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Here is a very good collection of Foss apps for Android "40+ Best Open Source Android Apps" by itsfoss.com (almost all available in F-Droid)

Here you can find (at least for Android) app lists for Fediverse apps (take also a look at the subcategories): https://android.izzysoft.de/applists/category/named/fediverse?lang=en

Here you can find (at least for Android) app lists for Fediverse apps (take also a look at the subcategories): https://android.izzysoft.de/applists/category/named/fediverse?lang=en

If you have the apps from F-Droid, there is no need to rush, I think. The F-Droid-apps are without adds and offline. They no longer receive updates, but they are not apps that need constant updates.

Maybe Gancio? https://gancio.org/

Yes! Ghost Commander is open source and it's able to transfer via sftp

Perhaps you should add this criterion to the start post? Otherwise ten more people will recommend GrapheneOS...

Another alternative is iodeOS. They also sell pre-installed Fairphones and support a few more devices (not as many as eOS) https://iode.tech/de/installation-iodeos/#1611161940311-4fb3b2cf-4d60|sc-tabs-1700424213961

Here you can filter the search for Custom ROMs by release year. A few current models are already available: https://www.sustaphones.com/ beside Pixels i.e. Xiaomi, 2023, redwood X5 Pro 5G, Teracube 2e, 2022, emerald, Motorola g32, g42, g52, ...

Mastodon cannot display posts with headings and the thread view is very rudimentary. In my experience, the best way of displaying and federating with Lemmy is with Friendica.

Maybe WriteFreely or Plume? These are blogging services with Fediverse connection.

Here is a little user guide for Firefish: https://thefedi.wiki/firefish/user/home