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I can't think of an Android app I'd prefer over a Linux alternative. Edit: Maybe Google Maps, but that's it.
by kgwxd 6y ago
I can't think of an Android app I'd prefer over a Linux alternative.
Edit: Maybe Google Maps, but that's it.
- lostmsu 6y agoWhat would you like for Email on your phone from the Linux world? A web browser? Contacts app? These are essentials for the phone. What about an RSS client?
- trystero 6y agoThere are lots of very good open source alternatives (K9 Mail, OsmAnd, Element/Matrix, Firefox of course, etc.). Take a look at f-droid.org.
- lostmsu 6y agoThe parent was saying he wants Linux (as in desktop) apps on his phone. My point exactly is that they are much worse than Android ones in mobile scenarios. Many would need UI to be rewritten from scratch.
- fuzxi 6y ago>What would you like for Email on your phone from the Linux world? Thunderbird >A web browser? Firefox/Chromium >Contacts app? kAddressBook
- lostmsu 6y ago> Thunderbird, kAddressBook Interface totally unacceptable on mobile. > Firefox/Chromium Android has both
- ryukafalz 6y ago> What would you like for Email on your phone from the Linux world? There seems to be an adaptive version of Geary now, which looks nice though I haven't used it yet. > A web browser? GNOME Web works pretty well in my experience, though it could be faster and it's still missing WebRTC support. > Contacts app? GNOME Contacts seems to work well enough on my Librem 5 - synced straight away with my Nextcloud instance, vs. on Android where I had to find a third-party app to do that.
- yjftsjthsd-h 6y ago> What would you like for Email on your phone from the Linux world? I actually run mutt on Android already (yay termux), so should be fine. > A web browser? What's wrong with Firefox or chromium?
- sliken 6y agoI greatly prefer firefox to chrome on android. Especially reader mode.
- EvilEy3 6y agoIf only there was a Firefox for Android.