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Anyone that uses #WiFiCalling (does it matter if I specify on #ATT or a comparable network?) on #Android : If you get #spam calls from random numbers, does the #Fossify / #SimpleMobileTools dialer app work ok with the feature to only allow calls from your contacts through (as the SimpleMobileTools dialer app's description on #FDroid mentions) if using Wi-Fi Calling? I mentioned both SMT and Fossify as not everyone might be aware of both, and the feature is only mentioned on SMT dialer's page.

Good grief! I noticed that the Fossify Calendar and File Manager had made it to Google Play, and also noticed that the reviews for the old Simple Calendar were tanking...

The top one was this:

It originally said there would be a one-time payment of 2.99 after the free trial. I thought I'd gladly pay that so I continued to use it. When the trial was up I was given the option to buy not for the single payment of 2.99 but for $15/week! The app itself is exactly what I want over other calendars I've tried. And I would pay for adless, but over $2/day is insane. Banner ads would be tolerable but it has video ads when opening the app and adding an event. Wish I'd read the reviews.

(Emphasis added.) Before the sale, Simple Mobile Calendar did in fact have a single one-time payment option of around $2.99.

The company replied:

Sorry to hear that the price for the Premium subscription seems high to you. Please, note that the App on the Premium version opens up many exciting features and opportunities for you and it is definitely worth the price. The Premium version has no ads. Thank you!

"Seems" high"? $15/week for a simple calendar is exorbitant.

Video adds on a basic tool are insane.

I am so glad I uninstalled all of the ones I was using, and started replacing them with the Fossify fork!

Meanwhile, the Fossify apps are continuing to roll out on F-Droid, with the Contacts, Phone (dialer) and SMS Messenger now available as well.

#SimpleMobileTools #Fossify #FOSS #CalendarApp #Android

Kleine Information meinerseits an alle #SimpleGallery (Pro) Nutzer*innen: Die Galerie-App Simple Gallery (Pro) / Schlichte Galerie (Pro) wurde nun endgültig aus dem #FDroid Katalog entfernt, da die #SimpleMobileTools an einen unseriösen Anbieter verkauft wurden.

Die gute Nachricht daher: Einer der beiden Entwickler hat die Apps geforked und mittlerweile die Galerie neu veröffentlicht, weiterhin Privatsphäre und Werbefreiheit achtend: #Fossify Gallery.

#SimpleTools
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fossify.gallery/

@fisherroot De cualquier forma, lo cierto es que ahí mismo, en F-Droid, hay mejores alternativas (realmente libres) al software de #SimpleMobileTools. Uno de los ejemplos más insignes, es la galería de medios #AvesLibre:

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/deckers.thibault.aves.libre/

If you're using the #android play store versions of #SimpleMobileTools note they're going #NonFree to a vendor known for #enshittification. Stick with the #FDroid versions for now.

Github thread https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/General-Discussion/issues/241

Welche Alternativen gibt es zu den #SimpleMobileTools bei #FDroid und teilweise im #PlayStore?
Galerie: #AvesLibre (hier fehlt es an Bearbeitungstools) https://f-droid.org/de/packages/deckers.thibault.aves.libre
SMS: #QKSMS (leider nicht wirklich aktiv in Entwicklung und im Play Store nicht trackingfrei) https://f-droid.org/de/packages/com.moez.QKSMS/
Kalender: #Etar https://f-droid.org/de/packages/ws.xsoh.etar/
Dateimanager: #MaterialFiles https://f-droid.org/de/packages/me.zhanghai.android.files
Kontakte: #ConnectYou https://f-droid.org/de/packages/com.bnyro.contacts/
Notizen: #Notally (hier gibt es viele gute Alternativen) https://f-droid.org/de/packages/com.omgodse.notally/
#Android #FreeSoftware
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