--- title: I tried dozens of self-hosted apps, but only these 5... description: A personal account of five self-hosted apps that proved genuinely useful on Android: Immich for photo backup with on-device ML search, Wallabag for... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-tried-dozens-of-self-hosted-apps-but-only-these-5-stayed-on-my-pixel-u9phmewu8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I tried dozens of self-hosted apps, but only these 5 stayed on my Pixel | daily.dev og:description: A personal account of five self-hosted apps that proved genuinely useful on Android: Immich for photo backup with on-device ML search, Wallabag for... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-tried-dozens-of-self-hosted-apps-but-only-these-5-stayed-on-my-pixel-u9phmewu8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/u9PHMEwu8.png og:image:alt: I tried dozens of self-hosted apps, but only these 5 stayed on my Pixel og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I tried dozens of self-hosted apps, but only these 5 stayed on my Pixel **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal account of five self-hosted apps that proved genuinely useful on Android: Immich for photo backup with on-device ML search, Wallabag for read-it-later article management, Jellyfin for personal media streaming, Home Assistant for smart home control with phone-as-sensor automations, and Paperless Mobile for on-the-go document archive access. 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