Grayjay. Can't watch YouTube without it.
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Nova launcher. I have yet to find a launcher that surpasses Nova.
Just so you know, in case you haven't heard of it: https://lemmy.ca/post/19914345
Yeah, I know I just won't settle for less.
Have you recently checked out Lawnchair? They had a few big updates, and it massively improved. Even if you aren't satisfied by the experience right now, I'd recommend keeping an eye out for the project. They make lots of progress and big improvements.
How recently are we talking? I did try lawchair maybe a year ago, but it wasn't satisfactory.
I might try it again someday.
Oh they definitely made some big changes since you last tried it. A year ago, I wasn't really happy either. Now, it's perfect for me. YMMV, but you'll definitely see big improvements.
Sd maid Se . worth paying
Torque Pro. Extra gauges for your car, like oil temp, timing, fuel trim, air-to-fuel ratio, tire pressures, MPG, and so much more. Also you can use it to see if you'll pass emissions before you even go in for testing. (Requires OBD-II Bluetooth dongle.)
Also if you're willing to answer a couple of surveys a month, you can get paid apps for free forever using the Google Opinion Rewards app.
Google Opinion Rewards app.
Unless Google Googles you. I used to use this, but I have apparently been permanently silently banned from it with no explanation and no recourse. I did nothing wrong or disingenuous as far as I can tell; It simply kept asking me -- presumably based on my location -- how my experience was with retailer X, Y, or Z was. Always stores which I had not visited but simply gone near, and I truthfully answered that I did not go to those places and it'd give me thirty cents or whatever, but then one day it just stopped offering me surveys at all, apparently forever.
So I guess this flags the magic Google algorithm that I am worthless as a consumer and the app no just longer does anything on any of my devices anymore. It loads, it displays, but it never presents me any surveys. It squatted there on my phone completely silent for six months, so I uninstalled it. What a crock.
Also, I'm sure they're spying on you all the time through that app. Obviously it tracks your location, and Satan himself only knows what else it reports back to them. I think I'd give it a miss at this point. I'd rather pay $2 of real money for some app versus having Google snooping around behind me all the time just to get something for "free."
But yeah, Torque Pro is worth it. I use it all the time. So is Alpine Quest. Those are the only two paid apps I ever use on my phone.
First time I heard of Google Opinion Rewards. Skimmed through the Terms of Service, and they indeed tell you that they use your location and gather information tied to your Google account.
But hey, at least this time they are paying for selling your privacy!
Google don't need an app if they want to spy on you.
Unless you've switched to a rom without google play services, they can essentially do anything they want on your phone without you knowing.
I bought blackplayer EX a while ago because it was a great music player but now it seems to be abandonded with the last update being a year ago and I have started encountering some issues.
Poweramp still going strong ten years later.
Might have to look into it after blackplayer dies on me
Sirin audiobook reader.
it was nova launcher pro till they fucked the dev team down to 1 dev who does everything so I moved to lawn chair because I can't trust that the project is going to stay alive.
RealCalc
It's a really nice calculator.
I have this one. It's the best Android calculator I've used.
I love the widget feature. You can add a whole calculator to your home screen, I have it taking up my second page, so whenever I need a calculator I swipe across once and it's there.
Unified remote. WiFi or Bluetooth control over any win/Linux/Mac machine with many remotes and incredible functionality.
Tasker. Pretty much programming your Android to automate things. Such a powerful app.
I got recommended Macrodroid, so I'm going to try that as well as a comparison for my needs
I have purchased both. I prefer Tasker but not as many things work as in Macrodroid in Android 14. So a big +1 for Macrodroid from me.
Niagara (on pixel).
The only paid app that I have is Moon+ Reader Pro.
I read a boatload of ebooks on my device, and this has been my ebook-reader of choice for a while. I found it to be so good that I did the IAP, and stopped using Librera Reader.
For all that matters, I am a huge supporter of FOSS apps (that's the reason I have only one paid app lol) - but Moon+ reader Pro beats Librera in two areas - Librera is pretty slow when it tries to open a huge file, and Librera also can't download book covers like Moon+ does.
Poweramp, IMO the UX is excellent and it has tons of powerful features. No other music player I've tried comes close.
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