are the default apps good?

a month ago by goofsqueak to c/lineageos

for example: the dialer, file manager, messenger/sms etc.

umbrella 3 points a month ago

yeah sure, but fossify is better.

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Ephera 2 points a month ago

Eh, they're alright, but you can usually find something better on F-Droid. As far as I'm aware, they're mostly the AOSP apps with slight tweaks, so they might look familiar

Apps where I use the default:

Calendar (alternatives on F-Droid, like Etar, are virtually identical)
Camera (there's OpenCamera on F-Droid, but I don't know, not really using the Camera much)
Clock
Contacts
Dialer
FM Radio
Messaging (doesn't look super great, but don't use it much)
Recorder

Where I didn't write anything, there's probably something better out there, but I rarely use these apps.

Apps which I've replaced:

Browser → Firefox
Calculator → Calculator++ (probably overkill for most folks, but I do think the default calculator app is terrible on virtually all Android flavors)
Gallery → Fossify Gallery
Files → Material Files
Keyboard → HeliBoard
Music → Booming Music (pretty much just because I want album-shuffle)
Trebuchet Launcher → KISS (personal preference)

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lntl 1 point a month ago

Most default apps are perfectly cromulent and these I’ve replaced:

Browser → uazo/cromite
Trebuchet Launcher → Neamar/KISS
FM Radio → Leotec Pocket Radio
Music → mpv-android/mpv-android

Then for privacy, the default apps are as private as is required for their purpose. When it comes to apps in general, I don't install them if there is a webversion. I bookmark services in the web browser and then let the web browser handle privacy. Browser homepage is my bookmarks. uazo/cromite is very privacy friendly.

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maxmad 1 point a month ago

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goofsqueak 1 point a month ago

im basically just wondering if they're like privacy friendly enough

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Ephera 0 points a month ago

Replace the browser with Firefox or a fork, then yeah.

LineageOS isn't particularly privacy-focused. Without having checked, I would assume there's cruft in the codebase, like networking using Google's 8.8.8.8 DNS server, just because it's based on Android.

But the apps themselves generally don't even use the internet, so there's not much they can get wrong in terms of privacy...

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s38b35M5 1 point a month ago

Fossify has better gallery, calendar and messaging apps, even if you don't use them much. Check 'em out.

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