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[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I use Android as my secondary phone, my primary is an iPhone. Though for the past six months, my use of Android has surpassed iOS as the latter is now only for calls, messages and reading emails. For replying to emails, I use a computer.

I have removed as many Google apps as I could using Canta, as long as the phone is able to boot and function.

The apps, in no particular order (read: the order in which I can recollect):

App Notes
Droidify F-Droid client
HeliBoard General keyboard
Unexpected Keyboard Programmer’s keyboard
Fossify Calendar, Gallery, Music Self-explanatory
Voyager Lemmy client, although not a native Android app
Eternity Native Android Lemmy client, although not as good as Voyager
Tubular PeerTube and YouTube client with QoL niceties
Calculator++ Calculator with QoL niceties
Cromite Chromium based browser with QoL niceties
Termux Terminal emulator
Rethink DNS + Firewall To block ads and monitor network activity
Orbot For accessing TOR
Emacs Still setting it up on Android, only to browse my Denote repository (which seems the only way I can browse it on any mobile device)
Aurora store To install Apple Music
Apple Music To use the music subscription from my primary phone
Proton VPN Self-explanatory
Bitwarden Password manager

P.S.I finally found a chance to use tables on Lemmy.

[–] Alphamars@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

The tables are actually helpful

[–] Alphamars@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I am kinda of curious, why do you use heliboard over swiftkeys?

[–] Hyrulian@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not original commenter, but I got the hell off of Swiftkey after Microsoft bought it for privacy purposes. That could be why.

[–] Alphamars@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

What do you use instead? Autocorrect is a very big issue with the other keyboards

[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It is the only decent AOSP-like keyboard I could find.

I am just not comfortable using a proprietary keyboard when I know that I have other options. On iOS, I do not have an option, at all!

Having said that, I do miss the better swipe gestures and autocorrect ability of the proprietary ones from time to time.

[–] Alphamars@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Thank you. I did come across it, back when I was looking at alternatives. Though I don’t remember why I didn’t try it out.

How is your experience with the keyboard? How does it compare with the alternatives?

[–] Alphamars@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

Better than Heliboard by a mile. Privacy oriented Keyboard The autocorrect works well and the crazy part is the voice keyboard. Everything is offline