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Does no-ads transfer? (self.syncforlemmy)

submitted 1 year ago by Moneo to c/syncforlemmy

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I paid for no-ads Reddit back in the day but when I tried to transfer purchases nothing happened. Is this intentional? $30 seems steep for no ads but I'm a cheap bastard.

Sorry to ask a question that's probably been asked before, couldn't find an answer.

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[–] cttttt 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sync for Lemmy is a different app from Sync for Reddit. So the in-app purchases won't transfer. There's nothing to transfer.

[–] Moneo 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah ok lol, that makes me feel silly. What exactly is it transferring from then?

[–] nogooduser 5 points 1 year ago

I presume that it’s transferring purchases that you might have made on another Android phone to this one.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

If you use dns.adguard.com for your DNS, I believe that blocks Sync's ads. At least, it did for the one day I used Sync for Lemmy before paying for no ads for life (to support the developer).

[–] Moneo 3 points 1 year ago

My Pi hole seems to block it. I wouldn't mind paying again if it was cheaper.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

This works, there's still a spot for the ad but it's just a blank section

[–] homesweethomeMrL 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There . . . shouldn’t be ads on Lemmy? Am I mussing something? I mean, it wouldn’t be the first time.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

Sync is an app developed by one independent developer and he enters ad onto the free version of the app to pay for his bills. If you browse using any open source apps or browser you won't see any ads.

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

I bought sync for lemmy premium on my phone and the restore purchases on my tablet does not see this purchase. It shows ads. I won't be renewing if i have to pay for each device separately.

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

It shouldn't be per device. I have one sub on a phone and tablet right now. Have you tried to restore purchase on your tablet?

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

Yeah, i keeps saying no purchases found

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

If you still can't get it working best to make a bug report on the official issue tracker.

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

Same Google play account on both devices? @[email protected]

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

Yes.

I tried it again after logging in to the app and it finally worked!

[+] [email protected] -10 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Hate to be that guy, but I cannot comprehend why anybody would pay THIRTY DOLLARS for an app tp use an already FOSS, federated, ad-free service lol Why not just use any of the other two dozen Lemmy apps

[–] alianne 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You make a fair point - there are plenty of free apps for Lemmy with no ads or purchases at all. For me personally, I use Sync (and paid for no ads) because I used it for years on Reddit and struggled to find a Lemmy app that worked/looked exactly how I wanted.

The price is on the high end, imo, but I don't consider it unreasonable given that I would've wanted to donate to the creator of whatever app I settled in anyway in order to support their work. The only difference to me is that this was a one-time upfront payment rather than a monthly donation on Patreon.

[–] Moneo 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

$30 is way more than I want to spend to remove ads, but sync provides a customizable and visually appealing interface to access the website. It takes time and effort to make and I understand why the developer wants to monetize their app.

I spent whatever it cost to remove ads from the Reddit version and felt like it was money well spent.

[–] hperrin 5 points 1 year ago

Sometimes people forget that software is the result of actual work done by actual people.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Cause I like it at least $30 worth more than anything else I've tried.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I think this is the thing to remember, right here:

We don't mind paying because we want to support the dev, so he can continue to make Sync for Lemmy as awesome for Lemmy as Sync for Reddit was. (And let's not forget that it started out awesome enough to bring a lot of users to Lemmy as soon as it was released)

I've heard/read a lot of FOSS-or-die people donate to their favorite devs or apps or projects, so why is it so hard to believe that some of us are okay with donating to this? I paid to get rid of ads in Sync before I ever saw a single one - because I wanted to support LJ. Dude has done awesome work.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

@DARbarian @Moneo why do the other foss apps have absolutely terrible UX?

[–] Aux 3 points 1 year ago

Because we have spare money and we love Sync! Also its developer is amazing and has a great track record.