#TIL - more than a year after the fact - that just as I was considering that Simple Phone purchase, in 2023;

https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/@strypey/110484098671876293

... Tibor Kaputa was preparing to sell the apps to ZipoApps, a company well know for buying up popular apps and enshittifying them with DataFarming, ads, etc, and sure enough;

https://forum.f-droid.org/t/simple-mobile-apps-update/24384/38

I had noticed that the Simple apps I use hadn't been updated in F-Droid for a suspiciously long time, and now I know why.

(2/3)

#ZipoApps

@Zid_K proprietary softwares == haram
#zipoapps will takedown simple apps repo eventually.
#fossifyx forked all of it and gallary is avaialble in fdroid https://f-droid.org/packages/org.fossify.gallery/
And calender currently in izzy repo
#Qksms is #foss https://f-droid.org/packages/com.moez.QKSMS/

As you may already know Simple Mobile Tools apps have been sold off to Israeli publisher #ZipoApps.
I stopped using those apps months ago because of the behaviour of the original maintainer.
A fork called #Fossify is rolling out: https://github.com/FossifyOrg

Dynamic calendar support is already planned for the next updates of my icon packs!

#Android #FOSS

SimpleMobileTools an Spyware-Klitsche verkauft

Sim­ple­Mo­bi­le­Tools ist eine Suite von Apps, die auf sehr ein­fa­che Wei­se genau die eine Sache tun, die sie tun sol­len. Kalen­der, Gale­rie, Tele­fon, Taschen­rech­ner, Taschen­lam­pe usw. Alles Open-Source und ohne Schi­cki­mi­cki. Ich benut­ze eine gan­ze Rei­he die­ser Apps. Doch die Suite wur­de offen­bar gera­de eine eine […]

Weiterlesen: https://kaffeeringe.de/2024/01/05/simplemobiletools-an-spyware-klitsche-verkauft/

#App #Fossify #Google #OpenSource #Reklame #SimpleMobileTools #Werbung #ZipoApps

FOSS で Android 用の一通りの基本的なアプリが揃っている #SimpleMobileTools シリーズが，広告やトラッキングを追加してマネタイズすることで悪名高い #ZipoApps という会社に売却されたそうな。Pro 版をフルコンプリート購入した程度にはファンだったので残念。念のため Google Play 版は消して F-Droid 版に入れ替えとこう。

https://www.reddit.com/r/SimpleMobileTools/comments/187w64x/simple_mobile_tools_bought_by_zipoapps/

https://f-droid.org/ja/2023/12/07/twif.html

so in case you missed it, #SimpleMobileTools, the excellent app suite for Android, has been sold to the predatory company #ZipoApps.
https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/General-Discussion/issues/241
thankfully, Naveen Singh, the second biggest contributor to the project, created a fork of the project called #Fossify:
https://github.com/FossifyOrg
the Fossify suite should be released on Google Play and F-Droid soon enough. in the meantime the October versions from F-Droid should be perfectly safe to use.

Alternativen für die Simple Mobile Tools

Wer Ersatz für die verratenen Apps sucht, muss sich keine Sorgen machen. Es gibt eine reichhaltige Auswahl.

#Simple_Mobile_Tools #Alternativen #ZipoApps #F_Droid #Linux

https://gnulinux.ch/alternativen-fuer-die-simple-mobile-tools

:BoostOK: Just a heads up for anyone using any of the Simple Mobile Tools apps, the apps have been sold to ZipoApps, a scummy company that implements ads and trackers to the apps the company buys. If you are using any of those apps, please uninstall them and find alternatives for them using the link below.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SimpleMobileTools/comments/18929pq/simplemobiletools_was_sold_alternatives/

#SimpleMobileTools #Android #FDroid #ZipoApps #FOSS #Privacy

SimpleMobileTools est en plein rachat par ZipoApps.

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

Voici quelques alternatives :
https://github.com/FossifyX
https://github.com/you-apps
https://github.com/goastian

#simplemobiletools #zipoapps

Schlechte Nachricht. Schon einige Jahre nutze ich #SimpleMobileApps, hauptsächlich die Gallery-App. Zwar beziehe ich diese von F-Droid, doch habe ich im Google PlayStore die "Dankeschön"-App gekauft, um den Entwickler auch zu unterstützen. Nun hat #ZipoApps alles aufgekauft. Die haben einen schlechten Ruf, weil sie haufenweise Tracker und Werbung integrieren. Ein Enthusiast hat die ehemals #OpenSource Apps nun bei github geclont. Mal sehen, wie sich das entwickelt.

https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/12/simple-mobile-tools-bought-by-zipoapps-sparks-controversy-over-future-of-open-source-apps/

Simple Mobile Toolsが #ZipoApps に買収され､ #オープンソース アプリの将来について論争が巻き起こる

#Simple_Mobile_Tools bought by ZipoApps, sparks controversy over future of #open_source apps | AlternativeTo https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/12/simple-mobile-tools-bought-by-zipoapps-sparks-controversy-over-future-of-open-source-apps/

Simple Mobile Tools wird an ZipoApps verkauft

Schlechte Nachrichten für die Kontributoren der beliebten Apps aus der SMT-Serie.

#Simple_Mobile_Tools #Werbung #ZipoApps #Verkauf #Linux

https://gnulinux.ch/simple-mobile-tools-wird-an-zipoapps-verkauft

Simple Mobile Tools va a ser comprado por una empresa israelí con fines de lucro y va a volverlo privativo...

Qué tristeza

https://liliputing.com/android-app-maker-simple-mobile-tools-acquired-by-zipoapps/

#SimpleMobileTools #zipoapps #FOSS

Por si no se han enterado, la suite #SimpleMobileTools o #SMT está en proceso de ser vendida a #ZipoApps , una compañía con apps que contienen anuncios, suscripciones y recaudación de datos personales.

Por los comentarios en el link que adjunto, parece que las apps dejarán de ser de código abierto.

Parece que la descentralización siempre es la respuesta para evitar este tipo de cosas :fatpikachu:

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

Android app maker Simple Mobile Tools acquired by ZipoApps #Android, #Foss, #Fossifyx, #NaveenSignh, #OpenSource, #SimpleMobile, #SimpleMobileApps, #SimpleMobileTools, #Tibbi, #TiborKaputa, #Zipoapps

https://liliputing.com/android-app-maker-simple-mobile-tools-acquired-by-zipoapps/

Android app maker Simple Mobile Tools acquired by ZipoApps

Simple Mobile Tools is the developer behind a suite of open source Android apps that live up to their name, with simple, ad-free user interfaces and features. Simple Voice Recorder has long been my go to recommendation for anyone looking for a no-nonsense way to record voice memos on an Android phone, and the developer also offers useful calendar, music player, […]

https://liliputing.com/?p=164685

#android #foss #fossify #fossifyx #naveenSignh #openSource #simpleMobile #simpleMobileApps #simpleMobileTools #tibbi #tiborKaputa #zipoapps

@erAck Bad news: #SimpleMobileTools has been sold to #ZipoApps and will likely include tracking and advertisements in the future. If you installed it via Playstore, check it.

Good new: Several developers already stated the intention to maintain a fork of the FOSS tools. ⬆️

#SimpleMobileTools is acquired by #ZipoApps

https://onetechnews.site/android/android-apps/simple-mobile-tools-este-achizitionata-de-zipoapps/

#SimpleMobileTools bought by #ZipoApps 🚫

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