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Open source alternatives for gallery app (social.fossware.space)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello this is my first post on Lemmy, I have been disgruntled with Xiaomi's stock gallery app and wish to switch to an alternative that will not steal my data.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I use Simple Gallery from F-droid

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I downloaded it, looks nice so far.

[+] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, that's pretty shitty if true, do you have any examples?
I've been using more of their apps recently, so I'd like to avoid being in that situation in the future :/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm ... quite sure there were many posts about the issue on reddit, with one app in particular becoming paid and people actually losing access to some data, but either these posts have been deleted, or I'm tripping balls because I can't locate them now.

I'm going to err on the side of not potentially slandering a dev further and delete my comment. I hope no damage was done.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I'll look out for this, thanks

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ouch, will need to look out for this...

I'm still using an older version of the app due to an update which added a button to enable the fingerprint scanner, when opening a "hidden" gallery. Older version didn't require a button press and immediately started the fingerprint scanner 😔... no idea if this has been reverted or not

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yep, this is the best available right now.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro/

I have not tried this but it looks nice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

thank you! I will consider it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Can confirm, I replaced bunch of useless cloud crap on my mum's phone with simple tools and she likes it. I use them too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really like Aves Libre.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Me too, been using it for a few weeks now and it works great for me. That being said, I don't have that many photos/videos, so I don't know how it handles large content collections.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pardon me if I may inquire, but how exactly does Xiaomi's gallery fail, at being a gallery application? Morbid curiosity if you will.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

it has a crappy video player and is bulky

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, the video player is shit, crashes all the time. I just use VLC for the videos and the gallery app for the images.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Displaying images, truly a technological breakthrough for the modern era!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Not the gallery app, but my MIUI file manager has fucking ads

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Welcome to Lemmy and Beehaw! I just cross posted this over to [email protected] as well in case there are more suggestions!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

There's also this one if you like it lightweight.