Plug Off Airplane vs unofficial Stud.IP-app
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Plug Off Airplane
This is a very simple app that turns off Airplane Mode when the USB cable is plugged in. The idea is to make sure Airplane Mode is turned off at least once a day, in a safe location in terms of metadata: the home. Your telecom already knows your device belongs to its billing address. This makes it easier to use Airplane Mode to disable the cellular radio during the day, when it is not needed.
unofficial Stud.IP-app
The API of the system has to be enabled to use this app. You can read system-wide news, view your courses, course news, course forums, post on forums, read and write messages, view, download and upload your files and course files. You can also view Opencast videos, browse Courseware and join BigBlueButton meetings. With the document provider you can access your Stud.IP files like all other files on your device. You can use the mobile browser version of Stud.IP in the app, with support for autofilling your username and password. If your Stud.IP server supports OAuth for this app, you don't even have to trust it with your login data, you can simply log in to Stud.IP and give the app access. You can enable the notification service to get your Stud.IP notifications as notifications on the device. For Help: Settings->view help Permission description: View network connections: Used to not download pictures when mobile data is used, to preserve mobile data volume. Full network access: An internet connection is required to communicate with the Stud.IP-Server. Modify contents of shared storage: Is requested at runtime when you download files. Is needed to save the files to the downloads directory. Not used anymore for Android 10 or later. Record audio, change audio settings, use camera, prevent phone from sleeping: Used for the BigBlueButton video conferences. foreground services, start at boot: used for the Notification service.
| Feature | Plug Off Airplane | unofficial Stud.IP-app |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-Droid | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | ProductivityMessaging | ProductivityMessaging |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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