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Fossify: Community fork of SimpleMobileTools after their sale (github.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Whom@beehaw.org to c/foss@beehaw.org
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Being run by the project developers left after the primary dev's departure and (if you'll excuse the drama) betrayal by selling to what amounts to an advertising company. Personally I've started supporting this project on github, as losing these tools would be a massive blow to the open source Android ecosystem.

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[–] FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi 19 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Are these available on f-droid already?

[–] Whom@beehaw.org 29 points 1 year ago

No, but it's coming. Near as I can tell Gallery is the only one with a new release already and I'm grabbing it using Obtainium.

[–] Samsy@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Gallery hits izzys-repo, but I wait for the clock and calendar apps. These are the only SMT apps I use.

[–] mvmike@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Haven't seen them in any store yet, but looking at the traction that SMT had it would make sense to add them soon

[–] pfaca@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Indeed they are.

[–] florge@feddit.uk 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Out of interest, what's happening with their simple phone project?

[–] Whom@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No clue, I'm not sure SMT have said anything, tibbi has been pretty quiet. Regardless, I'd stay very far away and would be researching other custom Android versions or a new phone entirely if I had one.

[–] baconicsynergy@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I want to know what's happening too

[–] petrescatraian@libranet.de 9 points 1 year ago

@Whom I just saw the Gallery upgraded on F-Droid today. It's nice that it now follows the Material You guidelines.

[–] java@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

I love FOSS.

[–] IcedCoffeeBitch@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can I transfer my calendar stuff from Simple Calendar to this one?

[–] Whom@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I believe Android calendars are stored and managed outside of the apps themselves so whatever you have will probably just transfer over. If not, you can get an ics export.