Friday, 1 December 2017

Alternative Apps to popular (and deemed dangerous) apps in Android

Major news websites are reporting that the Government of India have listed 42 Chinese Android Apps as 'Dangerous'. One such news article would be this --> https://www.gadgetsnow.com/slideshows/42-chinese-apps-listed-as-dangerous-by-the-government/photolist/61867919.cms

The 'Dangerous' Apps list:


WeiboMi Community (Xiaomi)Wonder Camera
WeChatDU recorderES File Explorer
SHAREitVault-HidePhoto Wonder
TruecallerYouCam MakeupQQ International
UC NewsMi Store (Xiaomi)QQ Music
UC BrowserCacheCleaner DU apps studioQQ Mail
BeautyPlusDU Battery SaverQQ Player
NewsDogDU CleanerQQ NewsFeed
VivaVideo QU Video IncDU PrivacyWeSync
Parallel Space360 SecurityQQ Security Centre
APUS BrowserDU BrowserSelfieCity
Perfect CorpClean Master - Cheetah MobileMailMaster
Virus Cleaner (Hi Security Lab)Baidu TranslateMi Video Call (Xiaomi)
CM BrowserBaidu MapQQ Launcher

Lets find Safe alternatives for all of these apps.

Please Note: I will be updating this post with more alternatives as I find them.

Browsers:
The Dangerous Apps: UC Browser, APUS Browser, CM Browser, DU Browser
Alternatives: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox Focus, Lightning Web Browser

Communication:
The Dangerous Apps: Weibo, WeChat, Mi Community (Xiaomi), QQ International, Mi Video Call (Xiaomi)
Alternatives: Wire Secure Messenger, Telegram, Signal Private Messenger, Ring (GNU Ring)

News:
The Dangerous Apps: UC News, NewsDog, QQ NewsFeed
Alternatives: Dailyhunt (Newshunt) News, Cricbuzz, Cricinfo, NDTV, TOI, ET

Email:
The Dangerous Apps: QQ Mail, MailMaster
Alternatives: K-9 Mail, Google Inbox, Yahoo Mail

File Manager:
The Dangerous Apps: ES File Explorer
Alternatives: Amaze File Manager, Simple File Manager

Camera/Image Manipulation:
The Dangerous Apps: BeautyPlus, YouCam Makeup, Wonder Camera, Photo Wonder, SelfieCity
Alternatives: Open Camera, Candy Camera (- selfie, beauty camera, photo editor), Pixlr – Free Photo Editor, PhotoFunia, Snapseed

Security/Utilities:
The Dangerous Apps: Virus Cleaner (Hi Security Lab), Vault-Hide, CacheCleaner DU apps studio, DU Cleaner, DU Privacy, 360 Security, Clean Master - Cheetah Mobile, QQ Security Centre, DU Battery Saver
Alternatives: Cache Cleaner (Frozen Developers), KeePassDroid, Prey Anti Theft: Find My Android & Mobile Security, ML Manager: APK Extractor, BatteryBot Battery Indicator

File Sharing:
The Dangerous Apps: SHAREit
Alternatives: Files Go (Currently this is a Beta software), TrebleShot - File Share

Launcher:
The Dangerous Apps: QQ Launcher
Alternatives: KISS Launcher, Google Now Launcher

Video Editing:
The Dangerous Apps: VivaVideo QU Video Inc, DU recorder
Alternatives: Quik (– Free Video Editor for photos, clips, music), Magisto Video Editor & Maker, Adobe Premiere Clip, ScreenCam Screen Recorder

Audio/Video Players:
The Dangerous Apps: QQ Music, QQ Player
Alternatives: VLC for Android, Saavn, Gaana, Hungama

Syncing:
The Dangerous Apps: WeSync
Alternatives: Syncthing, Google Photos, Google Drive

Caller ID:
The Dangerous Apps: Truecaller
Alternatives: Phone 2 Location - Caller ID Mobile Number Tracker

Map:
The Dangerous Apps: Baidu Map
Alternatives: MapmyIndia Map (Nearby, GPS Navigation & Traffic), Google Maps, HERE WeGo - Offline Maps & GPS, Google Street View

Store/Shopping:
The Dangerous Apps: Mi Store (Xiaomi)
Alternatives: Flipkart, Snapdeal, Amazon

Translation:
The Dangerous Apps: Baidu Translate
Alternatives: Google Translate, QuickDic restored, DictionaryForMIDs

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