I don't want to single out any particular app, but conversely should a developer sell an application that can't be supported in the future because it uses an undocumented API? Tom.
2009/4/24 Al Sutton <a...@funkyandroid.com> > > I wouldn't worry, you can always do a chargeback on your credit card for > power manager and Google will approve it through and fine the developer $3 > all without asking them... > > Nice... Not. > > Al. > > -----Original Message----- > From: android-developers@googlegroups.com > [mailto:android-develop...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of nEx.Software > Sent: 24 April 2009 20:01 > To: Android Developers > Subject: [android-developers] Re: Android v. 1.5 = FAIL #2: Directly > Manipulating Settings > > > So, if I understand this all correctly... Those of us who have paid for an > app to toggle settings for us, specifically - Power Manager (which, by the > way, is currently the 2nd most popular Paid Application), have thrown away > our money since we will be prompted to allow changes for some of the > settings every time the application wants to change them? Man, I am glad > this app was only $0.99, otherwise I'd be really ticked off. Not to mention > that I will not be able to conserve battery life as well as I do now, > meaning that this effort to help users conserve battery life actually hurts > me (and 10,000 - 50,000 other users who have purchased Power Manager). > > On Apr 24, 10:48 am, Tom Gibara <m...@tomgibara.com> wrote: > > > ... The GPS hardware will only actually be powered up> if someone is > > > > asking to get data from it.... Another way> to look at this -- the GPS > > setting is primarily there for > > > privacy, to allow users to determine whether is okay -at > > > all- for anyone to be getting the fine-grained information about > > > where they are. > > > > So it's really unfortunate that the explanation for the GPS setting > reads: > > "deselect to conserve battery", it gives every user I've discussed it > > with the impression that enabling the setting will drain their battery > > faster independently of what applications choose to do. This is > > enforced the absence of similar indications for other settings. > > > > Tom. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
