[android-developers] Re: Can I do anything about bogus user comments?

2010-12-15 Thread Brill Pappin
Oh yes, I'm not complaining about the warning... it's absolutely required IMO. and I don't mind negative comments all that much (although I'd rather get an email first, because usually the user don't understand how to install). My complaint is about most of the rest of her comment, which is

Re: [android-developers] Re: Can I do anything about bogus user comments?

2010-12-15 Thread Kostya Vasilyev
15.12.2010 12:31, Brill Pappin пишет: My complaint is about most of the rest of her comment, which is bogus. The key logging thing I can't prove one way or the other except to open up the code (which I may eventually do anyway). but calling it a scam etc? not good. I thought at first it would

Re: [android-developers] Re: Can I do anything about bogus user comments?

2010-12-15 Thread Marcin Orlowski
What do other do about this kind of comment? In the newer market versions, you can mark comments as spam. Sadly there's nothing that can be done in the developer console, so even this only works for your device's language. Mind you mark it on your behalf. The comment is still there. shining

[android-developers] Re: Can I do anything about bogus user comments?

2010-12-15 Thread mot12
I had my fair share of those. The first time someone posted THIS APP IS SPYWARE. IT MAKES PHONE CALLS AND BUYS STUFF ON THE INTERNET WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION. I went through the purchase records and found a match from the same day. So I sent this person an email questioning his fitness for life in

Re: [android-developers] Re: Can I do anything about bogus user comments?

2010-12-15 Thread Brill Pappin
Yah, just did that. We'll see what happens. - Brill -- 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] Re: Can I do anything about bogus user comments?

2010-12-15 Thread Brill Pappin
I thought of trying that, only in this case its from my free version so I don't get that and I feel it might be a bit creepy :) However I have been thinking about producing a thanks mailout for paid users, which would encourage them to ask questions if they have an issue. - Brill -- You

Re: [android-developers] Re: Can I do anything about bogus user comments?

2010-12-15 Thread Brill Pappin
Oh i wouldn't want it like the i-thing myself :) Been there already. But maybe an optional 3rd party service that can verify an application and allow you include some sort of rating. It could be a third party service like Verisign or Google itself (market integration would be better). - Brill

[android-developers] Re: Can I do anything about bogus user comments?

2010-12-14 Thread Spiral123
I'm afraid the best you can do is to enter a comment in the Marketplace about your own app to address it. It's not a perfect solution, but at least it allows some form of dialog rather than a one-sided rant. I don't suggest you use ALL CAPS though. On Dec 14, 2:46 pm, Brill Pappin

[android-developers] Re: Can I do anything about bogus user comments?

2010-12-14 Thread Brill Pappin
Haha... You mean I shouldn't reply to the user in the language she understands? ;) - Brill -- 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

[android-developers] Re: Can I do anything about bogus user comments?

2010-12-14 Thread mort
On 14 Dez., 20:46, Brill Pappin br...@pappin.ca wrote: not sure what her problem is, maybe a competitor or something, but the comment is completely bogus. I'm afraid that's the old problem with separating what permissions might allow an app to do vs. what an app actually does with them. Of