"Collect data from satellites for scientific research in weather forecasting."-https://www.camaliot.org/ It's an android app that uses your GPS to help collect data to improve navigation and weather forecasting.
Tag: android
Notabli
"Save more than just photos and videos - post quotes, audio clips, and notes using your phone, tablet, or the web. Invite the other parent, or others, to post about your kids too."-https://about.notabli.com/how-it-works A private Instagram with keepsake integration. Probably of interest to parents.
Accessing a Locked Android Phone Not Displaying A Keyboard
I use AnySoftKeyboard as my keyboard of choice on Android. It's great, except when my SD Card becomes corrupted. When that happens, AnySoftKeyboard no longer works. If my device is locked at the time, there doesn't appear to be a way to type in my password to unlock the device. There is a solution to … Continue reading Accessing a Locked Android Phone Not Displaying A Keyboard
Randonautica
Randonautica is an app that takes your current location and suggests a random route through some specified radius. I like any kind of aid to serendipity, so I wanted to bookmark it for the future.
Seedvault: Encrypted Backup for Android
"While every smartphone user wants to be prepared with comprehensive data backups in case their phone is lost or stolen, not every Android user wants to entrust their sensitive data to Google's cloud-based storage. By storing data outside Google's reach, and by using client-side encryption to protect all backed-up data, Seedvault offers users maximum data … Continue reading Seedvault: Encrypted Backup for Android
Magic Earth
"Turn-by-turn navigation, HD Traffic, OpenStreetMap, 3D maps, Satellite maps, Offline maps and Transit. Entirely free."—https://www.magicearth.com/ A privacy friendly alternative to Google Maps.
Transcender
Hey! Vina
Hey! Vina is a Tinder-style app for women to meet other women and become friends.
SkyView
SkyView "is a beautiful and intuitive stargazing app that uses your camera to precisely spot and identify celestial objects in sky, day or night. Find popular constellations as they fade in and out while you scan across the sky, locate planets in our solar system, discover distant galaxies, and witness satellite fly-bys."
Manyverse, Android App for the Scuttlebutt Social Network
Manyverse is an alpha Android app for Scuttlebutt, the off-grid social network. It needs a lot of work at this point. But, it's an interesting model I hope gets some traction. If you need a pub server, try: http://ssb.learningsocieties.org There are others software efforts that are similar. Compare Manyverse to Riot.im, Keybase, Mastodon, the Safe … Continue reading Manyverse, Android App for the Scuttlebutt Social Network
Intra
"Intra protects you from DNS manipulation, a cyber attack used to block access to news sites, social media platforms and messaging apps." —https://getintra.org/#!/ An app from Google's Jigsaw Team that incorporates encrypted DNS lookups that come stock in 9 into older versions of Android. Not as good as using a VPN, but better than nothing.
Put Your Phone in Do Not Disturb Mode Forever | The Outline
"My phone never buzzes or beeps — unless someone calls me more than twice in a row, which is a setting I turned on in case of emergency — and the screen never flashes some distracting reminder of all the other nonsense I could be giving my attention. Even when my phone is open or … Continue reading Put Your Phone in Do Not Disturb Mode Forever | The Outline
Swimming Against the Stream of Convenience
A year ago, I deleted my Facebook account. It was a bit of a watershed moment for my digital life because it was the start of a process, where I took a hard look at my use of the "free" services offered by Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple and tried to assess whether other … Continue reading Swimming Against the Stream of Convenience
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