Nearly two hours trying to figure out what's wrong with sending and receiving MMS messages in my phone because #PulseSMS seems to have broken how it handles disabled mobile data on #Android.
#timeWastedByTech (👈 let's make this hashtag a thing!!)
#PulseSMS
I tried using #PulseSMS for a little bit today, because I remember liking it back in 2018 when I actually paid for the service.
I downloaded it and disabled its networking access immediately through #CalyxOS' firewall.
Even though it wasn't able to download ads, it still had blank ad banners, pop-up "buy premium!" screens and premium feature teasers like a thumbs-up icon next to the most recently received text with some small text saying something like "Try reactions!" (which sends you to the TRY PREMIUM! page.
This is without any internet access. It's all just hard-coded into the app.
I don't have a problem with these guys charging for their app, or charging a REASONABLE subscription fee for the service (being able to send SMS through any web browser), but man, apps in 2024 are just SO horrid. :'(
The state of SMS in the FOSS world is still pretty bad.
I either have to live with flip-flopping between #AOSP Messages and #QUIK for the features I need, or whack a great deal of my #SMS history in order to reduce the db size so that #Fossify messages can run reasonably well without burning up my battery.
Ok, sorry for complaining. I'm thankful for #FOSS. :D
Hey @askfedi,
Now that #Signal will soon remove support for #sms on #Android, which sms app should I choose?
I'm having eyes on #TextraSMS, #ChompSMS, and #SimpleSMS. Are there other apps I should consider?
#GoogleMessages is out of question.
#QKSMS and #Silence both seem to be abandonware.
#PulseSMS seems to be acquired by a less reputable company.
Link to Signal's announcement:
🔗 https://signal.org/blog/sms-removal-android/
/cc [ #askfedi ]
Now that #Signal will soon remove support for #sms on #Android, which sms app should I choose?
I'm having eyes on #TextraSMS, #ChompSMS, and #SimpleSMS. Are there other apps I should consider?
#GoogleMessages is out of question.
#QKSMS and #Silence both seem to be abandonware.
#PulseSMS seems to be acquired by a less reputable company.
Link to Signal's announcement:
🔗 https://signal.org/blog/sms-removal-android/
/cc [ #askfedi ]
Abbiamo eliminato dalle alternative a Google Messaggi l'applicazione Pulse SMS. È stata acquistata dalla Marple Media, una società che non va troppo per il sottile quando si parla di pubblicità. Abbiamo però aggiunto Simple SMS Messenger!
🔗 https://www.lealternative.net/2020/01/14/alternative-a-google-messaggi/
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