FOSS for Android
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π€ A community for sharing and promoting free / libre and open source software on the Android platform.
β¨ This means software you are free to modify and distribute, such as applications licensed under the GNU General Public License, BSD license, MIT license, Apache license, etc. and software that isn't designed to restrict you in any way.
π¬π» Think of free software as free as in freedom of speech, not free beer.
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π² Must relate to Android
Your post must be related to the Android operating system.
π Mention Source License
When promoting applications, please mention the source license (GPL, MIT, etc.).
β¨οΈ Link Source Code first
This again is about promoting applications. Please include a link to the source code of the application at the top. If the application is hosted on F-Droid, a single link to the F-Droid page is OK, as it includes all relevant information.
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You could try Hermit! Itβs literally a way to make βlite apps,β as it calls them. I use it myself and freaking love it.
Thing is, I donβt believe itβs FOSS. π
EDIT: Looks like there is a FOSS alternative called Native Alpha!
Yes, Native Alpha works really well. However, I faintly remember some "beef" between the developers where the Hermit developer claimed that Native Alpha doesn't fully isolate things.
Don't want to throw in false accusations here. It's just what I remember and I'm saying this as a heads-up for anyone concerned. But please take it with a grain of salt.
Fair enough! Not having used Native Alpha myself, I literally canβt comment on that, but itβs definitely something to look into if you have the time/desire to know exactly how/how much things are isolated. π