Is the subscription the only way to remove ads? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by poquitocabeza@lemm.ee to c/syncforlemmy@lemmy.world

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Is there a one time payment option to remove ads?

Or is sync ultra the only way to remove ads?

I would love to support sync, but the subscription fatigue is real.

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[-] SpaceCadet@sopuli.xyz 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Honestly I would prefer to be able to buy a separate "Pro" version from the Play Store, without an in-app purchase. There have been issued in the past where in-app purchases didn't get recognized or when ads suddenly started appearing for people who bought the ad removal option.

[-] Terr@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

He said that this won't happen because when developers publish "copies" of apps Google sees it as "abuse".

[-] kostel_thecreed@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

lj said he fixed that around a year ago.

[-] SpaceCadet@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 year ago

That doesn't mean it won't ever happen again. I just have less trust in an IAP model. It's inherently more fragile because it does a license status check with Google every time you launch it, whereas a one time purchased app doesn't need to ask permission.