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Must have apps?

This is my first android, and was wondering what apps are a must like memory cleaners and task killers to just great apps
Thanks!
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Hi this is my first android as well (got mine yesterday)
I must admit i havn't really installed that many apps yet.. but i can recommend the "google goggles" and "asphalt 5"
-TB-

I would also like to know.
Performance increasing apps?
Useful (swiss army knife) apps?
Amazing recreational must haves?
Thanks.

AutoKiller - memory managment
Barcode Sanner - for getting links to apps from the internet
If using mytracks:
Linda file manager - to import tracks
My track editor
A nice widget is smooth calendar if you have a lot of appointments.
Greetings from Austria
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Shazam is awsome
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I love the SMS popup program

Australian phone - Found some of the best ones were ES Task Manager, Handcent for SMS/MMS and the ability to change tones via, Camera 360 for an app which enhances everything you can do with the camera, SMS backup to backup to Gmail account and Wheres my Droid which allows you to send a message to the phone when it is on silent which takes the silencer off and triggers the ringtone, enabling you to find it if you have misplaced it. Also another handy one is 3G watchdog which keeps an eye on your data usage.

I like:
AutoKiller (needs root)
Launcherpro
Homeswitcher
Appremover
Appsinstaller
MyBackup Pro
Fancywidget
Extended Controls
LeshaK's update.zip found here

I'm going to have to second launcherpro, really great app.
I can't find fancywidget in the market, is it under a new name maybe?
Also, while shazam is really nice and very accurate for commercial radio, is there another app that's aimed at more obscure/australian music music (I listen to Triple J if that helps)?
Finally can someone recommend a good news widget for australia.
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I have also noticed this, although some songs arent registered in the shazam database

ZaneZane said:
I'm going to have to second launcherpro, really great app.
I can't find fancywidget in the market, is it under a new name maybe?
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HTC complaned and it got pulled off the market i think. You will have to find an alternate source.
Since its installed on my phone can i extract the apk? I would be happy to upload somewhere.
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"Got To Do" is my must have app. Was the reason to go for Android instead of the iPhone. "Note Everything Pro" is also great.

AppBrain!
See what I would recommend here:
http://www.appbrain.com/user/britmic/apps-on-the-gt-i9000

miker71 said:
AppBrain!
See what I would recommend here:
http://www.appbrain.com/user/britmic/apps-on-the-gt-i9000
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I will second that and add tasker as well, beats locale hands down!!

dakine said:
HTC complaned and it got pulled off the market i think. You will have to find an alternate source. [for fancy widget]
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It's weird, I checked everywhere for the APK file, and couldn't find it. I managed to get a QR code from their site, and that led me to the android market place, where i could download the file

this other topic has it linked http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7221914&posted=1#post7221914

Does anyone know of a image/picture/photo viewer that displays jpg, gif, png, and bmp? I found a couple, but they are garbage.

Dimmer is useful if you like to keep display brightness down (more than you can adjust in system settings) and save battery.

fua said:
Dimmer is useful if you like to keep display brightness down (more than you can adjust in system settings) and save battery.
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hey fua, which dimmer exactly are you recommending?
is it this one: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.Dimmer

Trapster
if u dont want to get caught by a stupid camera!
YOU SHOULDNT BE SPEEDING!

Must have apps for our baby's

as the title say - must have apps list. i would like to increase my knowledge about usefull apps and thems functions. so i will start with mine
juice defender - great battery saver - can be free or paid version
Avg free antivirus - free antivirus
Battery doctor - also task killer build in - nice app - free
Double twist - nice player - music and media in one. - free
Zedge - great app for wallpappers and ringtones - free
Fancy widget - great widget for weather + clock - free
Gps test -
lancher pro - for costumizing the home screens + icons
barcode scanner
unzip - free
Dolphin HD browser - the best thing ever - with option to switch views between mobile and desktop..
Widgetlocker - for costumizing screen locks
on rooted devices only
CWM - amazing stuff
Autokiller memory optimizer - superb autokiller - battery saver nr1
Superuser
Titanium backup - paid 4.99
quick boot
and i will be happy if u can share your apps - the way -
show me what u got!

Unlock with Wifi, Tripview, Quota, Circle Battery, HD Wallpapers, Fontomizer SP and Snowstorm are all pretty useful apps to have on the SGS II. My personal fav of which is Unlock with Wifi. What it does it automically disable the lockscreen when your at home by recognising your Wifi. When I go out of my house however the lockscreen is enabled again. Very convenient
Oh and also, everyone should check out samsung dive if they haven't already (do a quick google search since I can't post links yet). If you've created an account with Samsung and entered it on your phone in the accounts page it's pretty much a better (and more official) version of Wheres My Droid. With it, you can lock your phone, check it's call and sms history, track it, wipe all data from it and of course, call it all through your internet browser.

No baby grown up SGS 2 .
Super Manager replaced Root Explorer for me .
http://www.appbrain.com/app/super-manager/gpc.myweb.hinet.net.TaskManager
Titanium Pro as always .
Quick Settings turn off wifi mobile data etc.
Nitrality early days yet but useful xda tool .
http://www.appbrain.com/app/nitrality/com.nfye.insanity.toolbox
Chrome to Phone + Fox to Phone in Firefox send links .
http://www.appbrain.com/app/google-chrome-to-phone/com.google.android.apps.chrometophone
Dropbox often quicker file transfer than connecting USB cable .
jje

Hunteres said:
as the title say - must have apps list. i would like to increase my knowledge about usefull apps and thems functions. so i will start with mine
juice defender - great battery saver - can be free or paid version
Avg free antivirus - free antivirus
Battery doctor - also task killer build in - nice app - free
Double twist - nice player - music and media in one. - free
Zedge - great app for wallpappers and ringtones - free
Fancy widget - great widget for weather + clock - free
Gps test -
lancher pro - for costumizing the home screens + icons
barcode scanner
unzip - free
Dolphin HD browser - the best thing ever - with option to switch views between mobile and desktop..
Widgetlocker - for costumizing screen locks
on rooted devices only
CWM - amazing stuff
Autokiller memory optimizer - superb autokiller - battery saver nr1
Superuser
Titanium backup - paid 4.99
quick boot
and i will be happy if u can share your apps - the way -
show me what u got!
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from my point of view half of your list is a must not have.
task killers? battery defender? anti virus? serious?
seriously. none of that is needed at all.
no offence though.

And it's babies and not baby's................
/CK

Our baby's what?
Fanatic pedantry - our babies...
I have a baby. He's great, but can't function as a smartphone for ****.
On topic - Poweramp, Sygic
Smiley....

Dropbox
Whatsapp
Engadget
Evernote
MoboPlayer
Parcels
Photobucket
Tapatalk Pro
ZDbox

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Juice defender can be handy when you live or work where your phone constantly gets and loses signal in a low signal area . Saves a lot of battery so I would not call it useless . Adfree is one I would recommend to any rooted user.

No one yet (edit : Except krabman -- Can't believe my eagle-eyes didn't spot it) has mentioned 'Ad-Free Android', apart from SetCPU and Root Explorer, it's the first app I install and run. Get rid of those rubbishy ads in Angry Birds.
I can also say Terminal Emulator for those tech-savvy people and Beats (very fun DDR / Osu! clone - Still in Beta but really good)

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snudel said:
from my point of view half of your list is a must not have.
task killers? battery defender? anti virus? serious?
seriously. none of that is needed at all.
no offence though.
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i would like to increase..bla bla bla...read my first post well..not only between the lines... becaused i have them it doesnt mean it must have them everyone.
second i am not english native so baby's or babies sound the same for me..and i hope everyone will excuse me. the point here is to get a list of apps that i am missing or i shoudlnt have at all.

nocturnne said:
Unlock with Wifi, Tripview, Quota, Circle Battery, HD Wallpapers, Fontomizer SP and Snowstorm are all pretty useful apps to have on the SGS II. My personal fav of which is Unlock with Wifi. What it does it automically disable the lockscreen when your at home by recognising your Wifi. When I go out of my house however the lockscreen is enabled again. Very convenient
Oh and also, everyone should check out samsung dive if they haven't already (do a quick google search since I can't post links yet). If you've created an account with Samsung and entered it on your phone in the accounts page it's pretty much a better (and more official) version of Wheres My Droid. With it, you can lock your phone, check it's call and sms history, track it, wipe all data from it and of course, call it all through your internet browser.
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the wifi unlcok sounds nice..i will give it a try. thanks a lot.

luvgirl12345 said:
Yes I didn't want to mention adfree because allot of people would start a flame war about how bad it is etc. not saying I don't use it though
edit: Another thing I didn't put in my list was games...
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i saw it before - i mean the adfree...are u happy with that?

Unlock with wifi looks great. Thanks!
Don't forget the XDA app ;-)
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My phone has installed itself a scorching case of syphilis. I didn't install it from the Market and I am not sure how my phone contracted an STD. I think it has been consorting with some iPhones behind my back.
Dirty phone! I will have words with it. Does anyone have a suggestion for a 'protector' for my miscreant phone?

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luvgirl12345 said:
I think we all have the xda app
about the task killers... you don't need them!! If an app is acting strangely you can always long press home and press task manager but please, pretty please don't auto kill apps on android!!
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yeh but autokilller memory optimizer increased my battery for an about 35% togheter with juice defender....i already took off the battery doctor and uninstalled AVG. and installed wifi control.

stupascoe said:
Unlock with wifi looks great. Thanks!
Don't forget the XDA app ;-)
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Just tried this - don't bother if you have a PIN/password enforced by exchange, it doesn't override it

GetJar 100+ apps for free!

http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/Dec2011/over-100-free-android-apps-available-from-getjar.html
http://www.getjar.com/gold?ref=0&lvt=1324483334&sid=ejsywe6wwt1vo1rl&lang=en&p=0&i=1
Looks like everything is free.
I'm gonna see if I can find some good apps myself!
Including (just a quick list of apps from the popular list that are now free):
Beautiful Widgets
Paper Camera
Samurai II: Vengeance
TuneIn Radio Pro
TweetCaster Pro for Twitter
Tapatalk
Solo
BeWeather Pro
Can Knockdown 2
Age of Zombies
+ MANY MORE

darrendm said:
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/Dec2011/over-100-free-android-apps-available-from-getjar.html
http://www.getjar.com/gold?ref=0&lvt=1324483334&sid=ejsywe6wwt1vo1rl&lang=en&p=0&i=1
Looks like everything is free.
I'm gonna see if I can find some good apps myself!
Including (just a quick list of apps from the popular list that are now free):
Beautiful Widgets
Paper Camera
Samurai II: Vengeance
TuneIn Radio Pro
TweetCaster Pro for Twitter
Tapatalk
Solo
BeWeather Pro
Can Knockdown 2
Age of Zombies
+ MANY MORE
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good list...but before you install anything...you have to download an app from his website......can it be trusted??

hogowner said:
good list...but before you install anything...you have to download an app from his website......can it be trusted??
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yes I've been using prior since I've haven't ever had issues at all

Yeah the app is nothing weird.
This is not anything malicious, this is legit in every way.
Pleased with GuerillaBob, Samarai II, Smart Office, Tapatalk, TuneIn Radio PRO and Splashtop Remote (all seem to be working - I just opened to see if they forced closed)
Orbital force closes upon opening, which is a shame.

Nice, but how does getjar work with updates, can I uninstall the getjar app and the apps show up in market on my google account?

blondyz said:
Nice, but how does getjar work with updates, can I uninstall the getjar app and the apps show up in market on my google account?
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I'm not sure. The apps I just installed do not show up in the "my apps" part in the Market.
But searching and going to the apps individually in the market shows I do have them installed as it says "uninstall".
I'm unsure whether updates will come through. However the GetJar app is simply a portal to their website, it's 436KB as well.
I think they may add more free apps so keep the app installed for a bit longer - unless it bothers you seeing the app congesting your already-congested menu

Well, it's not that it bothers me that much.. But I feel like it would be nice having android market updates for these apps aswell.
More nice with 1 market than 2 imo

blondyz said:
Well, it's not that it bothers me that much.. But I feel like it would be nice having android market updates for these apps aswell.
More nice with 1 market than 2 imo
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Yeah it's true, I get what you mean really.
I guess we'll have to wait for an app to get an update and then see what the update process is like

Would have been soooo nice if they popped in to your google acc on market!

I tried the GetJar app, and the one app I downloaded had too many adds so I uninstalled it. I also uninstalled the GetJar app. Now I keep getting the GetJar.apk file downloaded again. How do I make this stop?

Welcome to 2010.

Thanks. Got a couple of good ones. For FREE. (including Tapatalk)
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[Q] Phone goes to Vibrate

I have a rooted Galaxy nexus running xenonHD-10-13-12. I re-rooted it a couple weeks ago because the phone randomly started moving from whatever volume phone setting I set it to, to vibrate. It started doing this again, and I have no idea which app must be doing this. Any suggestions?
I am assuming it must be a "feature" of one of my apps. Any advise would be welcomed.
Thanks,
Randy

What audio/sound manager apps do you have installed? With Audio Manager Pro I hold down on a profile to select a schedule for it, did you by chance do something similar?

WiredPirate said:
What audio/sound manager apps do you have installed? With Audio Manager Pro I hold down on a profile to select a schedule for it, did you by chance do something similar?
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I do not think I am using anythign like that. here's a list of my apps.
YeTBoston BusMap 4.08.4
(boston.Bus.Map)
CacheMate for Root Users Free 2.4.2
(com.aac.cachemate.demo)
Adobe Reader 10.4.1
(com.adobe.reader)
HDR Camera 2.27
(com.almalence.hdr)
Chrome 18.0.1025308
(com.android.chrome)
avast! Mobile Security 2.0.2880
(com.avast.android.mobilesecurity)
Best Apps Market (BAM) 1.8.5.2
(com.bestappsmarket.android.bestapps)
AdFree 0.8.44
(com.bigtincan.android.adfree)
Marine Weather by Bluefin 1.6.4
(com.bluefinengineering.android.marineweather)
Callend Vibrate 0.0.8
(com.cn.cwd.callvibrate)
Dropbox 2.2
(com.dropbox.android)
RedLaser 3.1.1
(com.ebay.redlaser)
NYC Bus & Subway Maps 2.1.1
(com.episode6.android.nycsubwaymap)
ScoreCenter 2.3.2
(com.espn.score_center)
Facebook 1.9.11
(com.facebook.katana)
FlightView Free 2.5.5
(com.flightview.flightview_free)
Gesture Search 2.0.1
(com.google.android.apps.gesturesearch)
Places Directory 1.0.24
(com.google.android.apps.localdirectory)
Maps 6.14.1
(com.google.android.apps.maps)
Google+ 3.2.0.35289806
(com.google.android.apps.plus)
Shopper 2.6
(com.google.android.apps.shopper)
DiskUsage 3.3.2
(com.google.android.diskusage)
Street View 1.8.1.2
(com.google.android.street)
YouTube 4.1.23
(com.google.android.youtube)
Handcent SMS 4.5.2
(com.handcent.nextsms)
1Weather 1.8.2
(com.handmark.expressweather)
Titanium Backup 5.6.0
(com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup)
Ad Network Detector 1.2
(com.lookout.addetector)
GPS Essentials 3.0.5
(com.mictale.gpsessentials)
Superuser 3.1.3
(com.noshufou.android.su)
Dragon Go! 1.1.4-28
(com.nuance.dragon)
Swype Beta 1.3.1.9410
(com.nuance.swype.input)
Swype Beta Installer 1.0
(com.nuance.swype.installer)
Light Flow Lite 3.1.1LITE
(com.rageconsulting.android.lightflowlite)
MyBackup Pro 3.2.4
(com.rerware.android.MyBackupPro)
AutoKiller Memory Optimizer 8.1.1
(com.rs.autokiller)
Windfinder 1.3.1
(com.studioeleven.windfinder)
Swype Installer 2.0
(com.swype.android.installer)
App List 2.04
(com.unparalleledsoftware.applist)
RadarNow! 4.0
(com.usnaviguide.radar_now)
Alarm Clock Plus 5.0
(com.vp.alarmClockPlusDock)
Currents 1.120
(com.yoyana.Currents)
Words Free 5.4.0
(com.zynga.words)
Sense Analog 24 Clock 3.6.1
(factory.widgets.SenseClock24)
US East 5.3.1
(it.navionics.usaEast)
QR Droid 5.3
(la.droid.qr)
Alchemy 2.0.5
(me.zed_0xff.android.alchemy)
Easy Uninstaller 1.3.0
(mobi.infolife.uninstaller)
Tide Prediction 1.9.8.2
(net.muchoviento.android.tide)
BusyBox Free 8.9.7
(stericson.busybox)
Camera360 3.8
(vStudio.Android.Camera360)
Total apps saved: 70

Could Avast be the culprit? or Callend Vibrate? Or even a setting in LightFlow?

WiredPirate said:
Could Avast be the culprit? or Callend Vibrate? Or even a setting in LightFlow?
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I love both Callend and lightflow. I did uninstalled avast, so we'll see. I though of lightflow, but can't find any setting that could be related.

I was thinking a look through the settings to see what you could find, opposed to just deleting the app. I know Avast is a popular app for phone security, I was trying to think of what apps on your list may have an option for scheduling sound profiles, that's why I mentioned it. You shouldn't have to delete it and go without.

OK I may be in left field with this one.....
but......some ROMs allow a user to create a "user profile" that allows you to customize your device. This feature is there to allow to to switch profiles if say.... you allow you friends or children to use your device. I can't remember which ROM I was on, but it would always vibe no matter what I set it too. I deleted the profile and poof....all was normal after that.
The setting was under menu options and labeled "profile".
Hope this helps...
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

That's a good idea, I didn't even think about the "profiles" built into CM and other ROMs.

WiredPirate said:
That's a good idea, I didn't even think about the "profiles" built into CM and other ROMs.
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well I don't see any thing that says "profiles" or even remotely sounds like it would be related to that. Also, I had the same issue before I changed roms... which is what led me to change roms.

RandyB617 said:
well I don't see any thing that says "profiles" or even remotely sounds like it would be related to that. Also, I had the same issue before I changed roms... which is what led me to change roms.
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I am still having the problem if any one else cares to take a guess or offer any suggestions.

Themes / Apps / Mods Must-have Apps For Your Phone?

We all have apps that travel with us from device to device, the ones you couldn't see yourself NOT having. So, what ya got?
For people new to the Fold series (such as myself), what are your must-have apps from your standard form factor phones that you definitely want on your Fold 3? For those who do have some experience, what are your must-have apps that you recommend on the Fold?
My favourites (links included) would be:
-Nova Launcher Prime. Well worth the upgrade to premium, and will hopefully work well on the Fold! Been my go-to launcher since the OnePlus One.
-Black Wallpapers. They've got a pretty solid selection of wallpapers in loads of categories!
-Zedge. Ringtones? Notification tones? Absolutely TONS of them on here, could not recommend enough!
-Moon+ Reader Pro. If you read a lot, this is a no-brainer. Easily my favourite app for reading on a phone/tablet. Supports a bunch of different file formats! Free version also available.
-Thumper. I love this game so much, I have it on my phone, PS5, and PC, and regularly play all of them. Awesome rhythm game, not like your typical rhythm games though.
I'm also eager to check out The Room game series on the Fold. I've never played them on a tablet, just a phone, so I can't wait to try them out on a big beautiful screen.

Google Photos: every picture/video I take goes to the cloud right away so I never lose memories.
notif: lets you put little reminders into the notification shade
WallRod: frequently updated pack of minimal wallpapers

Blokada 5

I wish the play store would allow tags for managing apps, so I could hide the complete junk, or select one for mass installation.
My list, in no particular order
Cx file explorer
Etchdroid
Onshape
Net analyser pro
Juice ssh pro
Zeta torrent pro
Hex shaders premium
Adguard
Termux

This is my first fold, is there a specific app that is great for wallpapers that will fit the native resolution that are of material design?

What is best ad blocker, given this phone might not be rootable?
The same for a file manager?

ronaldheld said:
What is best ad blocker, given this phone might not be rootable?
The same for a file manager?
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Adguard

Signal (custom build to disable excessive logging and image scaling)
Firefox Nightly ("Custom Add-on collection" - uBlock Origin, Universal Bypass)
Mega (Camera Uploads)

I presume noting sideloaded apps can be posted?

What is the best weather app?
How about the best file manager, since Root Explorer is out?

ronaldheld said:
What is best ad blocker, given this phone might not be rootable?
The same for a file manager?
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Blokada

kxdaorbit said:
Blokada
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Never heard of that app. I will check it out.

Good Guardians & Good Locks from Samsung App Store

Root Explorer for file management...........have been using for several years (and you don't have to be rooted).
Launcher - have been using Nova Prime (currently using the beta releases). Wondering, of all of the launchers in the Play Store, which is the best for battery saving?
Ad blocker - I do the following:
Settings, Connections, More connection settings, Private DNS - dns.adguard.com

aodNotify

Flame Red said:
aodNotify
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Can you hit me with a link? I searched it and it doesn't come up, I might be dumb? lol
EDIT: Scratch that, I certainly am a dumb. I found it lol.

Semantics said:
This is my first fold, is there a specific app that is great for wallpapers that will fit the native resolution that are of material design?
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Try WallCraft. As soon as I opened it, it identified my device and resolution and will only show wallpapers that fit. I'm sure you can find whatever kind you'd like in there, there's TONS!

SOT, but do you use Google photos or Samsung gallery?

twistedumbrella said:
Signal (custom build to disable excessive logging and image scaling)
Firefox Nightly ("Custom Add-on collection" - uBlock Origin, Universal Bypass)
Mega (Camera Uploads)
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Is it safe to upload on Mega ?

ilordvader said:
Is it safe to upload on Mega ?
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Safer than Google Photos