i would add Syncthing resp. the Syncthink-Fork android app because it provides a kind of data/device synchronization, which is IMHO much more consequent and privacy friendly than any cloud based solution, including /e/-cloud.
Recently, I found a decent easy-to-use video editor. It is called Joyoshare Video Cutter, which helps me to cut and split any audio & video file without re-encoding, as well as has the ability to merge, convert, crop, rotate, watermark in text and image, subtitle, add visual and sound effects, insert background music, etc. I got it for free due to its just concluded promotion. How so lucky I am.
Incredible os. I’m new, and I’m loving it. Almost everything works very well in my Fairphone 2.
I like /e/ File Manager, Gallery app, Music player, Video player, Mail app, App Store, Weather app, Calendar app, Camera and Note app. But…
Browser: Firefox.
App Store: F-droid and Aurora, too.
Keyboard: Anysoft.
Something else: KDE Connect (I have Ubuntu desktop, and this is a "magic "app…), NewPipe, VLC, Telegram FOSS and Collabora Office.
Travel Bahn: DB Navigator (Aurora) (Must have if you want to buy a ticket last minute) Local: Öffi (F-Droid)
Picture/Video/Audio Gallery: Simple Gallery (F-Droid) Camera: Open Camera (F-Droid) Music: PoweAmp (Direct von Dev)
Contact Messenger: Signal (Aurora) Video Messenger: Jitsi Meet (F-Droid) Mail: K-9 Mail (F-Droid) VoIP: Linphone (F-Droid)
Sync/Backup CalDav/CardDav: DAVx5 (F-Droid) Calendar: aCalendar+ (Aurora) Tasks: ToDo List (F-Droid) Backup: SMSBackup+ (F-Droid) (SMS send as E-Mail) Sync Tool: Syncthing (F-Droid)(Syn with PC and NAS)
Finance Manager: Subz (F-Droid) (Manage expenses and keep an eye on finances)
Protect Call blocker: Yet Another Callblocker (F-Droid) Tracker block: Warden (F-Droid)(Root) Malware: Hypatia (F-Droid) (Paranoia ) Redirect: Untrackme Lite (F-Droid)(set post deleted by default to open Twitter, YouTube and Instagram links will transform them into Nitter, Invidious and Bibliogram links. Usefull if get a Twitter/Youtube/Instagram link via messengerauthor)
Extras Root: Magisk (GitHub) (Need for some must have apps) Router: MyFritz App (Aurora) VPN: VPNcilla+ (Aurora) (Special need for FritzBox Router) Automation: Tasker (Direct from Dev.) (Root) (e.g: Wi-Fi On/Off, Display Rotate, AOD, Notification/Ring mute base of calender event…)
I use the standard apps contacts, calendar, mail, browser, gallery, photo app, magic earth. In addition I recommend these apps (all of them available in F-Droid): File Manager: Ghost Commander (“Dual panel file manager, like Norton Commander, Midnight Commander or Total Commander”) Ad Blocker: Blokada Untrack: Untrackme (transforms Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Google Maps links into Nitter, Invidious, Bibliogram OpenStreetMap links", detects shortened URLs and will display the full URL before visiting the site) Keyboard: Open Board Launcher/ Startapp: ZIM-Launcher Browser: Fennec (Firefox-Fork) with Addons: UblockOrigin, … SMS: Silence: (Encrypted SMS/MMS) XMPP-Client: Conversations Tools/ Diverse: Simple Mobile Tools (“apps which are offline, non-intrusive and have no ads,”): https://www.simplemobiletools.com/ You-Tube Frontend: New Pipe Mastodon-Client: Tusky Mediaplayer: vlc Weather: Foss-Wetter (Data from DWD, Germany) Public Transport: Transportr TV-Streaming: Zapp (German Public Television) pdf-Converter: split & merge pdfs, convert & merge jpg in pdf QR-Code-Scan: SecScanQR Scan documents: Dokus (scanning and organizing documents – including tags, export in PDF and sharing with others. It works completely offline (does not even request networking permissions)) (needs additional repo in F-Droid: IzzyOnDroid Android App Repo - IzzyOnDroid) Corona Warn-App/ CovPass:: Corona Contact Tracing Germany (CCTG)/ CovPass
+1 for KDE Connect it’s a very good app which can sync your phone with your PC on windows, linux and apparently also on Mac.
Then you can manage your phone from your PC.
I try to not use my phone much, but here are the main things I use, which haven’t been mentioned before. They’re all available via F-Droid or APK on their websites:
Browser: Mull (Firefox without trackers) Weather app: OpenWeather Notes app: Standard Notes System-wide Ad-Blocker: AdGuard Keyboard: OpenBoard