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Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps

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441 points jalict | 1 comments | 17 Jun 25 07:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.216s | source
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degif ◴[17 Jun 25 11:41 UTC] No.44297930[source]▶
Genuine question – do Android people get ads in their OS default camera, calculator, calendar, phone, file-manager or SMS messaging applications? Or do have these Fossify application some extra privacy features that do not come with the default ones?
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1. polyaniline ◴[17 Jun 25 11:48 UTC] No.44297982[source]▶
As far as I'm concerned, I run LineageOS, which doesn't come with everything I need OTOB, so I use app suites like Fossify, Simple Mobile Tools and other great work. Others may just want alternatives to pre-installed or standard apps that are more private and tuneable (eg. I maintained a fork of KDE Connect until they switched to Material 3 colors, and still do for VLC) because they're open source.