Roku users around the country turned on their TVs this week to find an unpleasant surprise: The company required them to consent to new dispute resolution
There should be a law that any change of T&C after the purchase of a product gives the customer the option to refuse the terms and get a full refund of that product, no matter how old it is.
I have a smart light switch I can’t use anymore because they updated the app to force you to make an account to use it and I refused since it worked fine for the last 3 years without them needing to sell my data.
If the firmware on the switch hasn’t been updated to not function with old versions of the app why not just snag an old APK and use the old app version?
At least as long as you own the thing, worth a shot
Uninstall the new app, download the old app from https://www.apkmirror.com/ (which is basically an archive of most apps downloadable from Google Play).
Use an app like APK signer to change the app’s “signature” so it doesn’t automatically update.
Install it.
It takes like 10 minutes at most.
I did exactly this with the Discord app last year when they suddenly changed the app’s entire layout.
There should be a law that any change of T&C after the purchase of a product gives the customer the option to refuse the terms and get a full refund of that product, no matter how old it is.
Especially for physical goods.
I have a smart light switch I can’t use anymore because they updated the app to force you to make an account to use it and I refused since it worked fine for the last 3 years without them needing to sell my data.
If the firmware on the switch hasn’t been updated to not function with old versions of the app why not just snag an old APK and use the old app version?
At least as long as you own the thing, worth a shot
Easier to replace the light switch at that point
It’s… really not that hard.
Uninstall the new app, download the old app from https://www.apkmirror.com/ (which is basically an archive of most apps downloadable from Google Play).
Use an app like APK signer to change the app’s “signature” so it doesn’t automatically update.
Install it.
It takes like 10 minutes at most.
I did exactly this with the Discord app last year when they suddenly changed the app’s entire layout.
I love discord’s new layout, did you give it a chance?