I don't have any pics there I'd mind losing, but for those who do, how is this not extortion?
This is why I don't trust photo hosting sites
Nowadays if I have to use them, I'll use archive.org to save that hosted photo
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The "Simple" app collection the FOSS community loves did the same thing with their play store version calendar, which is why I dislike them. Their FDroid versions may not do this, but like... comes off the wrong way.
Isn't calendar info stored in android itself ? 🤨
That's not the claim made by a ton of reviews on Simple's play store calendar listing
I think I'd rather believe official documented android behavior.
I can access my calendars from any app on android... maybe they couldn't access it from the app, that I can believe ; but then that's not at all like "pay us or lose your photos".
I've tried simple calendar you can't it's clearly not using the android calendar system but it's own one stored in the apps data so it doesn't share to other apps
I'm using it as my main calendar app, all my events are accessible from other apps.
At the bottom of the "add event" menu, you have the option of choosing where it's stored ("event types" in the settings, rather confusingly). I guess that choosing "locally" could prevent other apps from seeing the event, maybe, but I don't use that option because I sync my calendars.
All Play Store releases of Simple are paid.
They weren't in the past, and the transition was problematic
It's not extortion because you willfully gave your rights away by using someone else's service.
Tired of getting fucked over? Host your own stuff. It only gets worse from here on out.
The solution under capitalism is to always own more things.
You can even just get a raspberry pi, install openmedia vault. Get a 2tb external hard drive, and just do it that way without worrying about this type of shit. It isn't hard to setup either.
which is better openmediavault or nextcloud
I have no experience with next cloud. But for me, openmedoavault is fine. I've had no issues with it, other than basic ones, and setting up can be a bit tedious, but just read guides. Also, separately powered drives may be better. But I can't say anything about that.
They give you a free 7 day trial. I know this because I wanted to check if I had any photos there (I had none, and already requested the account deletion).
7 days is really stingy, though! Especially for a service that hasn't really improved since I signed up for permanently free account last decade or the one before that..
You never signed up for a permanently free account. You signed up for a free at that time account. That has now changed.
While technically true, that's still not the agreement I signed up for and I never agreed to any updated terms and conditions since then. Granted, that last part is probably because I haven't used Photobucket since some white dude from Detroit was the best selling rapper in the world 😁
You can’t use the site without agreeing to the new T&Cs, your payment to them and réactivation is considered agreement to the new T&Cs even if there isn’t a checkbox during that process although there likely is. The T&Cs you agreed to 15 years ago likely had a clause stating they could change it unilaterally at any time
7 days is enough to get your files off
True, I guess 🤷
that's what she said
I've had apps do this. One was the old white pages app that changed their name to something... I think it was Hiya? They had the app free for years and users would add in call data (names to numbers). Essentially it was a community data pool. One day, they shut the gate and the only way the app would function is via a subscription every month. Eat my ass. I'm not doing that and you're a dick.
Oh man, my 2000s forum signatures are in danger!
Edgy anime fanart + level and guild of cancelled MMO
Wow, I haven't thought about those in years.
they have been warning me for at least five years now and not actually done anything lmao
first flickr, now this
“Hurry up asshole!!”
It's totally extortion. I signed into my multiple accounts to download everything within this past six months, and they WILL NOT STOP begging for my money and to come back. Nope. I just wanted all my blinkies from the early 00s tyvm.
I should probably just go and request for those accounts to be deleted...
dystopia is when no free stuff :(