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LocalSend can be used to share an app to another device and it'll export & share it as an apk file.
I use local send and it's really great. When it works. Which is about 30% of the time. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong but I've seen heaps of people recommending it but it just doesn't work for me, most of the time I the devices just don't see each other when they are on the same network.
Here is mine: In AntennaPod you can add a local folder as a "podcast".
This is a great way to add audio files from other sources to your pod listening schedule. Files copied from your computer, drm-free audiobooks, audio tracks extracted using NewPipe etc.
It is also possible to have the files deleted when you are done playing them.
This is perfect. Just 20 minutes ago I tried to start an audiobook using VLC. The scrubbing function on that app kinda blows - cheers for the tip.
Yeah, the ability to use the bluetooth or android auto forward/backward jump buttons to skip a few seconds instead of entire tracks makes AntennaPod nice for audiobooks or other long form audio.
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URL radio and antennapod have android auto integration
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Firefox can be used for offline translations: just go to about:translations
- now there is a separate app using the same engine that also has ocr "offline translator", check it out
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handy news reader: you can set up filters for feeds. So if you are interested only to articles about a certain topics from a generalist website, you can use this feature
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image toolbox has a very handy OCR integration
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the best tetris version you can play on android: lemuroid emulator + apotris, an open source Tetris clone for GBA, maybe the best in existence
Oh damn didnt know about:translations!
Something I'd really like is a way to export a list of apps I have installed with FDroid so I can easily repkicate them to a new phone.
As for hidden features, you can share APKs directly to another person using fdroid. It's great for when your recipient doesn't have fdroid
The Neo Store client for FDroid allows you to do this. I haven't actually used the install feature yet, but it exports a list to an .aps file and says it will load and download the list (dependent on the repos you have activated.)
AppListBackup is the closest i've found to this, but it can't filter by install source
Does anyone know how to make it search properly? Because searching for apps on fdroid is a fucking hassle, since it only seems to look for the title and the short description of the app. For instance, searching "video player" on my moto g5 will only show:
- Next Player
- NOVA Video Player
- Just (Video) Player
No signs of VLC anywhere. Searching for "Fediverse" shows only 4 apps: Fedilab, Fread, Fediphoto and koyu.space, despite several other apps being there. Seriously, their search fucking sucks
i use droidify. has a better interface
this post was submitted on 28 Sep 2025
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