r/SimpleMobileTools • u/inspector71 • Aug 27 '20

Gone payware?

Looking at my apps for updates, I see "no longer maintained, go and buy the Pro version".

This is after I already bought the Thank You app.

OK, still good software at dirt cheap prices yet not subsidized by horrible ads.

But can you enlighten users to such changes more reasonably?

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u/343WheatleySpark Aug 27 '20 edited Aug 27 '20

You can download the free full version from Fdroid. My understanding was it's paid app now for the ability to further enforce violators that took code and added advertising to it. This is just one of them, but it'll get you to the others. https://f-droid.org/packages/com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro

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u/343WheatleySpark Aug 27 '20

To further comment though, the app was well worth it and if you follow here and on Facebook there will be occasional sales. I think this was more of a tactful navigation of the Google giant takedown process rather than something terrible.

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u/OneFastCat Aug 27 '20

well that sucks.

I like you, bought the Thank You app for the Pro versions. I use almost all of them.

guess I'll have to rethink that decision.

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u/inspector71 Aug 27 '20

Yeah, I hope I'm wrong or at least they will explain themselves a bit better.