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Simple Mobile alts?
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this post was submitted on 08 Dec 2023
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Simple Mobile Tools was sold to a company that buys apps and bloats them with shit
Which is such a strange choice, considering the only reason people use apps like this is because they're free of bloat. It's literally in the name. I don't think they researched this decision.
Who?
The new owners? They're interested in the high rankings on the playstore. The vast majority of people don't care about bloat/privacy and install whatever is at the top of search results.
The original developers? I'm sure it worked out for them.
If they don't care, they probably just stick with what came pre-installed on their devices...