How about instead of identifying the device, we use an " app profile" that can be changed on the same device, or copied from one device to another.
So for me, I would have "user=mhall119&profile=phone" applied to my Nexus 4. When I get my Nexus 5, on first boot or first time to the store it tells me I need a profile for the device, it then gives me the option to use "phone" or create a new one. Likewise I can have a profile for my Nexus 7 tablet, that can either be the same as the profile for my phone, or different. Same again with my laptop. Michael Hall [email protected] On 01/30/2014 03:49 PM, Roberto Alsina wrote: > On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 5:45 PM, Marc Deslauriers > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > On 14-01-30 03:34 PM, Roberto Alsina wrote: > > One advantage of doing it on first boot is the possibility of > letting the user > > decide a "human readable label" for the device that will be > consistent all > > through the device's life. > > > > It all depends on what features and user experiences we want to > implement. > > > > For example: user reinstalls device, then the store suggests "want > to reinstall > > all your apps". > > > > That implies that the store will know this newly installed device > is the same > > one as a device the user used before, which then implies we should > ID it > > somehow, either via the human-friendly label or some HW serial number. > > Why should we limit that to reinstalls of the same device? If I get a > replacement device, as long as the hardware is the same, shouldn't I > get my apps > reinstalled? > > Actually, I would probably want to get my apps reinstalled even if I > changed > hardware. (Of course, certain apps that aren't compatible would be > excluded...) > > > But I would not want my apps "reinstalled" on a new device :-) > I suppose it would ask and I would just say no, but if I have more than > one device, then this gets > complicated. > > > > > > > If we use a serial number, there are a number of privacy concerns > (which could > > be alleviated using a hash? No?) If we use the human-friendly > label, then we > > need to let the user change it somehow and preserve the device's > identity. > > > > I suspect we should first come up with user stories and then > design the feature. > > > > I agree. The user stories should determine what the minimum required > information > is needed. It would be preferable to use a generated UUID that can be > changed/regenerated by the end user rather than hardware serial > numbers or mac > addresses that have privacy implications. > > > I'm ok with either. > > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-appstore-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-appstore-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
