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Dear @IzzyOnDroid , I have seen this many times since I started using #fdroid (..and your #repo).

At the screenshot you see an app last updated 7 years ago and a note stating that IT SEEMS to be no longer maintained. For me, its abandoned and unless you have metrics that show active users, why bother keeping the app at all?

in reply to What's a fun name?

Because we cannot test all those 100s of apps on 1000s of devices. "Old" does not mean "useless" (if you disagree, I might take that personal 🙈 ). An app not having seen updates for 7 years does not mean it's broken or nobody needs it.

So we don't remove apps solely based on those criteria, but depend on those using the repo: to tell us an app no longer works and why (e.g. the service behind it no longer available, whatever).

So: Is Jarvis broken? On what device/Android version?

in reply to IzzyOnDroid ✅

I don't know about the app specifically, I didn't intend on using it. I was just curious as to why its still available and your answer solved that.

Thank you for your time!

in reply to What's a fun name?

If you happen to find a "broken" app, please report it. Especially those ones where it's clear they cannot work (like the example I gave: bound to a single service that shut down; no guesswork there if it might still be useful for some devices). Either reach out here, or report in our issue tracker. We'll then check and, if justified, act accordingly.

Thanks a lot – also for asking!