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I browse the market every day and I see this guy putting apps that consistently get low reviews. His highest ranking app is 3 stars. He spams the market with apps that are overpriced photo galleries that show pics and play sounds of one specific thing. I think we should help him get the message that his high refund/low ranking rates are not giving him. Please reply if you agree that his apps need to stop spamming the market. If you have not tried one yet, look here. I am not doing this to be mean, but he needs to be told not to quit his day job.
Where's the option for "No. I dislike spam apps, but I hate censorship more." ?
So if his apps were malicious would you vote to have them removed? Do you feel spam filters on email are censorship? They fill your box with junk in hopes of making a few dollars off of you. I am against censorship but his apps are rediculous.
So if his apps were malicious would you vote to have them removed?
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There are rules in place for the Market in regards to malicious apps. There would be no need to vote because the gatekeepers of the Market have already said malicious apps would be removed.
Do you feel spam filters on email are censorship?
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Of course not. The key difference is who gets to decide what is removed. With a spam filter, each user gets to decide whether he wants to see content or not. Any system that removes apps from the Market (that aren't infringing the basic rules as stated above) without your knowledge and consent is basically censorship, whether the decision is made by ten people at Google or a hundred people on xda-dev.
Not if your email provider passes your email through spamhaus you dont. Also I would ****LOVE**** to have a configureable filter but I doubt we will. As an acceptable alternative, I would like for consistantly low rated and highly returned items to be removed. Guess what walmart does if a product gets returned 80% of the time it is sold. Do they ask you?
Also, I am not trying to start a fight with anyone, just stating my view on the subject.
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Also, I am not trying to start a fight with anyone, just stating my view on the subject.
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I don't care to start a fight either; I'm just pointing out that what you are proposing is a path down a slippery slope, and it generally goes against the "open participation" ethos of Android. You should also keep in mind that one person's junk may be another mans treasure. Would I ever buy one of Khalid's lame $5 joke apps (literally, they're joke books!)? No probably not. That doesn't mean that someone else might not want it.
Edit: Just as an example, back in the early days of Market before developers could geotarget the regions for distribution, some Chinese developers put up some app whose interface was completely Chinese. I think it was a Chinese input method or a frontend for a Chinese website. Regardless, the ignorant fresh T-Mobile masses downloaded it, didn't understand what it was for, and then promptly uninstalled it and rated it zero stars. If you do a filtering system based on ratings, you are giving every uninformed ignoramus an equal say in whether an app is allowed to stay or go.
The Markets sucks! It needs the possibility for user to set their own filter
e.g.
dont show apps publiced by Khalid Shaikh! lower than 2stars, more expensive than x$ and so on..
only show apps of a specifig language (e.g. for traffic,taxi,bus,tv gadgets..)
sort for recently updated and so on .. that's what the market app really needs!
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The Markets sucks! It needs the possibility for user to set their own filter
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dont show apps publiced by Khalid Shaikh! lower than 2stars, more expensive than x$ and so on..
only show apps of a specifig language (e.g. for traffic,taxi,bus,tv gadgets..)
sort for recently updated and so on .. that's what the market app really needs!
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Yes, the market app needs customizable local (meaning on a user's own device) filters. That will partially solve the problem of crap apps littering the marketplace. However, I think overhauling Market client is low on the Google Android team's priority list. Unfortunately since it is a proprietary closed source app, there is no way for the dev community to take the matter into its own hands.
You would think that the king of searching would have some sort of decent searching on their own platform..
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Yes, the market app needs customizable local (meaning on a user's own device) filters. That will partially solve the problem of crap apps littering the marketplace. However, I think overhauling Market client is low on the Google Android team's priority list. Unfortunately since it is a proprietary closed source app, there is no way for the dev community to take the matter into its own hands.
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I am planning on developing an interface to the Market which allows for custom filters. I have a prototype Yahoo Pipe, which uses Cyrket to display Market data and allow simple filters. Basically, I can filter out apps that have certain words in the title, are from a certain developer (or more than one), or are below a certain rating threshold.
I will have to agree though on the statement about censorship. While it is true that his apps may be without any true merit, I do not believe that they are (or he is) breaking any of the Market rules or developer agreements. Unfortunately, as we've seen in the the "free" market and the iPhone AppStore, people are willing to download and even spend money on useless apps. I think as long as there is a market for this type of app we will continue to see them. Now, unfortunately that means we all have to deal with him, his apps, and others like him and his apps until either the Market allows for better filtering/sorting or a developer creates this for the community... It is much needed nonetheless.
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I am planning on developing an interface to the Market which allows for custom filters. I have a prototype Yahoo Pipe, which uses Cyrket to display Market data and allow simple filters. Basically, I can filter out apps that have certain words in the title, are from a certain developer (or more than one), or are below a certain rating threshold.
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thats awesome. if its anything like BarTor its going to be good
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I am planning on developing an interface to the Market which allows for custom filters. I have a prototype Yahoo Pipe, which uses Cyrket to display Market data and allow simple filters. Basically, I can filter out apps that have certain words in the title, are from a certain developer (or more than one), or are below a certain rating threshold.
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That's good to hear. What I meant is that the actual Market App itself cannot be modified to work the way we want it to. While being able to display Market data with filtering on a PC is nice, the bulk majority of users are still going to be suffering the standard Market app interface.
Unfortunately, as we've seen in the the "free" market and the iPhone AppStore, people are willing to download and even spend money on useless apps. I think as long as there is a market for this type of app we will continue to see them. Now, unfortunately that means we all have to deal with him, his apps, and others like him
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There will be more, that much I can assure you. As the Android platform grows, there will be more opportunist developers seeking to make a quick buck. It really is like spam. You throw a line out and because digital publishing is free, anything you get back is profit. There is basically no monetary risk involved in creating and distributing crapware. Atleast we won't have to suffer iPhone's idiotic ninety-nine cent "custom" name dialers. Although the number of soundboards posted daily is reaching dangerous limits...
I intend to make it an Android app. While it won't be a permanent fix,it might be what is needed to get Google moving on updates to the official Market app.
Anyway, on another note. I haven't looked at any one of the apps in question but I would venture a guess that they are in violation of copyright laws and as we have seen with the Tetris clones, Google does take action on matters of copyright. Maybe the best recourse then is to inform this developer of the copyright issues either directly or through Google.
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Frankly i can't agree with having a dev (does this word really apply in this case) removed from the market for producing crap. However i am completely in favour of spamming his inbox with as much crap as i can possibly manage just to see how he likes it. Free porn search here i come!
Anyone wants to help it's --EMAIL REMOVED-- Yes this is a very childish response but i'm pissed with having to sift through his crap every morning, i think it's only fair!
Ideally google can resolve this issue by allowing to create a list of blocked developers. And the ability to block any apps containing the word soundboard would make my day
nEx.Software an app that was basically cryket.com for the android would be awesome. What would really be sweet was if it had an independant comment system that was filterable as well. So we could ban commenters based on their username, words, etc... Filtering by ratings, developer, keywords, etc.. I love it already. Just link the products to their entries in the market. Basically, cryket for the android with comments... I CAN HAZ IT NOW PLZ K?
Also, I'd love to add IndiaNIC, LLC to the filter list. I'm sure *someone* out there likes that they're putting out 300 e-books about India a day, but I'm sure tired of scrolling past them.
The last thing I'd want is to see rigorous policing on the Android Market. He's spreading expensive crapware but I'm sure people are buying it and I'm sure some actually enjoyed it. I don't think removing his apps from the market is the best solution, keep the market as free from censorship as possible if you ask me.
I think the best solution is market search filters as discussed above.
I agree, the ability to "ignore" certain developers would be nice. The new developer I would instantly add to this list would be IndiaNIC, LLC. or whatever the hell they are called. They have about 40 apps on the market, and I don't think a single one has a comment.
/if anyone affiliated with IndiaNIC, LLC reads this, no offense, but please get the message when nobody is buying what you're selling
The more I think about it, the more I realize a filter would be a better idea than removing junk from the market. While I do not agree that anyone will find his apps useful, I do see the point in letting them choose. But at the same time we should be able to choose not to see his crap. As for IndiaNIC, I disagree with placing them in the same category. They have products with good ratings and seem to be making at least SOME useful apps. While I agree they put out too many at once, they seem to have a market for their apps unlike Khalid Shaikh.
Still, a filter would be better for all. I wish I could edit the poll now to add that as an option
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/if anyone affiliated with IndiaNIC, LLC reads this, no offense, but please get the message when nobody is buying what you're selling
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Spammers don't need to "get the message"! They know exactly what they are selling (junk). The whole point is they are trying to make a quick buck. And in the immortal words of P.T. Barnum: "There's a sucker born every minute."
Nevermind the fact that all of those texts can be downloaded for free from manybooks or feedbooks and then read on FBReaderJ...
androidplayground (link removed to comply with forum rules, google and take the first result, it's the ****hole in question)
This actually disgusts me.
I won't lie, I'm pro-piracy, and don't mind sites that host apps for free download, but profiting off someone else's work is frankly, sickening.
They do have a contact page, why not let them know how much you appreciate your hard work being stolen?
Looks pretty shady anyway, I'd much rather use the Android Market.
I agree. Charging people do get software you stole is worse than stealing it in the first place IMO.
I feel like I just took a trip back to a 1997 Geocities website
this is pretty much a site that leads to warez and shouldnt be posted. i am just saying.
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this is pretty much a site that leads to warez and shouldnt be posted. i am just saying.
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And changed.
It's being hosted by hostedsolutions, their contact info is here:
http://www.hostedsolutions.com/contact/
I'm sure they'd like to know what's on their servers.
Wow that's ballsy.
They even link back to the xda forums for formatting and rooting info.
And Dev's they are taking paypal payments. File a complaint with Paypal too.
They used a privacy company to hide who they are.
And then they used Tucows address as their domain registration address?
The whois phone number rings to a looped recording telling you to go to the privacy companies website. Which does not seem to work.
To bad these A$$munchs didn't also make the stupid Android7 Flash Player. We could have killed 2 birds with one stone.
If the site ever starts 'offering' SetCPU, I will do whatever is in my legal power to take them down. I can't do anything about those Chinese or Russian websites, but if it's hosted in the USA, they're going down.
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This actually disgusts me.
I won't lie, I'm pro-piracy, and don't mind sites that host apps for free download, but profiting off someone else's work is frankly, sickening.
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Piracy is piracy. Don't think somehow a for-free piracy distribution site is any more justified than a paid one. If anything, for-free distribution sites hurt developers more than paid sites: which one do you think attracts more pirates? (Note: Don't somehow come to the twisted conclusion that I support piracy of any kind; I don't.)
The difference between the two jashsu is that there is a large contingent of the "try before you buy" type of pirates out there. They'll get a warez version of an app, and if they like it, they'll often uninstall it and pay for the market version. However, if they pay for it through a third party website, the original developer never sees that profit.
Thats not to say I support piracy, because I dont. I fully believe that people should be compensated for hard work. I'm more than willing to pay for an app up front, and if it sucks, the dev will find out by reading the refund notice when i uninstall it within 24 hours.
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The difference between the two jashsu is that there is a large contingent of the "try before you buy" type of pirates out there.
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Please show me some numbers. To get the ball rolling, i'll post a link.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2...-more-serious-than-first-though-on-iphone.ars
"The numbers that developers might find most interesting are the ones that show "conversion rates" from "lite" versions to full. Only one out of every 14 average users tends to purchase the paid version of an app after using the lite version, which is just under 7.5 percent. For pirates, the conversion rate is less than half a percent, or one out of every 233."
I download apps. If I like 'em, I pay for them. I'll usually go for a "lite" version if one exists. Anyway, rather than have this thread derailed into a debate about piracy, can we get back to the topic at hand?
I've notified the host, lets see if that does anything.
Sigh. Nothing like a little bit of piracy to set a forum on fire. Doesn't matter what forum you're visiting, could be a forum for food - and the first mention of piracy is bound to bring up what I like to call the forum nazis. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, and no amount of gestapo trolling will change that. I find it interesting that people break various laws of various countries / cities / states daily and of course, it's overlooked. Someone makes mention of piracy and all of a sudden you've got the ePolice regime banging on your every post as if it were going to change something. What's my point? None, really. (But there again, there's also no point in bashing piracy, it's not going to make it any less existent.)
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Someone makes mention of piracy and all of a sudden you've got the ePolice regime banging on your every post as if it were going to change something.
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I hope you don't think that I assumed my post would change ThrashWolf's perception on piracy. I was merely pointing out how humorously sad this statement is:
This actually disgusts me.
I won't lie, I'm pro-piracy, and don't mind sites that host apps for free download, but profiting off someone else's work is frankly, sickening.
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I mean.. maybe i'm the only one who finds that just a bit hypocritical? I would have been completely okay if he/she just said "hey dudes, theres a paid piracy site, lets get it shut down" or "I like piracy". But to go and say "I am a pirate, but these other pirates disgust me".. idk.. maybe it's just me, but that's just ridiculous.
Then again what do I know?
Also they spam the android market with there links so make sure if you see it report it as spam.
Doesn't anyone pay for their apps anymore ...
I'll admit it, I pirate apps too, but only to either try it or if I have no other way to even purchase the application.
The thing is, being a high-schooler, I have a cheap, prepaid credit card that only allows transactions in USD. Many apps aren't available in the Market in currency other than Euros or Pounds so I have no other choice to use the apps than to pirate them.
This kind of behavior where people are selling pirated copies instead of just making it available for people who otherwise can't even buy them is really annoying though... anybody thought of a way to get them shut down?
I'm honestly debating to pay for a membership and email every dev that has an app on their. The other known site I've already found 6 apps from me on their and they were removed. But since this place charges just to get a peak I'm very tempted to pay and make sure every company knows and can write C&D's to them and the host.
Piracy is always going to be an issue. Always. I have pirated apps before, usually to test out an app update I have already downloaded and refunded from the marketplace. If the update fixes things I had issues with, I will buy it. If not, then I delete it. I have bought and kept 21 apps from the marketplace so far. I believe my use of pirated apps is fair.
I am not trying to justify piracy, but merely stating it is a great tool for me. I am aware that a lot of people pirate apps just so they don't have to pay for them. I believe that is wrong. However when comparing those who distribute an app for free to those that charge for an app that is not theirs, I believe that the one who distributes for free is the lesser of the two evils. The one who distributes for free is going to reach out to more of the potential market yes, but the scumbags who actually charge for apps that someone worked hard on are the true thieves IMO. They affect a lesser share of the potential market, but keep in mind their "share" is willing to make a purchase in the first place, while the freeloaders "share" is questionable in that department.
Just my 2 cents.
Privacy experts 'roast' Kindle Fire for 'watching you' online - worse than Google OR Facebook
One of the most unexpected features of Amazon's new Kindle Fire was that it shipped with an all-new web browser, Amazon Silk - speeded up '20 times' by the power of Amazon's 'cloud' computing servers.
But the processes the Kindle Fire uses to 'speed things up' are already setting off privacy alarm bells.
British security company Sophos's Chester Wisniewski wrote in a blog, 'If you think Google AdWords and Facebook are watching you, this service is guaranteed to have a record of EVERYTHING you do on the web.'
'Every page they see, every link they follow, every click they make, every ad they see is going to be intermediated by one of the largest server farms on the planet.'
'People who cringe at the privacy and data-mining implications of the Facebook Timeline ought to be just floored by the magnitude of Amazon’s opportunity here.' -Chris Espinosa, a senior employee at Apple
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Looks like Amazon isn't just going after the Barnes and Noble market, but also Facebook's corner on sales of customer information to marketing companies. I think after Amazon has a captive audience, there is a distinct possibility that in the future the company will block unless a subscription fee is paid for accelerated Silk access to "non-approved" sites.
I know there will always be people that say "I don't have anything to hide" but fortunately the majority of people do not share the same nonchalant exhibitionist attitude and value privacy.
After reading this, I would definitely never buy an AF.
You know they also announced you could shut it off, right? If you are concerned with them watching you, disable it and use the browser normally.
Yep, your porn viewing habits shall be safe with a simple flick of a switch...
Now grandma catching you doing things in your skivvies ... well now, that's an entirely different issue.
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You know they also announced you could shut it off, right? If you are concerned with them watching you, disable it and use the browser normally.
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Did you read the article?
Users who are seriously worried about the power of Amazon's cloud to track, watch and deliver advertising can simply turn the split-browser function off - although the company warns that this will slow things down.
And there goes the 20x browser speed.
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Did you read the article?
Users who are seriously worried about the power of Amazon's cloud to track, watch and deliver advertising can simply turn the split-browser function off - although the company warns that this will slow things down.
And there goes the 20x browser speed.
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Are you just trying to complain for the sake of complaining? If you want the speed boost provided by the caching you'll have to be okay with Amazon having access to your browsing history because that's the way caching works(guess what? your ISP already has that access, so it's not really a loss of privacy).
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Are you just trying to complain for the sake of complaining? If you want the speed boost provided by the caching you'll have to be okay with Amazon having access to your browsing history because that's the way caching works(guess what? your ISP already has that access, so it's not really a loss of privacy).
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I did not know that I am required to submit my opinions to you before posting them here or be subject to your personal attacks. You have my insincerest apologies.
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Did you read the article?
Users who are seriously worried about the power of Amazon's cloud to track, watch and deliver advertising can simply turn the split-browser function off - although the company warns that this will slow things down.
And there goes the 20x browser speed.
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Facebook, google and, pretty much every other company tracks your data too. It's really not anything new.
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I don't think it'll be any worse them what google already does with Android.
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Kind of sad that everyone is okay with this... I mean I understand, it's already been done by other companies so...-- so what?
But it just feels dirty that everyone is okay with this... Just another step being taken towards to losing our freedoms and privacy, oh well.
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Kind of sad that everyone is okay with this... I mean I understand, it's already been done by other companies so...-- so what?
But it just feels dirty that everyone is okay with this... Just another step being taken towards to losing our freedoms and privacy, oh well.
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There is no such thing as privacy in the digital age. If you have a cell phone you can be tracked at all times(http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/26/business/media/26privacy.html), if you watch digital cable/Netflix/Hulu someone knows what you are watching at all times, credit/debt card there is a record of everything you buy, Facebook/MySpace/Dating websites... and so-on, son-on, etc, etc...
Anyway, in the case of Amazons silk browser, you can turn off the caching and use it like a regular browser if you have "privacy concerns", so there is absolutely no reason to raise an alarm here and run after Amazon with pitch forks and fire.
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There is no such thing as privacy in the digital age. If you have a cell phone you can be tracked at all times(http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/26/business/media/26privacy.html), if you watch digital cable/Netflix/Hulu someone knows what you are watching at all times, credit/debt card there is a record of everything you buy, Facebook/MySpace/Dating websites... and so-on, son-on, etc, etc...
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Big BROTHER is alive and well...Orwell was a genius!!!
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There is no such thing as privacy in the digital age. If you have a cell phone you can be tracked at all times(http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/26/business/media/26privacy.html), if you watch digital cable/Netflix/Hulu someone knows what you are watching at all times, credit/debt card there is a record of everything you buy, Facebook/MySpace/Dating websites... and so-on, son-on, etc, etc...
Anyway, in the case of Amazons silk browser, you can turn off the caching and use it like a regular browser if you have "privacy concerns", so there is absolutely no reason to raise an alarm here and run after Amazon with pitch forks and fire.
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And I understand this, nor do I think Amazon should be punished for it. Merely stating that the future is a scary thing and little by little -- we are accepting these terms for "safety" reasons.
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And I understand this, nor do I think Amazon should be punished for it. Merely stating that the future is a scary thing and little by little -- we are accepting these terms for "safety" reasons.
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But most that complain are the ones that want the simplicity and speed that giving up those "freedom" (as called by others) and "safety" provides us.
People want speed... along came cookies so information you had to enter to get the site info was already saved....
People wanted more speed... so along came caching of sites and data... so next time you wanted access it was readily available... (this is what proxy servers initially did)
People wanted even more speed and "safety"... proxy servers were modified and hacked to make "Big Brother" think you were accessing a site from somewhere else...
Fast Forward to today... Internet use has boomed... along with it people are learning more.... SORT OF...
MOST people only understand enough for the alarms to go off in their heads when they see someone advertise they are proxying items to increase speed.
When they proxy a previous site what they are doing is storing a page that was accessed so next time someone wants that page they can save however hops on the internet it takes to get to that page... sometimes as many as 30 hops...
NOTE: a "hop" is a device on the internet that routes the data traffic to the next device to eventually get to the information requested by the user.
I find it ironic that an Apple exec was complaining - that's rich:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/04/20/apple-iphone-users-beware-location-tracking/
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I did not know that I am required to submit my opinions to you before posting them here or be subject to your personal attacks. You have my insincerest apologies.
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It wasn't a personal attack it was a simple counter point, stop being butt hurt.
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BTW, you guys know that Skyfire and Opera have done this for a long time already, right? Same caveats, they're seeing your data traffic etc.
I love XDA but it is getting annoying anymire with ads popping up all over everyrume I click something. Very evasive ads at that. I end up in the google play store every three clicks. I practicly live on this site. I have lernt so much here that i am evwn building my own ROM now. And I know the site needs a source of income to survive. But there has to be a way to keep it a bit less annoying and "IN YOUR FACE".
Please dont take thiabthe wrong way guys. I just wantwd to express a concern that I am sure many other people face. I know an AD blocker will solve the problem but still wanted to voice my opinion.
I love this site and some of the brightest minds in Android.
Happy Holidays guys.
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What ads?
Most senior members or members most likley have ad blockers by now. But when you have a rom that does not include it or are new and dont know how to do anything, there are actually ALOT of ADs. When I forget to enable AD block, I am bombarded by ADs that get right in the way and take you to either the play store or a shady looking site. Dont know why those. But l8ke i said, if your blocked then its not an issue at all.
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Use tapatalk
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I have tried uing tapa, but i think i just am not right with it because it seems less than. Im sure its user error on my part and if i knew all it could do it would be great. I see many many people here use it. When I tried it though it didnt seem right. Guess i should try again.
You can either use an Ad Blocker extension for your browser.
Or you can get a title, once you get a title you can select an ad-free template.
What ads?
https://adblockplus.org/
Anyone know how to block ads in textra with adhell 3 on note 9?
Tia
Buy the pro version and give the developer some money instead of cheating them out of it I think its like 2 us dollars...
I agree with sliverr, just pony up the small few dollars I stead of trying to get free stuff or block the add revenue. This is why we don't get nice things. Stop trying to cheat people out of a service you use, you enjoy but are too cheap to support.
I'm with op, if the admins allow discussion on Adhell and other blockers. Having an opinion on what app gets adblocked or doesnt is an opinion based on your own moral compass.
Op isn't asking for opinions on how people feel about blocking Textra
I like the hypocrisy here. Blocking ad revenue for "some" things are ok, but other things isn't.
By the above posts of silver & king, we shouldn't block any ads since they are generating a revenue stream for the sites we visit and read, or use. The apps we use, all the other apps that are "free" because of the embedded ads, but blocking those ads are ok...
Keep the high and mighty opinions out of this. Your opinion was to support the dev which is fine, but the belittling and name calling is completely uncalled for and not in the spirit of XDA. It's because of replies like those that prevent some users from asking questions and clog threads. THAT'S why we can't have nice things/threads!
Again: if anyone can assist me in determining how to block ads on an app which is somehow circumventing adhell I'd appreciate the assist.
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I'm with op, if the admins allow discussion on Adhell and other blockers. Having an opinion on what app gets adblocked or doesnt is an opinion based on your own moral compass.
Op isn't asking for opinions on how people feel about blocking Textra
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Thanks
Araltd said:
I like the hypocrisy here. Blocking ad revenue for "some" things are ok, but other things isn't.
By the above posts of silver & king, we shouldn't block any ads since they are generating a revenue stream for the sites we visit and read, or use. The apps we use, all the other apps that are "free" because of the embedded ads, but blocking those ads are ok...
Keep the high and mighty opinions out of this. Your opinion was to support the dev which is fine, but the belittling and name calling is completely uncalled for and not in the spirit of XDA. It's because of replies like those that prevent some users from asking questions and clog threads. THAT'S why we can't have nice things/threads!
Again: if anyone can assist me in determining how to block ads on an app which is somehow circumventing adhell I'd appreciate the assist.
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Root your note 9 and install adaway.
or simply use secure dns with an add blocking provider.
takes literally 8 seconds to do:
dns.adguard.com
Personally I never think or thought it was ok. I don't use ad blockers ??*
If I want the ads gone I'll just pony up the one time fee. The only places I really can't stand ads is videos, music and podcasts and that's why I have the premiums services and subscriptions
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Personally I never think or thought it was ok. I don't use ad blockers ??*
If I want the ads gone I'll just pony up the one time fee. The only places I really can't stand ads is videos, music and podcasts and that's why I have the premiums services and subscriptions
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Welp that's part of the allure of Android, choices and using your device how you want ¯\_(ツ)_/¯