Hot Take 2020: Essential Android apps for every Android user?

[Captain Awesome]

Essential Android apps (except Google's free preinstalled apps or antivirus)

 

[upnorth]

Microsoft Authenticator - Apps on Google Play

No more passwords, easier sign-in, and greater protection for your accounts.

play.google.com

 

[Paul.R]

A little list here:

1. Blokada or Adguard
2. SD Maid Pro
3. Signal PM
4. Bitwarden
5. CellMapper
6. DevCheck
7. FairMail
8. NetGuard
9. ClassyShark3xodus
10. AccuBattery ( not very accurate, it's not like iPhone BSM)
11. List My Apps
12. Bouncer

IF you want an opinion about weather apps or other apps just send a PM.

 

[RKRN3]

Microsoft Authenticator - Apps on Google Play

No more passwords, easier sign-in, and greater protection for your accounts.

play.google.com

i love it more ever since the 'Backup and Restore' feature was added last year.

 

[Captain Awesome]

A little list here:

1. Blokada or Adguard
2. SD Maid Pro
3. Signal PM
4. Bitwarden
5. CellMapper
6. DevCheck
7. FairMail
8. NetGuard
9. ClassyShark3xodus
10. AccuBattery ( not very accurate, it's not like iPhone BSM)
11. List My Apps
12. Bouncer

IF you want an opinion about weather apps or other apps just send a PM.

NetGuard: How good/effective is it?

 

[dJim]

NetGuard: How good/effective is it?

I have been using long time is great to prevent some programs to use internet via wifi or dates or both.

 

[upnorth]

Forgot to mention, a VPN.

But, not just anyone out there. I strongly recommend read this article first.

VPN apps with 500M+ installs caught serving disruptive ads to Android users

Four Android apps with cumulative installs of more than 500 million have been found to serve disruptive ads outside the apps.

thenextweb.com

 

[RKRN3]

I use Windscribe. Got 50GB/month free for 1 or 2 years through Promo code, thanks to MalwareTips Giveaway section.

 

[Outpost]

Essential Android apps

Adblock
Vpn
Password manager

 

[Deletedmessiah]

personalDNSfilter personalDNSfilter - a personal open source dns filter for stopping ads and more
I replaced Blokada with this since Blokada was buggy in my device.

 

[Paul.R]

Anyway you can use as DNS app:
DNS66 - I forgot about this app, sorry guys

AND

Apps-Packages Info - another one

 

[South Park]

My two must-have apps:

Kiwi Browser (Chromium-based w/ built-in ad blocker)
ZArchiver (similar to PeaZip)

 

[Mountainking]

Adguard
Bromite/Kiwi
SD Maid Pro
Moon reader pro
Tasks
swiftkey
Nova launcher pro ($5)

If you are a xiaomi user or when your phone bundles crap (ad serving) with their baked software...
O player (paid) ($2 - 4)
Simple Gallery Pro ($1)
FX plorer ($3-4)
Poweramp paid ($2-3)
Textra ($3)
Nova launcher pro ($5)

And adb delete those crap that feeds you ads....