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heedy / connectordb-android

The ConnectorDB android app
Apache License 2.0
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Open hex-m opened 7 years ago

hex-m commented 7 years ago

I'm interested in your project because it allows me to learn about myself and not let others (e.g. Google) learn about me. As such I don't use the play store or any other part of "the google experience".

Please offer the software as a downloadable apk or (preferably) add it to the f-droid free software repository.

dkumor commented 7 years ago

Great idea - I'll make sure that the apk is included with the next release (which should be about a month from now). I can also send you an apk of the current release.

Unfortunately, though, the app does use google libraries, and as such it is tied to some google services.

For example, the activity, step count, and even location logging directly use the corresponding google APIs, which both ties the app to the google ecosystem, and also gives google the chance to see your data. This was done because some data is not easily available through other means, and sometimes google does special things to save you battery when multiple apps request things like location data.

Decoupling the app from google would be a pretty difficult endeavor - I suggest you open another issue focused on the decoupling itself.

hex-m commented 7 years ago

Thanks a lot. I'll wait for the next release and test it. Don't want to request/discuss architectural changes before I tried the software. ;)