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  • ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    37·
    2 days ago

    I’ve been using Material Files for years now, just to give another FOSS alternative that works very well.

  • qyron@sopuli.xyz
    4·
    1 day ago

    Already use it and recommend it. Simple and light. In fact, go for the entire ecosystem if you need ligh weight alternatives to GAPPS

  • Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    I would love a FOSS solution that can compete with X-plore but I haven’t found anything that can touch it. MiX is ok for basic stuff but not on the same level.

  • Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    For a moment I got that and material files mixed up… Since I’m in the fossify ecosystem with messaging, camera, and calling, I might end up trying that to see if I like it better than material files.

    Edit:

    Forgot I am also using their calendar app… Hope these apps don’t end up going to shit or I will have a long journey switching over, as a lazy enough person.

    Edit Edit:

    So, found what I think is their page since I wasn’t sure if the f-Droid version was up to date and 10 months old for an app seems like a long time between updates to me. Willing to try it, though, and hope nothing happens.

    • GreyEyedGhost
      3·
      1 day ago

      Yeah, these Fossify apps are forks of a previously open set of apps where the original developer did something that is generally frowned upon (i don’t remember the details) and don’t seem to have been given the attention I think they need since. It’s unfortunate. I’ll have to give the Material Files app a look and see if it’s better.