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I'll start, mine will be Google Notes, 1Password and WhatsApp.

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[–] [email protected] 98 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Apollo - Twitter - Google Reader

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Bitwarden.

I used to think the same for WhatsApp, Spotify, Twitter and Apollo but they can all be replaced by alternatives (Telegram / Signal, Amazon Music, Mastodon, Memmy).

I know about Keepass but it’s definitely not as convenient and easy to use as Bitwarden.

I don’t use YouTube app because of ads everywhere but I would have trouble stop using YouTube on my computer.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Keepass was my go-to (KeepassXC and KeepassDX), but ever since selfhosting bitwarden (vaultwarden), I haven't looked back.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

#1 would be the phone app, pretty handy for calling people in real time. Without it I would have to carry a phone separately, It's become pretty hard finding a phone booth today.

#2 Would be SMS, these are quite handy for quick messages without interrupting something important.

#3 GPS maps, I have the most amazing sense of orientation, that basically guarantees I never end up where I’m supposed to, unless I have GPS.

You may take these functions for granted children. But back in the day, maps were something you had in the glove compartment of your car. Phones were something you had on the wall, with a long wire hanging out of them, to connect you to a wired network. Messages was something you send on paper, put a stamp on, and posted through the postal service.

Of course compared to back then, a smartphone has plenty more clever functions. Like the calculator, which we did either in the head or more complex calculations were done on paper.

But I guess these aren’t what you kids were looking for. But they are actually quite amazing, even if you take them for granted. ;)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Anybody without Maps on their list must take it so deeply for granted. Even for me, growing up printing MapQuest maps as a teenager, it's crazy how much before that was "whip out your massive dangerously distracting atlas and try to figure it out including where you are."

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

Bitwarden, Firefox, and Spotify.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (5 children)

A lot of people here are recommending bitwarden. What are the advantages of this over Google's native password manager?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

The free tier has all the features you need, it's open-source and it's not a Google product.

It's also quite easy to switch to it from other managers, even the Google one.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Well for one it is not just a side functionality as the manager in chrome. It also is open source and was audited several time by external experts. And lastly it is super simple to use on pretty much any platform.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Ever wondered how other browsers like Firefox can import passwords from chrome without any password? Well, viruses can do that too. With bitwarden they can't just read the passwords from disk because they would need your master password.

Disclaimer: haven't been saving my passwords in the browser for a while so not sure if other browsers can still scrape the passwords just like that anymore

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Firefox, liftoff (slide before) and bitwarden

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (4 children)

It used to be Sync for Reddit, Tachiyomi (Manga reader), and Vivaldi (Web browser, formerly Chrome but I needed adblock)

Replacement for Sync is not found.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Bitwarden, Firefox and KDE Connect

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Bitwarden
YouTube
~~Pornhub~~ Brave

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Telegram, Google Maps and Spotify.... But really 3 apps is just too few!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Firefox with uBlock Bitwarden Spotify

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Firefox, Whatsapp and Boost for Reddit (soon Boost for Lemmy, I think)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Calculator, message and phonebook...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

YouTube Bitwarden WhatsApp

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

KeePassDX, Firefox, FairEmail

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Revanced

Meteo Swiss

CFF/SBB app

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
  1. Firefox with uBlock origin (a must for browsing the web)
  2. Bitwarden (for passwords)
  3. FX file manager (fast and powerful file manager)

Honorable mention to Music speed changer (uses an advanced algorithm to change the pitch and speed of locally stored audio with minimal distortion)

#1, #3, and the honorable mention are Android only. This is a huge reason why I stay on Android.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Mull, pokemmo, and youtube revanced are my go to apps.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
  1. YouTube ReVanced - I watch a lot of YouTube.
  2. Bitwarden - No need to remember all my passwords and autofill.
  3. Iceraven (Browser) - It has uBlock Origin along with other useful extensions.
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Fennec (Firefox fork), Tutanota (Email/Calendar), and Spotify (evil proprietary company)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Bitwarden, Spotify and since 18 days jerboa

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Potato skins mozzarella sticks and jalapeno poppers

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Firefox, Signal, OrganicMaps

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Signal, Brave and Bitwarden.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Plex, tachiyomi and whatever replaces my rif addiction.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tachiyomi is the singular reason I will never be able to own an iPhone. No other manga reader comes close.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)
  1. Tachiyomi
  2. 1dm+
  3. Vanced(revanced)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Spotify

Strava

Default alarm clock app

If it weren't for Spotify and Strava for bike rides, I would gladly get rid of my smartphone and replace it with a flip phone. Life was better before the entire internet traveled with you everywhere you go.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
  • AntennaPod
  • Bitwarden
  • Firefox
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  • Liftoff for Lemmy!
  • Simple Calendar Widget
  • Discord
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Firefox Phone Camera

Seriously phone without phone app or camera would be a photo frame lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
  • Brave (Browser)
  • Bitwarden (Password Manager)
  • YouTube if we're talking mobile, VS Code otherwise
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
  • OSMand
  • Spotify
  • Whatever Lemmy app works best for the moment
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't believe I haven't seen Tasker yet. Firefox and Feedly are my other two!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What do you have set up in Tasker?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago
  • Messenger (because unfortunately my friends won't move away from it!)
  • Libby
  • My banking app
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Revanced, Cloudstream and coffee from fdroid

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