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I am a heavy user of f-droid and avoid these 'Simple' apps. The high level of nag is not just annoying but borders on begging. Having pro versions where you can change colors defeats the idea of open source. I hate bringing the negative energy, but there is a treasure of apps available with f-droid other than these. I am glad they have their own website and wish they just went and did their own thing there.
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Can I migrate them to my work phone? In any case, I don't use "Google Play".
you can log in with your personal Google account for a few mins, install the app and logout. E: not very useful if you don't use "Google Play" Store
Big fan of the gallery app.
I am a heavy user of f-droid and avoid these 'Simple' apps. The high level of nag is not just annoying but borders on begging. Having pro versions where you can change colors defeats the idea of open source. I hate bringing the negative energy, but there is a treasure of apps available with f-droid other than these. I am glad they have their own website and wish they just went and did their own thing there.
> I hate bringing the negative energy, but there is a treasure of apps available with f-droid other than these. That's the problem with OSS and F-droid in general. Tons of apps. Very few polished enough for use of general population. Simple is great. Simple Gallery Pro blows away every single gallery app on the market. A few minor bugs that the author(s) keep addressing. P.S. Developers of useful apps should be able…
Now everything is on a subscription basis, regardless of which OS you use. Even 'dumb' apps like music players and file managers, that don't require online access are being priced this way.
I have used some of these on and off. In general, they are simple and functional and seem to be well made and privacy respecting ... but they are only "free" if you don't mind the nag screen and the orange theme which can only be changed in the purchased version. What I don't like about purchased apps is the fact that you have to pay again for every upgrade. And I have to pay twice since I use 2 phones --- one privat…
Wow, add a gimmick as a little perk to those who donate without actually impairing functionality for free users and next thing people will comment on how annoying it is that the color orange can't be changed.
I've never before heard someone complain that a color can't be changed in an app, it's not a common feature.
I've got the orange theme myself also after donating, don't mind it. I also still get the nag screen in some of the apps once a month or so, not sure how to turn it off but it doesn't bother me enough to figure it out.
One of the very few apps I actually paid for. The mental peace that comes with not leaking my data to yet another calendar application alone was worth it. I find this business model lot more sensible than demanding that open-source developers should eternally martyr themselves. You can see the effect of this in the feature set of these applications. If you are the semi-paranoid kind, the following stack of opensource…
While likely not your situation, paying for an app doesn't guarantee it will safeguard your data :x