Requires to be default phone app, to make a call

[narcisgarcia]

When I try to make a call to a contact, it asks to select a phone application to do so. If I don't select an an app to be default phone caller, then it drives me to Android's "App info" and a floating messages asks me to set Simple-Dialer as default phone app.
I want to be able to make calls with any application I like, including Simple-Dialer.

• Android version: 13
• No custom Recovery, no custom ROM, not really rooted device (Magisk applied)
• All Google services and applications disabled. Only enabled applications from F-Droid.
• Application version: 5.18.1 from F-Droid

[JimmysMaths]

@narcisgarcia SimpleMobileTools apps were sold to ad and spyware company. Fork is here:

https://github.com/FossifyOrg

[narcisgarcia]

I arrived with link from F-droid:
https://f-droid.org/es/packages/com.simplemobiletools.dialer/
You should comment fork facts to F-Droid project; otherwise how do I believe you about spyware?

[JimmysMaths]

@narcisgarcia There are two versions of simple mobile tools and the fork.

The github/f-droid one

• has not been updated in 2 years
• Not owned by the original creators

The playstore one

• Full of ads
• Exodus says it has 9 trackers
• a subscription plan and more

The fork

• currently maintained
• Has most of the same apps

Has been sold:
https://forum.fairphone.com/t/simple-mobile-tools-sold-to-zipoapps/103308

Playstore trackers:
https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/417720/

[narcisgarcia]

Thank you for warning, references and for mentioning interesting Exoduss app.