Posts by J. Rollans

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Michael Weinhold » 2025-07-17 / 2025-07-17
@weinhold@ieji.de

So, maps and navigation app Magic Earth bought Atari or what?!

Will I be able to play E.T. if I zoom in really reeeeaaaally close to that place in New Mexico?

#Logo #ReDesign #LogoDesign #Branding #Atari #VideoGames #Maps #App #AppStore #iOS #MagicEarth #Navigation #ET

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The image displays a mobile application store page for "Magic Earth Navigation & Maps" by Magic Lane International BV. The app icon is a purple square with black abstract lines. The page shows the app has 1.8K ratings with a 4.3-star rating, suitable for ages 4 and up, and ranks No. 84 in the Navigation category. The latest version, 9.0.2, was released 2 days ago, featuring bug fixing and stability improvements. The "What's New" section highlights these updates. The "Preview" section includes a privacy statement, stating that the app does not track, profile, or trade in personal data. A video preview is available, showing a hand icon and the word "Privacy." The download section lists map packages for Finland and France, with sizes ranging from 226.01 MB to 5.98 GB. The bottom navigation bar includes tabs for "Today," "Games," "Apps," "Arcade," and "Search."

CryptGoat » 2025-07-15 / 2025-07-15
@cryptgoat@fedifreu.de

#Google arbitrarily messing around and removing well known #FOSS apps from #PlayStore seems to be peaking right now: First #Conversation had a fresh build being denied, now #Öffi has been entirely removed (not for the time) with no reason being disclosed.

That is why we desperately need usable and free #AppStore alternatives such as #FDroid, where we find most of our #FreeSoftware apps. Yes, I know it has security problems by design. But right now the alternatives fail when it comes to more important aspects:

#Obtainium is a good alternative for technophiles, who exactly know what they are looking for. Too complicated if you are used to a central source. #Accrescent might have good security standards regarding its architecture but the lack of app information, weird app listings (some including loads of trackers) and lack of basic usability features makes it very hard to recommend for the common user. And telling people to directly download of APKs is like randomly downloading EXEs on Windows. What could possibly go wrong? 🤷