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“A new generation of Sirius Cybernetics Corporation robots and computers with the new GPP feature”
“GPP, what’s that?”
“It says ‘Genuine People Personalities’.”
“Sounds ghastly”
I am a Divine Being : You are an Object You Have No Right To Speak In My Holy Tongue
that is so good. she’s a great performer.
how do you feel, Lionel?
😗🤌
that should be a own post xD
This is why I recommend FOSS apps for base functionality like that. There’s plenty folks out there, who’ve implemented a grocery list app as a hobby project, who don’t need to try to make money off it. As such, their app can exist without ads, tracking or needy notifications.
I recommend FOSS for absolutely everything you use if possible.
When it comes to more complex apps, sometimes you really do get a better user experience if you just sack up and pay for a premium product.
MyFitnessPal is balls compared to Macrofactor. Its more expensive but its better and doesnt do a damn thing I dont expressly tell it to do.
I personally use a self hosted instance of kitchen owl https://kitchenowl.org/ I really like it’s simplicity and use it quite a lot and nobody has access to the data but me.
Should definitely avoid Duolingo.
I dunno, this is the kinda energy needed to keep that fucking owl dead.
I kill you now
Duolingo’s crap for learning anyway
Whenever an app does that, I take away notification privileges immediately.
Right? Like “You wanted me to notice you? Oh I noticed you now. And while I’m aware of you, let’s just go ahead and take away some of your permissions…”
80% of the time I do this with the button that revokes all other privileges too: “uninstall”
Depending on how useful the app is, that’s generally the next step.
Immediate disable of notifications and one star review for abusing notifications. I do the same thong when legitimatel services text me for marketing or surveys. Texts are meant for more urgent communication that needs almost immediate attention and it’s an abuse of trust to test people like that.
I do the same thong when legitimatel services text me for marketing or surveys.
It’s fun that I can’t decide if that’s a deeply insightful yet misplaced shot at mattel for having a small role in developing a fairly common sex toy material or a series of spelling errors.
‘Attorney Barbie wearing a G-String’ would be make a fun ai prompt though
Recently downloaded a “cast” app because Miracast doesn’t work on GrapheneOS. On first launch, I got 3 consecutive full screen video ads followed by a popup to “subscribe” to their paid service. Next, another popup to rate them 5* in google play store. Note that at this point, I haven’t even reached the main screen of the app… You know, to actually try it and see if it works.
Uninstalled that garbage and gave it the 1* rating it deserves.
Seriously, I’m so sick and tired of these “modern” apps which don’t even have the decency to offer a good quality paid version. $8/mo for a stupid utility I use maybe a few times a year? Who tf do you think you are?
Using apps on GrapheneOS, I also get notified when they use the play integrity API… I find it insulting when apps like Reddit attempt to access that… Seriously, you’re just an online forum. Why tf would you care about whether my phone is rooted or not?
Look into fcast (its Foss)
It makes me a bit sad that there are people getting around that don’t know how to declaw their smartphone with disabled notifications, permissions and such. It’s not their fault, these things are a fucking nightmare when left to go feral.
The thing is, at least on iPhone, is when you first install an app it’ll ask some of these questions and you can say, and should, say no for the most part:
- This app wants to track you. Allow?
- This app wants to send you notifications. Allow?
- This app wants access to your photos? Allow?
- This app wants to see your contacts. Allow?
Etc.
I appreciate that you stuck to the analogy
I can do that, or I can just uninstall the app.
But that’s… All the apps
What are you on about? Every app you have is sending you spammy notifications?
Notebooks and pens are awesome and underrated!
Modern apps out here with the confidence of a CEO and the usefulness of a broken pencil.
Modern apps out here with the confidence of a CEO and the usefulness of a CEO
"You haven’t set any alarms recently. Don’t you find that…
Alarming??"
Next step is the alarm app setting an alarm to remind you to set an alarm.
I’m sorry, what? A regular smiley face is “psycho”?
It’s the unblinking eyes. Definitely a serial killer.
look into it’s eyes, is it happy? annoyed? about to jump you? 🙂
Yes.
Heh, I like the “I kill you now” human mode in this. The developers don’t realise we have our own antibullshit software. Evolution playing out in app survival.
Too much fuckery? Off at the wall !
Put your foot on the power switch down till it stops whirring.
I hate that for a lot of these apps there’s no way to turn off these kinds of ad notifications without stopping the real notifications you want from the app.
I would immediately uninstall and leave a shitty one star review, that’s one action you can take that will almost certainly be read by someone at the company.
