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Purchased apps

I have apps I purchased that I no longer use, is there a way to transfer ownership of these apps to someone else?
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They are tied to your google account. So, NO.

Lol this sucks. I have 5 apps I bought that have become outdated or usless now so there just usless now and taking up space on my downloads page.

unCoRrUpTeD said:
They are tied to your google account. So, NO.
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That is crap, I buy software for my computer I can sell it or give it away if I no longer want it.
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raz699 said:
That is crap, I buy software for my computer I can sell it or give it away if I no longer want it.
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Depends on the software dev. I know for a fact that AutoDesk only licenses the software and if you upgrade you either send it back to them or provide documentation showing that it has been destroyed. I believe EA has something to the same effect in their EULA, so, sometimes, no, you don't own it and you can't do with it as you please.
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You could always just be nice and pull the .apk each time it's updated and give it to them

mrinehart93 said:
You could always just be nice and pull the .apk each time it's updated and give it to them
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That's always an option.
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Antivirus

Antivirus? Is there a need? If so which one is best thanks

Try Lookout
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To be honest, I doubt that you need it. As long as you watch your downloading etc habits.

I have no issue with odin.....If I were to catch something it's back to stock and reflash for me. No antivirus here. BTW - this is not advise, it's just my personal motto.

Thanks I'm gonna try agv or lookout if not for the antivirus then for the finding my phone if I lose it somehow
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I've also been using NetQin which has a lot of great features that others only offer in their paid versions.

mbudden said:
To be honest, I doubt that you need it. As long as you watch your downloading etc habits.
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seconding this, just make sure the app you download only has access to what it is suppose to do, on a side note, I use antivirus free.

I feel they are pretty pointless as long as you get all your apps from the market and read the reviews before downloading anything.
Just be smart about what you download.

it only wastes battery.
go look at any thread about "crappy battery" you will notice 1 thing!
they all run antivirus

One word LINUX.
That is what android is. It will only do what you tell it to.
As others have said watch what you download. The only way to infect your phone is by your own mis-judgement. There are no auto installers, you have to approve everything you do.
That being said why would you need an anti-virus?

I mostly agree with that...
However, with the recent issue with Google pulling several Malware apps from the market(most that were duplicates of legitimate apps)
I am a bit worried about where this is heading.
Although I suggest using Droidwall
With a white list to only allow specific apps to access internet.

Listen, I'm brand new to the cappy, so I'm here to learn, and new to Android, and I just learned tho ditch my a/v!
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Thanks I decided I don't need one any suggestions with a phone tracker/remote wipe?
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offwiththeface said:
Thanks I decided I don't need one any suggestions with a phone tracker/remote wipe?
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How about a hammer or better yet don't lose your phone.
There are a few on the market. Lookout Mobile Security get 4 1/2 stars.

nickm50 said:
One word LINUX.
That is what android is. It will only do what you tell it to.
As others have said watch what you download. The only way to infect your phone is by your own mis-judgement. There are no auto installers, you have to approve everything you do.
That being said why would you need an anti-virus?
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Thank you for that, well said!

Words with Friends

Words with Friends. Wow, is this the most buggiest app or what? It's a shame because the game itself is incredibly fun. But there's constant force closes, unfinished games get erased, constant reinstalling and resigning in, sending a word takes forever...
Am I the only one?

If you have an ad blocker, that will mess it up.

I had it for a while but I uninstalled and I'm waiting for some serious updates. the iPhone/iPod version is sooo much smoother. it also seemed to be using a lot of battery
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I totally agree. I am playing games with my girlfriend, my sister and a couple of mates including one whose moved abroad. For that, it's awesome, but yeah the constant crashes, glitches and having to hack about with the hosts file is annoying. I would pay for a premium version if they could nail these issues and lose the adverts

Play WordFeud. It's better, no need for flashing graphics/sounds/gimmicky "shake to shuffle"
Pay no ads: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hbwares.wordfeud.full&feature=search_result
Free with ads: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hbwares.wordfeud.free&feature=search_result
It's coming to iOS soon, so your iOS friends can ditch Words With Friends too.

I actually prefer wordsmith. Up to 4 can play together.
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nxt said:
Play WordFeud. It's better, no need for flashing graphics/sounds/gimmicky "shake to shuffle"
Pay no ads: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hbwares.wordfeud.full&feature=search_result
Free with ads: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hbwares.wordfeud.free&feature=search_result
It's coming to iOS soon, so your iOS friends can ditch Words With Friends too.
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that's what I'm waiting for because unfortunately most of my friends have iPhones and iPod touches.
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nxt said:
It's coming to iOS soon, so your iOS friends can ditch Words With Friends too.
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Really? Wow. When? Link? Source? It's game over for Words with Friends then. Thanks for sharing info!

ctai320 said:
I actually prefer wordsmith. Up to 4 can play together.
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I like it because of that also, but in my experience, the updates are slow.
nxt said:
Play WordFeud. It's better, no need for flashing graphics/sounds/gimmicky "shake to shuffle"
Pay no ads: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hbwares.wordfeud.full&feature=search_result
Free with ads: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hbwares.wordfeud.free&feature=search_result
It's coming to iOS soon, so your iOS friends can ditch Words With Friends too.
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First time hearing that, good news. Lets hope Wordfeud won't screw it up on the iOS platform like Zynga did on Android.
onthecouchagain said:
Really? Wow. When? Link? Source? It's game over for Words with Friends then. Thanks for sharing info!
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http://wordfeud.com/blog/
Although it's been a month since the last update about the iOS version.

Wordsmith is the best

nxt said:
Play WordFeud. It's better, no need for flashing graphics/sounds/gimmicky "shake to shuffle"
Pay no ads: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hbwares.wordfeud.full&feature=search_result
Free with ads: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hbwares.wordfeud.free&feature=search_result
It's coming to iOS soon, so your iOS friends can ditch Words With Friends too.
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Can you use WordFeud with an adblocker?

Box.net offering Free 50Gb Lifetime Cloud Storage to Android Usrs

Box.net is offering free 50GB cloud storage for life if you sign up from your android. DL the app, sign up with a new email address and upon completion it gives you a message that you now have 50Gb. Normally it is only 5Gb so this is a heck of a freebie.
Not sure how long it lasts so go get it.
Please remember to hit the thanks button!

FYI app name on market is just....
Box

TRusselo said:
FYI app name on market is just....
Box
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Correct. Thanks for the clarification.
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Yes it is this has been out for a loooong time. And there is a 100mb upload limit (ouch!)

I only just heard about it but double checked... this deal has been going on for four days for Android users. Hardly a looong time. Further I did not see it posted anywhere and so thought some folks could actually benefit from knowing.
Oh and since you knew about it for so looong, where is your post letting the rest of us know about it?
But hey, thanks for being a thread-crapping douche rather than a contributing member. I'm sure we all appreciate your involvement.

Thanks! I have NOT heard about this yet. Its always nice to have backup space, especially 50gb of cloud storage.

BYOBret said:
Thanks! I have NOT heard about this yet. Its always nice to have backup space, especially 50gb of cloud storage.
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or 100gb if u use 2 email addresses :-D freakin sweet!
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capefearless said:
I only just heard about it but double checked... this deal has been going on for four days for Android users. Hardly a looong time. Further I did not see it posted anywhere and so thought some folks could actually benefit from knowing.
Oh and since you knew about it for so looong, where is your post letting the rest of us know about it?
But hey, thanks for being a thread-crapping douche rather than a contributing member. I'm sure we all appreciate your involvement.
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I think he was probably referencing this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383808
No need to have this devolve into ad hominem attacks.

SirBrettrick said:
I think he was probably referencing this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383808
No need to have this devolve into ad hominem attacks.
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So, box.net has been offering 50GB to LG users for awhile and the post you reference seems to confirm what i said... that the deal for all Android users has only been live since the 23rd. You will notice that I posted this in a Samsung thread who's users may have missed this posting in an LG thread-I know I did and I even searched for it.
Again though, I was just trying to help people and he was just trying to thread crap. I'm pretty comfortable with calling him a douche for it.
I apologize to anyone else I may have offended with my coarse language.
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I think, Dropbox is the best one from cloud service, though it offering 5gb free.

I think its only 5gb now .
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I got 50gb
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I think its only 5gb now.
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Literally just downloaded the app and registered from the app itself. After putting in an email and password, I got a message that says I was upgraded to 50gigs for life.

Thats because you should have. The promo is still running. The guy before you was talking about the storage space dropbox.com offers

Can anyone confirm if the 50GB free is over? I just read this thread, installed Box from the Market, and I only have 5GBs...

bobapunk said:
Can anyone confirm if the 50GB free is over? I just read this thread, installed Box from the Market, and I only have 5GBs...
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http://blog.box.com/2012/02/android...ur-box50gb-and-enter-the-box-mobile-giveaway/
Anyone know how to spoof your phone's model to, I assume, the app? (Or maybe to the market directly :/)

I will look into it!

bobapunk said:
Can anyone confirm if the 50GB free is over? I just read this thread, installed Box from the Market, and I only have 5GBs...
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Same here. I called them, and they said the promotion ended. So I uninstalled the app.
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Still works if anyone is interested.
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NFL mobile app BLOCKS rooted devices!

New update to NFL mobile app actually blocks rooted devices! I guess Verizon is either paranoid or thinks they own MY phone and can dictate how I use it! I'm off to search for a way to subvert this on my way to giving this app the review score it deserves.
Please feel free to weigh in with any thoughts or suggestions. Like a root user is going to just sit there and give up...yeah, good one Verizon...hey look at that, is that a KICK ME! sign I see on your back?!?!
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...on-3-7-to-8-0-what-and-now-blocks-root-users/
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DanRyan85 said:
New update to NFL mobile app actually blocks rooted devices! I guess Verizon is either paranoid or thinks they own MY phone and can dictate how I use it! I'm off to search for a way to subvert this on my way to giving this app the review score it deserves.
Please feel free to weigh in with any thoughts or suggestions. Like a root user is going to just sit there and give up...yeah, good one Verizon...hey look at that, is that a KICK ME! sign I see on your back?!?!
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...on-3-7-to-8-0-what-and-now-blocks-root-users/
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Ya I would think there's a way around it. Sq lite maybe? Not the best at bypassing stuff

I don't particularly mind. Never used it much. What pissed me off was VZW decided to add NFL Premium to all the lines on my plan without me asking for it. That's $6 a month per line I never asked for. Soon as I saw that I canceled it.

@DanRyan85
Block removed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395333

You are friggin awesome man thank you!
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