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Ok so i was on twidriod checking the newest tweets, and i see a tweet that AdrianK sent starting basicly how Google sent Cyanogen notice telling him to stop making roms becuase he is distributing Googles closed sorced apps. Gtalk, maps, ect. Check this link and see for urself. Its time for us to show google how we feel about them sending notice for using their closed source apps". So let us show google their wrong doings in restricting the moding of the android os and the stock apps included! Below is the link to the article!
http://androidandme.com/2009/09/hacks/cyanogenmod-in-trouble/

I wonder if other ROM developers also received a Cease and Desist letter from Google. ... More than perturbing.

can u make a public poll on this thread to act as a petition?
"should google leave cyanogen alone" yes/no

infact, il do one right now...

Geez, first we have to root our g1's to get full access, then we have to run a script/app to actually install as many apps as we please, now this??? **** google they are turning into ****ing apple. Open source my ass ****ing hole.
My g1 broke and I sent it to get fixed, if this **** keeps up I'm selling it when it gets back and waiting for the sholes or something not backed by ***** ass google.

heres the link
please sign ur name (by way of voting ofcourse)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=564202

We need to get ahold of the home, work, email boxes of the higher apps and google, get a good nice petition and flood the hell out of thier in boxes
You promised us open source google
Don't worry cyan, think you got everybody's back here at xda

Wow what bull****! This is going to crush the android community..

check the link above in garok89's pot he also has a thread starting a poll everyone filter over there

Everyone here has a reason to thank cyan, his kernels, his recovery, his roms. All other roms have something from cyan in them anymore not just his own
To not support cyan is to not support jf who got this ball rolling, cyan just took it and ran with it

They need to leave him alone, bottom line. Hes doing nothing but helping Google out in my eyes.

oreoOozZz said:
They need to leave him alone, bottom line. Hes doing nothing but helping Google out in my eyes.
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ill go back to winmo if they do the devs like that. they should offer him a job at google not try and shut him down

phatmanxxl said:
ill go back to winmo if they do the devs like that. they should offer him a job at google not try and shut him down
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Yep. I don't see Microsoft shutting any of the WM ROM modders down.

cacahahacaca said:
Yep. I don't see Microsoft shutting any of the WM ROM modders down.
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They did try. Eventually they gave up. Even XDA got notices and threats from them back in the day. I think off side anonymous file hosting made it hard on them to shut everyone down.

Get the "Save CyanogenMod Petition" App
-http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.mhuang.savecyanogenmod
Spread the app!
http://digg.com/software/Save_CyanogenMod_Petition_Android_App

The Nokia N900 is looking a little better now...

How about this;
Cyanogen should just TAKE THE CLOSED SOURCE JUNK OUT!!!
The closed source stuff will still make its rounds, it will just need to be installed separately.

They should offer him a job.

lbcoder said:
How about this;
Cyanogen should just TAKE THE CLOSED SOURCE JUNK OUT!!!
The closed source stuff will still make its rounds, it will just need to be installed separately.
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This is what I keep thinking. Everyone is making a big deal about it. And while I do agree google should go **** themselves, it seems that unless I'm missing something, he should just release the updates w/o these apps. You then add them in to the zip, right click, resign, and proceed as normal.

Dumb people (excuse the language but couldn't come up with a better name)

This is extremely random but have you ever went to the comments section for certain apps in the Android market and see someone complain about the app not having or being able to do something and you're like did you even LOOK in settings or read the faqs. Seriously I can't believe people can be this dumb and its annoying because they want to give said app a low score because of it.
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ITT OP's app got a low rating because people didn't read his description.
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You know, it might look obvious to you, but some peole never get the idea to read the manual....or instructions...or the bold letters...written in caps lock...
mark28 said:
This is extremely random but have you ever went to the comments section for certain apps in the Android market and see someone complain about the app not having or being able to do something and you're like did you even LOOK in settings or read the faqs. Seriously I can't believe people can be this dumb and its annoying because they want to give said app a low score because of it.
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in the comments in the market there is a little x button for each one. if you click it it closes the comment and gives you the option to report it to the market as spam. i know a lot of those comments aren't intended as spam but that may be effective.

gooph said:
in the comments in the market there is a little x button for each one. if you click it it closes the comment and gives you the option to report it to the market as spam. i know a lot of those comments aren't intended as spam but that may be effective.
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2.1 and 2.2 market have "mark as unhelpful" but this doesn't seem to actually achieve anything.

I love the comments when they say "this thing is stupid, doesn't even launch" and they just downloaded a damn widget lol
morons!

mark28 said:
This is extremely random but have you ever went to the comments section for certain apps in the Android market and see someone complain about the app not having or being able to do something and you're like did you even LOOK in settings or read the faqs. Seriously I can't believe people can be this dumb and its annoying because they want to give said app a low score because of it.
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That is our world. Can't see everyone perfect but we all do have a unique feature within ourselves.

Mr Patchy Patch said:
I love the comments when they say "this thing is stupid, doesn't even launch" and they just downloaded a damn widget lol
morons!
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Indeed (",) What are they? kids?
Even here, some still wont use the search button, look around, etc etc and start babbling.. So, it's the same problem everywhere..

Mr Patchy Patch said:
I love the comments when they say "this thing is stupid, doesn't even launch" and they just downloaded a damn widget lol
morons!
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That one gets me every time, never gets old

Or people who only download a theme for adw and than complain it is not working giving one star....right...
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"I see stupid people" (Sixth Sense, Android edition)!

This should be implemented in the Android market
It would help a lot if the market's commenting system were like this.
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New Android Market

Upgrade hasn't rolled out, but look forward to this soon!
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What the hell is up with all those windows 7 type tiles everywhere lol.

Gross.
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Looks nice. Would like to see how those panels function. Hopefully they make a better effort to maximize useable screen space.

nadcicle said:
What the hell is up with all those windows 7 type tiles everywhere lol.
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Dear god, please let this not become a trend.

ydoucare said:
Dear god, please let this not become a trend.
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The layout looks like it's only good for Google and their advertising revenue.

I think it looks cute.

Windows 7 Google Phone Market - Coming Soon!
/puke

I'd like a market that doesn't forget my downloads and break my links. Other than that, they can make it look like 1998 Geocities page for all I care.

What's up with all the hating on the new design? That's just the page that opens up the first time! Who knows what the rest of the market is like and how they sort and list their apps. I'm just saying don't be so quick to judge it.

I'd like a market where you can get rid of the god damn pay apps that are utterly useless or don't use or ever plan to use again.
For instance.. OpenHome.. It's old crap and no one uses it anymore yet it contributes to "My Apps" clutter. I have a decent collection of pay crap I simply don't use, and don't ever intend to use again.. In 2 years our "My Apps" list is going to be stupidly long and a burden. Google needs a "Delete from account" option.

acer1096xxx said:
What's up with all the hating on the new design? That's just the page that opens up the first time! Who knows what the rest of the market is like and how they sort and list their apps. I'm just saying don't be so quick to judge it.
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Honestly I think its because it looks like a winpho7 home screen and I'm sure I speak for many around here when I say.....winpho7 looks like sh!t
If its still the same underneath and I can have my black market.....idc what they do.

DroidApprentice said:
I'd like a market that doesn't forget my downloads and break my links. Other than that, they can make it look like 1998 Geocities page for all I care.
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This...and maybe let us hide apps from the front page that we aren't interested in (I'm looking at you taking tom cat every time I open the market) and filter out ones we already have installed.

Go to hell google. Wait.. I love android. Carry on.

acer1096xxx said:
What's up with all the hating on the new design? That's just the page that opens up the first time! Who knows what the rest of the market is like and how they sort and list their apps. I'm just saying don't be so quick to judge it.
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Well, you know first impressions mean everything. Oh, and I have to base it on that cause that's all I've seen this far. I am not judging it cause there's not enough to judge. Just giving my first impression.
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That 4GB dl limit is very welcome tho......that 50MB limit is sucktastic, kind of apple esque you know 20MB limit.....blah, good job google

epic4GEE said:
That 4GB dl limit is very welcome tho......that 50MB limit is sucktastic, kind of apple esque you know 20MB limit.....blah, good job google
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Agreed. Welcome Mr. 4GB

epic4GEE said:
Honestly I think its because it looks like a winpho7 home screen and I'm sure I speak for many around here when I say.....winpho7 looks like sh!t
If its still the same underneath and I can have my black market.....idc what they do.
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It's funny, because there are a lot of people that think WinPhone7 looks great (I being among them) but it is certainly a polarizing design. There are many people that you do, indeed, speak for. Nobody seems to be in the middle, that's for sure. You love it or you hate it.

WWwwoooowwwww! (ASUS Sync update feature)

Anyone download the latest Asus Sync (from the 5th) and check out the "options" bar...
"ASUS Device Tracker"...
Which leads to: https://devicetracker.asus.com/
Which begs the question... are they planning a push that includes an "HTC_Logger" type MALWARE...
The good?
The bad?
THE WAIT IS THE KILLER... oh, just kidding, anywho, did a basic search with the keywords didnt find anything... thought id bring it up...

Wasnt there something they used to track already in the stock roms i saw a mention in one of the custom roms about removing something so that asus couldnt spy on us?
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Danzano said:
Wasnt there something they used to track already in the stock roms i saw a mention in one of the custom roms about removing something so that asus couldnt spy on us?
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not for sure on that one, then again, I joined the scene for the TF only a month ago!
But this seems more of a legit public/user facing service... SEEMS being the KEY here...

Something like 'Find my Transformer'? It looks that way to me.

Hammerfest said:
Anyone download the latest Asus Sync (from the 5th) and check out the "options" bar...
"ASUS Device Tracker"...
Which leads to: https://devicetracker.asus.com/
Which begs the question... are they planning a push that includes an "HTC_Logger" type MALWARE...
The good?
The bad?
THE WAIT IS THE KILLER... oh, just kidding, anywho, did a basic search with the keywords didnt find anything... thought id bring it up...
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Stop reading any old tripe you read on the internet. The HTC thing isn't MALWARE. Thats just silly sensationalist reporting. You out to punish the tech idiots reporting that crap by going elsewhere for your tech news.
As for this, i'm guessing it's something like Android Lost, where you can send a push notification from the web (after logging on with your Google account) and your tablet will enable GPS or Wifi and work out where it is and respond back.
Try Android Lost to see what it's all about... It's unlikely to be a permanent tracker, more an on-request location service.

Pierre118 said:
Something like 'Find my Transformer'? It looks that way to me.
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I agree. The mobile phone insurance company Asurian had /has an app called Mobile Recovery. Once you log in securely from a PC you can activate your phones GPS for its location. You can also set off an alarm or wipe it remotely.

damn, I thought Asus gives free car. bombastic thread title op.

CrazyPeter said:
Stop reading any old tripe you read on the internet. The HTC thing isn't MALWARE. Thats just silly sensationalist reporting. You out to punish the tech idiots reporting that crap by going elsewhere for your tech news.
As for this, i'm guessing it's something like Android Lost, where you can send a push notification from the web (after logging on with your Google account) and your tablet will enable GPS or Wifi and work out where it is and respond back.
Try Android Lost to see what it's all about... It's unlikely to be a permanent tracker, more an on-request location service.
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When an application can cause DAMAGE, in the HTC case, STOLEN PERSONAL INFORMATION, then its MALWARE, pure and simple, When its fixed so that only HTC can get the logs of what you type, do, use, your location, then it becomes SPYWARE. No need to try and convince me otherwise because of the amount and specifics of the data collected and inability to opt-out.
Nice try however.

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When an application can cause DAMAGE, in the HTC case, STOLEN PERSONAL INFORMATION, then its MALWARE, pure and simple, When its fixed so that only HTC can get the logs of what you type, do, use, your location, then it becomes SPYWARE. No need to try and convince me otherwise because of the amount and specifics of the data collected and inability to opt-out.
Nice try however.
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Plenty of applications in the world have the ability to cause damage. To call every single one of them malware is plain stupid. An unintentional security hole and malware are two completely different things. Might as well call su malware while youre at it. Think about what you say before you say it.
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mb02 said:
Plenty of applications in the world have the ability to cause damage. To call every single one of them malware is plain stupid. An unintentional security hole and malware are two completely different things. Might as well call su malware while youre at it. Think about what you say before you say it.
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Seriously. Another example would be calling an automobile accident murder. Malware is defined by the intent...

I like the website text
" The Website is preparation, ASUS will provide services recently..."
Engrish much?

Made my day i hadnt looked at the website but thats halarious doesnt asus know about google translate???? rofl
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Google can remotely do w/e they want to my Nexus 4?

Recently, I was overhearing a few geeks on the Metro. They were saying that Google can remotely disable your phone, one guy tried doing a chargeback(stupid scammer) and his phone wouldn't work. Is this true? Can Google really brick/make your Nexus 4 a non-usable phone?
In my opinion, that is too overpowering for Google, I mean if they can do that what else can they do that we don't know?

Technically they can, it's technology. They can push OTA updates, there is the google services functionality that allow users to remotely locate and wipe your device, so why not do more? I am using Cerberus app, it can do a ton more things, and have you read about CarrierIQ (they still put it in phones in some form or another, its just not covered by the media).
I think you should check with more reliable source before believing rumor from random nerds on the metro. Sounds like the device is labeled as stolen or some other infraction and the IMEI got blacklist, or he just did something dumb to break his phone. I haven't read Google pulling anything like this, if it was Apple abusing something like this I wouldn't be surprised though.
In my opinion, that is too overpowering for Google, I mean if they can do that what else can they do that we don't know?
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If you read recent news about the NSA programs then you'll know all bets are off. There are more harmful tech entities out there to worry about in this respect than Google, like Microsoft or Facebook.

eksasol said:
Technically they can, it's technology. They can push OTA updates, there is the google services functionality that allow users to remotely locate and wipe your device, so why not do more? I am using Cerberus app, it can do a ton more things, and have you read about CarrierIQ (they still put it in phones in some form or another, its just not covered by the media).
I think you should check with more reliable source before believing rumor from random nerds on the metro. Sounds like the device is labeled as stolen or some other infraction and the IMEI got blacklist, or he just did something dumb to break his phone. I haven't read Google pulling anything like this, if it was Apple abusing something like this I wouldn't be surprised though.
If you read recent news about the NSA programs then you'll know all bets are off. There are more harmful tech entities out there to worry about in this respect than Google, like Microsoft or Facebook.
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I'm with you on the first one, I see no reason for Google to specifically disable one phone. That makes no sense.
Even Apple would not do that. Simply because they don't have the manpower to check everyone. And if they wanted to disable the device for someone they would only be able to block Google Services, unless they blacklist the IMEI.
And the idea that you should be more worried about Microsoft and Facebook is ridiculous. Google knows so much more about you. Everything most people do online + whatever you do with your portable devices is in their hands. Making them in my eyes, the single biggest harvester of personal information in the world. Is big too, but they only control their social network. Google could get Facebook data, but not the other way around.
Microsoft on the other hand, can spy on everything you do on your PC. But not your mobile device. That makes their data uniquely for games and office. And that last bit is not really exclusive because Google has Drive.
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As far as I know, yes. They control the hardware, they control the software (if you're on stock, even then, the internals of roms don't differ much from stock). Whats stopping them?

SHAWDAH said:
blah blah blah. Whats stopping them?
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