#UntrackMe 2.0 will be available soon.
Fully rebuilt with a new approach: the app now registers as a browser on Android 12+. Every link you tap goes through UntrackMe first, gets cleaned of tracking params, redirected to a privacy-friendly frontend if relevant, then handed off to the browser or app of your choice.
It also follows redirect chains to bypass tracking shorteners and unwrap any wrappers such as Google redirects.
I currently can't push to Codeberg (it will be done tomorrow). You can test #UntrackMe 2.0 here:
https://framadrive.org/s/aGD4Ab3qCBwDMfQ
- Modernized project for SDK 35
- Acts as default browser to intercept all links
- Removed lite variant
- Added history with tracker and redirect counts
- Daily updates of tracking rules from Codeberg
- Improved keyboard accessibility in app picker
- Material Design 3 refresh
- Removed Bibliogram and ProxiTok support
All projects that I maintain are visible at https://tom79.dev/
#UntrackMe 2.0 reached F-Droid today after nearly 4 years of inactivity.
#Fedle reached more than 2k games played on the #Fediverse (I didn't expect that for a dev for fun).
Thank you for using them :)
So Google refuses to delete my dev account because they suspended #UntrackMe, an app that redirects Big Tech content to alternative privacy front-ends. Seriously?
Their advice: fix the "compliance issues" first. So I guess my only option left is to rename it TrackMe and have it redirect privacy front-ends back to Big Tech instead. That should fix it.
F*** Google!
To everyone who appreciates my work: I do need your financial support to keep going.
The server is 56 euros/month (Hetzner changed their prices), plus around 6/month for the backup server, and also simply paying for food and bills.
Your contributions help #Fedilab, #HolosSocial, #CastLab, #UntrackMe, and the other projects I maintain alone.
That's why your support matters, it keeps me here:
Thank you for considering it if you can :)
#UntrackMe will be updated soon (after 3 years of inactivity). The app redirects tracking links to privacy-friendly frontends, strips tracking parameters, and detects redirections. The update will modernize the codebase and bring compatibility with the latest Android versions.
More about it: https://codeberg.org/tom79/nitterizeme
Download: https://f-droid.org/packages/app.fedilab.nitterizeme
The rework on #UntrackMe is almost over. When set as default, it will act as a proxy and strip any tracking parameters before delegating the action to another app.
If it detects a supported front end (for YouTube, X links etc.), it will automatically redirect you to the alternative front-end of your choice.
If it detects a shortened or hidden URL (like t.co, etc.), you will be warned with full details before proceeding.
Only on #FDroid: https://f-droid.org/packages/app.fedilab.nitterizeme/
#UntrackMe relied on Android's intent system to intercept links. Recent Android versions broke this approach, so the concept has been rethought: the app will now act as a transparent browser set as default for all links. All URLs are silently cleaned from tracking parameters. When a privacy frontend is available, the link is redirected to your preferred one. If a redirect is detected, it is blocked until validated, and the destination is opened directly, bypassing the redirect.
#UntrackMe 2.0 is now available on #FDroid. After more than 3 years without updates (deep links no longer worked on Android 12+), I finally redefined the app as a browser that checks links you tap to clean them before delegating the action to another app.
That was the only solution. I'll follow your feedback closely.
