← Back to context Comment by warkdarrior 1 month ago Lawnchair blacklists/used to blacklist apps they did not like. That does seem user friendly. 6 comments warkdarrior Reply elcapitan 1 month ago What kind of apps did they blacklist, and why? brovonov 1 month ago It seems to be pirated icon packs. see the other comment in this same parent comment. elcapitan 1 month ago Ok I see. That's a random stance, but nothing that worries me too much. nixosbestos 1 month ago I cannot find any indication that this is true. brovonov 1 month ago From the little research I did, they do appear to certain block apps.https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/blob/b0ecfb84...https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/7azc2i/deleted_by_...https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/issues/940https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/pull/902From the dev themselves in that PR> @dasBiest: It's our business to prevent unauthorized use of iconpacks.> Just like Substratum is keeping you away from using pirated themes for example. nixosbestos 1 month ago Props for doing the research and posting the links - I stand obviously corrected. I get why they did it, but it also leaves a bad taste in my mouth. :( Sigh.
elcapitan 1 month ago What kind of apps did they blacklist, and why? brovonov 1 month ago It seems to be pirated icon packs. see the other comment in this same parent comment. elcapitan 1 month ago Ok I see. That's a random stance, but nothing that worries me too much.
brovonov 1 month ago It seems to be pirated icon packs. see the other comment in this same parent comment. elcapitan 1 month ago Ok I see. That's a random stance, but nothing that worries me too much.
nixosbestos 1 month ago I cannot find any indication that this is true. brovonov 1 month ago From the little research I did, they do appear to certain block apps.https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/blob/b0ecfb84...https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/7azc2i/deleted_by_...https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/issues/940https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/pull/902From the dev themselves in that PR> @dasBiest: It's our business to prevent unauthorized use of iconpacks.> Just like Substratum is keeping you away from using pirated themes for example. nixosbestos 1 month ago Props for doing the research and posting the links - I stand obviously corrected. I get why they did it, but it also leaves a bad taste in my mouth. :( Sigh.
brovonov 1 month ago From the little research I did, they do appear to certain block apps.https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/blob/b0ecfb84...https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/7azc2i/deleted_by_...https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/issues/940https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/pull/902From the dev themselves in that PR> @dasBiest: It's our business to prevent unauthorized use of iconpacks.> Just like Substratum is keeping you away from using pirated themes for example. nixosbestos 1 month ago Props for doing the research and posting the links - I stand obviously corrected. I get why they did it, but it also leaves a bad taste in my mouth. :( Sigh.
nixosbestos 1 month ago Props for doing the research and posting the links - I stand obviously corrected. I get why they did it, but it also leaves a bad taste in my mouth. :( Sigh.
What kind of apps did they blacklist, and why?
It seems to be pirated icon packs. see the other comment in this same parent comment.
Ok I see. That's a random stance, but nothing that worries me too much.
I cannot find any indication that this is true.
From the little research I did, they do appear to certain block apps.
https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/blob/b0ecfb84...
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/7azc2i/deleted_by_...
https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/issues/940
https://github.com/LawnchairLauncher/lawnchair/pull/902
From the dev themselves in that PR
> @dasBiest: It's our business to prevent unauthorized use of iconpacks.
> Just like Substratum is keeping you away from using pirated themes for example.
Props for doing the research and posting the links - I stand obviously corrected. I get why they did it, but it also leaves a bad taste in my mouth. :( Sigh.