If I got a dollar every time the gallery app I like got sold to a shitty ad company, I would have two dollars. Which isn’t much, but fuck Cheetah Mobile and ZipoApps.
Android app maker Simple Mobile Tools acquired by ZipoApps
Submitted 6 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to technology@lemmy.world
https://liliputing.com/android-app-maker-simple-mobile-tools-acquired-by-zipoapps/
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JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Jesus fucking Christ, there’s no such thing as a trustworthy android developer at this point
danielfgom@lemmy.world 6 months ago
He probably wasn’t making enough money to keep it going. Especially since few were donating I’m guessing. And even the tip amount was ltd then €1. That’s too low.
This way he gets some money for all his hard work. But it’s crap for everyone else.
I find his apps too simple and the dialer had a bug where if you get a call and accidently swipe away the notification, the phone would ring with no way to answer it.
KrummsHairyBalls@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Welcome to the future of Lemmy. The amount of people I see here that complain about ads, but also refuse to open their wallet, is most.
southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
The problem is that the dude started out claiming it was a project for his own satisfaction. Then he tried to monetize later, and now wants to cash out.
Which is fine, that’s the way the world works. But the number of developers that make one claim or another and then change their tune later is absurd. It isn’t even about the money aspect, it’s that the dude switched gears rather than making a realistic plan from the beginning.
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Simpler forks
brenticus@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Shit. I used to use most of these apps when my life was more degoogled, but even now I like the gallery a hell of a lot more than other options I’ve found. Guess it’s an opportunity to see what else is out there.
Amends1782@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Goddammit I like those apps.
Amends1782@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
I need a FOSS calendar app recommendation pls too now
crystal@feddit.de 6 months ago
Amends1782@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Thanks
runefehay@kbin.social 6 months ago
Any good substites on FDroid? Specifically SMS and file manager?
InstallGentoo@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
Qksms for messaging. Material Files for file management.
Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
QKSMS
flyoverstate@kbin.social 6 months ago
that sucks but glad there seems to be forks happening
Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
This REALLY sucks and I have like 10 of these apps on my phone right now because I get everything from F-Droid on my otherwise standard android phone.
claymore@pawb.social 6 months ago
F-Droid probably won’t accept any builds with adware/tracking in them, so probably we’ll just stay on an old version until a fork or alternative comes along.
tabular@lemmy.world 6 months ago
If it’s open source F-Droid will permit it but warns you of anti-features, at least on first install. I’m not expecting an update now but if they do I can see if F-Droid warns me about the spyware and adverts.
Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
Thank you