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F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device.

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F-Droid TIL thread: What's your favorite obscure feature in an F-Droid app? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 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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[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Force Tor requests! Nice if you want to be sure your stuff isnt leaking data"

IPFS gate ways! IPFS is just really cool way to decrentalize storage (with metadata support making it a little longer living then a torrent link).

Nearby downloads! Nice when you want to share an app with a friend but internet is spotty.

Tracking antifeatures! I love that i can filter out network service dependcy or non-foss