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Hulu on Vibrant (Froyo)

It's been a while since I've seen a definitive thread on Hulu and galaxy s.
Here's a good thread from the fascinate with clockworkmod zip and a .apk install. Works just fine on the Vibrant, sometimes you have to close the background process of the hulu app.
Hulu streams quite smoothly on the vibrant too!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939500

If it wasnt for the data cap stuff like this would be great
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kimbo1986 said:
If it wasnt for the data cap stuff like this would be great
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I thought the 30/month with TMo was unlimited..

spiz516 said:
I thought the 30/month with TMo was unlimited..
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What he means is data throttle. All the wonderful sim-lock carriers in the US is capped at 5gb of data. If you exceed 5gb, then you'll be throttled slower than dialup. Technically its unlimited, but throttled.
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What I don't get is it is in Hulu's best interests to have Huly playing (their free version) on any and every mobile device out there. Its the market foot print for their advertising. Their marketing dept needs to go back to school!
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lawalty said:
What he means is data throttle. All the wonderful sim-lock carriers in the US is capped at 5gb of data. If you exceed 5gb, then you'll be throttled slower than dialup. Technically its unlimited, but throttled.
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Oh yeah I forgot about that... that is pretty dumb. 5GB in one month is a lot of usage though. I've never even come close to that, but that's not to say I wouldn't with Hulu. Giving it a try though.

lawalty said:
What I don't get is it is in Hulu's best interests to have Huly playing (their free version) on any and every mobile device out there. Its the market foot print for their advertising. Their marketing dept needs to go back to school!
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It's the networks (crying about DRM) who are holding it up, not Hulu.
Hulu did announce last month official support for Android is coming soon.

Hulu's marketing team understands that just fine. The people who don't are the old school content companies that own it(Comcast/NBC, Disney/ABC, News Corp, etc.). They still think that by locking down their content, it will force people to keep paying out the arse for it, rather than just pushing more people away.

Wait so is hulu free for vibrant?
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Wait so is hulu free for vibrant?
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Thier up-coming free android app will be (i assume) for their Hulu+ line up. Which is their paid $7.99/mo service. I will also assume that Hule has no desire to reslease their free website for the Android browser to watch shows, because they see Google TV as a competitor not a platform. Yet, I built my windows box hooked to my hi-def TV and can watch streaming Hulu content all day long through my windows box (i cut my cable about a year ago). Microsoft is not pay Hulu one nickle, but Google TV (android) is seen as a competitor!
To answer you question, NO - Hulu is not free on your android device, unless you can find a hack to watch it.

is this working or anyone else?
i installed apk
I just downloaded this, put it on SD Card, used recovery to flash it.
now it doesn't work for hulu app?
i just uninstalled flash completely, and installed it again, andn ow am trying again i'll edit this in a min and report back...
nope still doesn't work
help please i really wanna watch family guy on here...
Thanks, btw i have Axura.

xriderx66 said:
is this working or anyone else?
i installed apk
I just downloaded this, put it on SD Card, used recovery to flash it.
now it doesn't work for hulu app?
i just uninstalled flash completely, and installed it again, andn ow am trying again i'll edit this in a min and report back...
nope still doesn't work
help please i really wanna watch family guy on here...
Thanks, btw i have Axura.
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What do you see when you run the app??
Do you see the actual show list with the pictures??
More info please as it does work for me.

Big Dog KMc said:
What do you see when you run the app??
Do you see the actual show list with the pictures??
More info please as it does work for me.
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Yes then I search family guy then it stays white for a while then loading sign then this content is not supported on ur device

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I don't know then. It works on my end.
Could it possibly be rom related??
I am using PepperKake v3.5.2 with Glasstopia Theme and KB1 Modem.
Could it have to do with what browsers you have??
I have Miren Browser and Skyfire.
I just don't know.
Does anyone else use Axura and does it work for you??

I'd like to give this a shot..is there any way to install this apk without flashing?
Tried installing with root explorer and it failed..I already backed up the existing flash I just want to know if there's a way with utils I have on the phone or if flashing is the only way..I am stock Froyo.ka6 rooted.

its not working for me either
im running Bionix 1.2.1

Phrack said:
I'd like to give this a shot..is there any way to install this apk without flashing?
Tried installing with root explorer and it failed..I already backed up the existing flash I just want to know if there's a way with utils I have on the phone or if flashing is the only way..I am stock Froyo.ka6 rooted.
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No.
Flashing apk won't do anything u must flash

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same thing is happening to me, i downloaded zip, flashed via cwr, unchecked auto updates for adobe flash, installed hulu apk and same msg... should we un-install adobe?

rel500 said:
same thing is happening to me, i downloaded zip, flashed via cwr, unchecked auto updates for adobe flash, installed hulu apk and same msg... should we un-install adobe?
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Already tired won't work

Anyone use Google wallet yet?

How was it? Do u like it. I just got my free $10 and added 20 on it. Will try out tomorrow when I fill my bike up. I'm kind of excited to try this out. I also downloaded the nfc always awake
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Just got my free $10, hoping it doesn't embarass me in Mcdonald's later lol
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Sigh.
Only works for Sprint, I think. It's blocked by T-Mobile. We have to wait for Isis. Ridiculous. Let the consumers choose which is best.
www.paywithisis.com

Pig Vomit said:
Sigh.
Only works for Sprint, I think. It's blocked by T-Mobile. We have to wait for Isis. Ridiculous. Let the consumers choose which is best.
www.paywithisis.com
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That sucks. Heard you don't have the data widget on the notifications status window.
Now im going to start watching where I can all use this.
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Mastercard ONLY
I would REALLY like to use it and in fact was looking forward to doing just that until I found out you can only use Mastercard with the stupid thing? I mean wtf, I don't want to have to use my MC to purchase crap, who does this, unless you're trying to get cash back or freq-flier miles? The pre-paid card from what I understand is bogus too? Why would I go to the trouble of funding a " virtual" credit card with money from my Mastercard so I can use my phone at McD's?
Now, if there was a way I could somehow fund all my purchases with my debt card? THATS what I was hoping to be able to do? I would think there'd be a way to do that but out of all I've read so far, nothing sounds promising? Does somebody know of a way around the Mastercard limitation?

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I would REALLY like to use it and in fact was looking forward to doing just that until I found out you can only use Mastercard with the stupid thing? I mean wtf, I don't want to have to use my MC to purchase crap, who does this, unless you're trying to get cash back or freq-flier miles? The pre-paid card from what I understand is bogus too? Why would I go to the trouble of funding a " virtual" credit card with money from my Mastercard so I can use my phone at McD's?
Now, if there was a way I could somehow fund all my purchases with my debt card? THATS what I was hoping to be able to do? I would think there'd be a way to do that but out of all I've read so far, nothing sounds promising? Does somebody know of a way around the Mastercard limitation?
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Its not just ANY MC either.. it has to be theirs.. the Citi one.
and was really disapointed in the Loyalty card selection as well.. no grocery stores or drug stores or any other useful ones.

Yea I would have thought this would have really expanded fast, not at the snails-pace that it seems. I mean wallet has been around for a long time, at least a lot of my e-purchases are recognised as "wallet" transactions

i used it this am at Circle K for a fountain drink and some chips .... I just rooted and flashed a rom hoping it will work again this evening

i can't believe what a flop google wallett is. how dumb you can only use one specific card or add money to a google gift card?
beyond stupid. who would ever use it unless you just happened to have that citi card? getting out my card is easier

fatboypup said:
i used it this am at Circle K for a fountain drink and some chips .... I just rooted and flashed a rom hoping it will work again this evening
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Hope you wiped the settings before flashing the new rom?

Quit working for me. Set it up the other day and now it says this version is no longer supported and to update, yet there is no update.

I just had the update loop idk what I did but its working now got my free 10 im rooted and on a custom Rom
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CapsLockKey said:
Quit working for me. Set it up the other day and now it says this version is no longer supported and to update, yet there is no update.
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It may be because you are rooted? I get the same message.
I added $20 to the virtual card and look forward to trying it as soon is bearable to go outside!

If rooted this is what it will look like. This is normal, it will still work.
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I used mine at McDonalds today, they were like "whoa, wtf? That's awesome!" They had never seen it before. Pretty simple though, once your card is setup, you wait till the point where you would swipe your card, tap the phone to the NFC reader, it'll prompt you for your pin, and then you tap it to the reader one more time, and voila!

BlaydeX15 said:
I used mine at McDonalds today, they were like "whoa, wtf? That's awesome!" They had never seen it before. Pretty simple though, once your card is setup, you wait till the point where you would swipe your card, tap the phone to the NFC reader, it'll prompt you for your pin, and then you tap it to the reader one more time, and voila!
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I used it at 7-11 and the girl (young teen) couldnt stop cracking up! She had never seen it either lol

I had the update loop after installing an OTA update from sprint. I just cleared the app data and uninstalled updates for google wallet and it started working again.
Hopefully they will add more card options soon. If I could use my visa debt card it would be awesome but for now I don't see the point in transfering money to the google card just so I can use my phone to pay.

Anyone with ATT have it working? It says unsupported for me.
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Voelker45 said:
Anyone with ATT have it working? It says unsupported for me
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ATT here too, and nope, still not working ootb.
I'm in no rush, though, as there's still so very few places to use it (even in NYC), and I'm not about to putz around getting a rooted version working and risk getting it banned for life or whatever. This crap "should just work", but it doesn't.
(and I even have the damn citibank MC card that everyone complains you need to use, and I still don't care. (It was also lame that Citibank renamed their diamond preferred MC to the boring "ThankYou Points" Mastercard a few months back)

knives of ice said:
i can't believe what a flop google wallett is. how dumb you can only use one specific card or add money to a google gift card?
beyond stupid. who would ever use it unless you just happened to have that citi card? getting out my card is easier
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It's only a "flop" because the banks and carriers have all decided to create their own competing systems, not Google's fault they think we'll pay extra for NFC payments

How to remove google play balance

When I bought Nexus 7 I followed this trick http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792592 to obtain 25$ free credit.
But now I have all prices in dollars and I want to remove my Google play balance, but when I try to go to wallet.google.com I have no way to remove google balance like other credit card, because there isn't the REMOVE button.
I can't change also my country and address if I don't delete my google balance.
Do you know if it's possible to delete it?
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mouse100 said:
When I bought Nexus 7 I followed this trick http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792592 to obtain 25$ free credit.
But now I have all prices in dollars and I want to remove my Google play balance, but when I try to go to wallet.google.com I have no way to remove google balance like other credit card, because there isn't the REMOVE button.
I can't change also my country and address if I don't delete my google balance.
Do you know if it's possible to delete it?
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Having the exact same problem and it's driving me crazy. I just immigrated to Canada and my bank apps are country restricted, this is a huge pain. I have 28p which is difficult to spend...

I guess nobody found a solution to this? I have 22p left in my account but want to change it to US to sign up for all access...

gumbald said:
I guess nobody found a solution to this? I have 22p left in my account but want to change it to US to sign up for all access...
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Can you not buy a paid app (say .99) and use the play store balance and pay the difference?
Not sure if this will help or is possible, but thought I'd see if it could be useful.

kilometers4 said:
Can you not buy a paid app (say .99) and use the play store balance and pay the difference?
Not sure if this will help or is possible, but thought I'd see if it could be useful.
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Sadly not, from their terms:
May not be combined with other forms of payment.
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I've had a new idea, does anyone know an app that has some really small in-app purchases?
EDIT: Update! Even with a Google Play balance of £0.00, it still won't let me change country...

gumbald said:
Sadly not, from their terms:
I've had a new idea, does anyone know an app that has some really small in-app purchases?
EDIT: Update! Even with a Google Play balance of £0.00, it still won't let me change country...
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I just ran into the same issue.

I have the same issue :S
Has any one found out if something can be done? I don't really want to sync my phone with a new mail just to change my play balance...
sent from a land far far away...

here same problem.
I want my 5 euro that i won of eating a kitkat

The free balance is said to expire by the end of the month. Maybe then this will resolve our issues?

Asovse1 said:
The free balance is said to expire by the end of the month. Maybe then this will resolve our issues?
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I have some credits from a year ago (from the purchase of the N7 2012) and the balance has been 0 for about 6 months now. Still no way to change home country.

bitbitbit said:
I have some credits from a year ago (from the purchase of the N7 2012) and the balance has been 0 for about 6 months now. Still no way to change home country.
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I also had a N7 and did the US trick to get 25 dollars, but now I won 5 euros from kitkat and google doesnt give em to me. I have 75 cents left in my account, what can I do? Can't google support help us in any way? Because this is plain stupid..

This is kind of ridiculous... People need to be able to change their country if they move and what not. It is October 1st, yet the remaining .75 cent balance is still in my account! Sigh...

gumbald said:
Sadly not, from their terms:
I've had a new idea, does anyone know an app that has some really small in-app purchases?
EDIT: Update! Even with a Google Play balance of £0.00, it still won't let me change country...
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What app have you used ? Thx
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i would like that too!
i have 35 cents left on my account.
any ideas how to spent them?

Even with spending, the card stayed on my account with 0 balance.
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Anybody know if theres a way to delete/re-add or reset google wallet?? And if that would remove the balance??

Just want to confirm I've basically got the same problem. I moved to the US but can't change my address because I have $0.07 CAD in my google play balance.
This is actually outrageous.
I hope someone finds a solution, I've been trying for two months now.

Did somebody find a solution for this weird issue?

I'm with the same problem... I have .83 Pence (UK) on my google wallet, I now moved to USA, and I purchased a $25 google play card. It won't let me redeem the card. I contacted google, but they will not help, they said I need to create a new google wallet account.
This is ridiculous

nm8 said:
I'm with the same problem... I have .83 Pence (UK) on my google wallet, I now moved to USA, and I purchased a $25 google play card. It won't let me redeem the card. I contacted google, but they will not help, they said I need to create a new google wallet account.
This is ridiculous
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I believe one can contact the Wallet help online, or by phone, ask them to close the wallet account and then rejoin. All transaction history will be wiped out and no balance will appear. you will start from scratch again.
Google for
Google wallet balance help
How to close a gogle wallet account
support. google .com / wallet / answer / 3086986 ? hl=en&ref_topic=3209987
Link : Deleting an wallet account
support .google .com / wallet /answer/2907658?hl=en[/url]
could be this the solution, who knows it is Google we are talking about....:angel:

Xperia Privilege App - Free £22 Sony Ent Network Voucher

when you register your device with xperia privilege app you get a £22 voucher for Sony entertainment network !!
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Open up your world. Check the Xperia™ Privilege app regularly for news on the latest Sony offers.
you can spend the money on ::good:
Renting or buying the latest movies and TV shows from Video Unlimited.
Getting bite sized games to enjoy on-the-go with PlayStation®Mobile.
Accessing PlayStation®Store on PS3 and PS Vita to download the latest games and exclusives
Or, if you love your tunes, why not try adding two more months of Music Unlimited.
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whlzibos said:
when you register your device with xperia privilege app you get a £22 voucher for Sony entertainment network !!
How to get this apps offer:
Install the Xperia™ Privilege app from the Google™ Play store.
Open the app on your Xperia (TM) and select the current app promotion. You’ll be redirected to the Google™ Play store to download your selected app for free.
Open up your world. Check the Xperia™ Privilege app regularly for news on the latest Sony offers.
you can spend the money on ::good:
Renting or buying the latest movies and TV shows from Video Unlimited.
Getting bite sized games to enjoy on-the-go with PlayStation®Mobile.
Accessing PlayStation®Store on PS3 and PS Vita to download the latest games and exclusives
Or, if you love your tunes, why not try adding two more months of Music Unlimited.
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I can't get it - it takes me to a email address page and when I put mine it it says 'please enter correct email address'?!

bigbamboo5 said:
I can't get it - it takes me to a email address page and when I put mine it it says 'please enter correct email address'?!
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Im sorry but i dont have a xperia z device i cant try it but i saw it on their official website so it should work, try another browser or another email
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It does work, I signed up, got my £22, immediately cancelled the subscription and bought Life of Pi and Zero Dark Thirty with it. The only downsides are that you have to play the movies through the Video unlimited app, and there are no HD movies currently available for the Xperia. Other than that it's a good offer.

I entered my e-mailadres but never got it

Thanks for the confirmation
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Anyone have codes they don't want to use/can't use? Feel free to pm me with them, or e-mail them at [email protected]. I thought this offer had run out, but it's still going! Also, are there any other new offers on the Privilege app? Because mine keeps saying that it needs updating when I have

iDroid8 said:
Anyone have codes they don't want to use/can't use? Feel free to pm me with them, or e-mail them at [email protected]. I thought this offer had run out, but it's still going! Also, are there any other new offers on the Privilege app? Because mine keeps saying that it needs updating when I have
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Said my code (that was given to me minutes before) was invalid or expired :silly:

Just discovered an odd wee thing. I had already registered my device and received the £22 when I was on stock .434. I flashed a new ROM on .253 and the app reset. I've just re-registered my handset using another email address and got another code! The Last of Us is on Sony!
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ianrobbie said:
Just discovered an odd wee thing. I had already registered my device and received the £22 when I was on stock .434. I flashed a new ROM on .253 and the app reset. I've just re-registered my handset using another email address and got another code! The Last of Us is on Sony!
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Careful with that. They're logging IMEI's and chances are either one or all of the vouchers get removed from your SEN account.

Thread Closed, this toipic has already beed covered

Sick of Google

I'm sick of Google. I'm stripping all apps out.
What are the best non Google to replace them with?
I've got rid of Google market for another but should be able to get anything.
Tnx.
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Get an iPhone.
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dont flash gapps, or just install the ones you want, i always remove google services i dont need.

scream4cheese said:
Get an iPhone.
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This.
To OP: You own a GOOGLE Nexus 4. What did you expect from it? And good luck getting rid of Google on your phone. Let's see how functional it is with 3rd party apps.
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You're sick of a cohesive integrated service platform that's given to you100 percent free of charge?
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A truely great Google app is the 'play store' app, so you can download replacements for the rest of the Google apps

scream4cheese said:
Get an iPhone.
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And then jailbreak it and get cydia - just to be different

andrew.golby said:
And then jailbreak it and get cydia - just to be different
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I think Nova Launcher and a widget can offer more than jailbreaking an iPhone.
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Go with a windows phone. Best way to get away from Google.
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Try amazon app store or just google some alternatives.... LOL
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/android-app-stores/

Weezle
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Try out the F-Droid app store.
It has a respectable collection of FOSS applications which might be something you'd want.

I agree, I'm tired of these company looking at what I'm doing ever second of my life. This will be an issue in the future.....There's a method to their madness....they are integrating everything to trap us and people are just following along like good sheep. Smh
And you people making fun are straight morons if ya can't get what the op is saying. "Buy an iPhone" haha haha so funny as well as soooooo original.
As asinine as it may sound, there are some of us who still value our privacy.
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3dupunk said:
I agree, I'm tired of these company looking at what I'm doing ever second of my life. This will be an issue in the future.....There's a method to their madness....they are integrating everything to trap us and people are just following along like good sheep. Smh
And you people making fun are straight morons if ya can't get what the op is saying. "Buy an iPhone" haha haha so funny as well as soooooo original.
As asinine as it may sound, there are some of us who still value our privacy.
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You make a good point here - Google is certainly 'buying' out data and information. They are not in the cell phone making business - rather, they are in the data and analytics business.
Did you think Google was making and selling Nexus devices this cheap just out of the goodness of their own hearts?
A Nexus device is sold at a significant cost reduction that is subsidized by Google for a reason. In today's day and age, if you truly value your privacy, I'd recommend canceling your internet package and surfing the web form your local library. Aside from that, someone is always watching what you're doing - Google or otherwise.

3dupunk said:
I agree, I'm tired of these company looking at what I'm doing ever second of my life. This will be an issue in the future.....There's a method to their madness....they are integrating everything to trap us and people are just following along like good sheep. Smh
And you people making fun are straight morons if ya can't get what the op is saying. "Buy an iPhone" haha haha so funny as well as soooooo original.
As asinine as it may sound, there are some of us who still value our privacy.
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Well then Toss all all credit cards, all shopping cards, Cancel the internet and dont make phone calls. All of these things do the same thing google does. IT has been happening for years and will continue to happen as long as we allow it. Removing some google apps may help a little but it is nothing in the long run.

Get a notepad and a pen. Have fun living in 1995.

People, stop being mod edit
You can replace Gmail with just the stock email app. No trouble there.
There are third party market apps. Forgot what the name is, but it's decent as long as you stick to the safe apps (aka not the obviously fake Chinese knockoffs)
For calendar, you can keep the stock calendar app.
For maps, your options are rather limited. Most good maps are paid apps, so you need to get them from Google Play. Not sure how you can fix this without resorting to piracy
Use color note to replace keep.

snapper.fishes said:
People, stop being mod edit
You can replace Gmail with just the stock email app. No trouble there.
There are third party market apps. Forgot what the name is, but it's decent as long as you stick to the safe apps (aka not the obviously fake Chinese knockoffs)
For calendar, you can keep the stock calendar app.
For maps, your options are rather limited. Most good maps are paid apps, so you need to get them from Google Play. Not sure how you can fix this without resorting to piracy
Use color note to replace keep.
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For appstore, just use Amazon and FDroid.
Actually there are lots of good maps alternative, you just need to spend some money. I use Sygic, it take longer to enter locations and more base on navigation rather than locale discovery, but it's better than Maps when it come to direction, especially outside of USA. CoPilot GPS is also decent.
ColorNotes still use internet, I prefer my offline Memo app from my Samsung Galaxy S, still working on KitKat.

Ichigo said:
I'm so sick of Google watching me as I sleep, or taunting me as I shower.
Leave me alone Google!
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Am I the only one that doesn't care if Google or whatever watches me, and tracks me? I mean, there's no harm to it. They know I like Dubstep? So be it!
The good thing is, they use that data to make your user experience a lot better. Like, my youtube home page is full of Dubstep.
I don't have a problem with them knowing everything. I have nothing to hide, and I couldn't care less, as long as they use the info to make my life easier.

gbarayah said:
You make a good point here - Google is certainly 'buying' out data and information. They are not in the cell phone making business - rather, they are in the data and analytics business.
Did you think Google was making and selling Nexus devices this cheap just out of the goodness of their own hearts?
A Nexus device is sold at a significant cost reduction that is subsidized by Google for a reason. In today's day and age, if you truly value your privacy, I'd recommend canceling your internet package and surfing the web form your local library. Aside from that, someone is always watching what you're doing - Google or otherwise.
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I need no schooling on Google and its ways, I've written quite a few papers for school on them so I GET WHAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY DOING and that's what scary IMO. I find that people who suggest cutting everything off are morons (not saying you) because what they are really doing is mocking w/e. I shouldn't have to worry about prying eyes is my point.
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Get a notepad and a pen. Have fun living in 1995.
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Soooo original, did you come up with that all by your self?
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