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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by blubfisch@discuss.tchncs.de to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml

I just noticed today that i no longer have "Simple Gallery Pro" on my phone. It vanished from f-droid, too: https://f-droid.org/packages/com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro/

I know Simple Mobile tools have been sold to ZipoApps and their future is unclear, but I did not expect the apps to just disappear on f-droid and my phone!

Do you know of any forks yet?

What would be the closest alternative for the gallery?

Can I expect all my "Simple Mobile Tools" apps to just disappear?

Edit: It seems it F-Droid just automatically upgraded to "Fossify Gallery". It just did not replace the icon shortcut in my launcher. So no vanishing, just a silent replacement. I can live with that :). Thanks for all of your helpful replies.

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[-] nobloat@lemmy.ml 48 points 9 months ago

There's a fork called Fossify that is expected to replace the Simple Mobile Tools. There's a Gallery and File Manager app already. I am not sure how it's different from the pro version though. It's a fork of the Simple Gallary app that was in Fdroid.

[-] MrCamel999@programming.dev 12 points 9 months ago

And you can already get these forks through your fdroid client by adding the IzzyOnDroid repo! There's also the calendar that released!

[-] blubfisch@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 9 months ago

This one is already available in the official f-droid repo: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fossify.gallery/

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