My favorite one is Organic Maps (https://organicmaps.app) - privacy-focused google maps alternative
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#52Sun Surveyor - shows an overlay on a live camera to see where the sun will be in the sky in summer or winter. Good for gardening and house design. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ratana.sun...
Sounds like that would be useful when buying a house
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Vehicle speedometers are factory made to display wrong info. I believe they add about 10% to your actual speed. The reason is error-margin of speedometers, it's about 10% so they err on the side of caution.
Do you have sources for this? Even if this is not just urban legends, a speed read from GPS data on a phone can only be much worse
https://www.drive.com.au/news/how-accurate-is-your-speedo-20...
Jeep Cherokee appears to be the exception here
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#54Physics Toolbox by Vieyra Software.
I use https://phyphox.org/
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#56Android:
Bouncer - powerful permissions management
Island - Create a work profile for work apps or apps you want to keep off your main profile
iOS: iVerify - Security related recommendations, guidelines and reminders.
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How could an app ("Ulysse Speedometer") be better at measuring the vehicle speed?? This seems so wrong!
Off topic but this is a real gripe of mine - analogue speedos that go all the way up to 240 kmph (~150 mph). I am only ever going to do half that speed, so why not just make the dial go to only 120/(80) and give the needle (and me!) twice as much precision!
Many gauges are typically designed to work best in the center 50% of their range.