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According to the tracking scanner Exodus (can be found on F-Droid), which keeps an updated database on trackers and runs your installed app against its register, you can track what apps are tracking you and clues of how. Saw that Boost is tracking me and uninstalled it and went straight to Jerboa. Jerboa is pretty similar to good ole' RedditIsFun-app and easy to use, so I am personally recommending it.

From F-Droid:

Exodus (Exodus show you trackers and permissions in apps installed on your device.) https://f-droid.org/packages/org.eu.exodus_privacy.exodusprivacy/

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[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

This reads like a paid advertisement.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

i use lemmy on firefox browser mobile and desktop?

[–] sonalder@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

Try the Photon WebApp client, there is public instances but you can self-host yours ! Still early but enjoying it so far !

[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I've seen this kind of post about boost several times now. It's just sad that people are just maliciously uninformed. It made me want to support the dev even more. Paying for the ad free version now.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

-complains about people being uniformed.

-Does nothing to inform them.

[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Because other users in this thread have already given the relevant info.

[–] Baguette@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago

I love how this post just contributed to more people paying for the paid version lol

I also just paid for no ads to support

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Or you can buy Boost and get rid of the ad/tracking.

Boost is brilliant and other apps still have catching up to do but the competition is getting better and better.

[–] Thunder_Caulk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've used boost for forever in reddit, I used it when it came to lemmy.

But voyager is better.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Will give it a shot, thanks! Though I'm very happy with boost currently - what does voyager do better?

[–] Thunder_Caulk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yes give it a try.

I'm not saying that boost lacks anything. But it's the feel that I get when using Voyager. I know it's weird, but, it's my enjoyment that made me switch.

[–] locuester@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

It really whips the llamas ass

[–] HatchetHaro@pawb.social 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

i mean, it's just ads. you're blowing this way out of proportion just because of some unintrusive ads.

devs gotta eat. if you prefer FOSS, that's great! i love FOSS software too! but boost is like home to me, even with the ads.

[–] JimboDHimbo@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

I like the dissent towards ads. Pushes more folks to FOSS.

[–] 4shtonButcher@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I remembered Boost from the good old days a while back and am using it alongside voyager. It's not as great as I remembered, so I'll probably stick with Voyager. My home network keeps me safe of ads though 😉

[–] Thunder_Caulk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Nice, I'm on the same boat. Voyager is superior to boost

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Voyager is the best Lemmy client on iOS or Android both, with Jerboa being a close second.

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[–] JakJak98@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Big fan Of Sync, but idk if it has tracking

[–] Rogue@feddit.uk 345 points 3 days ago (17 children)

This is a rather sensationalist headline.

Every so often software developers need to eat food and live beneath shelter.

The developer of Boost @rmayayo@lemmy.world provides a free version that's supported by ads, or you can purchase an ad free experience for a one time cost. That's been a standard business since forever.

There isn't any grand conspiracy here.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 180 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Yup, the dev commented on this a while back here:

https://lemmy.ca/post/6072534/3382664

Dev here.

The dialog and its content is not created by me, it is a standard solution from Google to comply with GDPR and other laws. More info here: https://support.google.com/admob/answer/10114014?hl=en

The consent dialog is also required by Google AdMob to show ads, and it is shown when the ad network is initialized.

When the app launches, first it checks for the remove ads purchase, and if it is not present, it will initialize the ads sdk. The ad network is not initialized if the remove ads purchase is detected.

Boost for Reddit was using the very same ad networks and consent dialog.

(In fact they've commented on this a few times)

I personally liked Boost, and paid for the ad free version to support the development. For what it's worth, I've also donated to / bought a few others for similar reasons, and I keep a few Lemmy apps installed so I can test things out on the admin side.

Without recommending any particular app, I'd recommend this site, which lets you compare and filter by the factors that are important to you: https://lemmyapps.com/

If you want a guide for new users, we have one here (tldr it links to the site above): https://fedecan.ca/en/guide/lemmy/for-users/mobile-apps

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[–] ProxyZeus@lemmy.world 230 points 3 days ago (38 children)

As the other comments are saying, this is made very clear when you launch the app for the first time that it is ad supported, and you can donate a small amount to get all tracking and ads removed.

Love the app and I want the dev to continue development so I paid for the ad free. Devs are people and need money to live too, you know this post was just sensationalized for your own clicks.

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[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 154 points 3 days ago (8 children)

Yeah there is a dialogue on first launch telling you it's ad supported software and that you can pay a small fee to remove all ads. Your post here is old news about an old strategy and throughout the comments here you claim it's secretive which is false.

It's a charitable reading to say you're uninformed. I would lean more toward you wanting people to be misinformed about Boost, because as others point out, its ad support is called out in multiple ways before you use it, but you don't care. Instead, you choose to call this completely common and standard way of supporting an app "predatory" and "secret", neither of which near truth. Op, is your account the alt of the Sync dev or something?

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[–] M137@lemmy.world 59 points 3 days ago (6 children)

OP, you suck. This has been (falsely) reported before, and every time it gets shut down as fear-mongering. I really doubt you learned of this, did any kind of source checking or just looked it up without seeing the MANY disproving replies that are always there.

I've seen this enough times, this exact post, to where I'm certain it's consciously done false sensationalist crap. There are several other posts like this about other apps and services that get posted every couple of weeks/months and just like here they always get told off for their idiocy. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a group or person doing much of it, it's the exact same every time.

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[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 16 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yeah that's why I use the duckduckgo app tracking protection

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[–] bestbry@lemm.ee 19 points 2 days ago (3 children)

ive been on Voyager and i like it very much. is there a known better option, or my first choice was a solid? thanks

[–] sonalder@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's a solid option, here is a list of great fediverse clients I made on AlternativeTo if you want to discover other great options.

[–] bestbry@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thank you! Saved and noticed you mention Openvibe on the list. It’s a real great app. Some of the others I’m gonna give a try

[–] sonalder@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

I personnaly don't use OpenVibe as I tend to avoid proprietary software on personnal device but I like the idea of having multiple protocoles or services in one feed.

I think nostr has some amazing feature and it's something really interesting to see evolving but the fediverse has a much bigger and diverse user-base which is important to me. Ditto is making the two bridgeable so I think it's a bright future for distributed social networks (not social media :D)

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

No, Voyager is a very solid choice, and def the best option available ATM

[–] bestbry@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Thank you O/

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

is there any way to get display names/pfps/etc on Voyager? I keep trying to switch away to an app that has those features but something about Voyagers simplicity just keeps me hooked.

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

no, because the dev thinks display names are actively harmful and should be removed from lemmy. they support replacing display names with flairs like reddit. I think their post is thoughtful, but I don't agree that display names are all that malicious.

https://vger.social/comment/4447844

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

that's really insightful, I agree with your view. Thanks for sharing!

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[–] vodkasolution@feddit.it 82 points 3 days ago (4 children)

YSK also that the paid version does not have ads or trackers

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[–] kepix@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

you guys are not blocking trackers?

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