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I'm sure there are countless apps out there that are incredibly cool, interesting, or useful, but just haven't hit the mainstream yet. Maybe it's a productivity tool that's boosted your efficiency, a unique game that's kept you entertained for hours, or a niche app that's catered perfectly to one of your hobbies or interests.

What are some Android hidden gem apps that you've used a bunch or think it's really cool/interesting/useful?

Please share your recommendations, and if possible, a brief description of what the app does and why you find it so valuable.

Looking forward to uncovering some hidden treasures in the Android app world. Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

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[–] Cerise_W@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I put Trek: Total Interface and Total Launcher on my phone to replace the normal Android interface and for the first time in fifteen years I like hearing my phone make noise!

They work really well on my pixel 3 and respond much faster.

[–] smackjack@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Financial calculators has a bunch of useful calculators for figuring out loans, mortgage payments, compound interest, bonds, and tons more.

[–] burgersc12@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Some foss music apps i like:

Seeker - for downloads

Metro - for playing downloaded music

Vimusic, blackhole, innertune or spotube - for streaming

I've mostly been using Spotube, its awesome!

[–] kzhe@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago
[–] Bebo@literature.cafe 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Tidy panel 3 for hiding un-dismissable notifications from notification panel (for my Samsung phone). Icon pack studio for generating custom icon packs.

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[–] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I don't know how hidden it is because most people into making electronic music at all know about it, but Koala sampler is a fantastic value at $5 for an intuitive and fun way to make some silly loops.

[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[–] glennglog22@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sadly it's not on the playstore anymore, but I've had a free Tetris clone app on my phone for years that has served as a good time killer or a distraction from awkward silence. It's called Tetra Classic. I think you can still find the APK somewhere, hopefully in reputable sources.

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[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

SDR++ https://github.com/AlexandreRouma/SDRPlusPlus
Though you'll need additional hardware.

The best general-use SDR program available on Android. The other apps are just very limited mobile apps, but this gives a full desktop experience. It does support less devices than on desktop, but that's fine. You can run it as server on desktop, and connect to the SDR++ server on your phone.
Here's a screenshot:

In the screenshot, it's connected to SDR++ server running on my laptop, to which I have connected RSP1. I couldn't use the RSP1 with SDR++ on Android directly, as it requires proprietary API. But I could for example use RTL-SDR, the most popular SDR. Or maybe Airspy, Airspy HF+, HackRF or Hermes. It can also connect (network) to PlutoSDR, RFspace, RTL-TCP, SDR++ and SpyServer.

But there's more awesome SDR programs available for Android:

  • SatDump for satellite data processing

  • SDRAngel which tries to do as much as possible in single program (there's no scaling settings, so prepare a stylus or mouse)

  • Welle.io for receiving DAB/DAB+ radio

  • RTL-SDR driver allows you to run RTL-TCP server on the phone. It's also used as a driver by many other apps.

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[–] Slayan@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Underhand

Free game, no ads, no internet, no info access, no update.

Small minus, you have to download it from play store.

[–] GingeyBook@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Small caveat, not available on latest version of Android

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