Arjun Maniyani
Software engineer, backend mostly. I like my code in production.
I make Gander, an open source file viewer for Android.
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Arjun Maniyani@lemdro.idOPto
Open Source@lemmy.ml•Gander: an offline file viewer for Android with an empty permissions page. MIT on GitHub, and now on Play too.English
61·1 month agoA lot of it was written with AI, yes, under my direction, and every push runs the test suite in CI.
The no-permissions part doesn’t rest on trusting the code, though. The build fails if a permission is added, the About screen shows what Android says the app requests, and it’s MIT, so the code is there to read.
If anything in it looks wrong, open an issue and I’ll look into it: https://github.com/mokshablr/gander/issues
Arjun Maniyani@lemdro.idOPto
Open Source@lemmy.ml•Gander: an offline file viewer for Android with an empty permissions page. MIT on GitHub, and now on Play too.English
0·1 month agowell no more of that now, glad i got to share 😄
Arjun Maniyani@lemdro.idOPto
Open Source@lemmy.ml•Gander: an offline file viewer for Android with an empty permissions page. MIT on GitHub, and now on Play too.English
1·1 month agoIt’s a good one. It installs apps straight from their GitHub releases and keeps them updated. Gander’s README has a one-tap link to add it.
Arjun Maniyani@lemdro.idOPto
Open Source@lemmy.ml•Gander: an offline file viewer for Android with an empty permissions page. MIT on GitHub, and now on Play too.English
2·1 month agoYes! I opened a request with F-Droid in July and it’s waiting for a reviewer: https://gitlab.com/fdroid/rfp/-/work_items/4138
Until then, the GitHub releases work with Obtainium.
Arjun Maniyani@lemdro.idOPto
Android@lemdro.id•Gander: an offline file viewer for Android with an empty permissions page. MIT on GitHub, and now on Play too.English
0·1 month agoDone, thanks! The README’s install section now has a one-tap link to add Gander to Obtainium: https://github.com/mokshablr/gander#install
Arjun Maniyani@lemdro.idOPto
Android@lemdro.id•Gander: an offline file viewer for Android with an empty permissions page. MIT on GitHub, and now on Play too.English
3·1 month agoFair question. A lot of it(the README and code) was written with AI assistance under my direction, and every push runs with a the test suite in CI.
The no-permissions claim doesn’t depend on trusting that tho… the build fails if a permission is added, the About screen on the app also shows what Android says the app requests(isnt hardcoded), and it’s open-source MIT licensed, so the code is there to read.
If you find something bad in it, you can open an issue and I’ll definitely be there to look into it.
Arjun Maniyani@lemdro.idOPto
Android@lemdro.id•Gander: an offline file viewer for Android with an empty permissions page. MIT on GitHub, and now on Play too.English
1·1 month agoF-Droid is the one I actually want. The request has been open since July (https://gitlab.com/fdroid/rfp/-/issues/4138) but nobody from F-Droid has reviewed it yet, which seems to be normal there.
The one thing I expect review to bring up is that the renderers are vendored as minified JavaScript, and I’ve offered to swap in unminified copies or build them from source. Meanwhile, the APK on GitHub releases works with Obtainium.

Thanks! What’s the lean build, a stripped-down phone? If a file doesn’t open, do let me know.