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<blockquote data-quote="HarborFront" data-source="post: 1024721" data-attributes="member: 55987"><p>Updated the list of android apps with no trackers in post #1 for the privacy-conscious user</p><p></p><p>1) VPN.ac</p><p>2) IVPN</p><p><strong>3) Mullvad VPN</strong></p><p>4) AdGuard VPN</p><p>5) Calyx VPN</p><p><strong>6) ExpressVPN. Has trackers but it has an option to turn off sending of diagnostics, crash reports etc</strong></p><p><strong>7) APKGrabber</strong></p><p><strong>8) ClassyShark3xodus</strong></p><p><strong>9) Exodus</strong></p><p><strong>10) Device Info HW</strong></p><p><strong>11) LibreAV</strong></p><p><strong>12) LibreTube</strong></p><p><strong>13) Newpipe</strong></p><p><strong>14) Droid-ify</strong></p><p><strong>15) VLC Media Player</strong></p><p>16) Blokada 5</p><p>17) Blokada 6</p><p>18) Sticky Password Manager</p><p>19) Master Password</p><p><strong>20) Buttercup</strong></p><p><strong>21) Password Safe</strong></p><p><strong>22) BitWarden Password Manager (from F-Droid) (based in USA)</strong></p><p>23) KeePassDX (from F-Droid)</p><p>24) Standard Notes</p><p>25) NetGuard</p><p>26) DNS66</p><p>27) Google Authenticator (no app lock) ++</p><p>28) Aegis Authenticator (no PC app so syncing 2FA codes is not possible). Have fingerprint besides password for access. Need to backup 2FA codes externally. (no app lock)++</p><p>29) FreeOTP (no app lock)++</p><p>30) FreeOTP+ (no app lock)++</p><p>31) Authenticator Pro (no app lock)++</p><p><strong>32) Yubico Authenticator</strong></p><p>33) Google Drive (not good for privacy, encryption keys kept on Google servers)</p><p><strong>34) Sync.com (based in Canada) – Zero-knowledge provider, very slow</strong></p><p>35) Tresorit Cloud Storage (based in Switzerland)</p><p>36) Koofr Cloud Storage (based in Slovenia). However, the RCX-Rclone for Koofr Vault management has trackers for its android app</p><p><strong>37) Cryptomator (need to pay for android)</strong></p><p><strong>38</strong>) EDS Lite (use with Veracrypt on Windows, can only mount Veracrypt volume in app i.e. no external drive storage, no support for NTFS formatted volume)</p><p>39) RAR</p><p><strong>40) ZArchiver</strong></p><p><strong>41) Total Commander</strong></p><p>42) Anti Spy Mobile Pro</p><p>43) Tutanota</p><p><strong>44) Lock Screen</strong></p><p><strong>45) Package Name Viewer (to view user/system packages for debloating using ADB commands)</strong></p><p>46) ClipboardCleaner</p><p><strong>47) Clipeus</strong></p><p><strong>48) Lock App – Smart AppLocker (also for certain Samsung model phones with no built-in App Lock feature or with unsupported Samsung apps like S Secure and Secure Folder)</strong></p><p>49) Batch Uninstaller</p><p>50) Fast Uninstaller App</p><p>51) Signal with SMS/MMS support (by johanw666 from gthub.com) (based in USA)</p><p>52) Simple SMS Messenger (from Droid-ify)</p><p>53) Collabora Office 6.4</p><p>54) RealCalc</p><p>55) Warden - For viewing trackers and loggers. To remove would require rooting the phone</p><p>56) App Manager - For viewing trackers. To delete trackers require rooting the phone or working in ADB mode</p><p>57) TrackerControl</p><p>58) Root Verifier</p><p>59) Mull Browser [as explained by its developer below Note c) regarding Glean and Sentry libraries reported as trackers]</p><p>60) Kiwi Browser (but extensions may connect to Google)</p><p>61) Bromite Browser</p><p>62) Privacy Browser</p><p>63) Brave Private Web Browser</p><p>64) DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser</p><p>65) Neeva Browser & Search Engine</p><p>66) MetaGer Search</p><p></p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p><strong>a) ++ Items 27 to 31 come with no built-in app lock. You can use your phone’s App Lock feature to lock the app to prevent unauthorized access.</strong></p><p><strong>b) If your phone does NOT have built-in App Lock feature you can use item 48) to app lock them</strong></p><p><strong>c) [MEDIA=reddit]PrivacyGuides/comments/105o17y[/MEDIA]</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HarborFront, post: 1024721, member: 55987"] Updated the list of android apps with no trackers in post #1 for the privacy-conscious user 1) VPN.ac 2) IVPN [B]3) Mullvad VPN[/B] 4) AdGuard VPN 5) Calyx VPN [B]6) ExpressVPN. Has trackers but it has an option to turn off sending of diagnostics, crash reports etc 7) APKGrabber 8) ClassyShark3xodus 9) Exodus 10) Device Info HW 11) LibreAV 12) LibreTube 13) Newpipe 14) Droid-ify 15) VLC Media Player[/B] 16) Blokada 5 17) Blokada 6 18) Sticky Password Manager 19) Master Password [B]20) Buttercup 21) Password Safe 22) BitWarden Password Manager (from F-Droid) (based in USA)[/B] 23) KeePassDX (from F-Droid) 24) Standard Notes 25) NetGuard 26) DNS66 27) Google Authenticator (no app lock) ++ 28) Aegis Authenticator (no PC app so syncing 2FA codes is not possible). Have fingerprint besides password for access. Need to backup 2FA codes externally. (no app lock)++ 29) FreeOTP (no app lock)++ 30) FreeOTP+ (no app lock)++ 31) Authenticator Pro (no app lock)++ [B]32) Yubico Authenticator[/B] 33) Google Drive (not good for privacy, encryption keys kept on Google servers) [B]34) Sync.com (based in Canada) – Zero-knowledge provider, very slow[/B] 35) Tresorit Cloud Storage (based in Switzerland) 36) Koofr Cloud Storage (based in Slovenia). However, the RCX-Rclone for Koofr Vault management has trackers for its android app [B]37) Cryptomator (need to pay for android) 38[/B]) EDS Lite (use with Veracrypt on Windows, can only mount Veracrypt volume in app i.e. no external drive storage, no support for NTFS formatted volume) 39) RAR [B]40) ZArchiver 41) Total Commander[/B] 42) Anti Spy Mobile Pro 43) Tutanota [B]44) Lock Screen 45) Package Name Viewer (to view user/system packages for debloating using ADB commands)[/B] 46) ClipboardCleaner [B]47) Clipeus 48) Lock App – Smart AppLocker (also for certain Samsung model phones with no built-in App Lock feature or with unsupported Samsung apps like S Secure and Secure Folder)[/B] 49) Batch Uninstaller 50) Fast Uninstaller App 51) Signal with SMS/MMS support (by johanw666 from gthub.com) (based in USA) 52) Simple SMS Messenger (from Droid-ify) 53) Collabora Office 6.4 54) RealCalc 55) Warden - For viewing trackers and loggers. To remove would require rooting the phone 56) App Manager - For viewing trackers. To delete trackers require rooting the phone or working in ADB mode 57) TrackerControl 58) Root Verifier 59) Mull Browser [as explained by its developer below Note c) regarding Glean and Sentry libraries reported as trackers] 60) Kiwi Browser (but extensions may connect to Google) 61) Bromite Browser 62) Privacy Browser 63) Brave Private Web Browser 64) DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser 65) Neeva Browser & Search Engine 66) MetaGer Search [B]Notes a) ++ Items 27 to 31 come with no built-in app lock. You can use your phone’s App Lock feature to lock the app to prevent unauthorized access. b) If your phone does NOT have built-in App Lock feature you can use item 48) to app lock them c) [MEDIA=reddit]PrivacyGuides/comments/105o17y[/MEDIA][/B] [/QUOTE]
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