Mobile Applications

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000

This post presents several free and open-source Android applications that can be downloaded from F-Droid.

F-Droid

AntennaPod
Aurora Store
Files
Calendar
Contacts
F-Droid: repositories
- F-Droid Archive
- F-Droid
- Guardian Project Archive
- Guardian Project Official Releases
- Partido Interdimensional Pirata: https://fdroid.partidopirata.com.ar/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=3DF6969EA3A2186D8A5DB00884B3F42F164931E8CFAFD7CC48263CAD1361A1D5
- archive.newpipe.net/fdroid/repo: https://archive.newpipe.net/fdroid/repo?fingerprint=E2402C78F9B97C6C89E97DB914A2751FDA1D02FE2039CC0897A462BDB57E7501
Fedilab
Gallery
GitFox
GitNex
Recorder
Hacker’s Keyboard
IceCatMobile
Jami
K-9 Mail
LibreOffice Viewer
Librera
Markor
MoneyBuster
Music
NewPipe
Nextcloud
OpenkeyChain
OpenTrack
OSM DashBoard
OsmAnd~
Protonmail
RiseUpVPN
Standard Notes
Tutanota
Untrackme
VLC

LineageOS Installation

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000

What is LineageOS?

Installing LineageOS on Xiaomi Mi A1

Requirements

Materials used in this scenario:

Xiaomi Mi A1
LineageOS16 official (nightly=development)
LineageOS17 Unofficial
TWRP Recovery

Downloads

Download and install the Android development files (SDK platform) adb and fastboot (in my case: minimal_adb_fastboot_v1.4.3).

Enable OEM Unlocking

Enable OEM unlocking and USB debugging in the phone settings.

Bootloader Unlock

Use the following commands to unlock the bootloader. Run them from the adb and fastboot folder:

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adb devices
# Reboot the phone into fastboot mode
adb reboot bootloader
# Check the device status
fastboot oem device-info
# Unlock the bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
# Reboot the phone

Verify that it has been unlocked successfully with:

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adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem device-info

Recovery Mode Installation

After enabling USB debugging mode and unlocking the OEM, install recovery mode using the .img file in the same folder as adb and fastboot:

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fastboot flash recovery twrp-installer-3.3.1-0-tissot.img

The following error occurs:

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	target reported max download size of 534773760 bytes
	sending 'recovery' (29348 KB)...
	OKAY [ 0.683s]
	writing 'recovery'...
	FAILED (remote: partition table doesn't exist)
	finished. total time: 0.699s

The solution is:

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fastboot flash boot twrp-3.3.1-0-tissot.img

The following result is obtained:

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RESULT:
	fastboot flash boot twrp-3.3.1-0-tissot.img
	target reported max download size of 534773760 bytes
	sending 'boot' (29348 KB)...
	OKAY [ 0.679s]
	writing 'boot'...
	OKAY [ 0.181s]
	finished. total time: 0.860s

Image Installation

Reboot into recovery mode with power button + volume up and follow these steps:

Wipe -> Format Data
Advanced Wipe -> Dalvik, system and data
Install -> lineage-1-…-tissot.zip
Wipe Dalvik and reboot system.

Once completed, LineageOS is installed. By default, Google Play is not included. If you encounter any errors, you can install the minimal version of GApps, for example open_gapps-arm-9.0-pico-20200408.zip.

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