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To save the next person a few clicks, these are Android apps forked from the Simple Mobile Tools collection when that was sold to ZipoApps.
by kej 1y ago
To save the next person a few clicks, these are Android apps forked from the Simple Mobile Tools collection when that was sold to ZipoApps.
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- shellwizard 1y agoThanks mate
- agile-gift0262 1y agoI used to use many apps from Simple Mobile Tools and migrated to Fossify's forks when the whole acquisition thing happened. I just went back to check the Simple Mobile Tools to see the effect form ZipooApps' acquisition [1]. What a calamity. Most of them require way more permissions than they used to before the purchase, have trackers, ads and scam-feeling weekly subscriptions. Also probably in breach of the GPL licence they used to have, unless they have removed all the code contributed by third parties, as their GitHub [2] hasn't been updated, but the apps in the Play Store clearly have. And I seriously doubt they distribute the source code in any other way. 1: https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=8214346176194980263 https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=821434617619498026... 2: https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools
- raaron773 1y agoI switched to Goodwy. Granted they arent the best since they lock a lot of basic features behind paywall it does the job and their themes are actually decent and feel modern considering they use Material.
- squigz 1y agoWEEKLY subscriptions?!
- kej 1y agoI just checked, and according to the reviews on the flashlight app the weekly subscription is $14.99 to remove ads. For a flashlight.
- emaro 1y agoThat's so unhinged it's almost funny again. I mean someone who pays 60$ a month for a flashlight app almost deserves it. Almost.
- agile-gift0262 1y agoI assume they trick people with dark patterns and free trials so that they don't even know they are susbcribing or what's the price
- extraduder_ire 1y agoWas there any setup required after switching to the forked version? There's a lot of settings I've tweaked in the SMT apps over time, and I'm sure I'd miss some if I migrated over.
- em-bee 1y agothey are new apps with a different name, so i don't think they would be able to access to existing settings unless there is an export/import feature. but given that SMT apps are now effectively malware you really should switch anyways.
- extraduder_ire 1y agoI've always used the ones from fdroid, so the only change I noticed was them not getting updates anymore.
- 77pt77 1y agoThanks. Simple Mobile Gallery was removed from Fdroid so I wasn't getting updates. Migrated to this. The recorder app sucks though, which is a shame.
- jimjimwii 1y agoAgreed. I was surprised of how bad it was compared to their other apps (their calendar app). The recordings are faint/muted and it seems to have reliability issues. Luckily there are quality options to choose from on fdroid.
- 77pt77 1y agoAny recommendations? I need opus at low bitrates that works in the background and haven't foud anything that really works for me on fdroid.