Notice: AndChat (free) no longer available on Google Play
reddit / irc

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yunocchi · 2018-03-11 21:32

AndChat users,

Please be advised that the free edition of AndChat is no longer
available through the Google Play store. If you already have the app
installed on your device, consider making a backup \(creating an APK
file\) to reinstall the app at a later time should you wish.

The AndChat \(donate\) edition continues to be available however
should not be considered as both the free and donate editions are at
feature parity with each other and are no different from each other.

As with any application, downloading APK files from third party
resources should be done with caution and as AndChat was last updated
nearly 6 years ago, should be avoided if at all possible. Please
consider alternative IRC clients to use on the Android platform that
offer feature parity or, in many cases, superior functionality and
ongoing support.

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spling44 · 2018-03-11 23:09

I will probably just pay for it next time I need to get it. It's still
the best Android IRC app imo.

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[deleted] · 2018-03-11 23:33

They’re not even asking much for it are they? It’s been a while since
I’ve looked.

I haven’t been on IRC in a while but I’d consider buying it just so
the developer has a reason to keep it updated.

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spling44 · 2018-03-12 00:10

$3

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[deleted] · 2018-03-12 01:45

For less than the cost of a cup of coffee you can feed a poor starving
developer.

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Techman- · 2018-03-12 02:05

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/al-r/andchat-free/

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RichardG867 · 2018-03-12 13:21

My client of choice is the paid IRC4Android, but I would be happy to
switch to anything that doesn't remain "connected" (and send outgoing
messages to /dev/null) if my phone switches between Wi-Fi and data
during sleep.

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LinuxF4n · 2018-03-15 18:07

> For less than the cost of a cup of coffee you can feed a poor
starving developer.

It's has been abandoned since like 2013.

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[deleted] · 2018-03-16 01:02

It was kind of a joke. But there is hope that if people start paying
the developer would decide it's worth spending time on again.

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VersedNJ · 2018-07-30 23:30

Even the donate version of AndChat has been taken down, I liked the
program, most people like what they get used to.  Not going to bother
and moving on.  I wish the developer still maintained it.  But like
everything people move on with life.  And yes, I was a donated and
used for years.  I wish him well.  using IRC for Android and used it
under the previous name years ago.  Well worth supporting the
developer.  Yaaic isn't bad either.