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Gander: A No-Permission Android File Viewer for Privacy-Conscious Users
Gander is a 14 MB Android file viewer that opens PDFs, Office documents, images, video, audio, Markdown, and code without requesting any permissions, including internet access. It renders files locally using Pdfium, Media3, and bundled JavaScript libraries, ensuring files never leave the device. The open-source app, MIT-licensed on GitHub, currently lacks support for old binary .doc and .ppt files and complex spreadsheet charts.
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This addresses a real privacy gap in mobile file viewing, but its limited format support and rendering fidelity may restrict its appeal to niche users.
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