I get the reason for there being Ads in the sync app. I don’t have the funds to pay for ultra and that’s also fine.
But what I find concerning is the type of ads I see. I live in Germany for clarification and most of what I see are websites acting like news sites (right leaning at times). When I accidentally tap on them my browser immediately blocks the website for unsafe practices on their end.
Now I really don’t mind the ads in apps if it’s the usual app ad, random products or Amazon type of things. But I hate it when every ad is a boomer ass clickbait ad about how solar energy is definitely worse than anything else.
This is my main complaint about sync right now and it might push me to stop using it again as the ads are also very frequent…
there is a button under privacy to revoche the gdpr consent.
i pressed it and i don’t have any ads (yet) just gray boxes
Same here. Thought it was just bugged
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Immediately after reading this I saw an ad for intermittent fasting plans based on comparative finger length
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In really don’t get it, why use it? Good UI? Really, that’s it?
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Trying it out right now and it’s much more stable, smooth and snappy than any other client I’ve tried.
Ok so why not just donate to the Foss apps instead? The huge amounts that went to sync would have made any Foss app at least just as good.
You do you, I just don’t get it.
Maybe? But I know what I’m getting with Sync. Donations to FOSS don’t guarantee anything.
And really, once we start talking about donating to free software with the expectation of specific returns, we’re basically talking about paying for software. If a specific set of FOSS is only good when people pay for it, there’s a problem with the incentivization to work on that set of software.
I’ve been a pro user for a decade. I know how to customize it the way I like. It just feels right for me. Also, we asked him to make it.
To be fair there is not much else in a lemmy app so… yes?
Yes. It’s by far the best Lemmy app there is, UI/UX-wise
Sync was the best reddit app on an Android tablet and is the best lemmy app on that device as well. Lots of customization available.
I went through each item on the cookie banner and declined everything (the banner isn’t compliant). Since don’t that I just see a grey square as a placeholder for where the ads should be.
I’m getting Walmart ads (normal for me) and a lot of ads for intermittent fasting (odd). I’m in the US.
An ad for not consuming? How strange.
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Connect doesn’t have ads :3
How does this solve OP’s issue with using Sync? Neither does my toilet paper, but I wouldn’t recommend OP scrolled through that.
The options are ask for improvements, and then learn to tolerate the issue, mitigate it, or find an alternative, and an alternative isn’t a bad choice since that doesn’t necessarily mean it is a permanent choice. I’m sure that if the Sync developer can improve the situation, they will.
I’m not a heavy lemmy user yet (been busy playing Baldur’s Gate 3, woo!) but I’ve had Sync for Lemmy since the day it released, it’s up to date, and I have not seen a single ad yet. I’m using a Oneplus Nord N20, and I don’t have any adblockers installed, except the add-on in my Firefox app. Is it just me?
I believe ads are only showing in certain views. The more compact views like List which I use, does not have any ad support lol. When I swapped to the larger cards view I immediately saw ads there.
That would explain it. I’ve been trying to figure out why I never saw an ad
I’ve been binging on Balders Gate, I’m at like 11 hours now lol. Btw try to get the animal speak skill as soon as you can, you’ll miss a ton of content otherwise.
Nice!!! :) I got it! I’m playing a barbarian tiefling, and had to make friends with Scratch! Such a good boy!
Can you give a little bit of information about this? Does it remove all ads on Android apps? Is there a free version?
Yes it can block ads for all apps but you need to get the premium version. If you just use the free license it mostly just works on browser apps.
If you are interested in this app then remember to grab it from their website directly and not the one on the Play Store. And if you ever decide to get the paid license you can grab a lifetime license on stack social at a discount.
You dont need the app at all. You can use Adguard’s DNS server, and have all ads blocked in all apps. Even sync.
You can setup the type of ads you want or do not want on your Google account. Which will impact sync ads since it uses Google Ads
ad is a boomer ass clickbait ad about how solar energy is definitely worse than anything else.
Is this an advert for a product or service? It sounds more like propaganda. Who is funding this stuff?
Could be all kinds of people, right wing shit exists everywhere but it’s especially on the rise in Germany rn with the right extreme party (AFD) growing rapitly in polls and the “conservative” party CDU leaning heavily to the right since they lost power.
The developer is not responsible for the targeted ads users get AFAIK
The developer is responsible for putting ads in his app. Not saying I disagree with the sentiment behind your statement because it’s technically correct, but the developer has to take some degree of responsibility when they decide to open up their app to basically uncontrollable outside information being displayed to the users. Which is why ad-supported free versions of apps are a damned plague in my opinion. Would rather the free version was missing some functionality instead encouraging users to opt for Pro or Ultra. Unlocking features, not paying to remove ads that weren’t and aren’t on the Lemmy platform itself in the first place.
Of course he is. They can always set up their ads to avoid scammy clickbait shit. But those pay the most so this is what we get.
I’m still not getting any 🤫
Same, I never got ads. But just to thank dev for his impressive app, I bought the noads version even if I never saw one once. Go figure… I’m in Canada btw maybe there’s a prob with ads here I dunno
Also in Canada, also didn’t notice any ads, also paid for the ad-free experience anyways to support the app lol
Try installing an ad blocker. For example, Adguard is pretty good, but must be downloaded from their website instead of from Google Play (ad blockers that can block ads system-wide are not allowed on Google Play). The are also various dns-based ad blockers such as nextdns, which can block ads in apps as long as you can change your device’s DNS.
I`ve heard those system wide ad blockers got people blocked on other apps that have ads like tiktok or instagram… while I try not to use them as often and switch to fediverse platforms over time, 99% of my social interactions sadly happen on those corperate owned platforms still
I use a program called Blockada on my phone. (get it from their website, not from the Play Store) Blockada runs a VPN locally on your device to filter all ad traffic from your data usage.
You can whitelist specific site requests that are getting blocked, or whitelist whole apps to allow ads in them specifically.
I never saw ads in Sync (I presume because of my system-wide ad blocking), but I went ahead and purchased ad-free to support the continued development of Sync.
As someone who has been using AdGuard for years, there are a ton of settings. You can select which apps to whitelist if needed, while blocking everything else. You can put in any exceptions you may need. I had a couple that refused to work that I have to allow through. Make sure you get it from their website if you want to try it out. They even have a master toggle you can add on the notification drawer thingy if you need it.
I don’t use anything Facebook or CCP related, so I am unable to attest to any claims of being banned from using adblockers, but don’t let that stop you from enjoying an adfree life. I can’t stand ads and seeing them stresses me out.
Here is how the screen looks like if you need to modify settings for a specific app:
Toggle:
