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The original was posted on /r/fossdroid by /u/ubertr0_n on 2023-12-02 14:16:46.

The beloved Simple Mobile Tools suite of Android applications is in the process of being acquired by an Israeli adware company, redolent of what happened to StartPage and even Ghostery.

Tibor Kaputa (u/tibbbi), lead developer of the project, confirmed it recently in a GitHub discussion.

The tintinnabular death knell has tolled for the SMT suite.

I will prohibit any mentions or recommendations of any app in the SMT suite in the coming weeks except something changes. This is because all the applications in that suite will definitely become proprietary adware/spyware within a few months.

There are amazing alternatives on F-Droid. Most of them are popular, so you all likely know them. Still, I will compile a list of SMT alternatives once I have some time. Meanwhile, you are encouraged to recommend the FOSS alternatives you know in the comments for the benefit of the community.

Any proprietary alternative will be removed, and will result in a ban.

This will be the megathread related to the unfortunate occurrence. Any other submissions will be removed.

Whatever you do, do not calumniate, heckle, harass, or insult Tibor in this thread and elsewhere. He served this community well for more than half a decade. He will be remembered for the benefic acts he performed.

The freedomware movement and philosophy will never die. We will always innovate. We will prevail!