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Re: Android apps

Steogede — Mon May 14, 2012 1:27 am

Author: Steogede

Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 1:27 am

bobthebob1234 wrote:

guy wrote:

Eek, you mean people pay to have their privacy violated?

Yep. Amazon also have free apps, do a sort by price

guy wrote:

Remind me not to put my credit card details into the thing.

I made that mistake. Then became far too easy to buy new apps...

If you do setup a credit/debit card with Google Play/Market Place, don't forget to set a PIN. Also the PIN is per device, so if you happen to log into someone else's phone with your google account, don't forget to set a pin there too. http://www.talkandroid.com/98577-google-play-pin-code-can-be-easily-disabled/

I am seriously considering getting a prepaid card for use with my google account (and iTunes for that matter).

Re: Android apps

bobthebob1234 — Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:11 pm

Author: bobthebob1234

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:11 pm

guy wrote:

Eek, you mean people pay to have their privacy violated?

Yep. Amazon also have free apps, do a sort by price

guy wrote:

Remind me not to put my credit card details into the thing.

I made that mistake. Then became far too easy to buy new apps...

Re: Android apps

guy — Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:07 pm

Author: guy

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:07 pm

roseway wrote:

You can get a vast number of Android apps from Amazon, but being new to this technology myself I have no idea how independent they are.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dmobile-apps&field-keywords=

Eek, you mean people pay to have their privacy violated?

At least Google are willing to do it for free. Ho-hum. Remind me not to put my credit card details into the thing.

Oh, and thanks for the replies.

Re: Android apps

roseway — Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:14 am

Author: roseway

Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:14 am

You can get a vast number of Android apps from Amazon, but being new to this technology myself I have no idea how independent they are.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dmobile-apps&field-keywords=

Re: Android apps

bobthebob1234 — Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:26 pm

Author: bobthebob1234

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:26 pm

I think you might be living with the fairies a little bit.

You could always write your own

I on the other hand have no problem selling my soul to google.

Android apps

guy — Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:40 pm

Author: guy

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:40 pm

I am the proud new owner of a7" Android tablet and keyboard/case combi. Magic! Nearly as useable/portable as my old Psion and better screen!
But it has no text processor, let alone word processor. Just lots of "click here to sell your soul to Google" buttons - and, luckily, a relatvely unencumbered web browser.
Where can I find an independent (no data-harvesting) Android app store that isn't just an excuse to push malware. Or am I fantasising?