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I’m pretty sure I’ve been using the Simple Gallery app they mention for years.
It looks like it is still open source. However I do see on the Play Store page that their contact details are in Israel.
The Pro version, the one I use, claims to collect no data at all. Not sure how much I trust that.
Maybe it’s time to look for a new gallery app…
EDIT:
The open source code has not been updated since 2023, and neither has the Pro app. However the non-pro app has been updated in 2024.
Therefore, it might be safe to use the open source code version on GitHub, but I wouldn’t touch the free one on the play store.
I wouldn’t use the Pro version on the play store as you would be funding these companies and they could push an update in the future.
EDIT 2:
As mentioned here, a popular fork of many of these now abandoned Simple apps is the Fossify project. If you liked the app I’d recommend looking at that if you want to keep getting security updates at the very least.
Simple Mobile Sold out to some company. Move over to the Fossify equivalent apps
https://f-droid.org/packages/org.fossify.gallery
I moved to com.kaii.photos on F-Droid. Works quite well.
Aves Libre Is also a great alternative