With Android’s private DNS feature it makes it easy to get some form of system-wide ad blocking without needing to rely on an app or have root. I think that would make it fairly popular. Of course this is an app but the root argument still applies.
Files and photos can be backed up multiple ways. You could connect a USB flash drive, upload to the cloud, or transfer them using Nearby Share or other wireless file transfer app.
SMS can be backed up using apps such as SMS Backup & Restore (by Synctech) or Super Backup and Restore. I don’t know if these apps also work for RCS chats though.
App data is the hardest. If it doesn’t connect to the cloud (like games) or have a native backup method then you would have to hope the Google backup works for it or try ADB backup (again this won’t work for every app).
I remember purchasing that keyboard a long time ago. The super compact layout was neat. Shame they ceased development.
What phone do you have right now?
What would you switch to if it dies?
What (app) do you use on Android? Or are you just an iOS user?
Uhhhh how could you have used Sync for Lemmy for years (it was just released)? Unless you mean Sync for reddit? Also the latter was much cheaper.
If he decided to make Sync open source and remove ads then sure.
I’ve used Feedly and Inoreader. Both are decent cloud options but the prompts to get their subscriptions are annoying (on desktop).
Yes it can block ads for all apps but you need to get the premium version. If you just use the free license it mostly just works on browser apps.
If you are interested in this app then remember to grab it from their website directly and not the one on the Play Store. And if you ever decide to get the paid license you can grab a lifetime license on stack social at a discount.
Start with the watch.
I use Sync because it was my favorite client for reddit but I’m definitely gonna hold out on paying until there is a sale or something. My usage of Lemmy is not that high at the moment.
Uh what? Google developed Inbox. And its features were not all transferred 100% to Gmail either.
Not the person you replied to but I don’t evaluate app prices in a vacuum. First I think of what paying actually gets me (e.g. no ads), then I consider how it compares to alternatives both free and paid. A paid app has to provide some value over a free app and an expensive app has to provide some value over cheaper apps. Furthermore if an app is priced such that I can buy 3-4 other apps while also being more expensive than any individual apps I’ve previously purchased then it gives me some pause.
Thank you for sharing that bit of info. I was lost as to how I had my old Sync setup and wasn’t sure I’d be able to replicate it again.
The on-device ad blockers either require root or you have to use the VPN slot (and have the app constantly running). It all depends on what is more important to you.