Simple Mobile Tools is the developer of a suite of open-source Android apps with appropriate names, user interfaces, and simple, ad-free features. Simple Voice Recorder has long been my advice for anyone looking for a simple way to record voice memos on an Android phone, and the developer also offers useful calendar, music player, notes, record manager, and gallery apps, among others.
The author of Simple Mobile Tools has shown that the company was acquired through ZipoApps, which could bring significant tweaks to the long-running versions of those apps. Some existing users are not satisfied.
One of the most likely changes? Expect new versions of the apps to feature ads and data trackers. Most other Android apps from ZipoApps also include ads and/or in-app purchases. , and the Google Play Store listings for some apps like Simple SMS Messenger already show a “Contains ads” message.”
So if you’ve installed any apps from the Simple Mobile Apps suite from the Play Store, don’t be surprised if future updates bring new “features” that you may not be all that happy about.
It is also very likely that updated versions of the programs will no longer be open source. But since all versions of the apps so far are still available under an open-source license, that leaves users with a few options:
Anyone who opts for the latter option may need to try Fossify, which is a new fork of SimpleMobileTools created through Naveen Singh, a long-time contributor to Simple Mobile Tools.
What this means for anyone who bought the company’s Simple Phone-branded smartphone, which launched last year, remains to be seen.
via /r/SimpleMobileTools
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I couldn’t wait for the SimpleMobileTools series to start with the opening of the test as the first episode.
Simple Calendar Long Term PAYMENT. Never Again. Sigh. . .
Thanks for the news. There are already applications with equivalents.
I made a donation for the task, but it’s your task to do what you want, I’m just not happy to see apps go through that way. I was very happy with Simple Messenger for my SMS. Me glad there are forks, I hope they thrive. .
While we’re on the topic of Android and FOSS. . . What happened to Mozilla Thunderbird for Firefox? Is it blocked as a K-9 messaging app? Regarding Simple Mobile. . . Well, maybe it was too clever a software package for seamless progression to last through a single group. . . However, they all seem to be fundamental applications that Android lacks but deserve to have been included in the operating formula (even Windows 7). Many of them were covered with Notepad, etc. . ). Instead, Android insists on using Google Cloud apps instead of personal apps on the device. But seriously. . . I don’t accept that any Android phone DOESN’T have an automatically mirrored copy of their phone’s entire drive somewhere in the cloud on a business or corporate database server, even if it’s just for general storage purposes. operating system security. Prove me wrong if you can. Until then, I’m not convinced that Android is rarely spyware.
Were you talking about the Android edition and not the Windows, Mac or Linux edition? Yes, it’s still K-9 on Android.
Getting so tired of this s… everytime Thanks for the heads up Brad!
Well, I wouldn’t buy the phone now. As you can see from their homepage, Linux Mint is sponsored lately through Simple Mobile Tools. I wonder how it will go.
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