User:Teeks99/OpenSourceAndroid

This page is based on an OLD copy of List of free software Android applications. Using it to start cleaning up and adding content for the notable items.

Android is a Linux-based operating system for phones and other mobile devices (tablets, ereaders, media players, etc).

Free software repositories
The Android Market doesn't allow users to easily filter applications based on their license status. As a result a number of projects maintain ad-hoc lists of free and open source software software around the web. In recent times a couple of application repository projects have been started that focus on providing alternatives to the default Android Market. So far coverage of all the available open source applications is still sporadic.

Known free software Android applications
The following is an incomplete list of applications that meet the guidelines for free software software.

Launchers
The launcher presents the main view of the phone and is responsible for starting other apps and hosting live widgets. There are many non-open source launchers as well.

Location/Mapping/Navigation/Routing
The OpenStreetMap wiki has a list of "open source" Android applications that support OpenStreetMap.

Widgets
Widgets are elements that can be added to the launcher page to display information whenever the user looks at their phone. They are typically implement things like clocks and news feeds but are not limited to that.