I once had a conversation with AI to see what the fastest form of local transportation is, that didn’t absolutely require paying any kind of insurance, like cars do. I did not expect the response at all: the AI told me horseback riding. The thing is, it’s completely right, but it’s something no human would ever have given as a response. Anyways, if anyone has a horse you don’t want…

I’m not sure if this is good or bad.

The reason Brave is recommended is due to its boost in security over Gecko-based browsers, as recommended by the GrapheneOS team (see here and here). Any bloatware and tracking in Brave can be disabled. I don’t like some of Brave’s decisions just as much as anyone, and if a fork of Brave that removes the bloat by default is created, I will be sure to include it. Even still, I included Mullvad Browser as another alternative for those not happy with Brave and want a Gecko-based browser. Brave is my top choice, but it may not be yours. Feel free to make your own list of software that meets your own requirements, but you’ll find that the other software on my list is just as “credible” despite my browser choice. I’m not forcing you to use any software in that list, so feel free to use whichever web browser you wish.

Like I mentioned, I wasn’t able to get every app. I already had a lot to go through, but I may check these out in my free time :)

it’s the best out there, but the bar is pretty low.

For most open source health apps, I found that this is very true. Almost every app here is Android-exclusive (I put no restrictions on which OS it couldn’t be on, I only required it be on Android) meaning it doesn’t get wide adoption. Lots of them are outdated, buggy, abandoned, low quality, etc. I truly wish I could see (or spark) a movement in the open source community to start making health apps, because health data is the most sensitive and most exploited data there is. This post is a sort of doubles as a sad “this is the best we have, and it isn’t even that great most of the time”

These are just the apps I tested, and lots of them have been abandoned. I mentioned that, unfortunately, Paseo is abandoned as well as Pedometer (PFA).

Have you used Gadgetbridge yourself? If so, can you tell me more about your experiences?

Could you provide more information about those apps, such as what they are used for and which criteria they meet?

IT’S AMAZING! HOLY…

My exact reaction to trying it! I wish I had known about this so much sooner.

When I get asked why, I just say I’m just confirming what Google Maps said to me (which tbf can be outdated) so I get updated!

I’ve gotten so used to lying or social engineering to maintain my privacy, that it felt weird to be honest about actually contributing to a map and telling people what it is.

Thank you so much for recommending this!

You’re welcome! But thank the StreetComplete team for making such a wonderful way to contribute to OSM

Yes! You can download nearby quests for your location, and complete them fully offline. Afterwards, you can connect to the internet to upload your edits to OSM at your earliest convenience.

“You don’t want to go down that road” taken literally

Usually I tend to avoid sarcastic responses, but since no one mentioned it, how about the game of Telephone?

SearXNG also lets you use Google as one of the engines, allowing you to obtain Google search results anonymously.

I made my own list of software, and most of those listed are software I use daily.

I made a list of open source software that you can use in the future when looking for software! My list recommends OpenStreetMap, OsmAnd, and Organic Maps under the “Map Services” section.

I do not know, sorry. Someone who does know is free to answer this, otherwise you could try researching using some of the sources listed in my previous post, or contact some knowledgeable people such as the GrapheneOS team, Mozilla, etc.

Some good, open source TOTP apps to use are Aegis and Ente Auth.

Chrome sounds more secure

Chromium is not the same as Chrome. I highly suggest reading the previous posts.

yet I don’t want an advertising company looking at my browsing habbits

There are more privacy respecting options such as ungoogled-chromium and Brave (which can be configured to minimize data collection and bloat).

In the end, the choice is yours.

Either option works.

I know, but since we’re referring to permissions here, I wanted to refer to each of them by the permission names.