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Privacy-focused Android file viewer Gander launches on Google Play

Original: Hi Mastodon! I'm Arjun, and I make Gander, an Android file viewer whose permissions page is empty. No internet permissio

Developer Arjun has introduced Gander on Mastodon, an Android file viewer that requests no permissions at all, including no internet access, meaning it cannot send data anywhere. The app opens PDF, Office, image, video, audio and Markdown files, is released under the MIT licence, and is now available on Google Play.

Why now: Android users are increasingly drawn to apps with strong privacy guarantees, and an empty permissions page is rare and noteworthy.

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• Hi Mastodon! I'm Arjun, and I make Gander, an Android file viewer whose permissions page is empty. No internet permission either, so it can't reach the network. It opens PDF, Office, images, video, audio and Markdown. MIT, and now on Google Play. Disclosure, since this server… · mokshablr · 2

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