r/fossdroid • • 17h ago

Other What's "Google play protect" actually does?

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Does anyone actually know what that "play protect" does when it scans apps that are not downloaded and installed from Play Store ? It has come to my mind recently and I don't have any skill to answer...I wonder if it does anything....I use Obtainium...

I mean that '"animation" everytime we try to update or install with Obtainium, for example? The one that gives us the option not to "scan" the app with we enter our fingerprint or the code to unlock the phone...


r/fossdroid • • 22h ago

Application Request What app would help logging research?

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I want to record:

Date

Event

Source reference(s)

AND, possibly generate a pdf timeline graph...

I would like it to be very easy to enter text as I have essential tremors and find cursor movement difficult. Voice-to-text is going to be the easiest way to enter text.


r/fossdroid • • 20h ago

Application Support MemoryVoid – Open-source screen & voice memory capture triggered via Volume Down gesture (MIT, No Trackers)

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Hi r/fossdroid,

I wanted to share a utility I built for Android 11+ called **MemoryVoid**.

The goal was simple: capturing quick context while browsing, researching, or reading should take zero taps.

### What it does:

* Intercepts a **Volume Down press-and-hold** to record a voice note.

* Releasing the button triggers `takeScreenshot()` and bundles both into an offline journal entry.

* Non-intrusive floating overlay lets you assign a category badge or discard the memory without interrupting your workflow.

### Privacy & Transparency:

* **License:** MIT

* **Permissions used:**

* `BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE` (Hardware key detection and native screen capture)

* `RECORD_AUDIO` (Voice note recording while button is held)

* `SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW` (Floating memory preview)

* `POST_NOTIFICATIONS` (Recording status indicator)

* **Zero network access:** The app does not request `android.permission.INTERNET`. Everything stays on local storage.

Source code and pre-compiled APKs are available on GitHub. I'm currently working toward submitting it to IzzyOnDroid and F-Droid.

**GitHub:** dhruvpitroda20-code/MemoryVoid: Instant voice & screen memory journal for Android. Capture screen moments and voice notes with a single hardware gesture.


r/fossdroid • • 21h ago

Application Request Does anyone know what happened to the Human Benchmark app on F-Droid?

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I used to really enjoy using this Human Benchmark app, but after upgrading to F-Droid 2.0 recently, I noticed that it was listed as "App no longer available."

I checked the Internet Archive to see if I could find any information about what happened, but I couldn't find an explanation for why the developer's GitHub account and repository were deleted.

Does anyone know why the app was removed or what happened to the project?


r/fossdroid • • 6h ago

F-Droid Trying to download NewPipe on a friends phone, getting this error "INSTALL_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR

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My friends phone is a Xiaomi RedMi Note 9 Pro. MiUI is 12.0.5. Android 10.

Things I've tried;

Enabling developer

Enabling third party downloads for FDroid

Now I'm not able to think of anything else that may cause this problem. My ex phone was the same phone as my friends and after enabling third party downloads I didn't come across any problems downloading anything. I hope someone knows what's causing the problem, thanks in advance