Sideload Launcher

Sideload Launcher is a free launcher for Android TV.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.tv.sideloadlauncher

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-tv-sideload-launcher-3716555/

https://www.androidpolice.com/minimalistic-launcher-saved-me-from-google-tvs-bloated-ad-filled-home-screen/

Nova Media Player

NOVA is an open source video player for Android.  It can be used on Android TV as well.

https://github.com/nova-video-player/aos-AVP

https://www.howtogeek.com/my-favorite-fire-tv-app-has-nothing-to-do-with-streaming/

Sefirah

Sefirah is a free utility to allow clipboard and notification sharing between a Windows PC and Android device.

https://github.com/shrimqy/Sefirah

https://www.androidpolice.com/forget-phone-link-this-ad-free-open-source-app-beats-it-in-every-category/

SD Maid 2/SE

SD Maid 2/SE is an open-source Android app that cleans up junk files and ghost files left by apps you have already removed.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.darken.sdmse&cjevent=76738a5a35e511f181a401850a82b832

https://www.howtogeek.com/i-freed-up-10gb-on-my-android-phone-with-this-free-open-source-app/

METROV

METROV is an Android launcher that resembles the Windows Phone interface.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tuzkituan.metrov&hl=en&pli=1

https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/windows-phone/metrov-windows-phone-launcher

https://www.howtogeek.com/this-launcher-turned-my-pixel-into-a-nokia-lumia-windows-phone/

Similar options would be Square Home.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.squarehome2

SafeHaven

SafeHaven is an open-source Android app store focused on transparency and security. Unlike the official Google Play Store or F-Droid, it hosts its own APK files while providing automated trust checks, signing key verification, and basic malware scans to prevent supply chain attacks.

https://github.com/phsycologicalFudge/SafeHaven-Store

https://www.androidpolice.com/found-better-google-play-alternative/

Analiti Wi-Fi Analyzer

Analiti Wi-Fi Analyzer is an Wi-Fi utility for the Android platform.

https://analiti.com

Disky

Disky is an utility for Android to show storage space usage.

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/de.felixnuesse.disky/

https://www.androidpolice.com/android-app-that-freed-up-storage/

Senior Launcher

Senior Launcher is an launcher for Android that offers a simple interface with larger icons.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eldo.launcher

Another example would be a Senior Home.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.seniorlauncher.app

https://www.androidpolice.com/i-tested-a-launcher-made-to-declutter-android-and-its-a-hidden-gem/

YTDLnis

YTDLnis is a media downloader for Android.

https://github.com/deniscerri/ytdlnis

Metrolist

Metrolist is an alternate YouTube Music frontend app for Android.

https://github.com/mostafaalagamy/Metrolist

Koodous

Kroodous is a web site that offers an option to scan .APK files for malicious content.

https://koodous.com/ 

Kvaesitso

Kvaesitso is a free and open source launcher for Android.

https://kvaesitso.mm20.de/

https://github.com/MM2-0/Kvaesitso

https://www.androidauthority.com/kvaesitso-launcher-hands-on-3709677/

https://www.androidauthority.com/kvaesitso-launcher-android-app-how-to-download-3714976/

Packet

Packet is a partial implementation of Google's Quick Share protocol that lets you send and receive files wirelessly from Android devices using Quick Share.

https://github.com/nozwock/packet

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/packet-linux-android-file-transfer-app-quick-share

Obtainium

Obtainium is an app for Android that will update other apps per the source.  Potential sources could be Github and F-Droid.

https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium

https://www.androidauthority.com/obtainium-how-to-add-update-android-apps-3677522/

Seal APK

Seal AKP is an app for Android that allows media downloads from certain services such as YouTube.

https://sealapk.net/

Jocala Software

The adbLink and adbLink2 applications manage connections between your Android devices and your computer. adbLink includes extra functionality for managing Kodi installations.

http://jocala.com

How to delete the advertising ID value within Android

To delete your device’s advertising ID within Android:

Go to Settings.

Tap Privacy > Ads.

Tap Delete advertising ID and confirm your changes.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/the-global-surveillance-free-for-all-in-mobile-ad-data/

Olauncher

Olauncher is a minimalist Android launcher.

https://github.com/tanujnotes/Olauncher

https://www.howtogeek.com/this-android-launcher-helped-me-cut-my-phone-use-in-half/

Lawnchair

Lawnchair is a free Android launcher.

https://lawnchair.app/

https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair