Maid is heating up my phone and draining battery. I don't recommend it for lower end phones. If snapdragon 8 gen 2 is behaving like this, lower end phones will fail to run this app

Anyway, it runs without internet!

ChatterUI - A simple app for LLMs

https://github.com/Vali-98/ChatterUI

https://news.1rj.ru/str/chatterui

ChatterUI is a native mobile frontend for LLMs.
Run LLMs on device or connect to various commercial or open source APIs. ChatterUI aims to provide a mobile-friendly interface with fine-grained control over chat structuring.

Features:
Run LLMs on-device in Local Mode
Connect to various APIs in Remote Mode
Chat with characters. (Supports the Character Card v2 specification.)
Create and manage multiple chats per character.
Customize Sampler fields and Instruct formatting
Integrates with your device’s text-to-speech (TTS) engine

Usage
Download and install latest APK from the releases page.
iOS is Currently unavailable due to lacking iOS hardware for development

Local Mode
ChatterUI uses a llama.cpp under the hood to run gguf files on device. A custom adapter is used to integrate with react-native: cui-llama.rn
To use on-device inferencing, first enable Local Mode, then go to Models > Import Model / Use External Model and choose a gguf model that can fit on your device's memory. The importing functions are as follows:
Import Model: Copies the model file into ChatterUI, potentially speeding up startup time.
Use External Model: Uses a model from your device storage directly, removing the need to copy large files into ChatterUI but with a slight delay in load times.
After that, you can load the model and begin chatting!
Note: For devices with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and above or Exynos 2200+, it is recommended to use the Q4_0 quantization for optimized performance.

Remote Mode
Remote Mode allows you to connect to a few common APIs from both commercial and open source projects.

Open Source Backends:
koboldcpp
text-generation-webui
Ollama

Dedicated API:
OpenAI
Claude (with ability to use a proxy)
Cohere
Open Router
Mancer
AI Horde

Generic backends:
Generic Text Completions
Generic Chat Completions
These should be compliant with any Text Completion/Chat Completion backends such as Groq or Infermatic.

Custom APIs:
Is your API provider missing? ChatterUI allows you to define APIs using its template system.
Read more about it here!

#ai #Android

Tor Project Releases Experimental #Tor #VPN Beta for #Android with Per-App Routing and Privacy Tools
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@reclaimthenet

The Tor Project has launched its own VPN – but it's not the finished product yet
https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vpns/the-tor-project-has-launched-its-own-vpn-but-its-not-the-finished-product-yet

https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/applications/vpn

whoBIRD - Identify bird sounds in real time

whoBIRD, the ultimate birding companion that can recognize birds by their sounds, anywhere in the world! Powered by the cutting-edge BirdNET project, whoBIRD boasts an extensive database of over 6,000 bird species worldwide. Using advanced machine learning algorithms, this Android app can accurately identify birds based on their unique vocalizations.

What's more, whoBIRD performs its magic in real time entirely on your device, without requiring an internet connection. This means you can use it anytime, anywhere – whether you're deep in the forest or at the edge of a remote lake.

https://github.com/woheller69/whoBIRD

https://f-droid.org/packages/org.woheller69.whobird/

Google has announced that, starting in 2026/2027, all apps on certified Android devices will require the developer to submit personal identity details directly to Google.
Since the developers of this app do not agree to this requirement, this app will no longer work on certified Android devices after that time.

https://altcha.org/

Free, open-source #Captcha alternative
ALTCHA uses a proof-of-work mechanism to protect your website, APIs, and online services from spam and unwanted content.

Unlike other solutions, ALTCHA is free, open-source and self-hosted, does not use cookies nor fingerprinting, does not track users, and is compliant with data-privacy regulations and accessible.