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!

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Fossify might be a good place to start with…

https://github.com/FossifyOrg

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I’ve tried those before, but I don’t like most of those apps to be honest. The gallery is pretty good and the calendar is okay, but the rest doesn’t work quite right for me

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I can’t help with installing lineage os apps but I can suggest unexpected keyboard. I tried a lot of foss keyboards and this was the best in what I tried. It has a lot of customisation You can basically change anything. I even added my own keyboard layout to it.

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Does it support multilingual typing?

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it has different layout but I don’t know if you can quickly switch between layouts

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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.

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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!

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Heliboard is the best opensource keyboard I have used. For dialer, I use fossify Dialer

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I think I’ve tried heliboard before, but that doesn’t support multilingual typing, right?

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Yeah, it doesn’t.

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Ah that’s a shame, deal-breaker for me

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Thanks, those look pretty good!

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It is from the developer(s) that made Libretube.

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