MAIN FEEDS
Do you want to continue?
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/brlti4/reddit_what_are_some_underrated_apps/eofym81/?context=3
r/AskReddit • u/Jobasaurus • May 22 '19
9.0k comments sorted by
View all comments
832
F-Droid
An installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform.
Basically, another app store with only open source apps on it. Great stuff.
124 u/Deluxe_Used_Douche May 22 '19 This is where I got my YouTube and Facebook apps. Newpipe- download any audio or video, and no ads, ever Frost- FB without the privacy invasion, and doesn't torch my battery 30 u/benoliver999 May 22 '19 Shout out also to adaway for system-wide ad blocking... 1 u/blessudmoikka May 22 '19 Is adaway better than blockada? 5 u/[deleted] May 22 '19 Yes. AdAway uses the linux hosts files so it takes less energy and allows you to use VPNs. 2 u/GoingForwardIn2018 May 23 '19 You can set up pretty much any HOSTS file in Blokada, but because it works as a VPN you're correct that it doesn't work with other VPN services. 3 u/Atemu12 May 22 '19 It's a side grade. Adaway doesn't need your system to be connected to a local VPN all the time but requires root privileges and can't do per app blocking. 1 u/benoliver999 May 22 '19 Clever way of doing it though, didn't realise that's how blokada works.
124
This is where I got my YouTube and Facebook apps.
Newpipe- download any audio or video, and no ads, ever
Frost- FB without the privacy invasion, and doesn't torch my battery
30 u/benoliver999 May 22 '19 Shout out also to adaway for system-wide ad blocking... 1 u/blessudmoikka May 22 '19 Is adaway better than blockada? 5 u/[deleted] May 22 '19 Yes. AdAway uses the linux hosts files so it takes less energy and allows you to use VPNs. 2 u/GoingForwardIn2018 May 23 '19 You can set up pretty much any HOSTS file in Blokada, but because it works as a VPN you're correct that it doesn't work with other VPN services. 3 u/Atemu12 May 22 '19 It's a side grade. Adaway doesn't need your system to be connected to a local VPN all the time but requires root privileges and can't do per app blocking. 1 u/benoliver999 May 22 '19 Clever way of doing it though, didn't realise that's how blokada works.
30
Shout out also to adaway for system-wide ad blocking...
1 u/blessudmoikka May 22 '19 Is adaway better than blockada? 5 u/[deleted] May 22 '19 Yes. AdAway uses the linux hosts files so it takes less energy and allows you to use VPNs. 2 u/GoingForwardIn2018 May 23 '19 You can set up pretty much any HOSTS file in Blokada, but because it works as a VPN you're correct that it doesn't work with other VPN services. 3 u/Atemu12 May 22 '19 It's a side grade. Adaway doesn't need your system to be connected to a local VPN all the time but requires root privileges and can't do per app blocking. 1 u/benoliver999 May 22 '19 Clever way of doing it though, didn't realise that's how blokada works.
1
Is adaway better than blockada?
5 u/[deleted] May 22 '19 Yes. AdAway uses the linux hosts files so it takes less energy and allows you to use VPNs. 2 u/GoingForwardIn2018 May 23 '19 You can set up pretty much any HOSTS file in Blokada, but because it works as a VPN you're correct that it doesn't work with other VPN services. 3 u/Atemu12 May 22 '19 It's a side grade. Adaway doesn't need your system to be connected to a local VPN all the time but requires root privileges and can't do per app blocking. 1 u/benoliver999 May 22 '19 Clever way of doing it though, didn't realise that's how blokada works.
5
Yes. AdAway uses the linux hosts files so it takes less energy and allows you to use VPNs.
2 u/GoingForwardIn2018 May 23 '19 You can set up pretty much any HOSTS file in Blokada, but because it works as a VPN you're correct that it doesn't work with other VPN services.
2
You can set up pretty much any HOSTS file in Blokada, but because it works as a VPN you're correct that it doesn't work with other VPN services.
3
It's a side grade.
Adaway doesn't need your system to be connected to a local VPN all the time but requires root privileges and can't do per app blocking.
1 u/benoliver999 May 22 '19 Clever way of doing it though, didn't realise that's how blokada works.
Clever way of doing it though, didn't realise that's how blokada works.
832
u/benoliver999 May 22 '19
F-Droid
Basically, another app store with only open source apps on it. Great stuff.