Inure 👌 (play.google.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/androidapps@lemmy.world
 

So... Got a rooted P9PXL and accidentally uninstalled a pretty vital app for file management. (For context: DocumentsUI.. Looks like a file management app for google) So, a few days after I uninstalled it, I noticed I couldn't download attachments from emails.

Thought it was a file association issue, but to no avail. Then I remembered uninstalling DocumentsUI... Did some research and seemed pretty grim to getting it back. However, I uninstalled it with Inure.

I recently got the app before using it to uninstall some system stuff, so I wasn't familiar with its capabilities. It can attempt to reinstall the app, which didn't work. But there is an option to Extract the apk... Tried it, and it definitely gave me a file with a random name. Went to install it, and sure enough, it reinstalled DocumentsUI.

Everything back to normal operations afterward. Inure is not just for this purpose, but man, did it save my ass. Definitely recommend.

[–] [S] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Yeah, I'd argue that the project can be good and not widely used. Do you think that there are projects with real use case and are great open source software and not widely used because its buried under the *s?

It could be a relatively inexpensive way for niche marketing. Especially if the developer has a payment option with the software. Probably a decent way to get the software out in the open for profitability, no?

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    This doesn't surprise me at all... Just like bots in games. Selling a service that benefits another. Its shady, but definitely believable.

    Also, what if this is an actual viable way to "market" for an open source project?

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-31-million-fake-stars-on-github-projects-used-to-boost-rankings

    [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    This will continue because of cowardice, unfortunately. Integrity is one of the only things that separates moral and ethical action. In the moment, groupthink/mob mentality/group mentality led to conformity which is exactly what happened, and is an extreme form of pressure. Regardless of the action/inaction in the moment, integrity was challenged and defeated. One of the only ways this will change is something that will probably not happen due to conformism within the system. You lived how hard it was... your integrity was challenged, and ultimately inaction was the choice that was made resulting in net zero integrity.

    As everything in hindsight reveals the truth, the inaction feeds conformity. If it's never challenged, then it evolves into a "norm."

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