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F-Droid TIL thread: What's your favorite obscure feature in an F-Droid app? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 days ago by donio@lemmy.world to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml
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Is there a feature you've recently discovered in an app available on F-Droid that might not be obvious to casual users of the app? This is your chance to share it!

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[–] donio@lemmy.world 43 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Here is mine: In AntennaPod you can add a local folder as a "podcast".

This is a great way to add audio files from other sources to your pod listening schedule. Files copied from your computer, drm-free audiobooks, audio tracks extracted using NewPipe etc.

It is also possible to have the files deleted when you are done playing them.

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This is perfect. Just 20 minutes ago I tried to start an audiobook using VLC. The scrubbing function on that app kinda blows - cheers for the tip.

[–] d_k_bo@feddit.org 5 points 4 days ago

For audiobooks, i can recommend Voice.

[–] donio@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah, the ability to use the bluetooth or android auto forward/backward jump buttons to skip a few seconds instead of entire tracks makes AntennaPod nice for audiobooks or other long form audio.