camsung vs Podcini.X - Podcast instrument
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
camsung
Silence camera on Samsung phones Installation If your phone is running Android 13 or below, just sideload the APK. If your phone is running Android 14 or above, you need to install the app via ADB as Google blocks installing apps that target SDK 22 and below. Enable Developer Mode and USB Debugging, then run: adb install --bypass-low-target-sdk-block app-release.apk Make sure to replace app-release.apk if you've renamed the file. Usage Install, open, and click on the switch to enable the mute function. Click on the lock icon to enable on boot. Note that your phone needs to be on vibrate or mute for the camera shutter to be muted! Uninstall Turn off the switch, then uninstall. If you uninstalled before turning off the switch, re-install the app, toggle the switch at least once until it is in the off position (so if it shows as off, then turn on and then turn off. If it shows as on, just turn it off), then uninstall. If you still get unexpected behavior after following the removal steps, try the following command on your computer while your phone is connected via USB and in ADB developer mode: adb shell settings delete system csc_pref_camera_forced_shuttersound_key This deletes the prop set by camsung. Warning Please do not use this app for malicious purposes. It's only made for situations where you don't want to disturb other people (such as in restaurants or in a library). This app directly modifies system settings. While it should be relatively safe things can still go wrong. I am not responsible for any problems that may arise from using this app. This app only works with recent Android versions paired with One UI releases. Future software updates may block the mechanism that this app uses.
Podcini.X - Podcast instrument
Podcini, an open source podcast instrument, attuned to Puccini, adorned with pasticcini and aromatized with porcini, invites your harmonious heartbeats. Do I hear your heartbeats? Great! Common functionalities of a podcast player are well-supported: Search, discover and subscribe to podcasts, by keywords, simple RSS URLs, or OPML files. Download, stream or queue episodes, and enjoy them the way you like with adjustable playback speeds. Save effort, battery power and mobile data usage with powerful automation controls for auto-downloading/auto-enqueuing episodes. If the feed contains no media (plain RSS feed), Text-to-Speech engine is used to play the text. Listening progress can be instantly synced through a NextCloud server or across devices in the same Wi-Fi network without a server. So what's special with this podcast app among the many? Well, aside from doing the above well, the following make it stand out: It's open sourced, free to use and free of ads, free as in beer and free as in speech! It takes advantage of modern frameworks to be efficient and conserve energy. In addition to subscriptions, it allows you to create your own synthetic podcasts to compile your interested episodes from various sources to better focus on your interests. While the list of episodes (filtered and sorted by you) in each podcast serves a natural playlist for you, it also empowers you with multiple queues each associable with any podcasts to group similar contents for better listening. On any podcast/episode, you can assign 5 levels of rating allowing you to make better decisions on where to put your attention. You have 12 levels of play states (like to play soon, play again, etc) to better plan and enhance your listening experiences. You can also keep your personal notes with your opinions/comments on each podcast/episode. It has sophisticated sorting and filtering options for you to better select contents. When you unsubscribe a podcast, it allows you to preserve your important episodes of the podcast in a synthetic feed. It keeps a record of your unsubscribed podcasts and notifies you if you unknowingly try to re-subscribe to some. It caches streamed audio for seamless local rewind and replay. You can record audio clips or mark positions on any episodes for better review. You can also set selected episodes related for better grouping. Sure, you can play any episodes in your car's speakers. And, it's not all about audio, video is well handled. You can cast the audio/video to Chromecast speakers/screens. Some other podcast players can also do all of the above? Join the Podcini community! Podcini is under active development by volunteers. You can contribute too, with code, comments or improvements. See source code on github.com/XilinJia/Podcini.X
| Feature | camsung | Podcini.X - Podcast instrument |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | GitHubIzzyOnDroid | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | Media PlayerVideo | Media PlayerPodcastVideoBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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