I just got a new phone (Sony Xperia 1 VI) and I’d like to replace the standard google apps with some open source alternatives. I already tried a bunch in the past, but not all of them feel quite right compared to the google apps. Lineage OS 21 has a few apps I’d like to try, especially the dialer and keyboard app. Do any of you know where I can get download them to install on any android phone?
Thanks!
Thanks, those look pretty good!
It is from the developer(s) that made Libretube.
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/lineageos/
This is the only place I’ve seen them. Not all will be compatible with non-lineageos android but I’ve had success with some.
Awesome, all standard apps seem to work fine (Calendar, Contacts Calculator, etc.) Not all of them look amazing yet but they’ll do the job I think!
Heliboard is the best opensource keyboard I have used. For dialer, I use fossify Dialer
I think I’ve tried heliboard before, but that doesn’t support multilingual typing, right?
Yeah, it doesn’t.
Ah that’s a shame, deal-breaker for me
You can just copy the apk directly from the phone.
To make it easy, I use APK Export (because I’m lazy… I could just copy the apk with any file browser).
Turns out APK Export is no longer available on the Play Store.
I also use 3C Toolbox to Backup apps to a local folder. It just copies the APK.