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Simple Mobile Tools bought by ZipoApps? · Issue #241 · SimpleMobileTools/General-Discussion (github.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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with the simple tools suite being sold to a purveyor of non-foss things, remind me of your favorite lists of recommended apps? i was using simple contacts and am not immediately sure of a good replacement. i would want one without internet permissions, which was why i disabled the google builtin.

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[-] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

it's perhaps interesting to see what existing apps ZipoApps has on the Android Play Store.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He seems to have locked his telegram against new comments, so I couldn't ask there The end of an era, I have been recommending his tools to everyone

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Netguard firewall can block the internet access for apps that shouldn't need it

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

TrackerControl on FDroid can even block trackers in apps that need internet.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

This one is new to me. Looks solid, testing it out now. Thanks for sharing!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

OpenContacts or Koler on F-Droid

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Last I tried koler, it lacked the feature to go back to a call after going to your homescreen / any other app, has that changed?

[-] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

I don't know, I have never tried it.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

how do you even sell an open source program

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

You sell your name and code. And since the code is yours, you can change the license type as well, which I'm certain is exactly what the new owners will do. Anyone can still fork the open source code and continue the work with a different name.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The moment I found out about this, they all got replaced for other apps. Don't get me wrong, I hope the dev got paid handsomely for this. Those are the people that make our lives easier by allowing us to move away from big tech by empowering us to actually own our data. Hopefully the dev will take the bag of cash, say thank you, and have no monetary concerns for the rest of his life,and then, for fun, create another suite of apps.

Edit: Downvoting my own comment because @adam_b opened my eyes to some facts I did not consider.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Simple apps were bought out. See FossifyOrg for upcoming forks.

this post was submitted on 02 Dec 2023
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