Notices by F-Droid (fdroidorg@mastodon.technology), page 13

@redandgreen14 These are some of my favorite #FDroid apps

#AFWall+ firewall apps
#oandbackup backup your phone
#Silence allows for encrypted SMS
#K9Mail email client with PGP support
#OpenKeychain manages PGP keys
#OSMand~ maps (better address recognition than #Maps which has cleaner UI)
#NewPipe or #SkyTube front ends for YouTube
#AntennaPod podcasts
#RadioDroid internet radio
#SMSBackup+ saves SMS to email

Not an exhaustive list but hope it's helpful!

RT @TutanotaTeam@twitter.com
No kidding. Google collects more data than most think. Here are some great alternatives if you want to leave Google: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/how-to-leave-google-gmail
https://www.fastcompany.com/90222071/study-says-google-is-collecting-more-data-about-you-than-you-realize

Schildbachs Öffi App is #FOSS now.
Thank you for this useful tool!

/cc @fdroidorg
https://chaos.social/media/yN3iWF0Z8q0cQWJQFuc

Our new Android app liberates you from using Google services. ✊ Read here how we managed to replace Google's push notification service & to publish the app on @fdroidorg 👉 https://f-droid.org/en/2018/09/03/replacing-gcm-in-tutanota.html

We just published a guest blog post by @Tutanota detailing their journey to provide a google free push notification service for their users: https://f-droid.org/en/2018/09/03/replacing-gcm-in-tutanota.html

Thanks a lot for going that way and for writing it up in a very interesting post as well!

@switchingsocial @paulfree14 And there are **a lot** of trackers...

@switchingsocial @paulfree14 The #fdroid version is a fork by another developer: https://gitlab.com/axet/omim/
It removes all of the upstream trackers: https://gitlab.com/axet/omim/commit/53eb2a2c95ff9c2e88da8461b8913073d5d649cc

It's also only called "Maps".

Can anyone recommend a _good_ explanation of #e2e #crypto that even a 5-year-old could understand? Ideally with clear pictures and diagrams.

Of course the website shouldn't throw popups in your face or track you up the wazoo. Bonus points if it renders well with javascript disabled.

If you missed it yesterday: @nicoalt has written a proposal for integrating #fdroid packages with #mastodon/#activitypub! The best thing about this proposal? It could in the future power comments and popularity of apps in F-Droid. 😍

https://forum.f-droid.org/t/fdroidpub-let-apps-in-f-droid-toot-to-the-fediverse/3553

The wait is over: It has arrived! @Tutanota @fdroidorg
Everybody involved: thanks for all the hard work!