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4 votes
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What are the top five software apps you benefit the most from?
Can be mobile, desktop or web. Please exclude social media and web browsers themselves.
25 votes -
iPad recommendations
After reserving a Steam Deck twice, and letting it drop, trying to get FTL running acceptably with touch controls on my old generic Windows Tablet, and doing the bulk of gaming and leisure time...
After reserving a Steam Deck twice, and letting it drop, trying to get FTL running acceptably with touch controls on my old generic Windows Tablet, and doing the bulk of gaming and leisure time with my phone, I wonder if the best solution to my varied tech needs might be just to bite the bullet, turn in my Android cred and take a walk on the iPad side. I haven't used an Apple device regularly since my iPod touch from ten years ago and ever since that was stolen, I was all Android, all the time. But if I want a device to read comics (PDFs, Kindle/Comixology, Hoopla), watch streaming (Netflix, Prime Video, Youtube), try out games (Apple Arcade, Xcloud Web) but have the option to go back to my old reliables (FTL, Binding of Isaac), should I consider dropping $200 on an older iPad and see if it fits my needs? Should I do it now, or wait on rumors of new ones in October? I know they're supported for longer then the average Android, but at the same time, I don't want to pick one up just in time for it to be a security risk either.
7 votes -
F-Droid status update: Slowly getting faster
8 votes -
Should the Steam Deck just be a gaming tablet?
I struck me while using my Steam Deck the other day to watch Twitch that the device has almost everything it needs to provide users with a tablet-like experience alongside being a gaming device....
I struck me while using my Steam Deck the other day to watch Twitch that the device has almost everything it needs to provide users with a tablet-like experience alongside being a gaming device. When you're not in desktop mode Steam provides you with a high quality UI optimized for many of the same constraints as a tablet. For "great on deck" games and the store/library UI you get an easily navigable touch screen-supporting experience. If Valve can bring in Android apps for Twitch, YouTube etc. we could get that kind of experience universally.
Desktop mode can peacefully co-exist with a tablet experience as you will switch between the two distinct modes of operation. This seems like a great way to capture a market of users normally turned off by ideas of tablets replacing their normal computers. I haven't used a tablet in years but I would use one that was a full Linux gaming OS at the same time.
8 votes -
Lord of the pings: How I turned off my phone notifications, and got my life back
9 votes -
Looking for a specific map app on iOS
Hello everyone, I recently moved to a new town and I'm looking forward to walking on all its streets and discover its secrets. However, it's relatively a big town and it will take me a while to do...
Hello everyone,
I recently moved to a new town and I'm looking forward to walking on all its streets and discover its secrets. However, it's relatively a big town and it will take me a while to do that.
I also don't like walking all that much and I'm not an outgoing person at all, so I want to gamify this a little bit to trick my monkey brain.So, as an idea, I wondered if there was an iOS app that used the GPS on my phone (or some other trick that I can't think of) to map my route, save it, and place it on the map of the town so I can coordinate my future routes according to the places I've already visited. It's sort of like those running apps that shows you your route after you finished running, except I want it to be not about running and I want them to save the route data, preferably locally.
Thank you everyone in advance for their time.
8 votes -
Mexican scam loan apps will edit your face onto X-rated photos and send them to your family
8 votes -
Food delivery drivers fired after ‘cut-price’ GPS app sent them on ‘impossible’ routes
8 votes -
The code the FBI used to wiretap the world
7 votes -
‘A mass invasion of privacy’ but no penalties for Tim Hortons
8 votes -
Apple would be forced to allow sideloading and third-party app stores under new EU law
23 votes -
Substack just released an RSS reader
6 votes -
Google blocks FOSS Android tool – for asking for donations
12 votes -
My journey down the rabbit hole of every journalist’s favorite app, Otter.ai
4 votes -
MoviePass is relaunching with eyeball tracking to earn credits
10 votes -
Norway's data privacy watchdog fines Grindr $7.16 million for sending sensitive personal data to hundreds of potential advertising partners without users' consent
7 votes -
Is there an open-source version of the Garmin Connect app for Android?
I am considering the purchase of a Garmin GPS watch, but I don't want to run the bloated Garmin Connect app on my phone. Really all I want, is the ability to pull coordinates from my watch (.gpx...
I am considering the purchase of a Garmin GPS watch, but I don't want to run the bloated Garmin Connect app on my phone. Really all I want, is the ability to pull coordinates from my watch (.gpx files) and put them on my phone or computer. Does a privacy-respecting app like this exist?
6 votes -
Apple broke up with me
8 votes -
An update on Standard Notes early pricing and roadmap
11 votes -
Ask Tildes: What alternative apps/webapps do you use to browse Reddit?
For all its flaws, Reddit is still a great news source, especially for niche areas. Unfortunately, more and more dark patterns are being added to Reddit's official site and apps. I'm reaching a...
For all its flaws, Reddit is still a great news source, especially for niche areas. Unfortunately, more and more dark patterns are being added to Reddit's official site and apps. I'm reaching a saturation point and thinking I should probably switch to an alternative way of browsing it. I see a lot of apps aimed at browsing images/GIFs. I'd like something more similar to old/compact Reddit, optimized for text without distractions, but ideally less buggy. Any recommendations?
Edit: thanks all for your answers!
16 votes -
Generation Gamble
2 votes -
Why Telegram had to follow Apple and Google when they suspended a voting app
9 votes -
Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchases, rules judge in Epic v. Apple
28 votes -
Google, Apple remove Alexei Navalny app from stores as Russian elections begin
13 votes -
TikTok overtakes YouTube for average watch time in US and UK
18 votes -
The persistent gravity of cross platform
7 votes -
Apple agrees to App Store changes letting developers email users about payment options
16 votes -
A decade and a half of instability: The history of Google messaging apps
22 votes -
Inside Facebook’s metaverse for work
4 votes -
Yik Yak, the anonymous app that tested free speech, is back
10 votes -
Reddit is quietly rolling out a TikTok-like video feed button on iOS
14 votes -
Through the looking GLASS - Om Malik interview with the developers of GLASS, a subscription photo sharing app
3 votes -
Venmo gets more private—but it’s still not fully safe
5 votes -
Amazon asked Apple to remove an app that spots fake reviews, and Apple agreed
19 votes -
Conservative social networks keep making the same mistake
13 votes -
Robinhood: We're all investors, alone
5 votes -
US FBI secretly ran the An0m encrypted messaging platform, yields hundreds of arrests in global sting
7 votes -
Etsy is buying Depop, a UK-based second-hand fashion app, for $1.6bn in a bid to target younger Gen-Z shoppers
4 votes -
Recommend me a podcast app for android
I'm rather bored of the constant pop up ads on my current one that I paid for ads to be removed for years ago before more recently they changed to a subscription requirement for advert removal....
I'm rather bored of the constant pop up ads on my current one that I paid for ads to be removed for years ago before more recently they changed to a subscription requirement for advert removal.
I'm looking for something easy to use that has no ads by default or has a one time payment to remove them. Extra features such as tags/folders would be great but not 100% required. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
12 votes -
EU set to unveil digital wallet fit for post-Covid life
7 votes -
Android 12 will finally let alternative app stores update apps without bothering the user
14 votes -
App Store arguments
6 votes -
Terms and Conditions Apply
9 votes -
Here’s what the opt-in app tracking in iOS 14.5 means to marketers — and how they might respond
11 votes -
96% of US users opt out of app tracking in iOS 14.5
35 votes -
What would make app stores better?
There was a recent discussion about the Windows App Store where people said they don't like using it. I'm in the Apple world, and people here constantly complain about the Mac and iOS app stores....
There was a recent discussion about the Windows App Store where people said they don't like using it. I'm in the Apple world, and people here constantly complain about the Mac and iOS app stores. I grudgingly use Steam to download games that are only available there. Everyone seems to hate using app stores, but most agree that having them is better than having to find stuff on the web or in bricks and mortar stores.
I don't tend to "shop." When I decide I need a product, I do research. I try to find unbiased sources, though that's problematic in itself. But I don't go browsing for anything because it's largely pointless and tends to drive you towards what the company that's best at selling wants you to buy rather than what's best for your needs. So for the most part, my interaction with app stores is searching for a specific program and either finding it or not.
What do people think would make app stores better? Complaints I've heard include:
- Too hard to find a product you want when you don't know the specific name of a particular one (like you want a photo editor that can make a photo mosaic, but don't know the name of a specific photo mosaic app)
- You search for a specific product and the top hit is a paid placement for a competitor
- Stores are full of crapware with similar names and similar keywords
- Top apps are all games
How could app store makers improve the situation? What would make using an app store a joy for you?
21 votes -
Clubhouse - The social media app keeping Iranians up all night
4 votes -
Microsoft enables Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 for developers
24 votes -
Apple sued for terminating account with $25,000 worth of apps and videos
15 votes