Big problem here - so I gave my old droid to my teenage son. Issue here is that in order for me to install the Amazon app store, you MUST sign in with an Amazon account AND it automatically enables 1-click for apps. AND THERE'S NO SIGN-OUT OPTION! Which means that my teen son would be able to install any app he wants.
De-registering the phone or uninstalling the app, disables the downloaded apps. And no way to enter a dollar restriction or disabling purchases for a device.
Great for me, but useless for kids. On grapple devices at least I have to enter a password to purchase new apps, even free - not here...
The workaround posted earlier does work on ATT phones. I actually discovered this myself using the same method the link details. I think it just plain sucky on ATT's part.
rbraden said: allowing a company to trademark something like "app store" is insane. They sell applications, which basically everyone calls "apps" and has since the 1970s or earlier (when spreadsheets were a "killer app"). So something ridiculously obvious plus "store"? Why not trademark "music store" or "video store"? It doesn't even come close to passing the "not obvious" test.
Yeah, that would like someone trademarking the word "Word". (OK, yes, I stole that joke from TNT)
If the app store is not present, apps from the store will not run.
I uninstalled the app store because I didn't want it running at start up or reactivating itself over and over, and I didn't want to have to tweak the phone to stop this.
Had I known it was going to do this, I would not have installed it.
So after uninstalling the app store, angry birds Rio was next.
I'll stick to android marketplace. Green for op regardless.
Side Load Wonder Machine worked like a charm, thanks.
inspirom said: At&t has disabled installing apps from third party. I just googled and found a way to install angry birds Rio on my captivate. Here is the link
rsuaver said: Big problem here - so I gave my old droid to my teenage son. Issue here is that in order for me to install the Amazon app store, you MUST sign in with an Amazon account AND it automatically enables 1-click for apps. AND THERE'S NO SIGN-OUT OPTION! Which means that my teen son would be able to install any app he wants.
I installed the Amazon Appstore yesterday and I could swear I was prompted with an option about staying signed in or remembering password or something like that
rsuaver said: Big problem here - so I gave my old droid to my teenage son. Issue here is that in order for me to install the Amazon app store, you MUST sign in with an Amazon account AND it automatically enables 1-click for apps. AND THERE'S NO SIGN-OUT OPTION! Which means that my teen son would be able to install any app he wants.
De-registering the phone or uninstalling the app, disables the downloaded apps. And no way to enter a dollar restriction or disabling purchases for a device.
Great for me, but useless for kids. On grapple devices at least I have to enter a password to purchase new apps, even free - not here...
Anyone find the privacy policy for glu games? Just want to see how they are using my phone's identity, if I don't opt for any additional services, online, etc.
Got it thanks, Had to follow instructions on how to set up Amazon app store, but was easy and painless. Droid Incredible. Verizon. App is fun, but seems a little easier that the original.
I am not digging the Amazon app store app. It has to run in the background when you use one of their apps which is just lame. I am guessing they are collecting a lot of data from the phones.
Apple's trademark app for 'app store' was rejected b/c it was considered too generic; Microsoft filed a summary judgment in opposition of the trademark. They countered by saying that that generic terms like 'windows' have been trademarked.
zzzpcpzzz said: Apple's trademark app for 'app store' was rejected b/c it was considered too generic; Microsoft filed a summary judgment in opposition of the trademark. They countered by saying that that generic terms like 'windows' have been trademarked.
You're a bit mistaken. Apple was awarded the trademark, and MS filed a brief opposing the award (nothing has yet come of MS's challenge).
rsuaver said: Big problem here - so I gave my old droid to my teenage son. Issue here is that in order for me to install the Amazon app store, you MUST sign in with an Amazon account AND it automatically enables 1-click for apps. AND THERE'S NO SIGN-OUT OPTION! Which means that my teen son would be able to install any app he wants.
De-registering the phone or uninstalling the app, disables the downloaded apps. And no way to enter a dollar restriction or disabling purchases for a device.
Great for me, but useless for kids. On grapple devices at least I have to enter a password to purchase new apps, even free - not here...
agree there should be a password confirmation option to purchase apps. however is your son that irresponsible? personally i would tell my kid to check with me before buying any app and anything he buys comes out of his allowance/paycheck/savings etc. even if he went on a crazy app buying spree it's not like he can run up any charge that selling off something like his nintendo ds or something on craigslist wouldn't cover. let him learn about personal responsibility/accountability.
blankblank said: agree there should be a password confirmation option to purchase apps. however is your son that irresponsible? personally i would tell my kid to check with me before buying any app and anything he buys comes out of his allowance/paycheck/savings etc. even if he went on a crazy app buying spree it's not like he can run up any charge that selling off something like his nintendo ds or something on craigslist wouldn't cover. let him learn about personal responsibility/accountability.
I'm sure plenty of parents who have had problems have had similar thoughts. The "free" Smurfs game is almost always in the top-ten revenue-generating apps in Apple's App Store.
slickdeal45 said: zzzpcpzzz said: Apple's trademark app for 'app store' was rejected b/c it was considered too generic; Microsoft filed a summary judgment in opposition of the trademark. They countered by saying that that generic terms like 'windows' have been trademarked.
You're a bit mistaken. Apple was awarded the trademark, and MS filed a brief opposing the award (nothing has yet come of MS's challenge).
ilu1234 said: rsuaver said: Big problem here - so I gave my old droid to my teenage son. Issue here is that in order for me to install the Amazon app store, you MUST sign in with an Amazon account AND it automatically enables 1-click for apps. AND THERE'S NO SIGN-OUT OPTION! Which means that my teen son would be able to install any app he wants.
De-registering the phone or uninstalling the app, disables the downloaded apps. And no way to enter a dollar restriction or disabling purchases for a device.
Great for me, but useless for kids. On grapple devices at least I have to enter a password to purchase new apps, even free - not here...
just go to manage applications and clear data.
Sure - however in order to use any games from the Amazon market you must log back in....
For Nook users....I had the same issue and found this excerpt HERE...I will try it out but people have confirmed this works...
at first i got the same error; after downloading the APK from my email; but then i went to "nook color tools" then reclicked "Allow Non-market Apps". Then went back to the download and installed. Had no issues since, including installing all three angry birds and another mail program.
Edit - I got it to work on mine by following these directions. Another win for Nook Color folks!
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