Tag: android
All the articles with the tag "android".
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Why it exists · Ward Why I built Ward: a porn and website blocker where the hard part is the off switch
1,600 one-star reviews of porn blockers say the same four things: a paywall after a quiz, a VPN that breaks the internet, an easy bypass, and a fee to uninstall. Ward's answer is a free filter that blocks on the device, a waiting time instead of a wall, and a DNS-only tunnel. What iOS does and doesn't let you do, and why the hosts file wins on desktop.
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Guide · Cura Termius alternatives for iPhone and Android — and when an SSH client isn't enough
A fair comparison of the mobile SSH clients people actually use — Termius, Blink Shell, Prompt, JuiceSSH, Termux — on what matters from a phone: terminal quality, key handling, price model, and whether you can see a server's health before you open a shell. Written by the developer of one of them.
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Guide · QuestLog How to pick what to play next from a game backlog you'll never finish
A practical system for a backlog bigger than your free time: sort by time-to-beat not hype, keep four honest statuses, let something random choose on a work night, and track finishes so the pile stops growing. With the app built around exactly this.
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Guide · Mantra How to put daily affirmations on your Android lock screen (and have them change automatically)
Three ways to get your own words on an Android lock screen — a static wallpaper you make yourself, a widget, or an app that re-renders your affirmation on a new background every morning — with the trade-offs of each and the settings that matter.