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So, like the title said, what apps do you think belong to that category? Pic related, its my phone
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>>51714969
What picture viewer should I use? It has to be non-bloated and light weight
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My friend's tab
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What are the essential modules for xposed? Already have ytadaway, screenshit delay remover and snapprefs.
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Friend's tab 2/5
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Total Commander
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Sorry my bad
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My list curently:

Internet:
F-Droid
Flud
NewPipe

Media:
Document Viewer
Dropbox
FBReader and PDF Plugin
QuickPic 4.5.2
Vanilla Music
VLC
WPS Office, need to disable the wakeup
Xodo

Games:
Hellrider
Shattered Pixel Dungeon

Tools


Communication:
SMSSecure

Maintenance:
CCleaner
SDMaid
Trimmer

Settings:
AdAway
Amplify
BetterBatteryStats
Greenify
Kernel Adiutor
SELinuxModeChanger
Viper4Android
Xposed

Xposed:
MobileRadioActiveFix
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>>51715006
Gravity Box, BootManager, ytplayback
If you're using gapps, amplify pro is godsend
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>Flud
>Wasting precious read/write cycle from your device.
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>>51714969
>Betterbattery
>greenify
>ccleaner

Did you download more RAM too?
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what's a nice keyboard that isn't aosp or hacker's keyboard

i don't mind botnet too much i mean i'm using a phone so everything i say will be tracked anyway
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>>51715006
xtended navbar and xuimod, smooth system progress bars...the list of ocd power user perfection goes on
And yeah gravitybox.
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>>51715348
I like google's one for nice looking swype and no ads
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>>51714969
Where did you get the FM radio app?
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What web browser do you guys use?
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Dildroid.
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>>51716234
Its standard apps from CM

>>51715333
Betterbattery for tracking down alarm
Greenify for viper4android
CCleaner because I'm too lazy too delete downloaded files
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>>51715301
Care to elaborate more? I've just read some about this on Google, but I haven't made up my mind yet

>>51716290
Lightning or naked browser is nice, Chrome (yeah..)
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>>51716290
Firefox with ublock origin.
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>>51715006
XPrivacy, Spotifyskip
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>>51715006
GravityBox
RootCloak
YouTube Background Playback
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Anyone know any translating app that can quickly show what a word means when it's copied to the clipboard? I'm reading some foreign materials and I really love it when translated words appear in a popup on top of a selected word
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>>51714969
Replace CCleaner with SD maid. I see you're rooted.

>>51715333
BetterBattery.. is BetterBatteryStats, it's pretty useful.

>>51716290
Opera. Chrome is laggy on my phone, and I don't want Webview browsers since I'm running an older version of android which doesn't receive security updates.
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>>51715071
>Neko Atsume
Muh nigga
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>>51716698
What does it do?
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>>51716290
Firefox. Other browsers don't even have extensions.
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>>51715084
>MobileRadioActiveFix

Don't bother. This "fix" was submitted to CM for review and all it's doing is hiding the drain.
See: http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/107828/
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>>51716500
>Greenify for viper4android
why do you need to greenify this?
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>>51714969
>540x960
What year is it?
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>>51716290
naked browser pro. it's still the best one.
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Apps:
Titanium Backup
AFWall
Newpipe
Aptoide (really good at handling updates)
Some form of Firefox
Fdroid
SwiftKey
Holo calculator
Open camera
Connectbot
Disable service
Flud
Nova Launcher
Quickpic neutered version
Rocket Music Player
VLC
Telegram

Xposed:
Boot manager
Greenify
Xprivacy
YouTube adaway
YouTube background playback

>>51714969
You really need a new Launcher op

>>51715348
SwiftKey

>>51716290
Firefox Aurora
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>>51715071
>Quickpic

Hope it's the older version, anon
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>>51717040
I can't stand SwiftKey. All the themes look like shit
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>>51716548
What to explain?
The thing is, SSD wear is determined by read/write cycles, while traditional HDDs wear out by loss of magnetism. so excessive torrenting will impact an SSD's longevity compared to the negligible impact torrenting has on HDDs.

but a torrent now and then won't make a difference. just don't use it as an initial buffer drive before writing it to an external HDD as standard procedure.
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>>51717118
It's better than everything in terms of prediction. It's a bit heavy, though.

I can't stand Google Keyboard. It's light, but it's too featureless and has a lousy prediction.
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>>51716667
Yeah I bought the pro version from playstore, and to my surprise I can just extract the unlocker and use it on the gapps-free phone

>>51716725
Collecting cat

>>51716886
Thanks man

>>51716919
I don't want to use it all the time

>>51716940
I'm not gaming on my phone, and as you can see from my ss, I'm a pretty light user so Moto E is sufficient.

>>51717040
I use Nova in the past, but idk it's my hunch or what but goddamn like it's draining my batt so fast
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>>51716290
FF on PC
default whatever browser on phone
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>>51717118
Get Super SwiftKey. It's a mod with lots of custom themes, you'll probably like at least one.
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>>51716736
Any about:config tweaks for Android Firefox?
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>>51714969
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>k-9 mail
>using anything even remotely related to doctor who at all ever
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>>51714974
ViPER is GOAT
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>>51716290
CAF Chromium
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>>51718109
Tracking protection
Do not track header
Geo off if you don't use it

>>51718352
How hard is orfox to use? I want to try it out
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>>51715071
>Battle Cats
>get some rare item early on
>exchange it to tons of xp
>max almost all stats
>every level is ez mode now
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>>51714982
QuickPic (old version, get it from xda)

>>51715006
>>51716603
Use NewPipe instead. FOSS, material design youtube wrapper which enables download, background playback and has no ads.


Any recs for 6.0 Xposed modules? I only have Greenify right now.
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Convert Everything - Unit Conversion
DiskUsage - WinDirStat for android
DriveDroid - Makes your phone a USB Boot Disk
GPS Status - GPS locates way faster
KeePassDroid - Password Locker
Textra - Texting app replacement
Titanium Backup - Derp
Adblock Browser - Derp
Overchan - Derp
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Isint xposed one giant security clusterfuck?
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>>51716290
Firefox with all my favorite addons
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So what games are worth attention, besides emulators, Pixel Dungeon and Paco?

Pesonally I liked 1001 Attempts and SpellSword (from Miniclip, couldn't find that one on market last time I checked) as far as typical smartphone games come. I heard good things about Monument Valley and Wayward Souls
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>>51719048
proofs?
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Okay guys, here's a question I bet you haven't been asked.

Which Superuser app should I use? Koush's, ChainsDD's or Chainfire's? I'm on Kitkat, currently running the Koush's.
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>>51719184
Im asking. Back when it first came out there was a big stink about it not handling permissions correctly, mostly in contrast to the cyanogen tool doing things properly, that being one of the reasons xposed launched before the cyanogen tool, quick and dirty vs slow and secure.

Id like to use xposed, it seems to have a lot of neat plugins, but if its just one giant security flaw I cant mitigate its really not worth it.
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>>51718352
Background?
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>>51714982
Piktures
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>>51718751
Any to improve page loading times and scrolling? It is not as smooth as in Chrome and sometimes it blurs the fonts and takes really long to sharpen.
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>>51716290
Naked Browser is the best.

>>51716950
This nigga knows.
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I got neeeds
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>>51721564
how to hack pls
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>>51714969
Gentoo Installer is a great app.
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>>51719119
I just play the akb48 game because its system of collecting/leveling hooked me up and i love rhythm games.
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>>51715348
AnySoftKeyboard
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What app to use for easy group texting with iPeasant users? What file browser to replace ES that is capable of connecting to network storage drives?
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>>51722404
>What file browser to replace ES that is capable of connecting to network storage drives?
As the ES shill i was, Solid Explorer was the most suitable equivalent when i changed and the UI is better.
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All the gallery apps are shit. Can't even change filenames or rotate with multitouch

RIP QuickPic
? - 2015
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>>51714974
>>51718388

Does ViPER actually do anything? Seems like bullshit.
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>>51714994
>Atomas

Godlike.
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Best file manager? I use ES File Explorer currently but it's recently been filled with bloat and ads
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>>51722404
Amaze

>>51722757
Yes it DOES
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>>51722766
i agree. what's your highscore?
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>>51719119
Shattered pixel dungeon is the best pixel fibrin variant
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>>51723967
Solid Explorer.
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>>51715084
>WPS Office, need to disable the wakeup
what do you mean?
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>>51725109
Not him but at some point WPS Office developed an always running background process even when I'm not using it and have completely closed it down.
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>>51725384
Oh, I see
Do you do that everytime or did you change some setting to avoid having it on the background all the time?
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>>51724604
It's paid though
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>>51714982
How about the one that comes with the phone fucking nigger. I'll never get androidfags need to replace default shit like this. get a fucking life
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>>51725956
Found the cuá Žck
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>>51726463
Not even him, but do you really feel like the default image viewer is bloated? Nigga it just shows an image.
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>>51725483
I use Greenify to keep it under control. I don't really use it much anyway, Google Drive works really good as a document viewer and typing documents on a 4.5 in screen is retarded so I should probably get rid of it.
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>>51725920
>being this cheap
At least try to not live up to the Android stereotype.
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>>51726935
A file browser is something simple. I will happily pay for an app if it does something out of the ordinary, and does it well. A file browser is just that, a file browser. I refuse to support jew devs who think that they are entitled to get paid for making something simple.
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>got xposed in my LG G4
>battery life is shit now
welp
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since SQT is down right now.

What i have to do to get adaway and whatever is the name for the app to remove permissions (Like the use of internet, control Wifi, etc) to certain apps?
Only root it? because it seems somewhat easy to root a Moto G1.
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what advantages does k-9 mail have over the default email program on cyanogenmod?
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>>51728754
Go to Fdroid.com, and install the Fdroid APK.

Let Fdroid (works like a FOSS Playstore) find apps.

Search for Adaway on Fdroid.

Install it.

You can manually configure it by adding additional sources, like the ones you use on uBlock or AdBlock for your desktop browser, to make your phone block the same stuff your desktop does.
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>>51728773
Nothing. Just bonus autism.

There's only so much that an e-mail app can do. It connects to an e-mail account and lets you view/send e-mails and attachments.

That's it.
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>>51728754
Xprivacy to remove permissions
You need to install the xposed framework for it, which requires a custom recovery
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>>51714969
>Flud

Who the fuck would ever actually need a torrent client on their phone for any reason?
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>>51728437
Then make your own file browser. It's simple enough to do, right?
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>>51717040

I use plus messenger instead of the official telegram app
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>>51728754
Xprivacy is powerful but has a steep learning curve. App ops is easier to use but not as comprehensive.
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>>51722120
the 'ArchLoader Pro' app is breddy gud, too
combine with Drivedroid for pain free deployments
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>>51728950
That doesn't imply that I'm willing to do it. We have a store for apps for a reason. In theory anyone could make a Facebook browsing app, but there's this thing called convenience.
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>>51726639
Not the previous anon but I just like the added functionality of third party apps. They don't have to be for everyone so they can specialize a bit
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>>51724604

From the main Solid Explorer window:
1.tap on the 3 virtical dots to the right of the settings icon
2. tap on 'About'
3. rapidly tap on the 'Build' number field

GOAT MODE ENABLED

DO THIS RIGHT NOW

You're welcome
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>>51729255
And what does this do anon?
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>>51729399
Rule 1 about 'GOAT' mode:

We don't talk about GOAT mode

If you have the app installed,

DO IT

You can thank me later....
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>>51729539
Can I thank you now?
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>>51729568
Did you do it?

Did it work?

If it did, share it with your friends, but don't talk about it.

Remember Rule #1
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My list:

>Apps
AdAway
Lucky Patcher
Daschchan
Jair Player
Cabinet
Moon+ Reader
reBrowser
Ultimate Browser Project
QuickPic (old, resigned version)
Nova Launcher Prime


>Games
Digfender
4 in a row
Monster Castle
Sudoku
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>>51730171
Oh shit, forgot Ccleaner
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PornHub
YouPorn
CumDroid
Holy Bible KJV (offline)
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>>51714969
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/List_of_recommended_Android_software
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>>51714969
Signal.
End-to-end encrypted FOSS messaging/VOIP client that can also replace your stock SMS app.
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Slide for Reddit.
FOSS Reddit client with a swipe-y user interface.

-Slightly unstable, not on f+droid yet
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Blackplayer
the only music player that doesn't put ALL THE FUCKING UI ELEMENTS ON TOP OF THE ALBUM ART

also it's pretty
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DiskUsage
FOSS visual disk space analyzer and file tree application.

Like WinDirStat but better and for android
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DImmer
FOSS screen dimmer, lower your brightness below 0% with a translucent overlay so you don't go blind at night.

Does what it says on the tin and does it well.
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>>51730388
>Holy Bible KJV (offline)
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>>51731423
I usually use cf lumen for that, you can change the color temp at the same time
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Youcam makeup, Augmented reality makeup for cute boys and girls
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F-droid
Like the Google play store but only hosts FOSS
Less restrictions than the play store, many apps not on the play store. Many apps on the play store but for free because the devs of the apps are nice.

If you don't have this on your phone you might as well be using an iPhone if you like walled gardens so much.
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>>51715071
>neko atsume
Great taste in general
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>>51715084
>sd maid

finally i found a cleaner that doesnt rape my privacy. thank you do much for this. immediatly bought the paid version too.
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>>51719119

limbo
jetcar stunts
deus ex: fall
kotor
gta 3, vice city, san andreas, chinatown wars
oddworld strangers wrath
vainglory
clash of clans
emulators

protip: get cheap android tv box, enjoy emulators and other games with hid controller support on the tv of your choice
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>torrenting on your phone
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>>51731730
I torrent, write emails, run a file server, emulate games, do classwork, edit videos, create webms etc.

I also hook my phone up to external monitors and Bluetooth mice.

A week ago I took a .DNG raw photo, edited it, printed it and ordered a frame all from my phone.

You're free to keep your phone useless if you like but I'd rather it be a pocket linux computer.
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>>51731898
You seem to have missed the point, smarty pants. Torrenting absolutely destroys your phone's memory card.
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>>51731918
I'm curious, why does it destroy your memory card?
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>>51731918
So I should only torrent to my SD card because I can swap it out for a new one?
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>>51731918
>using a phone for more than 3 years
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>>51732007
>being a consumerist whore

>>51731966
google it
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i'm >>51731696 extending the list a bit


Essential Mobile Games

Jetcar Stunts
Limbo
Pixel Dungeon
Deus Ex: The Fall
Kotor
Shadowrun Returns
Baldurs Gate
Brave Frontier
Mines of Mars
No Gravity
Hail to the King: Deathbat
Gta 3, Vice City, San Andreas
Chinatown Wars
Oddworld: Strangers Wrath
Shadowgun
Dead Space 1
Implosion: Never loose hope
Star Command
Monument Valley
Machinarium
Savant - Ascent
The only one
Deemo
Leo's Fortune
Unpossible
Hovercraft
Emulators

Online Multiplayer Games:

Vainglory
Clash of Clans
Walking War Robots
Critical Ops


Protip: Get an android tv box, enjoy emulators and many other games from this list with bluetooth controller support on the tv of your choice, giving you great handling and no battery drainage guilt.
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>>51726639
Well, not the op, bit my default viewer was Google's so...
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>>51732218
>Essential
How about no?
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>>51730609
And it uses Google play services...
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>>51714974
>shattered
Try sprouted. Updates are constant, bigger grid and more mobs/levels/bosses/wands/rings/artifacts/potions/seeds/berries/everything. It's a completely new strategy.
Also Flud for torrent.
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>>51732218
>>51732427

>>>/v/
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>>51729656
Not him, but I did it.

I am hard now anon.
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>>51719112
>>51716736
>>51716550
does firefox even have text reflow?
That feature is the only reason I'm currently using opera
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>>51732529
yeah, i meant games that are actually not toral shit tbqhwymf
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Usually have greenify as well , but too lazy to get it now since I have nothing to hibernate

1/2
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>>51733382
2/2

got primitive ftpd app few weeks ago, ut was like a gift from heavens for what I needed.
airdroid bloat btfo
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>>51715084
>sdcleaner found 6.75gb of gallery thumbnails

Holy shit thanks
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>>51714969
>line lite

Would that let me use the same line account on my tablet and phone?
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>>51728907
>Who the fuck would ever actually need a torrent client on their phone for any reason?

Why send torrented files to my phone when I can torrent them to phone directly?
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>>51733433
kek
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firefox, signal, redphone

that pretty much it, i use my phone as a phone mainly. i dont trust mobile operating systems
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>>51733369
There is a plugin for it
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>>51734013
>signal, redphone

you don't need both...
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>>51734207
i know but it shows up as two apps on screen. signal for sms and redphone for voice calls.
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Where can I pirate apps? I want a few apps!
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>>51731423
I use screen filter, it's the same shit. Only one permission - to set an overlay above apps.
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dumb phoneposters
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To everyone here,

Did you guys root your phone first?
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>>51733395
>Tae Kim
My nigga
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>>51734738
no
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>>51734738
yes
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>>51734738
maybe
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Most of these have been mentioned already.

The icon packs are Polycon and CandyCons. I wish either of them had an icon for Wolfram.
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>androidfags have to clog up their phones with 99999999999999 apps to make them usable
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>>51735838
Do you not use any apps?
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>>51735872
Meanwhile on IPhone....
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>>51716290
safari
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>>51734612
in case it's not bait, google app.apk
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Am i the only one who doesn't play anything on my smartphone besides occasional 2048 and Clash Of Clans while taking a shit?
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>>51737045
I don't play games either. Mostly because I haven't found any that I like.

What are some good games? I tried Pixel Dungeon and hated it.
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>>51737045

Pls join my clan
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>>51737167
Punch quest is a nice one, it's perfect when you're bored.


>>51735974
>Vine in photography
>games in"Action"
>"ask.fm" - productivity

jesus christ this guy can't organize for shit
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>>51737300
You're town hall is under attack chief
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