Aurélien Gâteau

Do you like birds? Do you own an Android phone?

Then you should enjoy whoBIRD (https://f-droid.org/packages/org.woheller69.whobird/) by woheller69.

This wonderful open-source app identifies birds from their chirps. It's fully offline (needs to download a 55 MB model on first use) and works really well. I enjoy walking down the streets of my village while this app is running and learning to recognize birds around me.

#bird #android #foss

whoBIRD | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Recognize birds by their sounds, anywhere in the world!

Apr 2, 2025 at 6:26amWeb
Show threadPatrick HoneggerApr 2, 2025
@agateau Beautiful idea for an app. To bad it's not available via standard android app store. I think, it's not only to complex for me to find out how to install it.
Show threadAurélien GâteauApr 2, 2025

@swisspaddy The simplest way to install this app (and many others) is to install the F-Droid open-source app catalogue.

You can follow the instructions from this page to get F-Droid installed: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Get_F-Droid/#option-2-download-and-install-f-droid-apk.

Get F-Droid | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

To install F-Droid, choose one of those 5 options: Easy options: Option 1. Buy a phone with pre-installed F-Droid. Option 2. Download and install F-Droid APK...

Show threadPatrick HoneggerApr 2, 2025
@agateau Just did this, great. It's not that complex as I thought. Have to install the app on my dad's phone.
Show threadNicolas PettiauxApr 2, 2025
@agateau thanks for the idea