So I got a used smartphone as a gift and now i'm looking into all the different interesting Android apps available. While I see the negative unsustainable part of consumerism in ppl buying new phones regularly and the annoying part of ppl hiding behind their phones being antisocial, im def gonna avoid that and try to b conscious of my use and also avoid buying new phones. But if we can overcome those issues, its quite a fascinating universe with a lot of innovative potential.

What cool apps do u use?

Spmeone here mentioned an app that tracks sleep phases, do u know the name? What others are worth getting?

Just a heads up, but there are a lot of apps that contain malware and steal data from your phone. I never use apps on mine.

Here's an interesting article worth reading. http://www.cyberdefensem...ing-on-you-did-you-know/

Thanks for the heads up, definitely relevant.

I def think its important to be wary of such things. By default I had already disabled GPS and bluetooth, always deny permission for websites to use my location, etc, and am careful with apps I apply, revising their permissions and terms of use.

That being said, my actions are less out of fear and more out of principle, to avoid giving unnecessary personal information to those that don't need it or that I don't trust. I am not very paranoid because I live a law-abiding life in a country where drug use is not criminalized... For those that live in very repressive contexts, I'd be wary of even having a smartphone at all, or at least not mix personal info and daily-use devices with legally-liable information and discussions.

Not an app but an Android OS: CyanogenMod

supported devices: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Devices#vendor=;
Unofficial Ports: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Unofficial_Ports