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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11253225

Fossify Contacts (fork of Simple Contacts) and Fossify SMS Messenger (fork of Simple SMS Messenger) have been released on F-Droid.

Other Fossify apps available for download on F-Droid:

(ICYMI, Simple Mobile Tools suite was acquired by an adware company and their apps on the Google Play Store now contain trackers and unnecessary permissions. This report from Exodus shows that the old version of Simple Gallery had 0 trackers and 10 permissions, whereas the app, after sale, contains 9 trackers and 21 permissions!)

About Fossify: Fossify is all about community-backed, open-source, and ad-free mobile apps. A fork of the SimpleMobileTools, which is no longer maintained, and we’re here to continue the legacy, bringing simple and private tech to everyone.

  • trekwut@lemmy.ml
    6·
    10 months ago

    Thanks for the heads-up and the really informative and helpful post!

    Downloading Fossify Gallery as the Simple Gallery was my most used app.

  • Political Custard@lemmygrad.ml
    51·
    10 months ago

    That’s good to know about the Simple apps being acquired by an adware company… an Israeli company at that! Pfft. I used to use the Simple apps a few years ago because they integrated with Nextcloud.

          • Political Custard@lemmygrad.ml
            22·
            10 months ago

            I boycott all Israeli companies and products, you may think that that is racist behaviour if you like, that is quite up to you. But I am boycotting Israel precisely because it is a racist state - a view, incidentally, that is also shared by the UN.

              • Political Custard@lemmygrad.ml
                11·
                10 months ago

                The problem is, for your position to be morally consistent you would have to be against all boycotts and sanctions everywhere because they are, by their very nature, unfair to many people. They are not an ideal tool but for want of a better one this is the one we have.

                I did a little thought experiment and considered that if I were a business owner here (the UK) and someone said to me, “I would have bought what you are selling but how your country has treated the Chagos islanders is abhorrent.”, I would probably feel that was a bit unfair because I support the Chagos islanders, they have been treated terribly by my country, but I would also completely understand and support that person in their boycott of the UK.

                Boycotts and sanctions worked in apartheid South Africa and if I can do a teeny tiny bit to help them work in Israel, I will.

                Incidentally, I do protest my own Government’s behaviour, I live in London and have regularly gone to the recent pro-peace protests and will continue going until this genocide stops. In this year’s election I will not be voting for any political party or politician that did not immediately call for a ceasefire - that is not going to leave me with very many options at the ballot box, I can assure you.

  • readyno@lemmy.world
    1·
    10 months ago

    I really love the fossify forks, but dear lord the spam I received with messages was too damn much.