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    441 points jalict | 15 comments | | HN request time: 1.277s | source | bottom
    1. kej ◴[] No.44297268[source]
    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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    3. shellwizard ◴[] No.44297373[source]
    Thanks mate
    4. agile-gift0262 ◴[] No.44297533[source]
    I 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=821434617619498026...

    2: https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools

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    5. raaron773 ◴[] No.44297678[source]
    I 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.
    6. squigz ◴[] No.44298879[source]
    WEEKLY subscriptions?!
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    7. 77pt77 ◴[] No.44300761[source]
    Thanks.

    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.

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    8. kej ◴[] No.44300791{3}[source]
    I just checked, and according to the reviews on the flashlight app the weekly subscription is $14.99 to remove ads. For a flashlight.
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    9. emaro ◴[] No.44300988{4}[source]
    That's so unhinged it's almost funny again. I mean someone who pays 60$ a month for a flashlight app almost deserves it. Almost.
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    10. agile-gift0262 ◴[] No.44302983{5}[source]
    I 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
    11. extraduder_ire ◴[] No.44306912[source]
    Was 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.
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    12. em-bee ◴[] No.44307046{3}[source]
    they 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.

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    13. jimjimwii ◴[] No.44307753[source]
    Agreed. 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.

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    14. extraduder_ire ◴[] No.44320741{4}[source]
    I've always used the ones from fdroid, so the only change I noticed was them not getting updates anymore.
    15. 77pt77 ◴[] No.44323655{3}[source]
    Any recommendations?

    I need opus at low bitrates that works in the background and haven't foud anything that really works for me on fdroid.