XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.internet.wireless   
   From: usenet@arnowelzel.de   
      
   Alice J. schrieb am 2016-02-10 um 18:02:   
      
   > In message 56B954EB.6080308@arnowelzel.de, Arno Welzel said:   
   >   
   >> Lucky you. Titanium Backup is not free, neither is the Pro version of   
   >> GPS Status & Toolbox and a number of other tools I use on a regular   
   >> basis like Real Calc Plus or PowerAmp. And yes, you can get a free   
   >> version of OsmAnd - but I think supporting the developers by buying the   
   >> paid version is worth it.   
   >   
   > Thank you for being the *first* person to come up with *any* functionality   
   > that is needed that you can't get for free.   
   >   
   > You said:   
   > 1. Titanium Backup   
   > 2. GPS Status & Toolbox Pro   
   > 3. Real Calc Plus   
   > 4. Power Amp   
   > 5. OSMAnd   
   >   
   > Taking them, in reverse order (because it's easier), I have:   
   > 5. Offline Map Software: F-Droid OSMAnd~   
   >    https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=osmand~&fdi   
   =net.osmand.plus   
      
   And you don't think that it is a nice gesture to donate for the work of   
   the people who created OSMAnd and keep the infrastructure running?   
      
   [...]   
   > 2. GPS Tools   
   >    Like you, I do plenty of backcountry hiking and mapping, so I have tons   
   >    of freeware GPS related tools that work fine for me.  For example:   
   >    a. GPS-Coordinates-gps.coordinates.share.sms.email-16-v3.22.apk   
   >    b. GPS Essentials-com.mictale.gpsessentials-402023-v4.2.23.apk   
   >    c. GPS Status-com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2-111-v5.3.111.apk   
      
   Which is in fact "GPS Status & Toolbox".   
      
      
   [...]   
   > 1. Backup   
   >    My phone isn't rooted, so, AFAIR, I can't even use the free Titanium   
   >    Backup, but, really, what do "I" need by way of backup anyway?   
   >    a. Backup of data (pictures, contacts, videos, music, etc.)   
   >    b. Backup of apps   
   >   
   >    Both those are *easily* attained via freeware, and especially easy   
   >    when you have a 128GB external microSD card like I do.   
   >   
   >    So, I simply redirect the folders using a freeware ridirect app   
   >    a. Redirect File Organizer by Xavier Tobin   
   >       https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tobino   
   redirectsfree&hl=en   
      
   And this is also available as a "full version" with additional features:   
      
   "PAID ONLY: Redirecting to and from your computer via SMB"   
      
   [...]   
   > So, while I realize your needs are far greater than mine, with a little   
   > effort, I can replicate your needs (pretty much, right?) using freeware?   
      
   I don't think so, since my needs are not just having some apps which   
   somehow provide the functionality I need.   
      
   I also work as a software developer and maintain an app which is   
   published on Play Store as well:   
      
      
      
   This wouldn't just be possible by deleting and creating an account all   
   the time.   
      
   > The cost is that I have to "think" harder than you do, in order to get   
   > the functionality I need, for free.   
      
   No. You just look for freeware, nothing else.   
      
   > This is a *good test* of my (unproven?) concept that everything "I" need   
   > is already available for free.   
   >   
   > In that spirit, name some other functionality that you actually need,   
   > and I'll see if I already have that functionality, for free.   
      
   See above.   
      
      
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