Bought a new Android phone and want to remove the bloat, spyware and tracking? Check out Universal Android Debloater Next Generation desktop app that makes this process easy with it's built-in debloat lists for various manufacturers. #android #privacy #bloatware

Github https://github.com/Universal-Debloater-Alliance/universal-android-debloater-next-generation/wiki

TIL: there's Android ransomware that works not by encrypting your files, but rather by showing a system modal window that cannot be dismissed by the user until the ransom is paid. Latest variants use machine learning: "TinyML model is useful for making sure [the ransom note] would appear less contrived and more believable" #android #malware #ransomware

Mobile randsomware
https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2020/10/08/sophisticated-new-android-malware-marks-the-latest-evolution-of-mobile-ransomware/

WebApps is my #OpenSource #Android app I am most proud of. Many years in the making, it allows you to save websites as apps, with privacy-enhancing features similar to uMatrix.

WebApps sandboxed browser https://github.com/tobykurien/webapps

Xtendroid is a domain-specific-language for Android that I created for productive Android development

I was on the cover of a magazine, thanks to the work being done at IBM Research!

I developed Android applications as a freelancer, and offered particularly good value for small businesses and startups.

Pledger is a startup that aims to put NGO's in touch with micro-volunteers

Resources for the Tech4Africa Android Masterclass presentation on 9th October 2014

We built a smart watch at House4Hack. I decided to re-write the firmware and Android app from scratch.

SwimTime is a swimmer's timer that can help improve swimmer performance

SA Events is an Android app I wrote that displays annual events in South Africa by province, allowing you to plan your outings.

BatteryFu is an Android application I wrote to save battery life (and data) on my HTC Dream (G1) back in 2010. It has over 250,000 downloads!

I developed the Robert's Birds Android app, a niche app for professional bird-watchers. It features over 1Gb of high-quality data for Southern African birds that can be searched or browsed, even on a low-end device.

The gr8signal app tracks and maps cellphone signal coverage in South Africa.

I won the MOMO Joburg "Changing the world through innovation" competition, as well as the Mobile Web Africa 2012 app competition, with the BluMote project!

MakerDroid (previously Paint3d) is an app you can use to draw out a 2D shape that will then get extruded into a 3D shape, which you can then print out as a physical object using a 3D printer.

Simple Zulu is a simple flash-card app to teach you Zulu words, that I

I built an Android accessory using an Arduino. It's a charging dock and notification light, among other things.

I wrote the first versions of the Android app "Fancy" for thingd which included a honeycomb-optimized tablet version.

SmsFu is my first Android app, written back in 2010. It automatically silences notifications from spammers!