privacy to begin with, but I'm not currently looking for other messaging systems.
I'm looking for input from the Tildes community about experiences with Android parental controls apps. My daughter is 8, but she rides the bus, so we want to make sure she has ways to contact us if something happens.
Other than that use case, I intend to limit her to offline content (audiobooks and music loaded directly on the phone) and some games.
The platform for this is an older phone (Android 9). I'm not averse to buying a newer phone if that makes the solutions workable, but I wanted to start with the "free" option.
I've installed Google Family Link on the phone. It does a nice job of restricting access to apps, setting time limits on individual apps, and filtering some content. The major limitation seems to be there's no way to restrict what numbers the phone can text or call with.
Bark seems to be the most visible alternative, and adds a lot of features for content monitoring social media, which is not really our use case. The main thing I'm looking for is an app that would let me administer the calling and texting features of the phone. I'm not opposed to paying for a service if that's what's needed.
Anybody have insights into tools? There's a ton of noise in the search results. Other solutions to the problem?
I'm looking for suggestions for a free, customizable minimalist launcher for my android smart phone. I am currently using indistractable, and while I like how it looks and the core functions, I don't like that I can't redirect certain apps, and it seems to have problems syncing my calendar. Ultimately, I'm not opposed to buying the premium version of this, but from my understanding that wouldn't provide the functionality I am looking for.
I did a little bit of researching and right now I'm looking at Lawnchair 2, Takan, and Olauncher as alluring alternatives. Does anyone have any experience with these, or any other recommendations? Primarily something that is entirely free, but if there is something that has a one time payment that really knocked your socks off I'd be open to that as well.
Hey Tildes,
I am wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a way to transcribe voice memos on iOS/macOS.
I want to take up a weekly/daily/whatever journal, however, I felt it may be good for me to use the voice memos feature on my iPhone as I go on longer daily walks and I always have my phone on me. However, going back to look at old voice memos can be rather time consuming rather than just reading/skimming through a text version.
The app can be paid or free. I am hoping to be able to export into multiple file types as well that I could open on any device I really want.
I tried out Sync for Lemmy. Loved it, but I was not a fan of the tracking for ads and the price to get rid of that being $20. Anyone tried the free open source Lemmy apps? I used to use RedReader for Reddit, so I don't mind it being a bit worse than something like Sync.
Hey Reddit enthusiasts! Revanced has recently extended its support to some of the most popular Reddit apps out there. The list of supported apps now includes Boost, Infinity, rif is fun, Relay, and Sync.
For those who are new to Revanced, this means you can patch these existing apps with your own oauth-client-id, allowing you to continue enjoying them seamlessly.
Following these steps will help you navigate through the process of obtaining a private client ID and applying the necessary patches to enjoy Reddit using ReVanced.
https://gist.github.com/decipher3114/4423a2671dc3ce4401025b737d5c89f4
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1wHvqQwCYdJrQg4BKlGIVDLksPN0KpOnJWniT6PbZSrI (Thanks to @kobew50 on Discord)
If you encounter any difficulties during the process,head over to ReVanced Discord server to seek assistance.
➡️ Platform: Android 🤖
Application | Patch status | Note |
---|---|---|
BaconReader | Available ✅ | ReVanced |
Boost | Available ✅ | ReVanced |
Infinity | Available ✅ | ReVanced, Fork by KhoalaS (works without patching), Fork by KhoalaS (need to be patched) |
Joey | Not available ❌ | - |
Nara | Not available ❌ | Exempt from the new API changes (will introduce a paid tier eventually) |
Now | Not available ❌ | Exempt from the new API changes (will introduce a paid tier eventually) |
Reddit (official app) | Available ✅ | ReVanced, Redited |
RedReader | Not available ❌ | Exempt from the new API changes |
Relay | Available ✅ | Exempt from the new API changes (will introduce a paid tier eventually), ReVanced |
rif | Available ✅ | ReVanced |
Sync | Available ✅ | ReVanced |
➡️ Platform: iOS 🍎
Application | Patch status | Note |
---|---|---|
Apollo* | Available ✅ | Tweak by EthanArbuckle |
Dystopia | Not available ❌ | Exempt from the new API changes |
narhwal | Not available ❌ | Exempt from the new API changes (will introduce a paid tier eventually) |
*Shout-out to WefWef - a Lemmy client not only inspired by Apollo, but which is aiming for feature parity. (GitHub)
People are paying to get invite. I think people who left and are leaving Reddit or Twitter/X hasn't found their home yet.
I'm looking for something to track my sleep automatically and hopefully record when I sleep talk.
I'm looking for suggestions. The Internet has become very small over the last 11 years. My go-to for the moments of downtime was RIF. I was able to consume all the little spaces with it since it was an infinite feed - that's a bit harder now. All sorts of apps are welcome, but I'm not looking for things that require high effort or attention span (unless they are worth it). Games are fine, but other apps that fill your time are very good - preferably SFW and audio-off! I use Android, so I prefer those, but our Apple brethren are also welcome to share.
I've seen some tutorials that suggest installing the Amazon app store and then using a workaround to sideload apks. There's also emulators like Bluestacks. I'm curious as to what people prefer and what apps they've found useful.
Error 429 is now in effect. Rip, RIF.
I just got an email stating that Stitcher, the podcast app that I use, "decided to discontinue operation of the Stitcher app and website effective August 29, 2023."
Any good recommendations for another podcast app? ETA: I listen on my Android phone.
Anyone else not having problems, the app I use is Infinity, I can still acsess 100% of everything, even NSFW Did reddit cave? Or they just havnt flicked the switch yet?
Mixed feelings about it all.
I think Reddit suffers from the same ‘1 discussion keeps you coming back for ten years in hope of a repeat’ that most if not all social media struggles with. It also has excellent dogs in hilarious situations and because of the amount of users, a constant refresh of what should be a tired genre but which just dosnt seem to die.
I have enough respect for r/pics for the John Oliver death march, that I cant go back.
I think I have some local files on my drives that aren't showing up on my Plex server - does anyone know of any good 3rd party apps that would be able to identify what is missing?
A lot of people want to talk about Reddit and that will likely continue. This is a place to post minor news updates, so that Reddit topics don't fill up the front page of ~tech.
(Up to you what counts as "minor.")