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diff --git a/content/blog/longevity-of-a-htc-one-s-using-cyanogenmod.rst b/content/blog/longevity-of-a-htc-one-s-using-cyanogenmod.rst index 2011676..c6ed723 100644 --- a/content/blog/longevity-of-a-htc-one-s-using-cyanogenmod.rst +++ b/content/blog/longevity-of-a-htc-one-s-using-cyanogenmod.rst @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Longevity of a HTC One S using Cyanogenmod :date: 2016-04-02 20:00 :modified: 2016-04-03 20:00 -:tags: cyanogenmod, android, lollipop, apps, f-droid, htc one s +:tags: cyanogenmod, android, apps, f-droid, guardian project, tor, htc one s :category: mobile :slug: longevity-of-a-htc-one-s-using-cyanogenmod :authors: David Runge @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ CyanogenMod ___________ | The alternative firmware for some mobile devices |cyanogenmod| is available for free and offers a community driven development branch of the Android kernel, without the Google and mobile vendor bloat. | Have a look: Maybe your phone is amongst the |cyanogenmod_supported_devices|? -| Not all vendors allow flashing other firmwares though. Some prevent this completely (watch |28c3_doctorow| for commentary on this), others let you do it by voiding your warranty, yet others just let you do it, because they are awesome. +| Not all vendors allow flashing other firmwares though. Some prevent this completely (watch |28c3_doctorow| for a commentary on this), others let you do it by voiding your warranty, yet others just let you do it, because they are awesome. | All |cyanogenmod| capable devices have development codenames. For the |htc_one_s| this is "|cyanogenmod_ville|". | Each device offers a |cyanogenmod_ville_release_channel| (with stable releases) and a |cyanogenmod_ville_development_channel| (with nightly builds for the adventurous and daring). | An |cyanogenmod_ville_install| explains how to get |cyanogenmod| on your device. @@ -28,33 +28,69 @@ ___________ F-Droid _______ -| |f-droid| is an alternative app store to |google_play|. It only offers free software. This is pretty awesome. +| |f-droid| is an alternative app store to |google_play|. It only offers free/ libre software. This is pretty awesome. | Some useful apps I like, use or have used: - * AFWall+ - * AntennaPod - * Ardroid - * CAdroid - * ChatSecure - * ConnectBot - * DAVdroid - * F-Droid - * Plumble - * Firefox - * Irssi ConnectBot - * K-9 Mail - * OwnCloud - * ownCloud News Reader - * MyOwnNotes - * oandbackup - * OpenKeychain - * OpenVPN for Android - * OsmAnd~ - * Orbot - * Orweb - * Password Store - * Twidere - * XBMC Remote + * |f-droid_afwall| - Control network traffic + * |f-droid_antennapod| - Advanced podcast manager and player + * |f-droid_ardroid| - Remote control for |ardour| + * |f-droid_cadroid| - Certificate importer + * |f-droid_connectbot| - SSH and local shell client + * |f-droid_conversations| - XMPP client + * |f-droid_davdroid| - Contacts and Calendar sync + * |f-droid_droidshows| - TV series browser and tracker + * |f-droid_f-droid| - Application manager + * |f-droid_firefox| - Web browser + * |f-droid_irssi_connectbot| - Specialised SSH Client + * |f-droid_k-9_mail| - Full-featured email client + * |f-droid_kontalk| - Community-driven messaging + * |f-droid_kore| - Remote control for Kodi (XBMC) + * |f-droid_logical_defence| - Encyclopedia of logical fallacies + * |f-droid_mpdroid| - MPD (Music Player Daemon) client + * |f-droid_mupdf| - Lightweight document viewer + * |f-droid_owncloud| - Synchronization client + * |f-droid_owncloud_news| - News/feed reader + * |f-droid_owncloud_notes| - Client for ownCloud Notes App + * |f-droid_oandbackup| - Backup manager + * |f-droid_open_camera| - Camera App + * |f-droid_openkeychain| - Encrypt files and communications with OpenPGP + * |f-droid_opentasks| - Keep track of your list of goals + * |f-droid_openvpn_for_android| - OpenVPN without root + * |f-droid_openvpn_settings| - VPN settings + * |f-droid_osmand| - Offline/online maps and navigation + * |f-droid_orbot| - Tor (anonymity) client + * |f-droid_orwall| - Force apps to use Tor + * |f-droid_orweb| - Privacy-enhanced browser + * |f-droid_password_store| - Manage your passwords + * |f-droid_plumble| - Voice chat for Mumble servers + * |f-droid_practice_hub| - Tools for musicians + * |f-droid_port_authority| - Port scanner + * |f-droid_quickdic| - Offline translation dictionary + * |f-droid_sms_backup| - Bakcup SMS and call logs to IMAP + * |f-droid_smssecure| - Send encrypted text messages (SMS) + * |f-droid_satstat| - Signal Generator for tablets + * |f-droid_signal_generator| - Signal Generator for tablets + * |f-droid_snoopsnitch| - Check mobile network security + * |f-droid_syncthing| - File synchronization + * |f-droid_termux| - Terminal emulator with packages + * |f-droid_transportr| - Public Transport Companion + * |f-droid_tryton| - Enterprise resource management + * |f-droid_twidere| - Microblogging client + * |f-droid_vlc| - Media player + * |f-droid_weechat| - Internet relay chat + * |f-droid_world_weather| - View weather forecast + +Guardian Project +________________ +| The |guardian_project| offers a |guardian_project_repository| for |f-droid| with free/ libre Android applications that are being developed by a team of volunteers and are all evolving around the matter of strong encryption of communication. +| One of the more notable projects was to bring |tor_project| to Android. +| The |guardian_project| has more buns in the oven though. Some are directly available through |f-droid|, others only through their own |guardian_project_repository|. This is a collection of the currently available projects: + + * |guardian_project_chatsecure| - A free and open source messaging app that features OTR encryption over XMPP + * |guardian_project_orbot| - A free proxy app that empowers other apps to use the internet more securely + * |guardian_project_camerav| - The easiest way to capture and share verifiable photos and video proof on a smartphone or tablet, all the while keeping it entirely secure and private + * |guardian_project_obscuracam| - A photo and video app for Android that keeps certain information private. + * |guardian_project_pixelknot| - An Android application that allows users to hide short text-based messages in photographs and share them across trusted channels. Conclusion __________ @@ -66,6 +102,235 @@ Yay! * I can use an Android device as root and modify it the way I want it * I can choose to only install free apps +.. |tor_project| raw:: html + + <a href="https://www.torproject.org/" target="_blank">Tor</a> + +.. |guardian_project_pixelknot| raw:: html + + <a href="https://guardianproject.info/apps/pixelknot/" target="_blank">Pixelknot</a> + +.. |guardian_project_obscuracam| raw:: html + + <a href="https://guardianproject.info/apps/obscuracam/" target="_blank">ObscuraCam</a> + +.. |guardian_project_camerav| raw:: html + + <a href="https://guardianproject.info/apps/camerav/" target="_blank">CameraV</a> + +.. |guardian_project_orbot| raw:: html + + <a href="https://guardianproject.info/apps/orbot/" target="_blank">Orbot</a> + +.. |guardian_project_chatsecure| raw:: html + + <a href="https://guardianproject.info/apps/chatsecure" target="_blank">ChatSecure</a> + +.. |f-droid_conversations| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=otr&fdid=eu.siacs.conversations" target="_blank">Conversations</a> + +.. |f-droid_droidshows| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=droidshows&fdid=nl.asymmetrics.droidshows" target="_blank">DroidShows</a> + +.. |f-droid_kontalk| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=kontalk&fdid=org.kontalk" target="_blank">Kontalk</a> + +.. |f-droid_logical_defence| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=logical+defence&fdid=za.co.lukestonehm.logicaldefence" target="_blank">Logical Defence</a> + +.. |f-droid_mpdroid| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=mpdroid&fdid=com.namelessdev.mpdroid" target="_blank">MPDroid</a> + +.. |f-droid_mupdf| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=mupdf&fdid=com.artifex.mupdfdemo" target="_blank">MuPDF</a> + +.. |f-droid_open_camera| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=open+camera&fdid=net.sourceforge.opencamera" target="_blank">Open Camera</a> + +.. |f-droid_port_authority| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=port+auth&fdid=com.aaronjwood.portauthority" target="_blank">Practice Hub</a> + +.. |f-droid_practice_hub| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=practice+hub&fdid=com.proch.practicehub" target="_blank">Practice Hub</a> + +.. |f-droid_quickdic| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=de.reimardoeffinger.quickdic" target="_blank">QuickDic</a> + +.. |f-droid_satstat| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=signal&fdid=com.vonglasow.michael.satstat" target="_blank">SatStat</a> + +.. |f-droid_signal_generator| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=signal&fdid=org.billthefarmer.siggen" target="_blank">Signal Generator</a> + +.. |f-droid_smssecure| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=smssecure&fdid=org.smssecure.smssecure" target="_blank">SMSSecure</a> + +.. |f-droid_world_weather| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=weather&fdid=com.haringeymobile.ukweather" target="_blank">World Weather</a> + +.. |f-droid_snoopsnitch| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=snoop&fdid=de.srlabs.snoopsnitch" target="_blank">SnoopSnitch</a> + +.. |f-droid_weechat| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=weechat&fdid=com.ubergeek42.WeechatAndroid" target="_blank">Weechat</a> + +.. |f-droid_vlc| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=vlc&fdid=org.videolan.vlc" target="_blank">VLC</a> + +.. |f-droid_transportr| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=transportr&fdid=de.grobox.liberario" target="_blank">Transportr</a> + +.. |f-droid_syncthing| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=syncthing&fdid=com.nutomic.syncthingandroid" target="_blank">Syncthing</a> + +.. |f-droid_twidere| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=password&fdid=org.mariotaku.twidere" target="_blank">Twidere</a> + +.. |f-droid_tryton| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=password&fdid=org.tryton.client" target="_blank">Tryton</a> + +.. |f-droid_sms_backup| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=password&fdid=com.zegoggles.smssync" target="_blank">SMS Backup+</a> + +.. |f-droid_password_store| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=password&fdid=com.zeapo.pwdstore" target="_blank">Password Store</a> + +.. |f-droid_orweb| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=Orbot&fdid=info.guardianproject.browser" target="_blank">Orweb</a> + +.. |f-droid_orwall| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=Orbot&fdid=org.ethack.orwall" target="_blank">orWall</a> + +.. |f-droid_orbot| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=Orbot&fdid=org.torproject.android" target="_blank">Orbot</a> + +.. |f-droid_osmand| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=osmand&fdid=net.osmand.plus" target="_blank">OsmAnd~</a> + +.. |f-droid_openvpn_for_android| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=openvpn&fdid=de.blinkt.openvpn" target="_blank">OpenVPN for Android</a> + +.. |f-droid_openvpn_settings| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=openvpn&fdid=de.schaeuffelhut.android.openvpn" target="_blank">OpenVPN Settings</a> + +.. |f-droid_oandbackup| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=oandbackup&fdid=dk.jens.backup" target="_blank">oandbackup</a> + +.. |f-droid_owncloud_notes| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=owncloud&fdid=it.niedermann.owncloud.notes" target="_blank">ownCloud Notes</a> + +.. |f-droid_owncloud_news| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=owncloud&fdid=de.luhmer.owncloudnewsreader" target="_blank">ownCloud News</a> + +.. |f-droid_owncloud| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=owncloud&fdid=com.owncloud.android" target="_blank">ownCloud</a> + +.. |f-droid_openkeychain| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=k-9&fdid=org.sufficientlysecure.keychain" target="_blank">OpenKeychain</a> + +.. |f-droid_k-9_mail| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=k-9&fdid=com.fsck.k9" target="_blank">K-9 Mail</a> + +.. |guardian_project_repository| raw:: html + + <a href="https://dev.guardianproject.info" target="_blank">repository</a> + +.. |guardian_project| raw:: html + + <a href="https://guardianproject.info" target="_blank">Guardian Project</a> + +.. |f-droid_irssi_connectbot| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=connectbot&fdid=org.woltage.irssiconnectbot" target="_blank">Irssi ConnectBot</a> + +.. |f-droid_connectbot| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=connectbot&fdid=org.connectbot" target="_blank">ConnectBot</a> + +.. |f-droid_firefox| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=f-droid&fdid=org.mozilla.firefox" target="_blank">Firefox</a> + +.. |f-droid_kore| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=f-droid&fdid=org.xbmc.kore" target="_blank">Kore</a> + +.. |f-droid_f-droid| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=f-droid&fdid=org.fdroid.fdroid" target="_blank">F-Droid</a> + +.. |f-droid_plumble| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=plumble&fdid=com.morlunk.mumbleclient" target="_blank">Plumble</a> + +.. |f-droid_termux| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=termux&fdid=com.termux" target="_blank">Termux</a> + +.. |ardour| raw:: html + + <a href="https://ardour.org" target="_blank">Ardour</a> + +.. |f-droid_opentasks| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=davdroid&fdid=org.dmfs.tasks" target="_blank">OpenTasks</a> + +.. |f-droid_davdroid| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=davdroid&fdid=at.bitfire.davdroid" target="_blank">DAVdroid</a> + +.. |f-droid_cadroid| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=cadroid&fdid=at.bitfire.cadroid" target="_blank">CAdroid</a> + +.. |f-droid_ardroid| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=ardroid&fdid=org.ardour" target="_blank">Ardroid</a> + +.. |f-droid_antennapod| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=antenna&fdid=de.danoeh.antennapod" target="_blank">AntennaPod</a> + +.. |f-droid_afwall| raw:: html + + <a href="https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=afwall&fdid=dev.ukanth.ufirewall" target="_blank">AFWall+</a> + + .. |cyanogenmod_ville_install| raw:: html <a href="https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_ville" target="_blank">install section</a> |