Google is somehow the only company that is able to completely ruin a calculator app. Even before installing, Google outs themselves with how much data they collect:

  • App info and performance: Crash logs and Diagnostics
  • Personal info: Email address
  • Device or other IDs
  • App activity: App interactions

And of course the encouraging message:

Data can’t be deleted

The developer doesn’t provide a way for you to request that your data be deleted

As soon as you try to install it, the app requests network access. I’m glad to be using GrapheneOS where this can be restricted.

The app doesn’t crash on launch, which is a new concept for Google, since most of their apps won’t even start without Google Play Services installed. Maybe that means the calculator app can calculate 1+1 without requiring installing the most invasive software known to man, right?

Of course it can’t. It crashes the moment you press the plus sign. Thank you, Google, for requiring Google Play Services for your calculator app to do basic addition. You know what calculator doesn’t require Google Play services to do math?

In all seriousness, OpenCalc is a near 1:1 match to Google Calculator, so I suggest anyone use that instead.

The cherry on top is Google’s calculator app is bundled with a privacy policy, which on its own is a treat to read through: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Congratulations, Google, you can spy on math now.

  • Zerush@lemmy.ml
    3·
    11 hours ago

    Also nice GeoGebra, OpenSource from Austria (EU), online, Android, iPhone

    Not FOSS but great, OmniCalculator from Poland (EU), online, free, a collection of 3718 calculators for every task.

  • kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    2·
    12 hours ago

    I use this one. It isn’t FOSS, but it’s a one-time purchase to remove ads. It has a lot of added features, like algebra and unit conversions, and requires no permissions.

  • Cris16228@lemmy.today
    41·
    13 hours ago

    The last time I wanted to do something for privacy, someone laughed at me saying “They don’t want to make a google mail because google spies on us”. Eh I wish you could read all this shit but you’re old and you don’t care about privacy ig

  • phantomwise@lemmy.ml
    271·
    23 hours ago

    Data can’t be deleted

    The developer doesn’t provide a way for you to request that your data be deleted

    Not big fans of the GDRP I assume 😂

    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      9 hours ago

      I’ve personally found the behavior of ‘clear’, spacing of buttons, and lack of customization capable of fixing those to be rather annoying. They’re the same complaints I have with Fossify’s calculator app. I’m currently using OpenCalc since they don’t have those issues.

  • sqgl@beehaw.org
    21·
    13 hours ago

    I don’t understand. If I am using Android already, how does calculator make privacy worse? Calculations are not exactly revealing.

    And if I am using graphene, why would I consider using any Google app?

    • simop_jo@lemm.ee
      2·
      13 hours ago

      Graphene is basically android too. If you install lineage without gapps for example, I think you’ll have great privacy. About the second, I don’t know…

      • sqgl@beehaw.org
        2·
        12 hours ago

        If you install lineage without gapps for example, I think you’ll have great privacy.

        Lineage or Graphene, yes?

        I just bought a second Pixel 4a and can therefore now afford the slight bricking risk to install Graphene or Lineage.

        • simop_jo@lemm.ee
          2·
          11 hours ago

          Lineage and grpahene do different things. Research and find the right for yourself. And instead of lineage you could find a crdroid on if you for example want more customization

  • CocaineShrimp@lemm.eeEnglish
    161·
    1 day ago

    Welcome to 2025 where we discuss FOSS Calculators that don’t collect your data… how did we get here again?

  • kalipixel@reddthat.com
    12·
    1 day ago

    Nowadays even calculators have terms of service and a privacy policy that is longer than many novels. Some probably have forced arbitration also.

  • phantomwise@lemmy.ml
    81·
    23 hours ago

    rofi-calc is awesome. It’s so convenient to just press a keyboard shortcut you have defined and instantly being able to type or paste your equation, no having to wait for a complicated GUI to load, no clicking required. You can just pop it in whenever you need. Also it does unit conversions, instead of a math equation you can just type 10 inches to cm or 10 eur to usd or 100 celsius to fahrenheit or 100 to binary which is a huge time saver.

    https://github.com/svenstaro/rofi-calc

    Besides, it’s rofi and rofi rules 😎