7 years is a long time in tech.

Google Assistant is supposed to listen for the "Hey Google" trigger word. How else do you expect to use your device hand-free.

It's more likely that your wife or someone nearby was further researching the same topic you were talking about.

Facebook and other ad companies use your location, relationships, and other data they already had on you to serve you relevant ads.

At this stage, they know more about you than the government, or your wife.

Subscription - I totally agree that people who paid for an annual or lifetime subscription should expect at least some maintenance bug fix releases. Otherwise, it would be reasonable for them to get a refund.

Has anyone tried asking for a refund? He does have 2 million in the bank. I imagine the total money he has received from the Lemmy app would be no more than a few thousands.

As of 31st March 2024, The company has $1.49 mil of cash in the bank.

eSim is a physical chip inside the phone.

Same. I have spare Google Rewards credits so I bought the in-app purchase to support the developer. Been using this app for probably over 10 years now.

One of my most frequently used features is the FTP file transfer to/from a Windows device or even another Android device.

Proton is a trusted VPN/company.

Norton on PC might be useful, but on mobile, it's probably as good as a placebo.

Good luck with your state government. Sounds like a nightmare.

The reason no local journalist is critical of the state government is because there are no independent journalists left. Google and Meta have sucked up all the advertising dollars, so small local independent media cannot survive. The journalists have to work for mega corporations who dictate what they are allowed to write.

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/...

Which VPN provider are you using? How do you know they are not the one monitoring your phone?

Did you obtained your phone from a trusted source, such as an official seller. Some phones purchased from overseas might have "International ROM" installed by the seller, which compromises the integrity of the device.

Consider having a trusted tech friend look over your phone to see if the device has malware installed.

Didn't the dev also go MIA for long periods of time during the Reddit era?

I'm holding out hope that they will be back when/before Lemmy 1.0 breaks the app.

And you should try out other apps. I heard the name Summit being mentioned by many users on this sub. You can always come back to Sync if/when it gets the necessary updates.

Thanks for sharing the link to the dev's company.

I don't have a finance background. My understanding of the company filing (20 Dec 2024) is that the company income came from investing $719,683 which earned $22,147.

That's not enough to live comfortably in UK, especially if you have family to look after. The $2 million value of the company would not go very far if they start to spend it instead of investing it. I magine the developer would have to find other sources of income.

I have experienced the not automatically Marked As Read bug, but not the others, but I'm also not that active on Lemmy yet.

Did you receive the Spanish radio signal over the traditional airwaves or streaming. Was it a digital radio, as those can also be tracked.

Damn you Nintendo.

https://lloydempty.itch.io/...

Agree. I would highly recommend new readers to the series to start with 14. Apart from being a great introduction to this world, it gives off a really good sense of going down the rabbit hole. A really fun ride.

Book 3 was probably the weakest as it had a completely different tone, but still enjoyable for fans of the author.

I would also recommend Dark Matter by Blake Crouch that was recently adapted into a tv series. Best to go in blind. Don't even watch the tv series trailer as it contains minor spoilers.

That is correct. My friend's mobile carrier said they would disable 3G in December. Not sure why she only experienced the issue this week.

The Poco F3 supports up to 5G. I confirmed that its 4G bands are compatible with the carrier. AFAIK, this phone model was not officially released in Australia so it's probably not on the carrier's list of 4G compatible devices.

After entering the code to disable carrier check, the VoLTE icon shows up on the status bar and calls are now working as expected.

As mentioned in my original post, the developer account on Google Play did respond to one of the reviews, asking the reviewer to clarify their issues. They would not be asking that if they have abandoned the project completely.

This developer is known for being MIA for long periods of time. Yes, this time it has been extra long.

We don't know what is going on in their life. They could be dealing with mental health or other personal issues. They could have a new baby. Someone very close to them could have been diagnosed with a terminal illness. They are working on the next big thing that could make them 100 million, and set their family up for life.

The point is, sometimes life gets away from you, and you drop the ball on less important things.

But no one forces you to pay. You chose to do that to support the developer, but it does not mean they owe you.

Fediverse.org reports that Lemmy currently has 484,850.

Backlinko.com reports that Reddit has 97.2 million daily active users in June 2025.

Let's round those figures up to 500k and 100mil.

Say 5% of Reddit users paid $1 to the developer > 5mil users = $5mil

If my maths is correct, for 5% of Lemmy to donate 5mil to the developer, so they can invest the same time & effort as they did on the Reddit app, each paying Lemmy user would have to pay $5mil / (500k*.0.05) = $200 each.

It would be unreasonable for the developer to expect people to pay $200 to use the Lemmy app. It's equally unreasonable for us users to expect them to put in the same effort, without the same return of investment. I imagine the developer will invest in more time when the Lemmy user base hit some kind of critical mass.