Sync Ultra Non-Big Tech
Sync Ultra Non-Big Tech
I know its new, so am I to lemmy, but I was curious if there is any plans to release Sync Ultra outside of the Play Store.
The features sound awesome and want to support lemmy but not everyone has Google Play/iOS.
An option like threema has to buy a license key and download the .apk would be ideal and I'd be all aboard!
I feel like the pool of Lemmy users who are willing to use a closed source app but not use the play store has to be incredibly small.
45 0 ReplyI feel there are a lot of custom rom users here which don't have play services built-in or its hard to implement
11 0 ReplyYeah, but I feel like those people are mostly going to gravitate towards FOSS clients
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I think the amount of non Play Store/App Store users overall is very small. With GraphineOS at least I can restrict the app.
9 0 ReplyBut I bet we skew towards the "have considerable amounts of disposable income" of the economic spectrum.
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I've been asking for this for a while.
11 0 ReplySame here. The only answers I find are “it’s an android thing” which tells me absolutely nothing.
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"I want to take the Google route"
- Dev on discord.
11 0 ReplyWhat does that even mean?
2 0 ReplyThat means he won't release the app outside of the playstore.
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I would also love to see a non Google play version of Sync.
8 0 ReplyAs someone with a Huawei device (no Google Play Services) I'd love that too.
Ideally, a way of paying for a license key that unlocks all features would be the ideal. And maybe it'd be an advantage for the dev, we could pay him directly instead of a middle-man.
6 0 ReplyInfinity for lemmy has been released on izzyondroid/f-droid. Pretty much exactly like its reddit counterpart in features and was my preference over sync. Si im happy it works for lemmy :)
4 0 ReplySweet, thanks for the info I'll check it out!
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Is the code open? Because if it is someone can produce the fdroid version...
2 0 ReplyIt's not
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Aurora Store would probably be your best bet, honestly.
2 0 ReplyBut you can't buy Sync Ultra without google services
3 0 ReplyIsn't that just a different front for the playstore?
1 0 ReplyIt is, it's not the same as fdroid
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Is google play required for the app to function, or would sideloading the apk from a mirror site work?
1 0 ReplyPlay services and play store are required for purchases. You can try to sideload and see if that works.
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