{"id":63366,"date":"2026-04-15T14:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manualdousuario.net\/?p=63366"},"modified":"2026-05-16T15:55:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T18:55:51","slug":"celular-felipe-siles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manualdousuario.net\/en\/celular-felipe-siles\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s on your phone, Felipe?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor's note:<\/strong> Every week, I publish the phone's home screen from a blog reader. Want to participate? Fill out this form<\/a>. Want more? Check out the archive<\/a>. All app links go to the App Store, Play Store, or F-Droid.<\/p>\n

What is your name and what do you do?<\/h2>\n

Felipe Siles<\/a>. I\u2019m an art educator and audiovisual producer, a doctoral candidate in Musicology at University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP), and I live in the Campinas (SP) area.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not a tech professional, just an enthusiast of free software and open source \u2014 and a very enthusiastic one at that, since I\u2019m part of two collectives dedicated to this cause: Ayom, which hosts free digital tools (Mastodon, Lemmy, Radicale, and WriteFreely), and Audio e Software Livre, a mutual support group for audio production on Linux and free software in general.<\/p>\n

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What phone and operating system do you use?<\/h2>\n

Moto E14, Android 14.<\/p>\n

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Tell us a little about your wallpaper.<\/h2>\n

I change my wallpaper every now and then, but since I\u2019m in the process of reducing the role of my phone in my daily life, I\u2019ve kept it plain black for a while now \u2014 pretty boring \u2014 so it serves as a tool rather than a distraction.<\/p>\n

Why is your home screen the way it is?<\/h2>\n

I like to try out different launchers, since I find the one pre-installed on Android simply dreadful. I currently use Fast Draw<\/a>, a free and open-source app, which has this very minimalist and somewhat plain look. The idea is to be very practical and functional.<\/p>\n

I like my apps organized by categories, since I\u2019m not an app hoarder \u2014 anything I don\u2019t use in my daily life gets uninstalled. The apps on my phone are ones I actually use, so I like to be able to access them easily.<\/p>\n

Fast Draw also has a very useful feature: creating a hidden tab where you can hide more sensitive apps.<\/p>\n

Tell us a little about the widgets you use.<\/h2>\n

I only use basic calendar and clock widgets. I don\u2019t like using too many widgets; I think they make the screen look cluttered.<\/p>\n

Which apps do you use the most?<\/h2>\n

Most of the time, I use my phone to listen to podcasts and music. When I\u2019m at home, I do this during meals and while doing chores, and when I\u2019m out and about, during my commutes on public transportation. My two favorites are AntennaPod<\/a>, where I use Sintoniza<\/a> from the PC do Manual to sync my favorite podcasts and history, and VLC<\/a>, which I use to listen to music and web radio.<\/p>\n

I also use Syncthing<\/a> to send music from my PC to my phone, as well as to sync photos, documents, etc. Since I take the bus a lot, I also use maps and transit apps frequently.<\/p>\n

I try to avoid checking messages on my phone as much as possible. Whenever possible, I prefer to leave that task for my computer.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the most obscure, strange, and\/or surprising app you use that you\u2019d like more people to know about?<\/h2>\n

Lately, I\u2019ve been fascinated by the idea of keeping devices offline, and I\u2019ve really enjoyed researching and discovering apps that download content from the internet so it\u2019s available even when you\u2019re offline.<\/p>\n

In that regard, I highly recommend Kiwix<\/a>. It can download all of Wikipedia\u2019s content as well as content from other interesting websites. It offers many possibilities:<\/p>\n