>Downloads Niagara to minimalise my phone, reduce distractions
>Buys Pro, re-enables icons
Am I a heathen
Well it’s a good thing those two URIs can be easily blocked. Besides you can get the app from their Github page (sadly no F-droid repo as closed-source), and pay for Pro (if wanted) via Stripe instead of Google Play. I also had issues migrating Niagara off of Google once I’d connected the two, but an email correspondence with the lead dev Max Rumpf got the issue pleasantly and quickly resolved.
It’s likely the only reason for the privilege is to collect coords to send to the weather API. At least it’s optional, and there are alternative ways to see weather reports, just not on the home screen.
I tried accessing Google Photos via my phone to handle a couple of things I had active on that account from before. Little fuck refused to let me open the app unless it had unconditional access to all my media.
+1 for Niagara, plus even though you don’t have to, pro features can be purchased outside of Google Play.
Try Fairphone. Ethically fantastic company, and they offer their phones with either Android or Murena /e/OS