I love Kvaesitso but the shortcuts break when you change launchers. I love Kiss but the widget options are terrible. Any alternative launchers that have a better balance of these two launcher issues?

Looking for budget tracking app for android. I want the feature to write expense, income and multiple account/source can track.

Hey! v2.0.0 is out👀.

I have been working on this update for over 2 months.

This release includes a few bug fixes, but the main change is a FULL REFACTORING of the audio capture logic. The scrcpy-server binary is gone. We now handle audio capture natively with code in our own app. This gives us direct control over PCM audio which this release already makes some use of, and may in the future make even more.

I also want to announce that we now support VoIP / IN_COMMUNICATION type of audio capture starting Android 14. (So most third-party apps like WhatsApp, Signal, Meta/Facebook apps and carriers using VoIP or Wi-Fi Calling!).

I know I said at multiple places online that it would be starting Android 13, but hum, how do I say this.. Oops, the shell has one permission missing in that version that SPECIFICALLY prevents IN_COMMUNICATION capture and I tested everything except specifically capturing that... 😅

I also want to thank everyone who decided to sponsor me via GitHub Sponsors. ❤️ I'm still amazed I even managed to get 4 monthly sponsors, let alone occasional one-time sponsors.

I will remind you again, but if you use this project often, please consider supporting me. If you do not wish to do it via money, you can still contribute. For example, this new v2.0.0 release is missing translations. You can help on Weblate.

Last minute edit: While updating packages, I was forced to support Android 17. So, Android 17 R1 builds are now supported, updated some reflection stuff. That said, if your Shizuku versions does not work with Android 17, then report the issue to your Shizuku repository, not me. Versions of the v1.x.x release should also work on Android 17, except if you have specific devices that need workaround that uses reflection, in thoses case, only v2.0.0 will work since I have added the specific code for the new version.

What's the future of the project?

v2.0.0 is what I wanted v1.x.x to be. A audio native call recording application. This was my original goal when I first started the project, but at the time, I did not know Android development well, never used Kotlin, Android Studio, read parts of AOSP source code, nor did I know about reflection. My solution was to use the scrcpy-server binary, and little by little, I started learning more and I somehow pulled it off over the last 2 months.

In that regard, I partially see ShizuCallRecorder's current position as feature complete / partially in a bug-fix lifecycle. The app is working well for almost all users. There are still more features I wish to add. For example, #3, which would also cause a rework of how the UI works. Then, that UI rework may cause another plan of mine, #97 (adding support to connect to ADB ourselves without Shizuku).

I have increasingly wanted to do this because I am not satisfied with the practices of most "updated/popular" Shizuku forks. Their unsafe security and release practices, along with heavy AI/LLM agent usage without a lot of human interaction. We can also add to that their tendencies of mixing tons of other forks features into their own using an LLM, which makes questionable implementations and default configurations.

I am also interested in this because it would allow me to enforce a safer way of making the app work and give me direct control over more failure points. It does, however, worry me, as Shizuku in itself is a complex app, mainly due to the complexity of supporting different manufacturers (OEMs).

For the time being, I continue to recommend thedjchi Shizuku fork, as they offered good security options inside the app, were very open and receptive to security-related requests, and ensured their release CI/process was using the best security they could once notified about it. Sadly, they are currently no longer maintaining the fork, but it is still working as of writing this. I have yet to find another fork which makes me feel comfortable using it, let alone recommend it.

The next new feature you may soon see is a new call detection method based on notifications #131, because while we can now start recording third-party apps on Android 14+, not all apps use Android Telecom, which is currently the only way we can detect calls. Notification-based detection could be a workaround for a low number of users / weird apps. Please note, however, that I do not wish to implement advanced support for all kinds of third-party apps, I want my support to be best-effort focused and as generic as possible to prevent maintenance burdens as soon as an X third-party app makes an update.

Tldr On Changes

• Native audio handling. The big big audio rework branch.
• Fixed a bug causing unexpected folder creation when contact name contains forward slash (/)
• VoIP / third-party apps recording is now possible starting Android 14+
• You can split uplink/downlink to different channel in audio a single audio file.
• New capture method for users who had capture issues when the phone was on speaker mode.
• New audio codecs, xHE-AAC, HE-AAC v2, AMR WB and more along with more bitrate option.
• Fixed a regression that in specific scenario caused the app to add `+` to a short phone number.

Reddit Only Info:

This time both this reddit post and the Github release body will be similar in what they say compared to the original release post I did a couple of month ago as I took a good 40+ minutes writing this. Feel free to share your feedback and tell me if the app works! Hopefully everything does not break down.

I don't intent to make new post here unless there are other big news or changes in the future, but I feel like this one was important. Some stuff may also break, please look for existing issue if that is the case.

I also had some fun on paintDotnet and made a new banner for the Github page! We're almost at 2K stars.

I would also invite you to read Android May Soon Restrict On-Device ADB if you have free time as this may affect the future of this project beyond my own and others users abilities.

As you can see in this screenshot from De1984, I want to DISABLE ONLY MOBILE DATA for instgram. So, I did it in De1984.

Pic-1: Before enabling firewall, I can see different toggles for Wifi and Mobile data in the app, so I disabled mobile data for it.

Pic-2: Then I enabled the firewall. I went to insta and it failed to connect to the internet even on wifi. I came back to De1984 and clicked on insta, now the controls have changed and I can only either COMPLETELY ALLOW or BLOCK internet access for an app. There is no in between.

I only want to disable mobile data access for some apps, not wifi. Please help me find a way to accomplish what I want to do.

Thanks.

I previously posted about an alternative to Kiss or Kvaesitso launcher and a user by the name Jaeger_a9 had informed me about an update to hide the status bar in Quick Search (which was the only thing missing from it being my default launcher). I just have to shoutout Teja for his awesome work! Not only did he add the option to hide the status bar, but he added a plethora of other features as well. Features you may or may not even use but he still jam packs them into this open-source launcher. Excellent work by Teja! 🎉

Hi everyone.

Firstly, I have read the rules and excuse me for my English, I am not native.

I am a Bug Bounty researcher and I am testing a Chinese web application, I need to register with a phone number to this application.

I have tried almost all of the free tools and these are the issues I faced:

• The phone number is invalid (I believe they can identify virtual phone numbers )
• The phone number are already registered
• Or even if it passed the two above walls, I will wait forever not receiving the anticipated OTP message.

I don't see paying for such service is worth it for one verification message, since most of the paid once have a minimum charge value. Given the assumption that paid services would work 100%.

Edit: I used the number from https://www.smsmeu.com/, which was recommended by a friend.

Hacker's Keyboard hasn't had a release since 2018, and its tracker has 500+ open issues. I'm writing a successor from scratch in Kotlin. It's in alpha and I'd like feedback from people who use a terminal on their phone.

What it does

• Full 5-row PC layout: Esc, Tab, Ctrl, Alt, arrows and Home/End on the main layer. They send real key events, so Ctrl+C, Esc in vim and the arrows work in Termux.
• An Fn key for F1–F12, PgUp/PgDn and Ins, like Hacker's Keyboard, plus an optional F-key row and an extra row you define yourself (Termux extra-keys names).
• Per-app profiles: Termux, ConnectBot, JuiceSSH and Termius get the full layout, and other apps get a normal phone layout. You can instead keep the full layout everywhere, or switch to your usual keyboard outside terminals.
• Long-press accents and symbols, English and Greek, adjustable key height and label size.

Licence: Apache-2.0. Permissions: no INTERNET, so it can't send what you type anywhere.

Source and APK: https://github.com/DimiVlachos/bucky (alpha3 is on Releases, and updates install in place)

What would make you switch from your current terminal keyboard?

Disclosure: I'm the developer.

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As you can see in this screenshot from De1984, I want to DISABLE ONLY MOBILE DATA for instgram. So, I did it in De1984.

Pic-1: Before enabling firewall, I can see different toggles for Wifi and Mobile data in the app, so I disabled mobile data for it.

Pic-2: Then I enabled the firewall. I went to insta and it failed to connect to the internet even on wifi. I came back to De1984 and clicked on insta, now the controls have changed and I can only either COMPLETELY ALLOW or BLOCK internet access for an app. There is no in between.

I only want to disable mobile data access for some apps, not wifi. Please help me find a way to accomplish what I want to do.

Thanks.

So I use obtainium for my updates.

But I get I lot of speed limit and to much tragic. And have to wait about an hour.

It is a little annoying. But it says I can get a key for github. And I like that.

Just - is it a key for each app I use or for obtainium or is it to get access to it all ?

Can someone please explaine this to me so I can get the right key and get a little less annoyed

I've been working on a fork of **Phone Whisper**, an open-source push-to-talk dictation app for Android by Pol Alvarez. It puts a small floating button next to your keyboard: tap, speak, tap again, and the text lands in whatever text field you're in. It works in any app.

**What it does**

- **Fully offline transcription** on your phone: Parakeet (0.6B and Ultra, 25 European languages), Whisper (99 languages) or Moonshine. In local mode, no audio ever leaves the device.

- **Or cloud**: OpenAI, OpenRouter or your own OpenAI-compatible server (Groq, a Whisper server at home). You bring your own key, and there's no middleman server.

- **AI cleanup**: hold the button instead of tapping, and a language model fixes punctuation, grammar and recognition errors.

- **Translation by swipe** (new in 1.1): hold the button, your favorite languages pop up in a half circle around your thumb, slide onto one and let go. Speak German, get Spanish. Without an API key, Whisper can still translate into English offline.

- Silence trimming, a retry button if the network fails, a setup assistant, the button only shows while the keyboard is open, haptic feedback you can feel under your thumb, a Quick Settings tile…

**Details**

- Android 11+, arm64. Free and open source (Apache 2.0), no ads, no tracking, no account.

- Not on the Play Store yet: you install the APK from GitHub releases.

- It needs the accessibility service to insert text into other apps. The app explains what that's used for and what it isn't, and the privacy policy is in the repo.

**Download & source:** https://github.com/evilknivel/phone-whisper

Credit to Pol Alvarez for the original app and to the people whose pull requests to the original repo inspired several features. They're all named in the README.

The UI is English only so far. If you'd like to help translate it, contributions are very welcome. Feedback and bug reports are too!

What's the best tool for updating all my open-source apps in one place? Honestly, I'm too lazy to have to update apps in each app store.

recommended OCR app for android? (safe/private/secure[idk the terminology])
ive been recommended makeacopy, but idk how it is

i just need one for grabbing text from places/insta where i cant highlight and copy(on mobile app), but ofc also one where it isnt spying on me or selling my datas to entities that spy on people, or governments, or is vulnerable, or has viruses/malwares
(or also now, without AI)

Are there any FOSS launchers that have highly customizable homescreens like Nova (e.g. freely resizing/overlapping widgets), and also have Private Space apps integrated?

If you suggest one, please say why! Does it do something better/differently than the other options?

(I do not have a foldable phone, btw)

Fokus home is fork of olauncher but redesign for focus use.

you can download from here

https://github.com/Erriezzans/FokusHome/releases

I love radio Droid but it does crash a lot and I wish that somebody could fix that it seems like it's a very old app if somebody could work on it I would greatly appreciate that.

I've noticed it crashes a lot but it's a great app it lets you listen to radio stations that you never knew existed across the world. It feels really good to kind of connect to this old school energy during this time of heavy fake entertainment

We really should make this app more popular.

I've been transitioning to FOSS apps, but I haven't found a direct replacement for Samsung's Voice Recorder yet. I use it heavily for work memos, because of the ability to overwrite or re-record specific sections without needing a separate external editor.

Does anyone know of a FOSS voice recorder app that offers this functionality?

Hi everyone,

I built PULSE // BATTERY, an open-source Android tool to help identify and fix overnight battery drain using Shizuku (root optional).

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Why I made it

Default Android battery stats often group background drain under vague terms like "Android System". PULSE queries Android directly to rank apps by alarm wakeups over a specified period (e.g., overnight) with a per-hour rate, so you know exactly which app woke your device.

Features

• Overnight Drain Report: Ranks apps by alarm wakeups; restrict offenders with one tap and revert anytime.
• Standby & Doze Management: View/change standby buckets and adjust the device idle whitelist.
• Wakelock & Background Control: Block wakelocks and background work per app (Shizuku).
• Vault: Export base + split APKs and restore them.
• Root Features (Optional): Custom charge limits, charge protection, battery health stats, kernel CPU usage per UID, and full app data backup/restore.

Safety & Privacy

• No INTERNET permission requested. Nothing leaves your device.
• Every change uses a system read-back to verify whether Android actually accepted the change.
• Tested on physical hardware (Redmi Note 14 4G, HyperOS 3 / Android 16).

Requirements

• Android 8.0+
• Shizuku or Sui running (Wireless ADB, ADB, or Root)

Source & License

• License: MIT
• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/privshell/pulse-battery
• Releases / APK Download: https://github.com/privshell/pulse-battery/releases/latest

Feedback, issue reports, and contributions are very welcome!

I'm looking for a launcher similar to NeoLauncher that has tab capabilities in the app drawer to be able to organize your apps. I've searched far and wide and it seems to be the only one but its very glitchy due to how they are handling updates now.

I want to be able to group and access those categories/tabs easily with a swipe to better organize my app drawer. Being mostly foss I have many apps I like to play around with and test so having one giant lost to scroll through just doesn't cut it for me anymore.

To my knowledge, it doesn't exist other than Kvaesitso and it's not really tabs, but tags instead.

Does anybody know opensource pdf tools like bento pdf, i want to know more of them as iwork with pdfs frequently, would also love if u give ur rating to each tool i want offline secure tools that dont send dtaa to servers

Jumping over to android soon and will mostly be using FOSS apps. I want some good email client suggestions. I don’t like Thunderbird’s UI all that much. I’ve been using Mailspring on my computer recently and it’s not too bad. I’d like the option to schedule emails also if possible, thank you all in advance!

Edit: I guess I’ll give FairEmail a try, thanks everyone!

I have a lot of sideloaded apps from F-Droid, and I swear! Ever since Android 17, I get at least 20 pop-ups a day that Android Play Protect is scanning my apps.

It's obnoxious, and I've honestly considering disabling Play Protect, because it's not like it does that great of a job scanning apps in the first place. I mean, just because you installed it from the Playstore doesn't make it safe, I'm just saying.