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Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps

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Re: Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps

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Post by squigz »

agile-gift0262 wrote: post #9
kej wrote: post #3

To save the next person a few clicks, these are Android apps forked from the Simple Mobile Tools collection when that was sold to ZipoApps.

I used to use many apps from Simple Mobile Tools and migrated to Fossify's forks when the whole acquisition thing happened. I just went back to check the Simple Mobile Tools to see the effect form ZipooApps' acquisition [1]. What a calamity. Most of them require way more permissions than they used to before the purchase, have trackers, ads and scam-feeling weekly subscriptions. Also probably in breach of the GPL lice…

WEEKLY subscriptions?!

Re: Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps

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Post by komali2 »

solstice wrote: post #54

I use them and like them. One thing to be aware of with the dialer (that might not be unique to Fossify): when dialing the number of an emergency service (like 112 in Germany), there is no indication in the app's UI that something is happening and it looks as if the call failed and you will be back looking at the dial pad, even though the call will eventually be connected. The reason is that these types of calls get…

My phone crashing when I dialed 911 after a car accident was the reason I stopped messing around with android roots and custom roms and whatnot. When it comes to my phone being a phone, I need it to Just Work(tm)!

Re: Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps

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Post by meonkeys »

/e/ OS installed DIY or pre-installed by Murena (especially on a Fairphone) solves many of the issues mentioned in other threads. It's an AOSP fork with a simple decent launcher and near-zero bloatware (I only chose to disable weather and magic earth maps). Built-in access to many simpler and more user-respecting apps in F-Droid. Tracker protection and other privacy features. Works well with Nextcloud if you use that.

Doesn't fit everyone's use case. No iMessage, no RCS, no visual voicemail, no spatial audio. Personally I don't need or want any of that, I just want a smartphone I can mostly control.

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Post by globular-toast »

encom wrote: post #16
globular-toast wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Another calendar app, developed in 2025, that uses the ridiculous and antiquated "month" view.

I like the month view. This is for my personal calendar, and I'm not so busy that I need a narrower view. Month view is nice for seeing what's coming up in the near future. However, you can set the calendar to whatever view you want.

You can't see what's coming up in the future if it's the last week of the month. But, hey, you can see three weeks into the past! So useful.

Re: Fossify – A suite of open-source, ad-free apps

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Post by globular-toast »

Saris wrote: post #52
globular-toast wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Another calendar app, developed in 2025, that uses the ridiculous and antiquated "month" view.

That's the only view I use. How on earth is it 'antiquated' lol

It's based on a paper calendar that you would hang up on the wall. You know, from before we had screens about 50 years ago.

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Post by entropie »

WillAdams wrote: post #27
tigrezno wrote: post #17

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Me too, but I hate having the useless Thank You app installed

My phone came w/ a folder for apps from my service provider and I've been adding to it any apps which I don't interact with regularly (since I've been able to keep my apps down to a single screen so I don't have to scroll).

You can uninstall them via adb. For Example there are different "unbloat your samsung device" github pages which give you a list of apps you can safely remove.
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