Headphone indicator vs Plug Off Airplane
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Headphone indicator
Shows a notification icon in the status bar when headphones are plugged into the phone. Shows a different icon when a headset is attached. Both 3.5mm audio jack devices and USB headphones/headsets are supported. The app aims to be a tiny as possible. No ads, no analytics - just its core functionality. After installation, you have to start the application at least once. Then it will be running as a background service that shows the headset status icon whenever the headphones are plugged in. I wrote the headphone indicator app because I was immensely unsatisfied with apps like (google forced me to remove the name) which are over 2 MiB in size, but 99% of their code is only related to advertisement. Open Source - licensed under the GPLv3+. The source code can be inspected by anyone.
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.
| Feature | Headphone indicator | Plug Off Airplane |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-Droid |
| Categories | ProductivityMessaging | ProductivityMessaging |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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