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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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Samsung does not want us to root our Galaxy S

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Samsung release the source code to us but don't let us change anything.
Or do they just have to release the source code as its GPL?

Gpl
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There is nothing weird about not providing warranty for software that isn't theirs. The hardware is still theirs though, and they should still provide warranty on said hardware.
I have personally encountered issues regarding the same thing with HTC though. In that case, they actually claimed it was the software that damaged the hardware (apparently, HardSPL is bad-ass enough to physically break the digitizer). I had a lawyer look into it, and at least in my country, this practise is illegal - and I would guess the same thing goes for all of EU. However, succesfully fighting it would be much more expensive than the phone is.

Go & buy a DROID/DROID X phone and try hacking its bootloader (which is quite impossible)...
Samsung phones are considered as a picnic in comparison.

Fatherboard said:
Go & buy a DROID/DROID2 phone. try hacking its bootloader (which is quite impossible)...
Samsung phones are considered as a picnic in comparison.
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I am not complaining about the fact, that Samsung wants to refuse warranty if the device is rooted.
I think the Galaxy S got easier rooted than the Nexus One, since it accepted unsigned update.zips on 2.1 with stock firmware. That was really nice of Samsung in difference to HTC with their two new models..
I'm complaining about the "fact" that it seems as if Samsungs' developers waste their time with develping their ****ty rfs filesystem, different launcher versions for every galaxy model etc.

Cbeck rooted phone just by app's icon?
Next,someone need to change the icon to Angry Birds icon.
Better way to check is by using adb.
adb shell
$ su
# id
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These instructions were intended for Samsung's Tier 1 representatives. you think that they know how to run ADB?...
fr4gg0r - my point is that if Samsung really wanted us to stay away from software modding, they would have acted like Motorola, and encrypted the ass of the sgs.

Yeah they're probably cool with it, obviously they don't want to replace peoples phones for free because of it though.

I'm sceptical that that's even real. The English is absolutely dreadful!

jgclifton said:
I'm sceptical that that's even real. The English is absolutely dreadful!
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Which smacks of total authenticity to me...go read some other Samsung documentation, or hell, just wake the phone up from sleep and see:
"Sweep screen to unlock"

LOL didnt realise but you are right! 'sweep'!!
hahaha never though of it!

This is normal practice, and there are PLENTY of good reasons for doing this:
1) Firstly, you'll notice it says "if it causes instability". As root, you have permission to wipe important system files. It's unfair for Samsung to be forced to pay when the problem is entirely your fault.
2) You can wipe /efs easily
3) There have been cases of new kernel drivers bricking devices on PC's (such as an Intel networking adapter in the linux kernel)
4) With root access, you can trash the bootloader with mere commands
5) 3rd party programs suddenly have permission to do all these things, and trojans can trash the system easier.
It's fair to do, and remember, many embedded devices have similar policies.

^ mm it's all pretty obvious stuff. You would hope they don't use this as a reason not to fix hardware faults though.
And, sweep does *sort of* make sense.

lol samsung is a bunch of tards

Croak said:
Which smacks of total authenticity to me...go read some other Samsung documentation, or hell, just wake the phone up from sleep and see:
"Sweep screen to unlock"
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Nothing wrong with saying sweep screen to unlock.
This announcement is news? Seriously? Everyone seriously thought that manufacturers were cool with you rooting the phone and getting access to the system files and stuff?
Come on people, wake up and smell the coffee....

jgclifton said:
I'm sceptical that that's even real. The English is absolutely dreadful!
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hahahah .. That was the first thing I though!

If they had made a fully functional phone then i guess we don't have to screw around with it. The problem was created by them guess the guys here are just rooting their phone and adding fixes to make it usable. I for one would have smashed my phone if not for fixes offered in this forum.
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Croak said:
Which smacks of total authenticity to me...go read some other Samsung documentation, or hell, just wake the phone up from sleep and see:
"Sweep screen to unlock"
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Correct spelling brah.
Sweep    
verb, swept, sweep·ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1.
to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
2.
to clear or clean (a floor, room, chimney, etc.) of dirt, litter, or the like, by means of a broom or brush.
3.
to drive or carry by some steady force, as of a wind or wave: The wind swept the snow into drifts.
4.
to pass or draw (something) over a surface with a continuous stroke or movement: The painter swept a brush over his canvas.
5.
to make (a path, opening, etc.) by clearing a space with or as if with a broom.
6.
to clear (a surface, place, etc.) of something on or in it (often fol. by of ): to sweep a sea of enemy ships.
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bahathir said:
Cbeck rooted phone just by app's icon?
Next,someone need to change the icon to Angry Birds icon.
Better way to check is by using adb.
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ha ha ha man, you made my morning with angry birds icon proposal
good one

Ad's in your Notification bar!

http://phandroid.com/2011/04/30/air...tification-pane-and-why-i-think-its-horrible/
read and watch the video, I think its total bull****.

They can try that crap if they want to...there's gonna be an app or mod to remove them the next day

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This will fail so hard...

I will NEVER install any app that includes this feature. Greedy developers that use this will never get my good rating.

XPLANE9 said:
I will NEVER install any app that includes this feature. Greedy developers that use this will never get my good rating.
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Which authority states who is greedy and who isn't?
You people complain way too much. Don't download the apps if you don't like it.

http://www.martinadamek.com/2011/04/28/apndroid-is-suspended-on-the-android-market/
Nothing to worry about. Dumb idea is dumb idea.

Yellow C6 said:
http://www.martinadamek.com/2011/04/28/apndroid-is-suspended-on-the-android-market/
Nothing to worry about. Dumb idea is dumb idea.
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1 thing I learned from that link...
If about a few hundred of us get together and report a specific app malicious it gets auto removed haha

LOL
What is the world coming to...?

Airpush is nothing but adware in my opinion. Infecting your system with advertsements in places they shouldnt be.
Also if people that make malicious software start implementing airpushs code to access the notification bar.... Thatd really be frustrating.
I for one would NEVER download an app that uses this method to advertise. The developers deserve to make money, but not by annoying the hell out of the consumer.
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xriderx66 said:
1 thing I learned from that link...
If about a few hundred of us get together and report a specific app malicious it gets auto removed haha
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power of unity

Open Platform is Open. Gonna have to deal with this stuff until Google is intelligent enough to publish Official, Enforced UI guidelines and start policing their marketplace better.

Unbelievable

I hate it when apps put something up there advertising their other apps, I will rage so hard if this pops up one day.

it's one thing to have ads within apps that run on their own, but to inject them into the notification/windowshade is beyond intrusive. no way in hell would I install anything that utilizes this

This is against the market rules.... report any app with this...
Google has already blocked/removed some apps doing this. Personally, I don't think its bad... have a full/clean screen for gaming, and I can just drop-down and clear without my screen being an ad....
o well, just report it.

s15274n said:
This is against the market rules.... report any app with this...
Google has already blocked/removed some apps doing this. Personally, I don't think its bad... have a full/clean screen for gaming, and I can just drop-down and clear without my screen being an ad....
o well, just report it.
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Lol. No, it's not against the rules.
Google only removed the apps because of the number of people that reported them as MALICIOUS. That goes to show how little Google Polices their marketplace, though. They had absolutley no clue about this. It was just an overreaction on their part in those cases.
It's not against market rules, and it's not against the UI guidelines. Google needs to crack down. This would never happen in i.e. iOS or WP7 where they apps are actually checked before allowed to be posted to the marketplace. They'd get rejected in a new york setting.
And there is too much wrong with that. The notification bar is not for Ads. I don't even think Applications like Beejive/Trillian/etc. should be allowed to put their huge "Hi I'm running" things in the notification bar, either. It makes getting to the notifications too clunky esp with how much room these things take on a 4" screen...

^
The app that was removed, the developer wrote a very nice article stating that it violated policy and that is why his app was removed from the market, without any warning.

It is BS, I dont mind having ad during the game (like the flash ad in the browser).
But it is definitely a malware if there is ad popup from my desktop taskbar without opening anything

Way to go Google :(

http://www.androidcentral.com/googl...mpaign=Feed:+androidcentral+(Android+Central)

Guess ill have to go back to stealing DVDs from Walmart.

MASSIVE epic fail

Except there isn't any phone support yet? The only device they could base this off of is the Motorola Xoom. I'm waiting until Google officially gives the ability to watch on my phone before believing this. And if this is true, back to Netflix and movie download sites it is.

xfullmetal17 said:
Except there isn't any phone support yet? The only device they could base this off of is the Motorola Xoom. I'm waiting until Google officially gives the ability to watch on my phone before believing this. And if this is true, back to Netflix and movie download sites it is.
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It's nice to be positive but this is just another step that has been taken lately that brings the likely end to support for "openness"

that's ok google, i'll just stream my dish network service to my phone for a one time fee and be able to watch the same channels i have at home for no additional cost.

I have netflix and hulu i'll be fine. I'm not that much of a movie watcher

Oh puhlease. Like this won't be hacked-in within a week. Hell, Vegas probably has odds on when.

I think you guys are missing the point.
Yeah, there many be alternatives to this specific service, but if this stands up it says that Google is no longer interested in openness.

People have been saying it's the movie companies pressuring Google. My question is why, since rooting alone doesn't mean you can bypass the payment service with Android Market. They'd still get their money.

mattykinsx said:
I think you guys are missing the point.
Yeah, there many be alternatives to this specific service, but if this stands up it says that Google is no longer interested in openness.
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Good. Death to "openness" and fragmentation. Lets the this OS on the right path so we wont have to jump through flames just get the "perfect" experience.
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I'm willing to bet they had to do something to make the mpaa happy. Google is a company trying to make more money (most companies do that). I can't blame them.
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dirkyd3rk said:
Good. Death to "openness" and fragmentation. Lets the this OS on the right path so we wont have to jump through flames just get the "perfect" experience.
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And as long as I can remove any app I want and have more modifications (say the way cyanogen allows you to)...you and I can agree.
(**** us agreeing? The rapture might actually happen today)

mattykinsx said:
And as long as I can remove any app I want and have more modifications (say the way cyanogen allows you to)...you and I can agree.
(**** us agreeing? The rapture might actually happen today)
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Lol. To honest that's one of the main reasons I root, I can't stand bloatware and not being remove drives me insane.
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dirkyd3rk said:
Lol. To honest that's one of the main reasons I root, I can't stand bloatware and not being remove drives me insane.
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Dont forget notification toggles.
That should be embedded into basic android code.

mattykinsx said:
(**** us agreeing? The rapture might actually happen today)
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I can die happy now. Let the lord cometh. I've seen it all.
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Common sense should tell people that for the movie industry to agree to provide this service to Android, Google had to agree to this.

mattykinsx said:
Dont forget notification toggles.
That should be embedded into basic android code.
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Yeah that to! I could care less about overclocking with a dual core phone. I really just want this OS to take off man its been way too long and I think google needs to get in gear; if they don't windows will catch up and grab a huge chunk of the market shares. Im not asking for much but most the features that android is lacking need to be standard, one shouldn't have to root to achieve all these things (the list is long lol). For some strange reason I really feel like when all these wp7 nokia phones come out it will give them a huge jump! Everyone knows Nokia always had ****ty software but hardware is unsurpassed. Honestly, I think google needs to hit android with some more design that uses hardware acceleration or something different from the plain aosp look. Im not talking sense, or other flavors I hate fragmentation, they need to overhaul the design for aosp.
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jayharper08 said:
I can die happy now. Let the lord cometh. I've seen it all.
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Apparently that rapture **** was about to go down, then this happened;
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I think we'll live to drink another day.

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Apparently that rapture **** was about to go down, then this happened;
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Lmao. That's pretty scary.
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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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