I'm in the hell-place familiar to many when moving from an old, reliable workhorse to a new phone. I loved my S21, but Samsung recently announced they would only provide security updates on a quarterly basis. As a result, I pulled the trigger on a new S24 Plus.
My question relates to an old app -- Nine. It is (was) an exchange-based email client that has a feature set second to none. It was, hands down, my favorite productivity app and one I considered essential on a daily basis. While still available on the playstore, the developer stopped updates about a year ago and seems to have abandoned the app. That said, it was working flawlessly on my S21. There are some that have had problems with Nine since it stopped receiving updates, but their issues were mostly related to a problem with gmail. I don't have that issue and had zero hiccups with the app and my 365 account.
My question is whether it would be safe/secure to download and use the app on my S24 Plus. The login credentials with Nine are stored locally on one's device...not on a server controlled by the developer. This is different than their new email app that the developer now focuses on - similar features to Nine but a subscription service *and* they now store the user's login credentials on their dedicated push server. I'd be fine with the subscription pricing, but there's no way I'll use it with my login credentials on their server.
I hate the idea of using an old app that no longer receives updates. I try to be vigilant about security and privacy. But, since Nine only stores login credentials on one's device, and the app communicates directly with the user's email server (for me that's office 365), I'm wondering if there's a real safety concern here if I continued to use it on the S24 Plus. If there is such a concern, then that's that.
Figured I'd ask...
Thanks.
My question relates to an old app -- Nine. It is (was) an exchange-based email client that has a feature set second to none. It was, hands down, my favorite productivity app and one I considered essential on a daily basis. While still available on the playstore, the developer stopped updates about a year ago and seems to have abandoned the app. That said, it was working flawlessly on my S21. There are some that have had problems with Nine since it stopped receiving updates, but their issues were mostly related to a problem with gmail. I don't have that issue and had zero hiccups with the app and my 365 account.
My question is whether it would be safe/secure to download and use the app on my S24 Plus. The login credentials with Nine are stored locally on one's device...not on a server controlled by the developer. This is different than their new email app that the developer now focuses on - similar features to Nine but a subscription service *and* they now store the user's login credentials on their dedicated push server. I'd be fine with the subscription pricing, but there's no way I'll use it with my login credentials on their server.
I hate the idea of using an old app that no longer receives updates. I try to be vigilant about security and privacy. But, since Nine only stores login credentials on one's device, and the app communicates directly with the user's email server (for me that's office 365), I'm wondering if there's a real safety concern here if I continued to use it on the S24 Plus. If there is such a concern, then that's that.
Figured I'd ask...
Thanks.
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