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GitHub Feature Request: Paid Ad-Free APK file without AdMob bundled (github.com)

submitted 1 year ago by kenbw2@lemmy.world to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world

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I want to pay for and use Sync without having to accept the AdMob Privacy Policy

Ideally a Pro version of the App, but ljdawson has specified that Google Play doesn't allow that

Failing that, an APK on the Releases page of Github where I can download a version which requires verification of paid status

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[–] hh93@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Afaik this is impossible on the play store because of some newish guideline

They don't want two identical apps if the whole point of the purchase could also be an in-app-purchase.

I'm not sure it's worth risking a ban to try this

[–] atocci@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can't do that anymore? Damn, I definitely preferred buying Sync for Reddit Pro as opposed to the IAP to remove ads. That was always better because it didn't even contain the code to show ads.

[–] Michal@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you know what code it contained? For all you know it could be a simple build flag that disables the ads the same way iap would

[–] atocci@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

If I remember correctly, Lawrence stated it doesn't have it in at all.

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

Would be nice if we could buy the ad-free IAP from the Play Store directly and bypass any admob data collection altogether.

[+] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf -46 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Here are some stock Android apps that use AdMob ads:

Google Chrome: The default web browser on Android shows banner ads at the bottom of the screen.
YouTube: The popular video-sharing app shows banner ads at the bottom of the screen and video ads before and during videos.
Gmail: The email app shows banner ads at the bottom of the inbox.
Google Maps: The navigation app shows banner ads at the bottom of the map view.
Google Play: The app store shows banner ads at the top and bottom of the screen.
Google Photos: The photo gallery app shows banner ads at the bottom of the screen.
Google Calendar: The calendar app shows banner ads at the bottom of the screen.
Google Drive: The cloud storage app shows banner ads at the bottom of the screen.

It's important to note that not all stock Android apps use AdMob ads. Some apps, such as the Google Clock app and the Google Calculator app, do not show any ads.

Also, it's possible that Google may remove AdMob ads from some stock Android apps in the future. For example, Google recently removed AdMob ads from the Google Search app.

Overall, the use of AdMob ads in stock Android apps is a relatively common practice. However, it's important to be aware that not all stock Android apps show ads, and that Google may choose to remove ads from some apps in the future.

[–] thadah@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

The use of ChatGPT is very noticeable in this reply and it is hallucinating a lot.

[–] millionsofplayers@lemmy.one 16 points 1 year ago

I’m surprised “as an AI language model” wasn’t left in here

[–] Reborn2966@feddit.it 10 points 1 year ago

in none of those apps there is a ad banner on the bottom.

[–] lemann@lemmy.one 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Google Calendar? Gmail? GOOGLE PHOTOS?

Damn my DNS adblocker has been pulling weight then. This is absolutely ridiculous on Google's part, and a little greedy considering those are stock apps IMO

[–] kenbw2@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're surprised that Google apps contain Google advertising trackers?

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I'm using the most the newest android on a Samsung phone and I don't see any of the ads listed above. Those apps don't have banner ads.

[–] scarrtt@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago

This is most AI hallucinations

[–] Thisismyusername169@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow! I've been using adguard for years now, and had no idea what I was missing

[–] limerod@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

You can check the logs in Adguard. Personally, I saw only 2 or 3 blocked entries in ytmusic, youtube(could be something due to premium) and google search, and no blocked entries for drive or photos, calender. Gmail does have ads in the promotions tab. But, its to be expected when you dont pay for that one.

[–] kenbw2@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago

Yep, and that's why my LineageOS install has none of these apps