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What do you guys think of the MA apps on fdroid?
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makou lemmy.zip makou@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-08-22
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I want a good app ecosystem that has basic android replacements. I tried Fossify apps but I dont know I didnt like them. I ve tried some MA apps and so far they look clean enough, I just wanna know if there are any flaws or issues with them that would make me wanna reconsider

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barkingspiders infosec.pub barkingspiders@infosec.pub
Joined: 2023-08-09
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Music assistant?

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Handles leminal.space halm@leminal.space
Joined: 2023-10-30
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Music assistant?

Modern Apps

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Azzu leminal.space Azzu@leminal.space
Joined: 2026-05-10
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Modern Apps

So weird that they wouldn't include the full name :D

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Handles leminal.space halm@leminal.space
Joined: 2023-10-30
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So weird that they wouldn't include the full name :D

On F-droid, those 20+ apps are effectively branded as "MA", with similar b/w icons, so if that's your only window on Android apps, I guess it would be natural to assume other people know the term and what it refers to 🤷

I dunno, I just happened to know what OP meant 🙂

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artyom piefed.social artyom@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-08
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https://ma.vayunmathur.com/apps

That's a whole lot of apps for 1 dude to be making (45 + more to come) and maintaining. Are these "vibe coded"? If they are, I wouldn't put much stock in them being maintained for long.

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Handles leminal.space halm@leminal.space
Joined: 2023-10-30
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https://ma.vayunmathur.com/apps That's a whole lot of apps for 1 dude to be making (45 + more to come) and maintaining. Are these "vibe coded"? If they are, I wouldn't put much stock in them being maintained for long.

Those are pretty much my concerns as well, and the reason I only use his PDF reader app. I'm not willing to commit to a whole range of apps when they've only been actively developed for six months (? That's when I noticed them).

Especially these days when too many projects don't openly declare or actively try to conceal vibe coding...

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N.E.P.T.R lemmy.blahaj.zone Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2024-11-20
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https://ma.vayunmathur.com/apps That's a whole lot of apps for 1 dude to be making (45 + more to come) and maintaining. Are these "vibe coded"? If they are, I wouldn't put much stock in them being maintained for long.

Here is the slopscore report

Nothing super crazy. Maybe they hide it well?

They do have "MA Localassistant" app which is LLM related. So maybe?

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I am like 90% sure it is slop coded. The style of the apps is weird looking, not fully consistent between apps, and the quality seems kinda low. Many apps have thin 1-2 pixel boarders that remind me of other LLM produced things.

Plus many of the apps have unnecessary Network permissions. And one app called MA Cast claims it doesn't need internet access but has full Network permission anyways.

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artyom piefed.social artyom@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-08
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Those are pretty much my concerns as well, and the reason I only use his PDF reader app. I'm not willing to commit to a whole range of apps when they've only been actively developed for six months (? That's when I noticed them). Especially these days when too many projects don't openly declare or actively try to conceal vibe coding...

I'd probably recommend the GOS app instead for PDFs:

https://github.com/GrapheneOS/PdfViewer

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Handles leminal.space halm@leminal.space
Joined: 2023-10-30
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I'd probably recommend the GOS app instead for PDFs: https://github.com/GrapheneOS/PdfViewer

Since Graphene has recently gone to the LLM side, and are being super snippy that they got caught doing it, I probably wouldn't.

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