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Android Antivirus

There is a new study by AV-test concerning the effectiveness of Antivirus products on detecting malware and viruses on Android phones. The results are given in the following link:
http://www.av-test.org/en/tests/android/
I have used the AVG antivirus pro for quite some time but it was draining my battery considerably as shown by the BetterBatteryStats app. After reading the results by AV-test website I uninstalled it and installed the AVAST antivirus which gave better detection rates. Now battery life is much better and things are smoother, using an AV with better detection rates.
Just wanted to share it in case others have had similar battery drain issues with their AV or were wondering how effective their AV is.

I use Avast on my Note and AVG on my tab 7.0
I don't see/feel much of a difference in any way
Furthermore i use LBE on both, i feel much better
controlling the authorisations and behaviour of apps.

Antivirus apps are useless on Android. Why don't you people listen when everybody who knows tells you that ? Even Android reps said it. So forget about antivirus apps and better take care what you install on your devices.

alexdumitru said:
take care what you install on your devices.
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this is the best protection

That's not so easy when you only install warez versions...
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Zamboney said:
That's not so easy when you only install warez versions...
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Even better...Don't be so cheap and you won't have to worry about it.

No warez - no worries. (Buy the app! Dont't be a cheapskate! )
Use a firewall and apps like LBE and PDroid that can block unnecessary permissions.
What worries me more than a virus is a warez-app that might delete everything in sd-card on first run.
We don't care much about modify/delete permission, do we ?

Why would you even want warez on android when the average price for an app is below $5 ???

LOL @ people still swearing blindly that all apps are safe as long as you get them from the app store.
Oh and apparently macs are not vulnerable to viruses or malware....
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friedje said:
Why would you even want warez on android when the average price for an app is below $5 ???
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Because some people REALLY are that cheap. And for some reason they complain about their warez not working and crap support etc.
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uberNoobZA said:
LOL @ people still swearing blindly that all apps are safe as long as you get them from the app store.
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common sense should always prevail, even on the app store - but saying that it is ALOT less likely to get malware from the appstore than warez

Some people don't have a way of purchasing apps because the google play store has restrictions in some countries. Let's not generalize people who use warez.
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l0rd_almighty said:
Some people don't have a way of purchasing apps because the google play store has restrictions in some countries. Let's not generalize people who use warez.
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Exactly. I don't have a credit card and I don't like being charged for using a pre-paid card and being obligated to charge a card with at least 20 euro's so I can buy and app every once in a while. Whenever I find an app I want to buy I'll check all resources to see if there's another way to purchase the app but if there's not then I'll probably get it elsewhere.
That to me is one of the biggest flaws (and maybe even the only one) of the market. There are so many safe payment options these days and still Google sticks to credit cards.

I don't have credit card either, but there's always an option for every app except games. And angry birds and some other freeware are the only games I have.
Instead of using warez Root Explorer, you can use File Manager, instead of using warez TB, there are 3-4 more app combined will have all the functionality of TB.

I've got Avast, Lookout and Prey on my phone, and I don't have any battery or performance issues.
And just because paid apps aren't available to you, doesn't make downloading them for free "okay" in the eyes of the authors or Google.
To a certain extent, you can also use GetJar and SlideMe as alternatives, I assume that there's others.
There have been several cases of malware finding its way onto the marketplace, often disguised as perfectly reasonable applications, so burying your head in the sand and saying "but they say it's not a problem!!1!" is not an ideal solution.

Banner ads! !!!

We all hate them, lets face it. We are not even warned of them.
I have a 'free keyboard ', no mention of ads.
It bombards me but I don't want to wipe it.
What I did was use J rummys pro app which has a handy feature called 'auto start manager' . This showed the app had a radio reciever, for no reason. I switched it off and bingo no more banner ads. Ad away won't stop them. This will. Hope it helps.
P.S I don't mind ads IN apps but hidden in the notification bar?? No thx.
PPS.. just checked data for the week that keyboard was putting ads up. It used 700 Kb in 6 days. That's theft in my book, as it never mentioned it. Thank God I don't pay U. S. rates
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howard bamber said:
P.S I don't mind ads IN apps but hidden in the notification bar?? No thx.
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I hate ads because they suck battery life

burtcom said:
I hate ads because they suck battery life
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Then better start buying the apps avoid your frustration, Save some battery and motivate/support the Devs out there:highfive:
A win win situation for everyone!!

The Rom Toolbox comes with a nice ad blocking feature which works in browsers as well as in apps. I haven't seen ads on my device for a very long time.
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AdAway works perfectly. I had free keyboard, but with lots of ads. This app removed all those crappy ads.
You need to be rooted though.

ruinkhan said:
AdAway works perfectly. I had free keyboard, but with lots of ads. This app removed all those crappy ads.
You need to be rooted though.
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Apparently OP already tried AdAway.
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Ad away won't stop them. This will. Hope it helps.
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I have adaway . It blocks all ads, except banner ads. I don't mind ads in apps. Devs. need to be paid. What gets me is when you get "a free" app that spies and puts adds on notification, with no warning. this worked where seaway did not. Oh and I am rooted have ben since it wa possible.
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I completely agree with the rejection of ads. Alot of the time we are spied on to produce marketing results and targeted ads. As for developers getting paid and the ads being no harm to the user, I pay for my internet subscription, I do not give the authority to any app or ad or developer to waste my money downloading this ****.
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kyrirhcp said:
I completely agree with the rejection of ads. Alot of the time we are spied on to produce marketing results and targeted ads.
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I read customer review at least 10-15 of them on play store(if it has issues with adds/anything somebody will definitely post it there), before installing an application.
Next I check for the permissions required by the app...If it looks unnecessary then I refrain to install that application (I mean since when a simple live wallpaper required data access??)
kyrirhcp said:
As for developers getting paid and the ads being no harm to the user, I pay for my internet subscription, I do not give the authority to any app or ad or developer to waste my money downloading this ****.
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For most of the Add supported applications you have an add free version available on market, either pay it once and buy the adfree/pro version of the app or keep paying in small installments as ur data charges to fetch that ad and get annoyed as well with those ads(I wonder how much data it takes to fetch one add, not more that 10-15Kb???)
Well which one is a wise choice you do the math!!
Android is a smart OS made for smart people......
My 2 cents...

adaway is awesome app for removing adds
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I need adaway to remove apps & adds
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I just wish all of you a great future!! I want all of you whining here to be great developers in future, then see the picture from the other side!!

You Sir just summed it up very well!!
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Niggadawg, I said don't mind devs using ads which is why I don't like blanket ad ban apps like adaway but banner ads are a differant story. This one had no permission I could see & used @600kb per week with different ads,some I do not want people seeing on the front of my phone. I pay for apps. This did not say it was add supported. Not all devs are upfront. They want this crap in to spy so they can sell lists to others of what they gather. People are right to be posses when they step over the line.
RENT MY SIGNATURE LINE CHEAP!! FROM MY N 700

Which Ad network is generating more revenue with Push,Icon and Smartwall

Hello Friends,
I want to use different ad network for Push,Icon and Smartwall in an app. Anyone can suggest me which ad network generating more revenue with specific ad.
Thanks,

I would not use push ads. They are recognized as malware by some AntiVirus programms. There will be negative comments.

m4manish8248 said:
Hello Friends,
I want to use different ad network for Push,Icon and Smartwall in an app. Anyone can suggest me which ad network generating more revenue with specific ad.
Thanks,
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Google take the Push Ads like malware, and is removing apps from Market...
My recommendation: use non intrusive ads generally, or if you have the posibility (a game for example), use in-app payments and TapJoy like ad network.

m4manish8248 said:
hello friends,
i want to use different ad network for push,icon and smartwall in an app. Anyone can suggest me which ad network generating more revenue with specific ad.
Thanks,
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ffffffuuuuuuuu ad walls
Edit: XDA Y U NO let me caps D:

is using Airpush a reason to be removed? Sure? I don't think so.

henihazbay said:
is using Airpush a reason to be removed? Sure? I don't think so.
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I think it's in the Play Store guidelines.
I do know, however, that people will be uninstalling with anything bigger than simple banners. I know I do .
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I agree that push ads are just annoying. You've got to have a pretty amazing product in order for most people to deem push ads acceptable. Though, if they pay enough then maybe you can afford to gain only 5-10% active installs.

jay613 said:
I agree that push ads are just annoying. You've got to have a pretty amazing product in order for most people to deem push ads acceptable. Though, if they pay enough then maybe you can afford to gain only 5-10% active installs.
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However, the position in the Google Play search results is influenced heavily by your active installs.
So it will be very far down the list.

nikwen said:
However, the position in the Google Play search results is influenced heavily by your active installs.
So it will be very far down the list.
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Air push has got to be one of THE most intrusive ****ing ad offerings out there. Unless you want to burn at the stake (and by me personally) don't EVER consider pushing this malware like piece of **** out to users devices!!!
You should be ashamed for even considering.
That and a number of others are on my HIGHLY most hated list at the moment. I would rather pay for an app than have that crap on my phone. Maybe take my last words into consideration eh?

What do u think about StarApplication?
There's a lot of ad networks that uses flexible monetize.
It doesn't have to be ad push. I agree it's so annoying.
A couple of them have a 'exit ad' sdk.
What do u all think about Star Application?

Try this one...... I think its good... http://startapp.com/rfulyhs
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i recommend you to use LeadBolt Platform , Why :
- Many Ads type avaible(more Ads type than any Other Platformi have seen) , Banner , Notification , Splash Screen , Entry & Exit Ads & much More , Ads are 100% Customizable , Text Color , Size etc ... -
- Ads are also avaible in HTML Format -
- Highest Revenue , i have tested Admob , Airpush , StartApp , StartApp sucks , AdMob is good if you have many Click , Airpush & Start app have somes "Strange Problems" about statistics from my Experience ...(no Comments) & less Ads type avaible than LeadBolt -
- Nice & Complete Dashboard -
- Full Support/Help , they Answer & solve your problems Quickly -
If i had to make a Classment : 1) LeadBolt , 2) Airpush 3) AdMob , 4) StartApp , this is what i think Sincerely , many of them Scam you but i am satisfied with LeadBolt for the Moment , if you want to give a Try , its Here : http://leadbolt.com/developers_signup.php?ref=10050243
m4manish8248 said:
Hello Friends,
I want to use different ad network for Push,Icon and Smartwall in an app. Anyone can suggest me which ad network generating more revenue with specific ad.
Thanks,
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Admob is fine
I am satisfied with admob. It has no special ads, but neither Leadbolt nor Airpush brought me more money, than admob.

kimky said:
There's a lot of ad networks that uses flexible monetize.
It doesn't have to be ad push. I agree it's so annoying.
A couple of them have a 'exit ad' sdk.
What do u all think about Star Application?
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I think so

dappwl said:
I am satisfied with admob. It has no special ads, but neither Leadbolt nor Airpush brought me more money, than admob.
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That's because this is not a Background App & you have many Click

Please use Interstitals or creative ads to get higher revenues in any ad networks..

m4manish8248 said:
Hello Friends,
I want to use different ad network for Push,Icon and Smartwall in an app. Anyone can suggest me which ad network generating more revenue with specific ad.
Thanks,
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Hello @m4manish8248, you can have a look at Pollfish. Pollfish provides a new interactive monetization method for mobile apps, delivering surveys instead if ads. Each completed survey through your app pays minimum $0.30.

In my experience, Adsota is good
I have great experience in Push, Icon, and Smartwall with Adsota and its eCPM is good.
You can find it by googling "ads.appota".
Best of luck, man.

Adsota for the win
its eCPM with Push, ICon, and Smartwall is good. You can find it by googling "ads.appota"

You can also try video ads with Teads. We offer great CPM's, ad units created with the user in mind, and premium advertisers only. You may be thinking why haven't you heard of Teads before. Well the reason is because we just moved into the app space, and currently beta testing our SDK. During this phase, each successful integration will be compensated for.
If you'd like to learn more about our offering, please don't hesitate to reach out to me directly at [email protected]
Thanks!
Melvin

appbrain applift - is it worth spending any money?

Hi guys,
Does anybody has some experience with AppBrain and their paid application promotion services? Is it worth spending any money?

Good question. I think that if you have a highly valuable app, it really worth it as you pay about 20 cents per install that you will get back after only 2 to 4 clicks on ads. It's aslo useful to get exposure to countries where your app is not known yet. In other cases it doesn't worth it
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Thanks! Until now I found only AppBrain - do You know about any other such service?

WittyPotato said:
Thanks! Until now I found only AppBrain - do You know about any other such service?
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Yep! If you mean CPI ad networks, i recommend you Appia. I use their offerwall, it performs at least as AppBrain offerwall
I mean in the publisher side, it must be the same from advertiser side.
You can do it on facebook too, it will cost you a little bit more but it worth to give it a try as they offer about 40$ for your first compaign and they allow you to target users with age, area, devices and even preferences (where you can select all what can be related to android and to your app)

RevMob alternative

Hi i use RevMob ads for my app in android.full ad at the end of the game
15.000 impressions, 5.000 clicks and 0,65 dollars revenue... in Greece
Any good alternative ad network? (except admob)
Thank you

anybody?

What do you mean by cpm
In emobi what do you mean by cpm? Does that means we get money for impressions ?

You should try Avocarrot
fallenangel1978 said:
Hi i use RevMob ads for my app in android.full ad at the end of the game
15.000 impressions, 5.000 clicks and 0,65 dollars revenue... in Greece
Any good alternative ad network? (except admob)
Thank you
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geia sou fallenangel1978
You should try out Avocarrot. We help you make more money in a less intrusive way using native ads. Let me know if you need any help.
george

fallenangel1978 said:
Hi i use RevMob ads for my app in android.full ad at the end of the game
15.000 impressions, 5.000 clicks and 0,65 dollars revenue...
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You got only $0,65 for those stats ? Wow, even at StartApp I get atleast $50 for that.
You can try Upsight, former name Playhaven.

Crichton333 said:
You got only $0,65 for those stats ? Wow, even at StartApp I get atleast $50 for that.
You can try Upsight, former name Playhaven.
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Me too, I am earning $10 per day for only 200-300 impressions from Upsight..

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Me too, I am earning $10 per day for only 200-300 impressions from Upsight..
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Yea I just started Upsight and have a similar profit, if it continues to be this good Im gonna switch to Upsight full time.

CrossInstall, Vungle and Inneractive

Crichton333 said:
You got only $0,65 for those stats ? Wow, even at StartApp I get atleast $50 for that.
You can try Upsight, former name Playhaven.
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Me too, I am earning $10 per day for only 200-300 impressions from Upsight..
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Yea I just started Upsight and have a similar profit, if it continues to be this good Im gonna switch to Upsight full time.
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Upsight is an ad network?
thank you
I just want a mobile ad network to pay by impressions not installs
is there any good out there?

fallenangel1978 said:
Upsight is an ad network?
thank you
I just want a mobile ad network to pay by impressions not installs
is there any good out there?
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Yes its an ad network, it has tons of options for ingame advertising
and an anylitics tool.

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Me too, I am earning $10 per day for only 200-300 impressions from Upsight..
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What kind of ad network is ist? Do they pay for impression, click or install?

any googd netword that pay by inpresions? for android

RevMob Alternative
There are a million different ad networks out there so comes down to a few factors:
1.) What type of users do you have (responsive, engaged, etc)
2.) Where are your users based (location)
3.) What type of units can you run (banner, fullscreen, video, incentive, app walls, etc.)
4.) What app stores are you in?
Airpush is the 2nd largest next to Google, and fullscreen rates are much higher than what you are seeing with RevMob. We have worldwide fill and industry leading CPMs and are available in Google Play or 3rd party stores. Happy to give you more info and see if we can help you, or point you in the right direction if we are not a fit.
fallenangel1978 said:
Hi i use RevMob ads for my app in android.full ad at the end of the game
15.000 impressions, 5.000 clicks and 0,65 dollars revenue... in Greece
Any good alternative ad network? (except admob)
Thank you
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ChrisAirpush said:
There are a million different ad networks out there so comes down to a few factors:
1.) What type of users do you have (responsive, engaged, etc)
2.) Where are your users based (location)
3.) What type of units can you run (banner, fullscreen, video, incentive, app walls, etc.)
4.) What app stores are you in?
Airpush is the 2nd largest next to Google, and fullscreen rates are much higher than what you are seeing with RevMob. We have worldwide fill and industry leading CPMs and are available in Google Play or 3rd party stores. Happy to give you more info and see if we can help you, or point you in the right direction if we are not a fit.
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i have 8 quiz in greek language and i use banners and fullscreen ads in google play. i ll give a try. and i ll share my thoughts here.
thank you

Give NOTIFY a try!
NOTIFY drives more revenue for app developers. We have ad units for google play and even more aggressive ad units for alternative app-stores that developers request. See here: https://www.notifymob.com
Our eCPM numbers are outperforming other ad network.. Our support is fabulous and we strive improve daily.
FYI: Here's our start guide so you can see how easy it easy to integrate. Doesn't take much time at all. https://www.notifymob.com/quickstart.html
Cheers,
Blake

Tried AppBrain?
Disclaimer: I'm one of the developers of AppBrain.
There seem to be a lot of representatives present on this forum from AirPush and other companies but I don't see much mention of AppBrain. Our SDK is used by 40,000+ Android apps and has a number of flexible monetization options. If you've never tried it before it may be worth checking out!
The developer documentation is directly accessible at http://applift.io/

You're right-- there are seemingly millions of networks out there, and it's hard to differentiate who does what or gave give the best yield.
You can find an entire list of them here: Thalamus.co
It's used more on the UA front with data on average CPIs + Install rates by genre/platform/country, but should give you a good sense of their eCPMs to see which others you can add into your monetization strategy.

I recommend ADSOTA
Just like you, I don't prefer Admob. Now I am using Adsota.
- Its CPM is good
- 100% ads fill-rate (quiet sure about this because my friends use this too)
There are a lot of big name out there but I choose it simply because it pays well and it is smooth.
You can find Adsota by searching "ads.appota".
Best of luck, man.

Have you ever considered video ads? My company, Teads is bringing our award winning unit into the app space. We do have a few product offering depending on your app. A few things we are offering: great payouts, premium advertisers only (T-Mobile, AT&T, Playstation), ease of use.
As you may have read in other threads, we are currently in a live beta testing phase. During this phase, we are compensating developers for their time upon successful integration with our SDK. If you'd like to learn more about Teads, please don't hesitate to reach out to me directly at [email protected]
Thanks!