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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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[–] Redditsux 7 points 2 days ago (13 children)

Thanks. Just uninstalled it.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

EDIT: The dev replied below and said there aren't any trackers in the app. It looks like the trackers are actually from web sites that are loaded in the browser internal to the app. I changed the setting to load web pages in an external browser and the tracking notifications from the Connect app went away, so it looks like my original comment below is incorrect and Connect doesn't have any trackers. The trackers I was picking up were from web sites with trackers being loaded in Connect. It looks like the app is fine and you should definitely use it. It's super easy to use and looks good.

~~The duck duck go app tracker firewall thing their browser comes with stops trackers coming from Connect. It's a bummer cuz I like the app but I've been using a web browser more and more to access lemmy.~~

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[–] saltesc 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I recommend Thunder. Always been slick and good.

I tried the others and stuck to it. But I think all the apps are great and it just comes down to personal preference on which someone likes to drive most.

[–] poolitzer 10 points 2 days ago

Would like to throw [email protected] in the ring as an alternative

[–] Jimmycakes 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They gonna know all the weird porn I look at on here. Hope advertisers need that info

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Ooh, that app is fun! I also recommend Eternity for a Lemmy app (or just Fennec and ublock- not that my lemmy instance has anything to worry about)

I also love the difference in apps I got from the Play Store vs Neo store.

Also, ExpressVPN with 2 trackers? Shame. Mullvad wins again.

[–] ToiletFlushShowerScream 0 points 1 day ago (4 children)

An up front paid app for devs trying to make money off of the lemmyverse? Sure, okay. A free version by devs trying to make the world a better place? You're a literal hero. Devs doing shady tracking like this? Never ever.

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[–] Harbinger01173430 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I just wanna use one that has material design/material you, so it looks good in my Android phone

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Can check out Eternity

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Thunder has a toggle for Material You

[–] balder1991 4 points 2 days ago

Voyager has two themes: one uses Material design for Android users and one uses the old Apollo look-and-feel for iOS users.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Glad I stick with Thunder.

I have no problems with devs making money on their work. But ads are a privacy violation for me.

If Thunder ever went this route I'd immediately fork.

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[–] EfreetSK 6 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Voyager is pretty good but mr. Voyager developer, for the love of god, add some left-right margin! I don't know why but this makes me irrationally angry to the point I simply can't use Voyager

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Nooo, I hate useless margins (especially on the narrow side of the screen)! :D

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