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Is Simple Gallery known to do anything shady now, behind the scenes? I had no idea it was sold either, and it's been my go to gallery app on all my devices for
by sans_souse 1y ago
Is Simple Gallery known to do anything shady now, behind the scenes? I had no idea it was sold either, and it's been my go to gallery app on all my devices for a long time. Just curious.
- GreenWatermelon 1y agoFossify Gallery os a drop in replacement with no risk of data siphoning.
- eulgro 1y agoUh, I was still using it up until today... I did block its Internet access though.
- tredre3 1y agoSimple Gallery Pro hasn't been updated since the takeover and doesn't even have the Internet Permission, so it is still perfectly safe to use. It is still superior to Fossify Gallery because of its proprietary photo/video editor (IMG.LY). Fossify's photo editor is extremely limited, and there's no video editor at all. If you don't use the editors (or if you're using the non-Pro Simple Gallery) then you should probably switch to Fossify now. If you do use the editors then you should probably disable automatic updates in Google Play, so you get a heads up if they ever push a shady update.
- sans_souse 1y agosuper helpful, thank you
- monyarm 1y agoThis is how I found out my preferred gallery app is crap. I've switched to Fossify Gallery. Also, it's stupid that Simple Gallery just calls itself "Gallery" when it's installed. I almost didn't check.