#Catima 2.34.5 is out!

This is a maintenance release that targets Android 15 and fixes a crash.

The app will look slightly uglier on some devices, due to Google's changes in how drawing over the system and navigation bar works. Sadly, supporting proper edge-to-edge requires extensive rewrites (help very welcome!), so I opted to at least ensure we target Android 15 before any deadlines.

Coming soon to an app store near you.

github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Andro…

#IzzyOnDroid #Fdroid #GitHub #GooglePlay

Release 2.34.5 · CatimaLoyalty/Android

Target Android 15 Fix crash reading unsupported pkpass files Improve pkpass support

^GitHub

#catima 2.34.4 is out!

This reverts Catima to targetSdk 34 (Android 14) for now, to fix the UI regressions introduced in Catima 2.34.3.

It also includes the fixes in 2.34.3 and a new little feature to sort your cards by the "valid from" date, useful for things like train tickets.

Coming soon to an app store near you!

github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Andro…

#IzzyOnDroid #GitHub #FDroid #GooglePlay

Release 2.34.4 · CatimaLoyalty/Android

Ability to sort cards by start of validity Temporarily revert to targeting Android 14 to fix some UI issues

^GitHub

Hello folks I need your help, after a lot of efforts, I am on the final steps of making #ArcaneChat available in #GooglePlay

now they ask to create a "closed testing release" where only some invited testers via their google account email address can participate and install the app before they allow a public release

please write to me in private sending me your google account's email address (gmail I guess) to join as beta-tester, thanks a lot in advance! ♥️🙏

#DeltaChat #decentralization

Happy holidays to all who celebrate them!

I just released a minor Catima bugfix release: 2.34.2. This version fixes the archived/starred status being hard to see or even invisible when displayed on top of certain card images.

Coming soon to an app store near you :)

github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Andro…

#Catima #GitHub #IzzyOnDroid #FDroid #GooglePlay

Release 2.34.2 · CatimaLoyalty/Android

Improve archive/starred icon display

^GitHub

#Catima 2.34.1 is out!

This fixes a minor bug in Catima 2.34.0 where selecting an "invalid" pkpass file (corrupted/not actually pkpass) after choosing to open from Pkpass would cause the app to crash. Now, you just get a little message stating the file could not be read instead.

Coming soon to an app store near you.

github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Andro…
catima.app

#IzzyOnDroid #GitHub #FDroid #GooglePlay

Release 2.34.1 · CatimaLoyalty/Android

Fix crash when opening invalid pkpass files

^GitHub

#Catima 2.34.0 is out!

This release adds support for #Passbook (#pkpass) files, commonly used for event tickets and more!

It also contains some other minor fixes and better handling of image thumbnails (especially transparent ones).

On the end-user side, this release probably doesn't look that different, but it contains some major code refactoring. It is also the first release with #Kotlin code in it.

catima.app/

github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Andro…

#IzzyOnDroid #FDroid #GitHub #GooglePlay

Release 2.34.0 · CatimaLoyalty/Android

Add Passbook (.pkpass) support Fix import of transparent PDF files Improve display of transparent thumbnails

^GitHub

#Catima 2.32.1 is out!

This fixes a regression in 2.32.0 which could break text display in the add dialog in non-English languages which I sadly missed in review: github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Andro…

It also contains some translation updates that were submitted between the last release and just now.

Coming soon to an app store near you :)

#Android #IzzyOnDroid #GooglePlay #GitHub

Fix text wrapping on add dialog by TheLastProject · Pull Request #2142 · CatimaLoyalty/Android

Before After

^GitHub

New #Catima milestone: 50K active users on #GooglePlay

:)

Another day, another malicious Open Source app clone on #GooglePlay

Of course, according to Google, this app does not violate the "impersonation" policy. Probably because they're making money off the malicious clone (given it contains ads) but not off the original app.

Legit: play.google.com/store/apps/det…
Malicious: play.google.com/store/apps/det…

🥊 Showdown: Epic Games vs. Google 🥊

Epic Games won. 💪

This is a huge win for any Google competitor - so almost any tech company! 🍾

➡️ arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/12…

Here's also some info on how the Google Search Monopoly harms competition - including some nice search alternatives: tuta.com/blog/google-search-mo…

Go private now! 😎

#TechNews #Tech #EpicGames #Epic #Google #GooglePlay #EpicVsGoogle #Fortnite

Our latest release is now available both on @fdroidorg and #GooglePlay!

Do you use AntennaPod while on the move? 🚴No more need for acrobatic (and in some places illegal) acts on the bike to skip those ads or go back to catch that comment. Or to take off your gloves to tap the screen while it's cold. 🥶

Version 3.2 now allows you to double/triple-press physical buttons to fast forward or rewind!

Get it here now:
f-droid.org/en/packages/de.dan…
play.google.com/store/apps/det…

AntennaPod | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Easy-to-use, flexible and open-source podcast manager and player

^f-droid.org

Hey, can you give an overview of this library scanner of yours? Is it available anywhere? Looks really useful!

#android #apps #google #googleplay

We've been told Google Play transparently shows what data is collected etc, right? And whether an app has Ads? Well, dream on. I've just checked an app to see if it would fit my repo. Below is what Play (play.google.com/store/apps/det…) says about it (no "Ads" marker), then the results from my library scanner.

Careful what you believe and whom you trust.

#Android #apps #Google #GooglePlay

Minecraft clones stealthily load ads on millions of Android devices.

grahamcluley.com/minecraft-clo…

#cybersecurity #adware #minecraft #google #googleplay #android

#Catima has reached 35k active users on #GooglePlay, holding fairly strong at a 4.6 star average. Pretty cool how it keeps growing.

As always, I have no stats for #FDroid as they do not track active installations.

When #GooglePlay introduced privacy labels, I was very curious to see how they managed to get reliable data about the #privacy properties of Android apps. I know first-hand how difficult and time-consuming privacy audits of #Android apps can be. Now Mozilla has taken a closer look, and it seems #Google doesn't even have reliable data.

foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog…

Mozilla Study: Data Privacy Labels for Most Top Apps in Google Play Store are False or Misleading

*Privacy Not Included researchers find discrepancies between Google Play Store’s Data Safety labels and privacy policies of nearly 80 percent of the reviewed apps

^{Mozilla Foundation}