I figured with all the smart folks that this would be the place to get an answer. I'm one of those who is missing a couple paid apps from the market. Not a HUGE deal but I want them back at some point. Anyone here know the real deal?
Here's a link with a little more info
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Android+Market/thread?tid=25b86f2ce5166c3c&hl=en
I looked for a thread around here but couldn't find one. If there is one please direct me there and apologies if this is has already been posted.
My apologies as I think I got my answer in that thread I linked to. Someone just contacted one of the developers and it appears the missing apps are copy protected apps and google appears to be blaming devs and devs are blaming google.
All I know is I want my paid apps. Surely they'll get this straightened out...
I am able to install it but when I try to open it, it force closes every time within about 1 second of opening. I believe it occurred around the time I started using a 2.1 ROM. I've tried using fix_permissions but it doesn't help. I'm running SuperBadCM5 v1.6 on a mytouch.
are you restoring a backup, or downloading from the market?
s15274n said:
are you restoring a backup, or downloading from the market?
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I've done both I believe.
It amazes me that people are so careless about their security that they would use programs like "root explorer". This is a HUGE security vulnerability. YOU DON'T KNOW THE DEVELOPER OR THE CODE, so how do you know that (a) the developer is good, (b) there isn't some nasty bug in there that will give china root access to your phone?
ROOT should be used SPARINGLY, and MANUALLY, i.e. from the TERMINAL ONLY.
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It amazes me that people are so careless about their security that they would use programs like "root explorer". This is a HUGE security vulnerability. YOU DON'T KNOW THE DEVELOPER OR THE CODE, so how do you know that (a) the developer is good, (b) there isn't some nasty bug in there that will give china root access to your phone?
ROOT should be used SPARINGLY, and MANUALLY, i.e. from the TERMINAL ONLY.
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I could care less about security. It's a phone. I don't store secret information there. If someone creates a program that steals the phone numbers of my contacts, I don't give a ****. If it breaks my phone, I don't give a ****. What do you possess on your phone that is SO confidential?
staunty said:
I could care less about security. It's a phone. I don't store secret information there. If someone creates a program that steals the phone numbers of my contacts, I don't give a ****. If it breaks my phone, I don't give a ****. What do you possess on your phone that is SO confidential?
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The ability to CHARGE MONEY to my cell phone account is one.
Trade secrets.
The security of your CONTACTS should be TOP PRIORITY -- not for YOUR sake, but for THEIRS. It is a question of RESPECT.
The ability to trust that your phone's communications are private and confidential. You really want north korea listening in on all your phone conversations? If they get root access to your phone, they CAN.
You ever give a credit card number out over the phone? Or type one into a website?
How about simply RELIABILITY?
Or do you not mind when your phone gets slow, crashes, or seemingly reboots at random?
staunty said:
I could care less about security. It's a phone. I don't store secret information there. If someone creates a program that steals the phone numbers of my contacts, I don't give a ****. If it breaks my phone, I don't give a ****. What do you possess on your phone that is SO confidential?
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Well, for one, the ability to bill your phone without authorization? Your phone could be compromised, forcing it to dial 1-900 numbers that charge by the second. Don't forget spoofing your number as an auto-dialer forwarding system.
That's the number one no-no.
Any time I need to do anything like that I just adb it. If not, I've set up numerous commands in scripts on sdcard that does most common commands for quick going with the terminal.
But if you must have one, e-mail the developer and ASK him if it supports Android 2.1.
You guys are seriously WAY too paranoid. North Korea can listen to my calls all they want. I. Don't. Care. However, your conspiracy theories didn't answer my question. Thanks for throwing in your 2 cents though. Keep those tin foil hats close.
Jesus, the application does not even ask for permissions. I love not having to use terminal or adb for stuff. How about trying to help the guy and get off your soap box.
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staunty said:
You guys are seriously WAY too paranoid. North Korea can listen to my calls all they want. I. Don't. Care. However, your conspiracy theories didn't answer my question. Thanks for throwing in your 2 cents though. Keep those tin foil hats close.
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People offer you genuine advice and you get angry? Damn, bro, need a therapist? And stay away from churches... Anyways, here's an idea.... go find another file manager! O.O If you ran fix_permissions & reinstalled and it still force closes, what the hell do you want us to do? You want me to drive to your house and see if I can recode it to work for you? Since I'm already out, do you want McDonalds or Burger King when I'm on my way?
Edit: Have you even bothered to e-mail the developer asking if it supports 2.1 or if he's built it to work with custom ROMs?
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Jesus, the application does not even ask for permissions. I love not having to use terminal or adb for stuff. How about trying to help the guy and get off your soap box.
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And I love ANYTHING that will mess with ANY file other than the sdcard WILL ASK FOR PERMISSION. Do you even know what root means? You're not injecting your phone with tree veins, you know that right?
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People offer you genuine advice and you get angry? Damn, bro, need a therapist? And stay away from churches... Anyways, here's an idea.... go find another file manager! O.O If you ran fix_permissions & reinstalled and it still force closes, what the hell do you want us to do? You want me to drive to your house and see if I can recode it to work for you? Since I'm already out, do you want McDonalds or Burger King when I'm on my way?
Edit: Have you even bothered to e-mail the developer asking if it supports 2.1 or if he's built it to work with custom ROMs?
And I love ANYTHING that will mess with ANY file other than the sdcard WILL ASK FOR PERMISSION. Do you even know what root means? You're not injecting your phone with tree veins, you know that right?
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I wasn't given genuine advice. I was given paranoid, conspiratorial thoughts on the app in question. Don't bother injecting your two cents if it doesn't answer someones question. Being that root explorer is a widely used program, and I hadn't seen anyone post about it not working, I figured it was an issue on my end.
You are not alone. Root Explorer stopped working for me too. I had 1.2 from my old android and just reinstalled the APK but it crashes on my Vibrant since 2.1 and now 2.2. If I find a fix i will let you know.
I was trying to use version 2.13.1 from my other android but
I resinstalled an older apk version 2.08 and it works just fine now hope this helps.
Hello all. New to the forums and android devices. First thanks for all the info posted so far. Its been very helpful. I was wondering how you all stand on security apps for example Lookout, wavesecure ect. Is it something thats needed or just a piece of mind deal? And what would you reccomend? Thanks in advance.
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Hello all. New to the forums and android devices. First thanks for all the info posted so far. Its been very helpful. I was wondering how you all stand on security apps for example Lookout, wavesecure ect. Is it something thats needed or just a piece of mind deal? And what would you reccomend? Thanks in advance.
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Every time I flashed a ROM on my Touch Pro 2, one of the first things I reinstalled was Lookout.
I've actually used it twice to find my lost phone..
Naturally, it was the first thing I installed when I got my Captivate :3
Couldn't live without it.
I've read some reviews/comments listing concerns about the Privacy Policy of the software. Some say they utilize/sell your private information.
I'm not sure if the concern is pretty valid, or if it is some folks that are obsessive about privacy.
Any other apps to look at? I want to be able to track my phone if stolen or lost, etc.
I have Lookout installed mostly for the lost phone feature. The anti-virus can't hurt I suppose.
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Paul22000 said:
I want to purchase Quitter from Barnes & Noble.
However, I would like to read it using Moon+ Pro (I have the paid version) mainly for the text-to-speech capabilities (listening while driving etc) but also I just like the app better anyway.
Alternatively, I could just purchase it directly from the source, the daveramsey.com website, which gives out a DRM free ePub (I think).
I would LIKE to purchase it from B&N in order to support them (so they make a Nook Color 2 etc in the future ). But if it's too much of a hassle to remove the DRM so I can read it via Moon+, then I'll just purchase from daveramsey.com.
Has anyone successfully removed removed the DRM from an epub purchased from Barnes & Noble? Is it a hassle or pretty easy? I found a few "guides" which seemed like nightmares... Hopefully that is out of date and there are newer/easier ways?
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I haven't seen anyone or news site say it's been hacked but it's also something that would be considered warez or at least illegal so I don't know how much information you are going to get here let alone if you should be even posting this on XDA.
It's not much different that what we do here on XDA every day - bypass phone protections/security/lockdowns/etc... Hell, rooting a phone to enable tethering could be considered "theft of services".
Anyway, I don't know of anything directly, but googled "remove B&N drm" and got quite a few guides. Some were older though, so just gotta find something that's currently working.
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I haven't seen anyone or news site say it's been hacked but it's also something that would be considered warez or at least illegal so I don't know how much information you are going to get here let alone if you should be even posting this on XDA.
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Hmm, maybe you're right. I just thought since it's a purchased item, I should be able to do what I want with it. Bleh.
Google "drm tools archive", should be the first link. I use calibre. My wife and I each have a nook and don't have them tied to the same account, so there are books we buy that we both want to read at the same time.
I just bought a S6 Active as my S4 took a dive. I usually don't buy a new phone if there isn't at least a root method for it. But, this time I didn't listen to myself. Now I have a nice phone but, don't want to install anything on it as I can't manage app permissions. I managed to disable most of the bloat on the phone but, I have not been able to find an xprivacy replacement. Is there such an app?
With the way apps request everything under the sun even things they have no use for I don't feel safe. So should I just keep my phone app free until there is a root method or just install the apps I want and throw caution into the wind?
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I just bought a S6 Active as my S4 took a dive. I usually don't buy a new phone if there isn't at least a root method for it. But, this time I didn't listen to myself. Now I have a nice phone but, don't want to install anything on it as I can't manage app permissions. I managed to disable most of the bloat on the phone but, I have not been able to find an x privacy replacement. Is there such an app?
With the way apps request everything under the sun even things they have no use for I don't feel safe. So should I just keep my phone app free until there is a root method or just install the apps I want and throw caution into the wind?
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Same issue here. Hoping someone replies with a decent non rooted solution.
That being said, has anyone not read the Facebook app permissions taken ? and decided to install that **** anyway ? Sure let me allow you to see my contacts, when and how often I contact them. IT Lobbyists have this country's lawmakers where they want them, in their pocket $$$. Allowing this breach of security and privacy to take place is a criminal act. People need to speak up and stop being sheep.
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That being said, has anyone not read the Facebook app permissions taken ? and decided to install that **** anyway ? Sure let me allow you to see my contacts, when and how often I contact them. IT Lobbyists have this country's lawmakers where they want them, in their pocket $$$. Allowing this breach of security and privacy to take place is a criminal act. People need to speak up and stop being sheep.
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Facebook has a feature to import and link your contacts, so it needs access to your contacts, weird huh?
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