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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Simple Contacts and SMS were the only simple apps I've been using. Fortunately I've found Connect You, which does both. So goodbye simple

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thanks! Needed a replacement for Simple Contacts after this, Connect You seems like a much better app anyway. :)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (6 children)

I'm just using the default GrapheneOS SMS app, but it's concerning seeing the number of these FOSS apps lately adding major privacy invasive permission changes. Are there a few big companies buying them up for a quick buck, or what?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

That's exactly what happened.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

I hope the money was worth tanking the good will of the brand. I wish I could code successful apps and the undermine my principles for meager amounts of money and fuck off into the woods

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Already migrated to Deku SMS

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Absolutely Haram.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Shit, anyone have a good calendar on fdroid?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Etar is great!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not really the focus here, but Google could really improve those listings by providing some guidance as to what permissions are actually required for certain tasks.

I am not certain I would know if am SMS program needs full Internet access or not.

(I get in this instance everything added is bad.)

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