Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: AJL Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: A good thing or a bad thing Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2025 17:00:06 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 40 Message-ID: References: <7u5lblxjel.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <6rhvblxb0d.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:00:07 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="32419715ec7df475dc737efd12e2214c"; logging-data="1129822"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+5GYhEBHp6ANsFPcu3WifO" User-Agent: PhoNews/3.13.3 (Android/11) Cancel-Lock: sha1:Vad+TKwTNzp7wgBIYKoriO8Lkc0= In-Reply-To: Bytes: 3008 On 4/9/25 8:35 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote: >Arno Welzel wrote: >> ...free apps can be >> downloaded again from the original source. > I have no beef in this (non-)discussion, but you can only download >again, if the "original source" still exists! > > That's often - and probably even most of the time - the case for >software downloaded from Apple's App Store. But in some cases, an app >might be withdrawn from the App Store, which means it is no longer >available for download/installation on a new device. My problem in the (on-topic for this Android group) Play Store is not so much apps disappearing but rather the 'won't work on this device' label. And they won't even let me try. > That *is* a difference with (free (as in no-cost)) Android apps and >many free Windows software. That's why I save Android APKs Me too. I have a Groundhog newsreader installed on this Amazon Fire tablet from my APK collection and use it as a reader. Much easier to read with than the PhoNews reader. Unfortunately Groundhog can't transmit on later Android versions because part of the menu is missing so I have to revert to PhoNews if I want to say anything. > and >Windows install packages, in case I want/need to install them on a new >device. (Case in point: The *22 year old* Hamster news server which >brings you this article! :-)) Gosh, I've made it over a week now without any Windows stuff in the house. Haven't missed it a bit... [Apple wars/name calling/cross posting edited out. Well actually the cross posting was eliminated by a PhoNews newsreader bug. Or perhaps it's a feature more newsreaders need?]