Above phones usually come pre-loaded with our application recommendations & security best practices out-of-the-box. Below are the open-source android applications that we ship with the above phone. Note that any of those can be uninstalled if desired.
App Stores
- F-Droid (Source)
Default app store for free and open source software (FOSS) apps - Aurora Store (F-Droid | Source)
Offers anonymized access to Google Play Store. - Neo Store (F-droid | Source )
Fork of F-Droid, with different UI and more stable. - Apps [GrapheneOS] (Source)
Supplies apps that are developed by the GrapheneOS team.
The optional isolated Google Play Services / Store can be installed from here.
Browsers + Security
Mull (F-Droid | Source)
Recommended Default Browser. Modified privacy focused webbrowser based on Firefox with enhanced anti fingerprinting and ad-blocking extensions (uBlock Origin).
Vanadium [GrapheneOS] (Source)
Privacy & security hardened Chromium browser. Backup browser in case Mull is not working.
WireGuard (F-Droid | Source)
Universal WireGuard VPN Client. Can be configured with our own private VPN as part of the Above Privacy Suite.
Optional:
Mullvad VPN (F-Droid | Source)
Great privacy respecting VPN provider. No personal information required to sign up & pay with Crypto if you like.
RiseUp VPN (F-Droid | Source)
Free VPN alternative.
Ungoogled Chromium [CalyxOS] (F-Droid | Source)
Chromium stripped of Google services. Backup browser in case Mull is not working. Uses own repository for F-droid.
Communications
QKSMS (F-Droid | Source)
Feature rich SMS messaging app, with import / export functionality and much more.
Telegram FOSS (F-Droid | Source)
Client for the Telegram messaging platform.
Several proprietary parts were removed from the original Telegram client, including Google Play Services for the location services, HockeySDK for self-updates and push notifications through Google Cloud Messaging. Location sharing functionality is restored using OpenStreetMap.
Cheogram (F-Droid | Source)
XMPP client based on Conversations with focus on facilitating virtual phone number integration, like jmp.chat
Jitsi Meet (F-Droid | Source)
Fully featured Video & Web conferencing. No account required and fully encrypted. Alternative to Zoom, Skype, Google Meet / Teams / Duo, ...
Other recommendations:
Briar (F-Droid | Source)
Decentralized peer-to-peer messaging app that can operate without an internet connection via Bluetooth.
Snikket (F-Droid | Source)
Secure messaging and calling client for Jabber/XMPP.
Passwords
KeePassDX (F-Droid | Source)
Local password manager, does not connect to the internet at all! It's all in your hands.
Aegis Authenticator (F-Droid | Source)
2-step verification and Authenticator. Alternative to Google/Microsoft Authenticator and Authy.
Optional:
Bitwarden (F-Droid | Source)
Cloud based password manager. Can be self-hosted for additional security.
Office
Librera Reader (F-Droid | Source)
Highly customizable and feature-rich app for reading e-books in many formats:
PDF, EPUB, MOBI, DjVu, FB2, TXT, RTF, AZW, AZW3, HTML, CBZ, CBR, DOC, DOCX, etc.
K-9 Mail (F-Droid | Source)
Privacy friendly email client. Allows to setup and manage multiple Email addresses that support either IMAP or POP3.
Etar (F-Droid | Source)
Offline calendar with CalDAV syncing, reminders & invitations.
DAVx5 (F-Droid | Source)
CalDAV/CardDAV utility for syncing contacts and calendars from nearly anywhere.
This app can be used as part of the Above Privacy Suite.
Notally (F-Droid | Source)
Note taking app.
Other recommendations:
Nextcloud (F-Droid | Source)
Decentralized cloud service with many additional features. Can be hosted on private servers.
Maps/Navigation
OSMAnd (F-Droid | Source)
OSM Automated Navigation Directions utilizes access to the free, worldwide, and high-quality OpenStreetMap (OSM) data. It has many many features and it's strength lies specifically for efficient offline navigation, and outdoor activities like hiking, biking, skiing, etc.
Check out our guide for OSMAnd
Magic Earth (Aurora Store)
Online as well as offline Maps & Navigation. Has some traffic information.
Check out our guide for Magic Earth
Other recommendations:
Organic Maps (F-Droid | Source) Offline Maps & Navigation.
Open-source, community-driven maps for travelers, tourists, cyclists & hikers.
Utilizing data from OpenStreetMap.
In comparison to OSMAnd, this apps is more lightweight.
Check out our guide for Organic Maps
GMaps WV (F-Droid | Source)
This is a restricted WebView wrapper for accessing the web version of Google Maps. Intended for use when OpenStreetMap isn't enough.
Trail Sense (F-Droid | Source)
Trail Sense uses your phone's sensors to help you on wilderness treks. Trail Sense contains many tools that can be used in different scenarios, such as hiking, camping, backpacking, rock climbing, etc.
The app will never connect to the internet, everything works offline.
Utility
Geometric Weather (F-Droid | Source)
Free and open-source Android weather app - privacy friendly, lightweight and powerful.
Record You (F-Droid | Source)
Records audio in different formats.
OpenBoard (F-Droid | Source)
Privacy friendly keyboard with spell correction.
RustDesk (F-Droid | Source)
Remote desktop application, the open source TeamViewer alternative.
FUTO (Website | Source)
Privacy-friendly Speech-to-text app. Has it's own F-Droid repo.
Other recommendations:
Florisboard (F-Droid | Source)
An open-source keyboard which respects your privacy. Many features like glide typing and multiple keyboard layouts.
ScrambledExif (F-Droid | Source)
Tool to remove identifiable metadata from photos .
Photos
Open Camera (F-Droid | Source)
Feature rich, privacy friendly camera.
Media
NewPipe (F-Droid | Source)
Access Youtube, SoundCloud, media.ccc.de, FramaTube/PeerTube, Bandcamp
Includes many features, like ad-blocking, background playback, downloading, etc.
AntennaPod (F-Droid | Source)
Easy-to-use, flexible and open-source podcast manager and player. Give access to millions of podcasts and allows to download them for offline playback.
Vinyl Music Player (F-Droid | Source)
Light and slick, with material design - easy to use and customizable. Supports folder browsing, sleep timer and a tag editor.
Other recommendations:
VLC (F-Droid | Source)
Popular media player for many formats.
InnerTune (F-Droid | Source)
With this app, you're like getting a free music streaming service. You can listen to music from YouTube Music and build your own library, songs can be downloaded for offline playback and you can create playlists to organize your songs.
Feeder (F-Droid | Source)
Feeder is a fully free/libre feed reader. It supports all common feed formats, including JSONFeed and RSS feeds.
Applications to consider
Shelter (F-Droid | Source)
Facilitates the use of a work profile to isolate privacy compromising apps. Also allows running multiple instances of the same app.
To learn more, read our guide on work profiles.
Syncthing (F-Droid | Source)
Allows to sync data (files & folders) between multiple devices directly and without a server. Completely decentralized!
Also note this Fork using different approaches: Syncthing-Fork
KDE Connect (F-Droid | Source)
Multiplatform app that allows to connect to other devices via WiFi to share files, clipboards, notifications, input, multimedia control, and more.
Stealth [Reddit] (F-Droid)
Account-free, privacy-oriented, and feature-rich Reddit client.
Fritter [Twitter] (F-Droid)
Privacy friendly Twitter client.
Odysee (F-Droid | Source)
Direct access to odysee.com - the video platform hosted on the LBRY blockchain.
Converter NOW: Unit Converter (F-Droid | Source)
Simple yet highly customizable unit converter, featuring currencies, dimensions, volume, time, temparature, speed, mass, pressure, enegery, shoe sizes, etc.
Orbot (Source)
Redirects internet connections through the Tor network.