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Android Phone

Favorite Apps

Name Description
F-droid Open Source application store
QKSMS https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.moez.QKSMS/ SMS
Fenix https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/ Firefox for android
Syncthing https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.nutomic.syncthingandroid/ Continuous File Synchronization
Termux https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.termux/ Terminal
FastHub https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.fastaccess.github.libre/ Github client
Gelli https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.dkanada.gramophone/ Music app for Jellyfin
K-9 Mail https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.fsck.k9/ Mail client
Simple Dialer https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.simplemobiletools.dialer/ Minimalist dialing app
Simple Gallery https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro/ Minimalist gallery app
Simple Contacts https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.simplemobiletools.contacts.pro/ Minimalist contact app
Simple Calendar https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro/ Minimalist calendar app
muPDF https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.artifex.mupdf.viewer.app/ PDF minimalist viewer
MPV https://f-droid.org/en/packages/is.xyz.mpv/ Video player
Orgzly https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.orgzly/ OrgMode application
Element https://f-droid.org/en/packages/im.vector.app/ Matrix client
DAVx5 https://f-droid.org/en/packages/at.bitfire.davdroid/ Used to synchronize contacts and calendars with calDAC/carddav
Aurora Store https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.aurora.store/ Play Store alternative
Forcastie https://f-droid.org/en/packages/cz.martykan.forecastie/ Weather application
GitNex https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.mian.gitnex/ Gitea client
Home Assistant https://f-droid.org/en/packages/io.homeassistant.companion.android.minimal/ Home Assistant client
Jellyfin https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.jellyfin.mobile/ Jellyfin client
KDE Connect https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.kde.kdeconnect_tp/ Connect to linux desktop
NewPipe https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.schabi.newpipe/ Frontend for Youtube
OsmAnd~ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.osmand.plus/ Open Street Map application
Password Store https://f-droid.org/en/packages/dev.msfjarvis.aps/ Password manager
Transistor https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.y20k.transistor/ Radio application
Barcode Scanner https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.google.zxing.client.android/ Barcode Scanner
Calculator++ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.solovyev.android.calculator/ Nice calculator app
MaterialFiles https://f-droid.org/en/packages/me.zhanghai.android.files/ File Manager
Tunerly https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.tunerly/ Pitch tuning app
Infinity https://f-droid.org/en/packages/ml.docilealligator.infinityforreddit/ Reddit client
OpenBoard https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.dslul.openboard.inputmethod.latin/ Keyboard
Simple Clock https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.simplemobiletools.clock/ Simple clock
Wireguard https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.wireguard.android/ Modern VPN
uhabits https://f-droid.org/packages/org.isoron.uhabits/ Habit Tracker
OpenKeychain https://f-droid.org/packages/org.sufficientlysecure.keychain/ PGP Manager
Editor https://f-droid.org/packages/org.billthefarmer.editor/ Text Editor
Transdroid https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.transdroid.full/ Transmission and Aria2 clients
AntennaPod https://f-droid.org/packages/de.danoeh.antennapod/ Podcast manager
Bromite Chromium fork with ad blocking and privacy enhancements
TachiyomiJ2K Manga reader
Miniflutt Miniflux client
Open Source Apps
Name Description Open Source Alternative
Waze GPS navigation app
Printoid Octoprint client Web client?
Youtube Vanced Youtube without ads NewPipe
NordVPN
Spotify
Banking
Trainline
Tricount Splittypie
Close Source Apps
Name Description Open Source Alternative
Afwall
Titanium Backup PRO OAndBackupX
Apps requiring Root

Tutorials

Backup

I use adb backup to backup the phone (guide).

Basically, I have to run:

adb backup -apk -shared -all -f ~/Cloud/android/backup/backup_$(date +"%Y_%m_%d").ab

Connect to the phone by SSH

https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Bypassing_NAT

An other option would be to use Wireguard and shen to ssh.