What’s on the smartphone agenda for January?

Grayjay

Dive into a world that’s not limited by platforms but empowered by creators. Grayjay is an interesting mobile app that serves as a video player and source aggregator.
It focuses on collecting video content from multiple platforms into one unified feed. The app shifts the attention from individual streaming services to creators themselves, which allows users to conveniently support and follow their favourite video makers across various platforms. Users can search for their preferred creator and the app will find their YouTube channel, Patreon channel, Twitch stream and more, which helps them stay seamlessly connected, irrespective of the creators’ primary content platform.
Moreover, users can immerse themselves in a feed curated by their tastes, free from restrictive algorithms. They can customise the user interface to fit their preference, offering a truly personal browsing experience.
The app functions as a direct connection between creators and audiences, promoting authentic interactions and support.

Omnivore

How about a one-stop solution for all your ‘read it later’ needs? Omnivore is a useful, privacy-focused, open-source app that can be used to save interesting articles to be consumed distraction-free at another time.
Designed for knowledge enthusiasts and lifelong learners, it lets users save and organise web pages, articles, newsletters and documents to read at their convenience.
They can highlight and also add notes along the way; articles, notes and highlights remain in the Omnivore library, even if the site where users found them goes away. As an added advantage, natural sounding AI-generated voices can effectively narrate the subject matter aloud.
The app’s reader view strips away ads, trackers and clutter for easy reading and faster loading. Users’ subscriptions go directly to the app’s library, and don’t clutter their email. Other advanced features include labels, filters and fully indexed text searches.
Additionally, users can sync their reading list across all their devices.