#Deco my tree

[leothil]

About deco my tree

If you, like me, used the decomytree-site to receive and send messages lately, you've probably also seen the post warning that the site might have nefarious intentions. This is likely correct. When I went to look at my messages today, it told me "Currently, only the app can open messages due to high usage." That is clearly complete bullshit. It's probably self-evident, but DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE APP. This is base level scam stuff: trick people into getting excited about a service, then lock it to only one platform where the user will have to give up some information in order to get what they want.

(Obviously, I can't say with 100% certainty that something sus is afoot, but my warning bells are ringing very loudly. I am leaning towards this being more of an attempt to lure money out of people than an information stealing attempt, but you can never know.)

I took a look at what the app requirements are:

This ain't great for something that allegedly only is for leaving cute messages for other people. I'm looking specifically at the "Data isn't encrypted" part. If you've taken a look at your tree today, you've probably noticed that ads for an AI app have appeared here and there in the UI; this is by the same company behind deco my tree.

Now. If you still want to see your messages, there is the option of running the app in a virtual environment that isolates it from the rest of the device, and thus from the data on it. I think iOS and Android both might have native sandbox environments, but I'm not familiar with them. What I did was download an android emulator to my computer and installed the app there. It's completely separated from the rest of my OS and will cease to exist when I nuke the session after reading and saving all my messages.

The emulator I used is called Bluestacks. It has ads and will take up ca 5GB of space, but it's a reputable emulator, and I've used it before to play android games on my desktop. Once you're in there, you can navigate to your tree in the already existing Chrome browser on the desktop (or home screen, I suppose), and find the link to their help center, where they have a download link for the apk file without needing to go through the Play Store (which you'd have to log in to using a google account). Also a bit suspicious, but handy in this case. I've also included the links above for you to use. Once you've downloaded the .apk the app will open and you'll be able to log in and see your messages.

Side note - if you used a generic password that you use in several other places for this tree, I highly recommend changing it in all other places, especially if you usually combine it with the same email you used for decomytree.

Another fun thing I noticed is that the app refuses to load the earliest three messages on my tree, for whatever reason. But when I navigate back to the website (inside the emulator), it now opens the messages just fine since it can tell I have the app installed. 🙃 The app also continuously displays ads for the same AI app mentioned above, trying to trick you into clicking on them when you're swiping through your messages. It also does this fun thing:

Yeah. Bypassable, but highly irritating, and guaranteed to catch at least some poor people that don't know what to click on to make it go away.

TL;DR: don't download the app directly to your phone, use a sandbox to isolate it to see your messages, and then ask it to delete your account (and hope that it works, because so far the so-called verification code has failed to appear in my inbox). And change your password if you've used the same one elsewhere on the internet.

[stevesbipanic]

Whichever of y'all that did this know you're iconic and made my Christmas.

[telomeke]

DECO MY TREE 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

A new kind of tag game! 🥰

Got tagged by @colourme-feral in this post here and by @lurkingshan in this post here. Thanks sweeties! 🥰 You can head on over to decorate their trees too if you wish. 😍

I was originally planning a quiet Christmas at home (and have been baking fruitcakes by the truckload in anticipation, because I love eating them and they're the taste of Christmas-time at home for me).

But in a sudden last-minute burst of spontaneity I will be jetting off for a week's holiday in Vietnam with my significant other on Christmas Eve, so it will be Yuletide in Hanoi this year instead! 🥰 (My Christmas cakes will have to ruminate quietly in the refrigerator, brandy-soused and awaiting my return in the meantime. Hang in there, my darlings!)

Tagging @pandasmagorica, @waitmyturtles, @neuroticbookworm, @grapejuicegay, @twig-tea, @bengiyo, @7nessasaryevils, @ranchthoughts, @dribs-and-drabbles, @respectthepetty, @wen-kexing-apologist, @brazilian-whalien52, @callipigio, @visualtaehyun, @blmpff, @lamonnaie, @airenyah, @dc-alves, @italianpersonwithashippersheart, @belladonna-and-the-sweetpeas, @lurkingteapot, @hughungrybear, @hereforlou and anybody else who wants to play! 💖

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To play:

Decorate the tree in the post you were tagged in (and you can leave a little message in there for the OP, that will be opened on Christmas Day); 🎄

Create your own tree, post it and tag others; 🎄

Tell us how you'll be spending the holidays (or don't tell us, also fine 😉);

Link to the post(s) that tagged you so that others can decorate their trees too! 😍

[castielsprostate]

hewwooo!!!! if you want, you can decorate my tree (⁠人⁠*⁠´⁠∀⁠｀⁠)⁠｡⁠*ﾟ⁠+ and leaving me a little message 🥺

[annahxredaxted]

WAKE UP BABE THERES A NEW TAG GAME

GUYS GO DECORATE IT

(@communisticbones @mrsmiagreer @heartsofhounds @themonotonysyndrome @slushrottweiler @cyc-chilla @riverflowsanywherebuthere @badwolf52 @bratty-telepath @frenchiefitzhere @angelicaether @angelcactus @davidshawswife @friendly-waffles @hotmcrodz @conniesrockstargf @sweetlemongrove @nylasredactedshitposts @vilf-lover @running-tweezers AND LITERALLY ANYONE)

(decorate someone’s tree than make your own! ps: feel free to not participate if i tagged you and you don’t celebrate christmas happy holidays 🫶🏼)

[moncoeurestatoimonamour]

ℳ𝒶𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓋𝒶𝓁 𝑒𝓃 𝒱𝑒𝓇𝒸𝑜𝓇𝓈

𝑅𝒽𝑜̂𝓃𝑒 𝒜𝓁𝓅𝑒𝓈 / 𝐹𝓇𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 🇫🇷

©️LM®️

[kiwiana-writes]

🎄 come help decorate my tree 🎄

Thanks for the tags @rmd-writes @stereopticons!! What a cute little game 😍

Tagging @affectionatelyrs @anincompletelist @beautifulhigh @bidoofenergy @blairwaldcrf @celeritas2997 @cha-melodius @clottedcreamfudge @cricketnationrise @cultofsappho @daisymae-12 @dumbpeachjuice @firenati0n @getmehighonmagic @happiness-of-the-pursuit @heybuddy-drabbles @hgejfmw-hgejhsf @indestructibleheart @indomitable-love @inexplicablymine @laurie-on-a-lark @leaves-of-laurelin @lilythesilly @lizzie-bennetdarcy @myheartalivewrites @ninzied @nontoxic-writes @notspecialbabe @orchidscript @porcelainmortal @sherryvalli @ships-to-sail @smc-27 @sparklepocalypse @ssmtskw @suseagull04 @tintagel-or-cockleshells @welcometololaland and, of course, anyone who wants to add a message/make their own—I am a certified Christmas Bitch so please know that I am extremely serious when I say All Are Welcome to tag me 😅

[bengiyo]

I got tagged by quite a few of you, so I'll go ahead and participate.

Please feel free to participate. I know a lot of folks, so I'll just start tagging. I'm sorry if I forgot you, but it's probably just me misspelling a name.

@shortpplfedup @kyr-kun-chan @negrowhat @lurkingshan @ginnymoonbeam @wen-kexing-apologist @twig-tea @sorry-bonebag @blmpff @callipigio @benkaaoi @waitmyturtles @telomeke @williamrikers @italianpersonwithashippersheart @littleragondin @lurkingteapot @liyazaki @elnotwoods @meteorjam @my-rose-tinted-glasses @pharawee @wanderlust-in-my-soul @troubled-mind @parralex0889 @neuroticbookworm @respectthepetty @ranchthoughts @ctl-yuejie @dekaydk @isaksbestpillow @lutawolf @thewayofsubtext @nieves-de-sugui @omarandjohnny @solitaryandwandering @jjsanguine @chicademartinica @silverquillsideas @belladonna-and-the-sweetpeas @dylogpenchester @so-much-yet-to-learn

[celestial-sapphicss]

tagged by @dimpledpran @solana-ceae @dragonsareawesome123 @cornflowershade @benkaaoi @quodekash @ahxu-laowen @petrichoraline 💖

love this, it's so innovative! thank you for tagging me <3

tagging @grapejuicegay @hoppipolla @chickenstrangers @morkofday @casualavocados @tenprem @airenyah @khaoray @raypakorn @dribs-and-drabbles @khaotunqs @i-got-the-feels @sandrayy @silverquillsideas @sparklyeyedhimbo and everyone who wishes to join as well for happy holidays cheers 🎇 (also tag me in your trees so i can decorate them too 💞)

[denimshortsdean]

I’m decoing all your trees btw. If you even care. Kindness is a free and unlimited resource

[niuniente]

Thank you everyone who left me a message on my Christmas tree! I read all the messages and screen captured them so I can re-read them anytime I want.

[tailoredshirt]

Please help decorate my digital Christmas tree!

🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

Thank you @first-kanaphan @reyesstrand @sznofthesticks @pragmatic-optimist @firstprince-history-huh @sharpayandryan @chaotictarlos for tagging me!

I'll tag a few others, but you can also link me if you do it or have already done it. (I might've already rb'd you, I have a bad memory.) @im-overstimulated-and-im-sad @lonestardust @reasonandfaithinharmony @carlos-in-glasses @ladytessa74 @heartstringsduet @ladymonstrous @thekristen999 @neojena @paperstorm @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut @rmd-writes @welcometololaland @dotsunflowers @birdclowns @herefortarlos @thisbuildinghasfeelings @whenshereads @bonheur-cafe @belgianfry @lazaefair @lemonlyman-dotcom @lutavero @carlos-tk @lightningboltreader @cobbbvanth @eddiediaaz @lucydonato @strandnreyes @alrightbuckaroo @inkweedandlizards @detective-giggles @mooshkat @safeashousespdf @kittykittyhunter @orchidscript @actual-sleeping-beauty @longhornletters @a-l-ias @naomisnagata @guardian-angle22 @spaghett-onaplate

[orgasming-caterpillar]

Hiiii

@musaafir-hun-yaaron @akidev @shanti-ashant-hai @pillowsstuff @natures-marvel @h0bg0blin-meat @yehsahihai @hailraykin @browngurl99 @sheriiam @ad15124 @anarcho-boykisserism @azure-cherie @alabaster-moon @astrocatfizziks @khwxbeeda @brokendreamsandpyramidschemes @bewakulfi @begaana @budugu @bitxhbanana @bipdf @bambioleo @cardboard-box-spaceship @caspersgraveyard @thehybrid2914 @mrunmione @chpichipichapachapa @dat-big-boiii @eugenephosgene @ex-caeruleo @froggyplanet4269 @flageblcili @kuhuchan @ghost-in-my-backyard @1989bf @grammarly-can-help @hissterical-nyaan @hassen-dilruba011019 @justtryingtosurviveinthepresent @kittensandforeheadkisses @kishmish-ihate @kanha-sakhi @lonelyteenagerdotmp3 @lilac-asexual @methpring @memento-yuumori @nokhushionlygam @navaratna @rantingabtmyman /anyoneeeee

[iguessitsjustme]

I got tagged by @benkaaoi and I figured why not. Feel free to decorate! I’m not gonna tag anyone but if you have a tree please let me know so I can go leave a little message

[makkuromurasaki]

I was looking forward to reading the Deco my tree messages and now it's forcing me to download an app to see them

Guys please be careful, this is such a shady practice I really wouldn't recommend downloading the app at all. My cybersecurity alarms are blinking red :/

If you look at their Google Play store data safety section it's not encouraging either

especially this part 😬

Data isn’t encrypted

Your data isn’t transferred over a secure connection

[crazybutgood]

This is so sweet! Thank you for the tag lovely @squintclover (x) ❤️

Decorate my tree if you like and make your own too! 🎄💖

No pressure tagging @getawayfox @stavromulabetaaa @lambing @curlyy-hair-dont-care @andithiel @peachpety @vukovich @schmem14 @orange-peony @ladderofyears @uncannycerulean @gnarf @candybarrnerd @rockingrobin69 @owl-of-fandom @textrovert-01 @teacup-tai @lumosatnight @sugareey-makes-stuff @whataboutmyfries @sleepstxtic @stargazing-enby @the-francakes @danpuff-ao3 @vitaminpops @bluesundaycake @aqua-myosotis @makeitp1nk @tenthousandyearsx @nv-md @samyistrying @thesleepiesthufflepuff @pineau-noir @julcheninred @onemadeofglass @nelweensfic @queenie-jinny @practicefortheheart if you'd like to check this out, and anyone else who's interested as well 😊

Please feel free to tag me for your own tree too ❣️ I'd love to decorate yours 🥰