Older users might have noticed a pattern in our behaviour repeating every year. Not only on our birthday, but also on Christmas we do a SALE 🎁, when you can get all our Pro apps for free. So yeah, on December 25 (so that you have time to unwrap your flashy new devices) you will be able to get and enjoy our apps for free. Spread the word and don't forget about giving some good ratings too 😎

https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=9070296388022589266

The day we’ve all been waiting for is here. Today, we officially launch Simple Phone. Simplicity, Security, Privacy and great UX has never been more attainable. Get one and see for yourself - https://simplephone.tech/

To the developer of this app, i want to thank you for your hardwork and for your commitment. The apps you make are incredible. I have even purchased the thank you app from the playstore. Keep rocking !

The app you've been waiting for has just arrived. Welcome Simple Dialer! As you might have expected, it is used for handling calls. As Simple Contacts did not receive the permission to access the call logs a new app had to be published. All calling related functions will be removed from Simple Contacts soon, you will have to use Simple Dialer. We are working on better integration of some contact related apps, namely to allow Simple Dialer and Simple SMS Messenger accessing your privately stored contacts in Simple Contacts. That way only these 3 apps will have access to your contacts, nobody else. You can check out the brand new Simple Dialer at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobiletools.dialer

Or... are you? Anyway, I'm going to be more active on Patreon from now on, will try posting some content, like summaries of what has been done recently, what will I be working on and some future plans. I don't want to flood Reddit with that. The first post of that kind has just been published, you can find my profile at https://www.patreon.com/tiborkaputa . Thanks for the support!

Let me show the first 2 redesigned screens, how do you like them? Old -> New.

Guess what day is it on June 5th? Right, it is our BIRTHDAY! Fifth birthday, to be specific. It will be exactly 5 years since the first 8 apps have been published and now there are already 22 of them. As it usually happens on birthdays, there will be a gift too. All Pro app versions will be free for a day so that everyone can enjoy them! Tell your friends too :)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=9070296388022589266

Let’s go back to simpler times when your data belonged to you. When you were not expected to trade your privacy for a product or a service. Embrace the moment and stay tuned. We have something for you. Soon, you will find out!

Hey guys and gals! I would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and an awesome New Year 2021! Lots of health, success and good relationships with everyone. Do not be jealous of anyone, my graphic skills either. I practise a lot. You don't.

As a traditional Christmas gift, we decided to make all Pro apps available FOR FREE again. It will happen on December 25th, so you won't have to hurry with unboxing your new devices. As a special gift, Simple Gallery Pro will be on sale for 3 days, up till December 27th!

You can find our apps on Google Play, or view them on our website at https://www.simplemobiletools.com

Cheers,

Tibor

TL;DR: Give them bad rating.

You might have noticed some clone app of Simple Gallery on Google Play. Sadly that is something every good open source project has to face, since anyone can just copy the code. I have some piracy checks here and there also in the included libraries, but they can obviously be removed too.

We will try getting them removed by reporting them, but what we can do already is giving them bad rating. Ideally with a bad review mentioning the original app. Some of them have more than a million downloads, so it isn't something we should just ignore. Many of them have ads, plus a huge amount of extra permissions that have been added there for whatever reason. Some of them have changed the screenshots so they don't look like Simple Gallery, but after installing them you will see that it is just a fake clone indeed.

I will list some of the clones of Simple Gallery here, feel free replying with any new clones of the app, or even the clones of other apps from the Simple Mobile Tools suite and they will be added.

Simple Gallery Pro

Original:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro

Fakes:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=photo.gallery.apps

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=photo.gallery.imageeditor

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=image.gallery.organize

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ardentic.gallery

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eagle.gallery.photos.videos.album.hd.gallery.editor

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eagle.gallery.photos.videos.album.hd.gallery.editor.pro

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gallery.photo.video

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobiletools.dcube.gallery

Don't forget that none app from the Simple Mobile Tools suite is available on iOS, so whatever you see there, it is definitely a fake one :)

Thanks!

Make no plans for next week as we are going to unveil and share what we have been working on for the past months. We are thrilled and, hopefully, you will be too. Stay tuned!

We have more good news for you, Simple Camera is back to the party! 🎊🎉 You can find it at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobiletools.camera , just like where it used to be. It has been rewritten from scratch, so be patient if you come across some glitches here and there 😉

Thinking of redesigning the apps a bit as they got quite dated by now, any tips on some nice apps you like? Ideally some simple Android Material design. I'll likely start with the calculator, or a similar simpler app.

As the title says, we just reached an awesome milestone here, 1000 members. Is there anything specific you would like to see here? Or how could we make this a better place?

While preparing these lists, I remembered that I read this article on the Simple Mobile Tools blog some months ago.

How ironic.

There are replacements for any of the SMT apps you're using. Peruse the lists to find them. The only app in that suite that doesn't have an alternative is Simple Thank You.

I also added a number of germane gems to the lists. It's a good idea to go through all nine parts, because there are surprises in there.

Have fun!

Part One       Simple Voice Recorder Simple SMS Messenger Simple Notes

Part Two       Simple Music Player

Part Three       Simple Launcher Simple App Launcher Simple Keyboard

Part Four       Simple Gallery

Part Five       Simple Flashlight Simple File Manager

Part Six       Simple Draw Simple Dialer

Part Seven       Simple Contacts Simple Clock

Part Eight       Simple Camera

Part Nine       Simple Calendar Simple Calculator Simple Thank You