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I'll second EinkBro as an awesome browser. I absolutely cannot stand anything else on my e-book reader: Onyx BOOX Max Lumi, Firefox/Android, Onyx's NeoBrowser

I'll second EinkBro as an awesome browser. I absolutely cannot stand anything else on my e-book reader: Onyx BOOX Max Lumi, Firefox/Android, Onyx's NeoBrowser (rebranded Chromium), and DDG Privacy Browser installed, I only use those if EinkBro blows up for some reason, which it very rarely does. I've had a lot of interactions with the developer and the GitHub repo, and he's been quite responsive. Hasn't addressed everything, but several features added and bugs get smashed fast.

metamet 2y ago
I'm going to check that out. I have had a Max Lumi for years and have been happy with it, but I never do browsing. Any other apps I you recommend?
- dredmorbius 2y ago
  I try to minimise the apps I install / use. Though I'd give nods to: - Termux, of course. Linux-on-Android userland. There's a suite of related apps which I also install (e.g., Termux:API and Termux:Styling.) There's a black-on-white theme which works quite well (default is white-on-black, not so much). - F-Droid. FOSS archive repo, independent of Google Play. - Aurora Store. Alternative interface to Google Play. - APK Mirror. Direct access to app installs, though not managed (no updates). - Hacker's Keyboard. Far preferable to Android or Onyx defaults. - A podcast app. I'm using AntennaPod (FOSS), have also used PodcastRepublic in the past. - RSS Feed reader, though I'm finding I don't make much use of this. Feeder seems to be the default. - Internet Radio player. Transistor is one option. Not something used frequently, but handy to have. A few others though most are very occasionally used and/or disappointments (e.g., Mozilla's Pocket App, which has been an absolute shitshow, despite potentially filling a critical niche). For the most part I avoid anything that has an account associated with it, largely to avoid distractions. Though also because tablets are shitty generative tools. Adding a Bluetooth keyboard helps slightly, but Android still throws in far too many limitations.

metamet 2y ago

I'm going to check that out. I have had a Max Lumi for years and have been happy with it, but I never do browsing. Any other apps I you recommend?

dredmorbius 2y ago
I try to minimise the apps I install / use. Though I'd give nods to: - Termux, of course. Linux-on-Android userland. There's a suite of related apps which I also install (e.g., Termux:API and Termux:Styling.) There's a black-on-white theme which works quite well (default is white-on-black, not so much). - F-Droid. FOSS archive repo, independent of Google Play. - Aurora Store. Alternative interface to Google Play. - APK Mirror. Direct access to app installs, though not managed (no updates). - Hacker's Keyboard. Far preferable to Android or Onyx defaults. - A podcast app. I'm using AntennaPod (FOSS), have also used PodcastRepublic in the past. - RSS Feed reader, though I'm finding I don't make much use of this. Feeder seems to be the default. - Internet Radio player. Transistor is one option. Not something used frequently, but handy to have. A few others though most are very occasionally used and/or disappointments (e.g., Mozilla's Pocket App, which has been an absolute shitshow, despite potentially filling a critical niche). For the most part I avoid anything that has an account associated with it, largely to avoid distractions. Though also because tablets are shitty generative tools. Adding a Bluetooth keyboard helps slightly, but Android still throws in far too many limitations.