F-Droid Repositories You Should Check Out
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- In this video I discuss some great fdroid repos you should check out
here's a link to all the known Fdroid repos if you want to add one from this video or another one I didn't talk about
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Fdroid is incredible, I hated having to download file managers that show ads every ten screens
Same here. Which one do you use now?
Total Commander, it's good
@@alanbrownjohn4854 my go to is material files, it has smb and sftp built in, been loving it so far
Will check those out, i personally like using amaze file explorer. it has a feature i like ..the 2 window tab
@@alanbrownjohn4854 I used Amaze, too but switched to Material files. Idk about the two tabs function - I've never needed it but I just saw that Material files can open a second window.
I was quite concerned about software security and privacy for years, but never knew where to start. Your channel helped me immensely in that regard. Thank you.
Have you already installed Calyx os or graphene?
@@muramasa870 Definitely get GrapheneOS if possible, Calyx is a mess
@Muramasa Only for Pixel Users!
@@AkashMaurya-gv7sg good. Most other phones have joke security.
@@trollerjakthetrollinggod-e7761 Yeah! what to do?
I've been using f-droid forever and have never even noticed that this was possible! Thank you so much for this video.
Activity watch is also on Desktop and has many features.
I use it to track what programs I have open and even what projects im working in down to the time spent in each script.
Great to show as proof for school that in fact, I did just spend 140hrs instead of the 60 required.
@our hero reported for spam.
alongside bromite I'd recommend mull, which is a firefox fork. great vid, still hoping for that searx hosting video and also I hope you continue to make upgrade videos on your old thinkpad as I saw in the description of that vid that you said you'd be making upgrades to it. would love to see how that comes about
I saw mull and was interested in it. But wasn't sure if it was trying to be "mullvad" i don't believe mullvad has made an android browser yet.
I returned to this video 3 times already to scan all those QR codes. Great thing you took the time to display them!
Session is very underrated. It's not perfect yet, some functions are on the roadmap but even the ability to create accounts without sms (or an email address which itself again needs sms for creation) makes it stand out. I compared like every secure messenger and session is on the way to become the best (calls aren't onion rooted and disabled for an example, but your can opt in to it as a beta feature if you really need). But one important note, you say it's a signal fork that's how they started but in order to implement their onion routing they dropped perfect forward secrecy, so saying that it's simply a signal fork can be misleading. But again it has built in onion rooting + you don't need to give any informations to create accounts (a problem with signal and molly) + it's not Android only (a problem with briar) and supports asynchronous chats (a problem with briar).
I'm a Session user but Session has its flaws, automatic messages delete system isn't working good because they keep messages saved on a onion swarm for 14 days.
Session is rather bloated and it won't work on older computers
Just a side note, onion routing does not mean TOR in this case. They use their own Onion routing network called Lokinet
@@privacyphones3360 never rely on deleting messages in any application, you can't control the device on the other end, you can't control the servers in-between, you must rely on encryption.
@@Cookiekeks that's wrong Session uses its own onion rooting and it's planned to migrate to lokinet that's why I'm saying some functions are still on the roadmap. Lokinet and session both use oxen underneath as far as I understand. The migration to lokinet is said to improve performance also calls will than also be over lokinet instead of p2p.
Firefox and Tor browser on Android support add-ons
And Fennec, which is a cleaned up built of Firefox.
I need F droid for my tablet.. the one piece of open source tech I have. Thanks for the video man
7:00 firefox on mobile supports extensions
It has like, what, 10 extensions? Lol
Kiwi Browser in comparison has access to the entire Chrome Web Store library.
I assume mentioned anti-features in third-party repos are at the trust of the maintainers?
I think so, but it's an automatic process. AFAIK when building the apps they scan/track the source code which anti-features are pulled in though I don't know if a maintainer.
Firefox on android also supports extensions!
I had to edit an Excel timesheet using my phone last year, incredibly difficult to do. Hopefully things improve down the road.
Use a wireless keyboard
Firefox also has extensions
Duuuuuuuuuuude! You f***in kiddin me! I had no idea! No fuggin clue. This upsets me too cuz its like i have these old phones that i still find purposes for that I realized I could not flash a custom rom too or anything so I just figured I was stuck with google utilities... This is great.
How safe are alternate repositories? i.e., how does one assess whether the software there is reliable, a good idea, or if the repository is reliably hosting what it says it hosts? Is that possible to know without auditing hte code yourself?
Should be good. Many people who use these apps also know how to code and often check the code for vulnerabilities.
I do my post graduation degree using my old Samsung phone and I do all the presentations and documents using Collabora, WPS or Microsoft Office, so these things could be really useful for some of us 😇
What is your opinion on mobile wide tracking blockers like Blokada?
so as someone with a Pixel 6 Pro, is it something I should go for? I like the hardware of the Pixel but am not a fan of privacy concerns going with Google.
Your main problem in that regard is the OS ROM you're running unless you never logged into Google on that device. Install a custom ROM first and then bother about your apps. The good thing with the Pixel phones AFAIK is that you won't loose camera quality due to DRM crap since you can still install Gcam when running a custom ROM.
As custom ROM look for LineageOS or one specialized for Pixels which is either GrapheneOS or CalyxOS (I'm not sure which of the two).
Aurora Droid is dope as well & adds a bunch of other repositories
Apart from the beautiful UI, it's buggy and unmaintained.
Newpipe is awesome.
so it matters not that it uses old android versions? i dont have time to learn all this,so i tend to look for people who already knows this,and learn just the specific thing i need. but that model falls apart when one says this,and another says that.
someone said that fdroid was crap bc it used old android numbers,the 31(ish),not the 9 lollipot number. if i make any cents at all.
is there a rule of thumb how to navigate this very noisy landscape?
im asking in good faith.
I was just looking for repos the other day since I only have DivestOS, Guardian, and a couple other ones (aside from the default repos).
3:45 probably just sends your data to jesus
Only thing I dont like about F-Droid, is that they removed Gab.... Not that I use it, but, goes to show, even they are bending their spine for the PC.
True, although they just control their own repo, not the ones you can add.
damn Audio Source is good. my phone has a decent mic, i definitely will use it. thx.
Session doesn't use the Signal protocol anymore, not sure if it is fair to call it a fork of signal
Im on the verge of tears.
I'm here because I just wanted to get music without having to pay but I ended up down a rabbithole downloading all these apps and making all these accounts. I DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CODING!!!! What does it all mean... I know my data has probably been leaked but I don't care I just want this to make sense
I don't know why but simply having Orbot on my phone blocks all my internet access
"PROPRIETARY APPS could be here" he thought, "I've never used this repository before. There could be PROPRIETARY APPS anywhere." The hot wind from his Threadripper PC tower felt good against his bare chest. "I HATE PROPRIETARY APPS "" he thought. Alan Aztec - BassMarck reverberated his entire empty room, making it echo even as the 7 lbs of grilled steaks circulated through his digestive system and washed away his (merited) fear of glowies after dark. "With a source code, you can compile with any use flags you want" he said to himself, out loud.
I love Bromite it's so much cleaner then brave and it looks like chrome
Hay i Google sarch is not letiing me open fdroid site, and its working fine if i use duck duck go
i would also recommnended aurora droid & aurora store.
None of my banking apps are on there.
bible and tracking. of course. a bible app is spooky even without tracking.
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Amazing video!
Can you please do a video about degoogleing your phone?
There are already like 69420 videos on that
When you install Chromium/Bromite from the Bromite Repo, or any app from a 3rd party F-Droid compatible repo, you could be installing any spyware malware/closed-source-binary/phishing/backdoored app that is NOT peer reviewed etc, NOT checked by antivirus, so it's worse than installing a random app from Google Play store?
So a 3rd party F-Droid repo provides zero guarantee that you're installing an honestly compiled binary of the claimed source.
Thats equivalent to disabling antivirus on windows and installing some random program from the internet?
F-Droid is great, but 3rd party F-Droid repos looks like hell?
If my concern is accurate, then your video is a public dis-service announcement? I'm not wagging any fingers at you. I appreciate your videos. Would like some clarity on this.
What @Shaquir Bourjolly wrote plus of course you still need to keep your brain enabled just like when installing random programs on PC. No system will change that. On unrooted Android though the apps you're downloading are sandboxed and have low privileges, so it's not like fully disabling security measurements. Still better than anything from the Playstore which are all Google built apk AFAIK with Google components added in. Plus you need Google Play components installed, running and being logged which is the worst of all. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong on anything.
Btw I recommend staying away from anything Chromium based for the freedom of the WWW.
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My comment talking about droid-ify got nuked instantly after sending it, why ?
Did you send a link?
@@GamerBoy705_yt No. I know UA-cam hates Links.
Thank you for doing all this research for me so I can get more gaming in instead of researching :)
Yuh
Would you recommend the default Tor browser over these other browsers
I use F-Droid to install AdAway in every android phone i can.
gold content
f droid is like cydia for iphone
F droid search still sks ngl. Still have to use google search to search fdroid ads
i use F-droid i also have briar messenger
Time to make a 'mental outlaw' type forum.
@@jonphinguyen I wonder why he doesn't make his own
Also, I lswitch between browsers such as..... well, obviously GOOGLE (🙄😔), BRAVE, FIREFOX, OPERA GX
(yes, I know about this browser, ect. I usually only use this one for video games or anything related),
TOR, ORBOT, I2P, and VIVALD. I use majority of these BROWSERS on my Laptop, TaCellphone.
my CellPhone. These are simply just BROWSERS I use. I use several other methods to help my SECURITY & ALL that great stuff....
Oh, FYI...... I use SESSION & SIGNAL as well.
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F-droid is good as a concept, but the execution is horrendous : It takes ages to load repos, then the app icons don't load, so you have to reset its data, then it loads again... It fucking awfull, worst than the play store (Aurora gang)
There are several F-Droid clients which are better in those regards. Everything is better than still pulling APKs from Google.
I preferred foxy Droid
I prefer Droid-ify
@@konstantink07 I have tried that before I didn't like it as well the theme is not as good and it seemed sluggish compared to Foxy Droid it don't have to be fancy it just has to be a program that you can use for repositories
@@oooboo3249 it's based on foxy droid btw
@@konstantink07 yes I know that they took the program and turn it into more like the original f-droid it defeats the whole point of Foxy Droid because the original creator of Foxy Droid has went silent the design in the vision of the software is not there and someone's taken that software and spin it on their idea and in return it's not going to be as good as the original owner of the software design
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I dropped $1200 on a pxl6 pro 512G to try out calyx.
You have to give God permission to track your sins otherwise you can't use the Bible app
Is there similar for iPhone ?
No
When my government put the coof QR app on android I gave it a chance. When it was an outdated version that didn't work it really got my nogging jogging.
scanning a youtubers qr code hmmmmm
Love how f-droid offers FOSS apps that are way BETTER then most google play store apps
It's downright beautiful and full of utility goodness. Seriously f-droid > google play.
Like all apps on the Play Store have a bunch of shitty ads.
This is bc google makes money from apps with ads and tries to make them seem better than foss apps
Imo where f-droid suffers is in the lack of apps. As in, there are not that many of them which in my case at least leads to there not being equivalents for some more more niche and specialized apps, and generally there being less diversity of apps. Of course this is to be expected as f-droid is less known than google play, and also offers no monetary incentive, but still I feel like that is an issue and as such I hope that more developers create FOSS apps and share them on f-droid.
As for apps that I actually use from there, they of course are high quality. The fact that there's no ads by itself makes them better than 99% of playstore trash
their repos are sluggish and buggy from the app. works well from the web though.
i hate when my Bible spies on me
Right? Only god can spy on me dammit
I love binge searching apps in fdroid,they amaze me being alternative open source versions of proprietary software,sometimes even better
Degoogled ROM with microG+F-Droid+Aurora store(for bloat) masterrace.
Graphine bros represent
@@mgh7634 GrapheneOS doesn't come with microG, CalyxOS however does come with microG. GrapheneOS doesn't compromise when it comes to privacy or security and microG has a hand in that.
If you don't need microG you're better off without it.
I recently discovered F-Droid and I love it. I wish I knew about this forever ago as you can get apps that function, don't have ads, and respect your privacy as a bonus. When I reflash my phone's OS this weekend I'm going to definitely rely on F-Droid more.
Got some roms to recommend? I have an old Galaxy A10 lying around and I don't want it to collect dust when it's still got some years left.
@@anobody4606 ROMs available vary from phone to phone. I'm currently on a port of ProtonAOSP for my Oneplus 6T and I like it. I've heard Pixel Experience and LineageOS are good too. LineageOS is most likely going to be the easiest one to install and is most likely to be available for most devices.
F-Droid banned Gab and allows apps that blacklist Gab without labelling that blacklist as an anti-feature. What other anti-features is F-Droid hiding from users?
Also, both you and the F-Droid page is missing the RetroArch F-Droid repo.
Wow your Totally right, din't know they did that, just a quick search for "F-Droid banned Gab" will tell you all you need to know about when F-Droid throw out principle and took a political side. thanks for bring this up.
Would recommend Droid-ify as an f-droid client, just for the syncing performance, it also comes with a list of repos, including the ones listed on this video, for you to enable if you want
edit: typos
theres also aurora oss.
Bro thanks, first time to know about this
@@imgladnotu9527 aurora store? The front end for google play store that defaults to anonymous downloads? Also fantastic front end
I use foxy droid and it's hella clean! I switched to cloudflare fdroid repo for faster syncing and downloads
@@solstxce8596 droid-ify is built on foxy droid, not sure what's the difference I literally just installed droid-ify
F-Droid is goated and underrated. Been using it for awhile now. Glad you're covering it Mental Outlaw!
Thanks to your earlier videos on f-droid and smartphone privacy (I think it was the 'get fit for free' one where you talked about f-droid apps for fitness), I learned of it and finally decided to try it out. I'm no tech guy, and I imagined that tinkering with third-party apps, sideloading etc would not only be difficult for me but also pose a security vulnerability, but from own experience I am glad to have been proven wrong. I will definitely try and make my new phone more privacy-oriented in the future, I will see about installing custom OS like graphene next. Perhaps it too is not as hard as I imagine it.
Cheers Outlaw, your videos genuinely help me
Do you have any idea how to create encrypted phonebook with integrated sms and dialing to prevent 3rd person to check my data on phisical phone?
Just get rid of your girlfriend/wife.
I don't know much tbh but since sms is inherently insecure I don't know if there's a point in that. If the receiving end has your info in their contacts as well, it really doesn't matter what you hide also.
@@dorupero i don't care at this point on external safety, only internal - when someone take my phone to his hands and check my data.
@@chanpasadopolska I see. Aren't all phones these days encrypted? If you avoid using biometrics, and avoid syncing your contacts with anything outside your phone, I think you're fairly safe.
There are integrated vanilla Android features(i think?) that lets you lock apps and if you don't you can install some of those apps.
I don't know why but I made a comment talking about a recommendation that you made for an app earlier, and the comment disappeared. It also mentioned a competing app and it's data leak.
UA-cam doesn't seem to like to hear about data leaks.
My only real issue with F-Droid is that it doesn't have the ability to auto update apps, and you have to go through and manually update each app that has an update available. Please, correct me if I am wrong, but I cannot find a way to have it automatically update apps
Edit: without rooting the device preferably. I'd rather not brick my phone trying to enable automatic updates to fix a mild annoyance
You can enter the app and it will download the updates.
Or if you meant to install them, then yes you will need to press for every app for it to install and check "update", button in the pop-up.
There is fdroid privileged extension that requires root to install and comes preinstalled on calyxos It functions as an autoupdater for fdroid, so it seems to update apps seemlessly just like playstore
Droid-ify which already contains all of the repo's listed here you just enable them, it lets you know when an app has an update
Rooting isn't that risky unless you have a device from some sketchy manufacteurer. Really the only reasons I could see for not rooting yoru device would be if you have a Samsung device and don't want to trigger Knox, or if you have some app you need to use (e.g. for work) that detects if you're rooted and prevents you from loading it.
@@Chr0n0s38 my information is likely out of date (~5 years), but from what I have heard, you do risk bricking your device by rooting it. I have also been told that some apps like banking apps will refuse to function on rooted devices.
Firefox does allow you to install addons; the list is not yet as big as on the desktop though.
I appreciate the more frequent uploads
Is tax season to blame?
Another great video 😃
I love Collabora Office, it's much better than Google/Microsoft/WPS garbage
If you get Aurora Droid it lets you easily select most of these repos.
Firefox for Android supports extensions like uBlock Origin etc.
Marcel netgaurd and Fairmail creator said he didn't trust f-droid anymore since they left a vulnerability or something a year or 2 ago, fyi
For some odd reason f-droid on my android won't let me install apps on there. I have to go to official website to install different apps.
Talking about FOSS, have you considered setting up a PeerTube mirror for your videos?
What do you think of Obtanium? Side of burritos says its the way? Keep up the great work
I have Fdroid because of you soley alone. I also use newpipe (when not viewing your videos because i want my boi to get paid.) Saved me hours from watching adds and i love the download option to watch things off line.
Hey man, thank's for mentioning collabora office, it looks promising.
I would have never found it on my own 👍
yes yessss
Used Fdroid a long time replaced some Google apps with Foss. I will always search a Foss option before G play.
Thank you for telling us about those fantastic applications 😃
What's a good foss call recorder?
Cup and string
Once again, commenting here so Kenny can do a video of the DivestOS custom ROM for the Oneplus 7 Pro.
bro u never disappoint me with your contents
4th!
please make a video on best open source pdf viewer
MJ PDF is one I use
is everything in F-Droid open source?
Yes
RIP F-Droid is blocked on me or maybe on my country, using VPN works but as you know it slows down the download bandwith which kinda annoying sometimes
Thanks, I needed this. Didn't even know you can add repos like that
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The Bible app track and report directly to the root user which is God! All good...
Hear me out 🙏
Imagine if Briar added a feature that allows you to use devices the way apple airtag uses to send the messages through other devices via long range low power bluetooth.
That would mean unlimited decentralized offgrid p2p messaging without internet from anywhere around the world
Mental outlaw briar forum when??? Send the link to get people using it more.
Is there a parcel / package tracker available? I'm having to use aftership which I've extracted the APK from my spare pixel phone which I use to extract the needed APK files
fdroid is great and i like using fennec as my browser too
coincidentally i was JUST yesterday looking for f-droid repos, lol
Bromite is dead. I hope Cromite lives a long and prosperous life!