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[?]heise online » 🌐
@heiseonline@social.heise.de

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[?]Micr0byte [they/him] » 🌐
@micr0@wetdry.world

A couple months ago I posted a clip of an app I made just for myself, and a bunch of you said “please release this.” So I did!

Cava Reader is an ebook + audiobook reader for Android. You load an EPUB and its audiobook, and it highlights each word as the narrator says it, karaoke style. The speech recognition runs on your phone, so it all works offline.

I made it because my brain wanders. When the words light up I never lose my place, and if I zone out for a second I just look back and the highlight is right there. (Same reason I always record my blog posts and post them next to the text. Friends with ADHD got me into that habit.)

also I made this video myself, and I’m way too proud of the little piano sync at the end lol

No account, no ads, your books never leave your device. There’s also a built-in library of 37 public domain classics you can read along with for free.

Reading and listening are free, read along on the classics is free, and read along on your own books is free for the first 4 hours. After that it’s a one-time $9.99 for the Full app. No subscription.

This is my first closed-source project and the first thing I’ve ever charged for. It’s the most effort I’ve ever put into anything, and it might be what finally stops me from dipping into my savings to keep Altbot running. If you do buy Full, thank you :)

Google Play, or APK / Obtainium: cavareader.app

Android only for now (sorry iOS folks, I don’t own a single Apple device to test on 😅 (for now… coming soon TM??))

Alt...A video of Cava Reader, a eBook+audiobook synced reader app. A phone screen appears on the right with large text on the left. Upbeat instrumental music plays throughout, with narration. The video opens with “Read or listen? Why choose?” The phone shows Pride and Prejudice with words highlighted one at a time as they’re read aloud. Next, “Read along. Every word, right on cue.” continues the highlighting. “Listen. Just the narration.” shows the book cover and an audio waveform. “Read. Just you and the words.” shows plain scrolling text. “37 classics. Yours, free. Read along included.” shows a scrolling grid of classic book covers. “Bring your own books. Your EPUB. Your audiobook. Together.” shows a book being added to the shelf. “Fullscreen. Nothing else. Just your book.” shows text filling the whole screen, as the phone frame fades out. “Your fonts. Your themes.” shows the reading screen switching between light, dark, and colored themes and different fonts, with each change cut on the beat of the piano in the music. The video ends on the Cava Reader logo with “Read, listen, or both at once. Free to start. Full: $9.99 once. Read along on your own books. cavareader.app.”

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    [?]Peter N. M. Hansteen » 🌐
    @pitrh@mastodon.social

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    [?]Marcel SIneM(S)US » 🌐
    @simsus@social.tchncs.de

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    [?]GNU/Linux.ch » 🌐
    @gnulinux@social.anoxinon.de

    SaverTuner - Das Akkusparwunder

    Ist euer Handy-Akku auch immer viel zu schnell leer? Mit SaverTuner könnt ihr auf versteckte Energiesparoptionen von eurem Android-Handy zugreifen und die Akkulaufzeit optimieren.

    gnulinux.ch/savertuner-das-akk

      [?]Mario [Take some grammar classes!] » 🌐
      @mariob@liberdon.com

      @nextcloud is not as polished as or however:

      Nura= real
      Ubuntu & Android = Linux wannabe

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        [?]Matthias Kirschner » 🌐
        @kirschner@mastodon.social

        Wrote about "The power of " a great tool which helps you to script installation of apps (or in the video the deinstallation): k7r.eu/the-power-of-fdroidcl/

        (Also includes links to the @fsfe reports about @LineageOS @iode @murena /e/OS and @GrapheneOS )

        Thanks to @floriansnow for the pointer!

        Alt...Screenplay of Android launcher where app icons get removed.

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          [?]Lioh » 🌐
          @lioh@tube.sp-codes.de

          SaverTuner - Das Akkusparwunder

          Ist euer Handy-Akku auch immer viel zu schnell leer? Mit SaverTuner gehört das der Vergangenheit an und du kommst sicher durch den Tag. Die App lässt sich aus dem F-Droid Store installieren und ermöglicht es dir auf versteckte Akkusparoptionen von deinem Android Handy zuzugreifen. Ich erkläre dir in diesem Video im Detail wie du SaverTuner installieren und konfigurieren kannst, denn damit die App wirklich wirkt sind einige Einstellungen nötig

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            [?]R.L. Dane :Debian: :FreeBSD: :OpenBSD: :NetBSD:🍵 :MiraLovesYou: [he/him/my good fellow] » 🌐
            @rl_dane@polymaths.social

            Yo, why does stuff need to be bloated these days??

            That's bigger than my third hard disk! 🤦‍♂️

            #Android #Kobo #Bloat

            Android app info screen with the handwritten text "Y THO??" ("Why, though?") and an arrow pointing to the indicator that the app's size is 360 megabytes.

            Alt...Android app info screen with the handwritten text "Y THO??" ("Why, though?") and an arrow pointing to the indicator that the app's size is 360 megabytes.

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              [?]Tuta » 🌐
              @Tutanota@mastodon.social

              So Google is killing Android Freedom but can't even keep its official Play Store safe?! 😡

              A fake version of app appeared on the Google Play Store above the real one - And Google is trying to stop you know side loading apps and only use its Play Store for 'Security reasons'. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE.

              Take action & sign the petition: keepandroidopen.org/cta/

              is supposed to be open, & your phone should be yours → NOT GOOGLES.

              Image shows screenshot of cybernews website headline "Fake Chrome app racks up 100,000 downloads - with google's own ads pushing it above the real thing"

              Alt...Image shows screenshot of cybernews website headline "Fake Chrome app racks up 100,000 downloads - with google's own ads pushing it above the real thing"

                [?]Jesień Linuksowa » 🌐
                @JesienLinuksowa@fosstodon.org

                📽️ NAGRANIE: Nowe pokolenie narzędzi do walczenia o lepszy internet

                Obczajcie najnowsze nagranie z ubiegłorocznej Jesieni Linuksowej – @arek i @kuba z Fundacji @icd opowiadają o narzędziach ich autorstwa, które pomagają odzyskać kontrolę nad prywatnością w Internecie.

                👉️️ YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=UYPTuWEOk38

                Tymczasem przypominamy o trwających zapisach na tegoroczną edycję:

                🔗 Zapisy: jesien.org/2026

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                [?]gadgetChecks.de » 🤖 🌐
                @gadgetchecks@burningboard.net

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                [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                the need for privacy is a natural and cultural phenomenon, certain governments seem to try making it look like an illegal activity only criminals want, don't let them take your privacy away

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                  [?]gadgetChecks.de » 🤖 🌐
                  @gadgetchecks@burningboard.net

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                  [?]Dendrobatus Azureus » 🌐
                  @Dendrobatus_Azureus@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                  Remember this address at the end of this toot

                  Google uses it to tell you they linked phone numbers to your Android Device WITHOUT ASKING YOU FIRST!

                  Don't get angry FIGHT back!

                  myaccount.google.com/phone

                  support.google.com/android/ans

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                    [?]jbz » 🌐
                    @jbz@indieweb.social

                    ⚠️ AOSP Source Releases Are So Late Developers Disassemble Libraries to Report Bugs

                    github.com/android/ndk/issues/

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                      [?]Pete Orrall [Pete/Pete] » 🌐
                      @peteorrall@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                      As per stats, I unlocked my phone 50 times, had 1,044 notifications today, and had two hours and 54 minutes of screen time today.

                        [?]eteryu » 🌐
                        @eteryu@infosec.exchange

                        Zrobiłem mały remont na eteryu.space.

                        Dodałem nową sekcję Poradniki z konkretnymi instrukcjami krok po kroku: jak zabezpieczyć telefon w 15 minut, jak skonfigurować prywatny DNS, jak odciąć algorytmy od YouTube i zdjęć, jak okiełznać klawiaturę i schowek, jak odizolować toksyczne aplikacje.

                        Dotychczasowe Artykuły zmieniły się w Blog, a strona główna dostała nowy układ.

                        Zapraszam do przejrzenia: eteryu.space

                        Obrazek przedstawia zawartość kategorii Poradniki z Eteryu.space

                        Alt...Obrazek przedstawia zawartość kategorii Poradniki z Eteryu.space

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                        [?]der Mike » 🌐
                        @dermike@hessen.social

                        nachdem ich mit ein wenig herumgespielt habe, aber mit dem Halium-Layer darunter und der gesamt-performance im Besonderen unzufrieden war, hab ich jetzt (vormals ) mit drauf und muss sagen, das ist schon ziemlich ;)

                        Ist noch kein wirklicher dailydriver aber deutlich besser als erwartet und allemal besser als und vielleicht bald bereit Android in den Allerwertesten zu treten! ;)

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                          [?]Nextcloud 📱☁️💻 » 🌐
                          @nextcloud@mastodon.xyz

                          ⛓️ Today, Google has taken the next step in enclosing the ecosystem by starting to enforce its developer verification program in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.

                          No better time than now to recommend the best apps from everyone's favorite app store, F-Droid.

                          We'll start: Librera Reader, Image Toolbox, LocalSend, AntennaPod, FMD, Capy Reader, Unexpected Keyboard, Voice Audiobook Player, Aegis Authenticator...

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                            [?]Stefano Marinelli » 🌐
                            @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                            There are things I will never understand. On Android I have at least two users, one for the main things and one for testing. On iOS this is not possible, and for me it is a big limitation.

                              [?]crc » 🌐
                              @crc@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                              I finally have Konilo & RetroForth running on . I still a lot to do in cleaning up the code and adding i/o devices for RetroForth, but Konilo is fully working on both my supernote and phone, and RetroForth is running the minimal system on both.

                              Konilo running on an eink tablet.

                              Alt...Konilo running on an eink tablet.

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                                [?]Terence Eden » 🌐
                                @Edent@mastodon.social

                                I'm getting a bit frustrated with the various Mastodon apps for Android.

                                Tusky doesn't support quote posts, and scrolling is janky.
                                Fedilab scrolling also stutters.
                                Pachli doesn't group notifications.
                                Mastodon official doesn't let you swipe between the tabs or customise them much.

                                I'm on a Pixel 8 Pro - so scrolling performance shouldn't be this bad!

                                What's your favourite app for the Fediverse that you personally use on a regular basis?
                                (Not interested in websites / PWA thanks.)

                                  [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                                  @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                                  in you can have several profiles separating private life from work!

                                  you can mute your work profile while you keep available for family and friends, ex. during weekends or vacations

                                    [?]Justine Smithies [She / Her] » 🌐
                                    @justine@snac.smithies.me.uk

                                    Is anyone else using on getting server busy errors on their updates for apps ?
                                    I've tried clearing cache, force stopping the app and refreshing the anonymous login details.

                                    Please boost for a greater reach. ❤️

                                      [?]eteryu » 🌐
                                      @eteryu@infosec.exchange

                                      Wczoraj pisałem, że wygoda to największy wróg bezpieczeństwa. Obrona prywatności często wymaga radykalnych kroków i odcinania telemetrii. To prawda, ale nie oznacza to wcale, że cyfrowa higiena zawsze musi pochłaniać mnóstwo czasu i wymagać zaawansowanej wiedzy inżynieryjnej.

                                      Dla zachowania zdrowej równowagi wrzuciłem nowy materiał do sekcji /guides. Zawarłem w nim absolutne minimum cyfrowego przetrwania dla każdego. To cztery fundamentalne kroki (w tym sprawdzony model 3 Tier Password System), które wdrożysz w zaledwie 15 minut. Zbudujesz solidny fundament, zyskasz cyfrowy spokój i odetniesz lwią część realnych zagrożeń.

                                      Zapraszam do lektury:
                                      eteryu.space/guides/jak-zabezp

                                      Jeśli macie w swoim otoczeniu osoby, dla których cyfrowa higiena to czarna magia, podajcie ten wpis dalej. Pomóżmy wspólnie innym zrobić ten pierwszy krok.

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                                        [?]Stefano Marinelli » 🌐
                                        @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                        I’m watching some videos about the new Pixel 11 Pro. I’m…I don’t know, but I don’t like what I see.
                                        It looks a total downgrade.

                                          [?]DelegateVoid » 🌐
                                          @delegatevoid@mastodon.gamedev.place

                                          @michal It's an 13 device. They are pretty common, in all sizes. This is 3inch I think. Also have some bigger ones.

                                            [?]Arkadiusz Wieczorek » 🌐
                                            @arek@mastodon.internet-czas-dzialac.pl

                                            Jakie mini gierki na telefon polecacie to czekania w kolejce?

                                              [?]eteryu » 🌐
                                              @eteryu@infosec.exchange

                                              Często powtarzanym mitem w świecie cyfrowej higieny jest przekonanie o magicznej prywatności prosto z pudełka. W nowym wpisie na blogu rozkładam na czynniki pierwsze architekturę microG oraz obietnice popularnych systemów. Wyjaśniam zjawisko teatru prywatności oraz dlaczego poleganie na domyślnych ustawieniach to pułapka. Prawdziwe bezpieczeństwo to nawyki, a nie tylko zmiana oprogramowania.

                                              Pełny tekst znajdziecie tutaj:
                                              eteryu.space/zudzenie-prywatno

                                              Screenshot z bloga na którym widać spis treści wpisu o prywatności out od the box

                                              Alt...Screenshot z bloga na którym widać spis treści wpisu o prywatności out od the box

                                                [?]eteryu » 🌐
                                                @eteryu@infosec.exchange

                                                Dzień dobry! Ja właśnie piję kawę i szykuję się na rozmowę o pracę (życzcie mi powodzenia, hehe).

                                                A jeżeli Wy też już szykujecie się do kawki, to pijąc ją, możecie zadbać o swoją cyfrową prywatność w kilku prostych krokach, które opisałem na blogu:
                                                eteryu.space/cyfrowa-higiena-p

                                                Miłego dnia i smacznej kawy!

                                                [?]eteryu » 🌐
                                                @eteryu@infosec.exchange

                                                Zamiast siać ferment wokół afery w Poznaniu, warto zacząć działać i edukować się, w jaki sposób firmy oraz aplikacje zbierają o nas dane i tworzą całe profile behawioralne. Odzyskanie kontroli nad telefonem nie wymaga wiedzy eksperckiej, a najważniejsze kroki, od neutralizacji identyfikatora reklamowego i ukrytego skanowania Wi Fi czy Bluetooth, przez blokowanie tła, aż po wdrożenie prywatnego DNS, można wykonać samodzielnie podczas krótkiej przerwy na kawę.

                                                Jak krok po kroku zabezpieczyć swoje urządzenie i świadomie zarządzać prywatnością:

                                                eteryu.space/cyfrowa-higiena-p

                                                [?]Dendrobatus Azureus » 🌐
                                                @Dendrobatus_Azureus@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                                We have exactly 100 days left until our Androids become locked down worse than Apple phones

                                                keepandroidopen.org

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                                                  [?]Marek S. Ł. » 🌐
                                                  @marek@m5l.eu

                                                  I just configured a family member's phone to connect with @nextcloud@mastodon.xyz! Thanks to their first-party app and @davx5app@fosstodon.org the phone is independent from the Giant tech company: contacts, calendar, to-do, photo backup, everything works automagically.

                                                  The convenience of synchronisation between devices are the most common argument that I hear from friends why they are so invested in the respective walled gardens. But the same advantages can be obtained with old well-tested and open standards. Example: get an SMS with e-mail, add it to contacts and then have it autocomplete in @thunderbird@mastodon.online connecting to whichever mail provider your heart desires, thanks to the magic of CardDAV and IMAP. No need for Giant Mail :)

                                                    [?]Raven » 🌐
                                                    @raven@mastodon.bsd.cafe

                                                    Here are my personal recommendations for apps on GrapheneOS:

                                                    * App Stores: Sandboxed Google Play, F-Droid (with IzzyOnDroid repository), Accrescent (installable via GOS App Store), Obtainium (for APKs)

                                                    * Phone: Default AOSP/GOS phone app
                                                    * SMS: Default AOSP/GOS messenger app
                                                    * Contacts: Default AOSP/GOS contacts app
                                                    * Camera: Default GrapheneOS Camera app

                                                    * Browser: Vanadium (default), Vivaldi browser (Play/Obtainium), Firefox/Fennec (Play/F-Droid)

                                                    * File manager: Fossify File Manager (Play/F-Droid)
                                                    * Gallery: Fossify Gallery (Play/F-Droid)
                                                    * Notes: EasyNotes (Accrescent/F-Droid)
                                                    * Calculator: OpenCalc (Obtainium/F-Droid)
                                                    * Weather: BreezyWeather (Obtainium/Play/F-Droid)
                                                    * Mastodon: Moshidon (Obtainium/Play/F-Droid)
                                                    * Matrix: Schildichat (F-Droid, own F-Droid repo)

                                                    * Sunup: For apps that support UnifiedPush as notification service (Obtainium/Play/F-Droid)

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                                                      [?]Marek S. Ł. » 🌐
                                                      @marek@m5l.eu

                                                      Just letting the users of FreeOTP app know that I wasn't able to back up and restore my TOTP codes from it, which seems to be a long-standing issue that I somehow wasn't aware of.

                                                      However I can highly recommend the FreeOTP+ fork which has some other nice features, but crucially, saves and loads data correctly.