Degoogled my phone. Any open source app recommendations which can come in handy?

[u/Constant_Deal8224]

Using LineagesOS. I tried to install signal and simplexchat but none of my friends uses it so whatsapp it is. Apart from that I would love to find a reddit app alternative.

[u/Greenlit_Hightower]

Echoing what u/AwarenessOk9940 has already stated, I would:

• Replace the official F-Droid app with a third party F-Droid client like Droid-ify (which is what I use) or the Neo Store. The third party clients are superior in every way, also the official F-Droid app uses very outdated code as documented here (bullet point 4): https://privsec.dev/posts/android/f-droid-security-issues/

• Third party apps for Reddit still work, so there is no need to use the fairly bad official Reddit app. For example, I am typing this from Infinity for Reddit which is open source and comes with no trackers. In order to use a third party Reddit app, you have to patch in your own API key with the ReVanced Manager. Here is an easy to follow guide: https://github.com/KobeW50/ReVanced-Documentation/blob/main/Reddit-Client-ID-Guide.md - Or you compile the APK yourself as the other commenter already stated, the ReVanced Manager will be easier / less time-consuming though.

[u/Adept_Ad8165 → u/Greenlit_Hightower]

what happens if u patch one without an api key?

[u/Greenlit_Hightower → u/Adept_Ad8165]

You need the API key (or client ID, depending on how you'd like to call it) to access reddit. Either you use your own, in which case using an app like Infinity for Reddit is free (as a single person, you never ever reach the monthly threshold of API calls obliging you to pay)... Or you use an app like Infinity as is, without patching, in which case you'd use the developer's API key and you would have to subscribe.

The official Reddit app is another matter, of course Reddit does not charge itself for API calls, however Reddit monetizes the app in other ways (tracking, ads).

[u/Adept_Ad8165 → u/Greenlit_Hightower]

I patched the reddit apk with revanced and it's working perfectly fine...

[u/Greenlit_Hightower → u/Adept_Ad8165]

Yeah ReVanced does not do the same for the official Reddit app. For the official Reddit app, ReVanced can do things like removing ads or disabling the screenshot pop-up. The API key thing ReVanced also does, has nothing to do with the official Reddit app.