What are your Android hidden gem apps

I’m back! This is a continuation of my series on platform-specific hidden gem apps that you have discovered that are the best in their class for your usecase.

We’ve done iOS+MacOS so far so lets get universal and share our Android hidden gems.

For mine, I would say NewPipe for YouTube… Lets do it!

Edit: Please try to avoid apps that cannot be purchased (subscription apps) since it is important that the creator cannot cut you off once you’ve taken time/effort/money to integrate it into your workflow and dependance. No Apollos, which have that fatal flaw + relying on an external API that they additionally cannot gurantee

lukecooperatus, (edited )

KDE Connect (FREE, open source) is definitely a gem. I love using my phone as a remote mouse and keyboard for my HTPC, and syncing clipboard, files, links, and notifications with the other devices I’ve paired with. (BTW, despite the name, you don’t need KDE - or Linux even - to use it. It works on Windows and Android too.)

URLCheck (FREE, open source) is fantastic. It’s a little pop-up that appears when you click a link, showing you the full URL and letting you modify it before you open with your browser/associated app (e.g., to remove tracking parameters):

URLCheck acts as an amazingly customizable and powerful intermediary when opening url links, allowing, among other things: to remove trackers, affiliate links, unnecessary elements, check Hosts, facilitating link holding and sharing, protecting against certain phishing techniques and many more…

klangcola,

+2 for KDE Connect, the integration is amazing. I’ve used it on KDE and Gnome (gsconnect), all works very well

gunpachi,
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URLcheck is a very useful app. I use it all the time.

sxan,
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I switched to Device Connect because there’s an issue with KDE Connect & mconnect (since a few months ago) where it re-pairs every time the phone loses network connection. DC has far fewer features, but its reliable and doesn’t require running a KDE or Gnome service stack.

bulwark,

AntennaPod. It’s easily the best podcast player I’ve tried, it’s open source too which is nice.

grabyourmotherskeys,

Every time I have tried a different app because I wanted some feature have realized I don’t use the feature and end crawling back…

tofuwabohu, (edited )

I wish it had a self hostable sync feature

Count042,

It does! Gpodder2go! It’s super easy to host, too

github.com/oxtyped/gpodder2go

tofuwabohu,

I had no idea! Thanks

jared,

Smart tube for Android TV.

cheese_greater,

[Excellent]

cheese_greater,

So I did NewPipe for using YouTube and that’s all I have to say on the matter 😘

jared,

Smart tube for Android TV.

cheese_greater, (edited )

Would it be ok for you to do that as a top-level comment as well?

Edit: Thanks!

koolkiwi,
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Grayjay has completely replaced NewPipe for me because it automatically updates my subscriptions

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