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New Advertisement and Internet connection permissions for Simple SMS Messenger on Google Play Store... (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by reactive_recall@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 18 points 9 months ago (6 children)

why would you want or need a separate SMS/MMS application on your phone in the first place?

[–] sab@kbin.social 51 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You don't like the Google app
You don't want to use Google apps out of principle
You're using a version of Android where Google apps are not installed by default, so you need to install something

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago

Well yeah, I didn't consider those points, especially the last with android distros not all come with gapps.

[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 13 points 9 months ago

Default app sucks.

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago

I use OpenContacts, it has its own database so nothing else can access it.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You might want more control of how the app looks. Or maybe an app has some UI features you like.

I used Textra for years, but did eventually switch back to the default android messenger when I started encountering issues.

[–] Hazen@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

What issues? I have used for.. I don't even know. Feels like since my first smart phone. Never had issues.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

I don't really remember now, but I think it was something to do with having issues sending images.

[–] Jeknilah@monero.town 2 points 9 months ago

For Google photos/Contacts in particular, the gallery app was good because it would constantly ask to sync photos to the cloud.

[–] Boxtifer@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I was hoping more people would use RCS but I guess SMS will probably be the old fax machine in the future.