Github Sponsor now available! Soon to be added in the application

[kitsumed]

My profile now has GitHub Sponsors enabled! I wanted to do so for some time but was finding it confusing, I finally did it. If you want to show your support, please consider a one-time or recurring sponsorship.

In the next application release v1.1.x, I will likely add a yearly in-app reminder (just once a year). The application will remain entirely free, with no ads or privacy invasive tracking, but it will include a friendly reminder of ways you can support the project.

• by sharing it
• contributing with code or translations
• starring it on GitHub
• becoming a GitHub Sponsor

There will also be a once per year notification

Because of the nature of ShizuCallRecorder, where you usually just open it once, configure it, and rarely open it again. I am also thinking of adding a yearly, silent reminder notification.

The check will run either when a call is detected or right before the app process closes. I do not want to add an always-running background process just for this.

To ensure this isn't intrusive, I will place it in its own notification channel named something like "Sponsorship Reminder". That way, anyone can easily disable it by going into the app settings in Android if they feel once a year is too much, or if it causes issues with specific device setups.

[Danny3]

Sorry for the down-vote, but I don't like reminders, at all as I don't like to be nagged about something that I already know.
And also because every developer think it's just them they are doing it, like now every video on Youtube starts or ends with: "Please don't forget to like and subscribe" which is very annoying and of course I don't do what they say as I already knew that and don't like to be nagged or put to do things that I might not want to do.

Also I don't like CPU cycles, hence the battery to be wasted by functions that ask every hour and every day if it's the right time do do something.
I can't imagine how much battery is wasted in a year doing all these constant checks.
I think asking for a donation in app's about page or in it's description from where people download it is fine.
Your choice, I was just thinking to leave my feedback.

[kitsumed]

Sorry for the down-vote, but I don't like reminders, at all as I don't like to be nagged about something that I already know.
And also because every developer think it's just them they are doing it, like now every video on Youtube starts or ends with: "Please don't forget to like and subscribe" which is very annoying and of course I don't do what they say as I already knew that and don't like to be nagged or put to do things that I might not want to do.

The post itself says I plan to allow you to disable it and never have it happen again (for the notification). The only exception will be in the app itself, and it will only show up once a year. Technically, you don't even need to open the application again once you set it up the first time. I also mentioned that the notification would be silent/discret, so it's not too annoying like those other game apps on phones.

The app does not have any audio navigation interface, it only has settings for how recording should behave, so, once set-up, you realistically won't go into the app anymore. This will be a fully local prompt with no internet access or dark patterns like those major platforms, such as YouTube, use. There will be a clear "Close" or "No, thank you" button though I'm not sure how it will look yet.

Also I don't like CPU cycles, hence the battery to be wasted by functions that ask every hour and every day if it's the right time do do something. I can't imagine how much battery is wasted in a year doing all these constant checks.

As I mentioned in the post, the check will happen only when you receive a phone call, meaning the app has to wake up anyway, or at the end of the call before it closes. It will never start randomly just for that check. Instead, it will check during a call whether it has been a year since the last reminder. From a battery perspective, that's negligible, that's like a single if statement with a little bit of reading on disk. Having the app start all the time would be worse but that's what I said I would NOT do.

I think asking for a donation in app's about page or in it's description from where people download it is fine.

I will share my own opinion on it:

I'm doing free work, and I value open-source projects in general. At the same time, I would be lying if I said I didn't hope to earn some money from it eventually. In fact, someone already donated 5$, that was converted in 6$CAD something, quite a nice way to start the day 😄.

Two of my personal beliefs clash here, which is why I made this post and claimed I would keep the app free, open source (FOSS), privacy-friendly, and secure, while also reminding users that they can contribute through code, translations, or by supporting me financially if they choose to do so. It's note like I like having a lot of money for the sake of it, it's just that I need money to live, eat, and do the stuff I like.

I am well aware that most users will use this call recording app and never contribute in any way or form, may also not even know what Github or a README is. However, I also know that reminders can sometimes influence people to change their minds, depending on their mood, experience, and other factors.

Every minute I spend or will spend working on this project, handling issues, researching solutions, helping users, updating the docs, or digging through Android's codebase, is time that I gave freely and could have spent on something else. That's a choice I made, but I also wish to have support for it.

Your choice, I was just thinking to leave my feedback.

Appreciate the feedback! I understand your points about YouTube, I do the same. I rarely subscribe unless I genuinely like what they do, same for likes. However I do struggle a bit to see how it applies here since it's not really as aggresive as in "every time you open the app" for exemple. Not that I want to start a debate.