Is it worth it?
Are updates free after I purchase?
How playable are the games?
Could I paypal the developer or is SlideMe the only option?
1: Yes updates are free
2: Depends on the game. Some are more playable than others.
3: I believe SlideMe is the only way, ever since the dev got kicked off the Android Market.
It approved my purchase, but it never downloaded/installed. When I go to "storagelocker" it says apps may take 24 hours to appear. Is this normal?
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Has anyone else noticed that the Amazon AppStore seems to be cheaper than the Android (Google) Market? Apart from offering a free paid app every day, some apps seem to be less expensive. Another advantage that I noticed is that it's all in US$ and not converted from € or £; this is great because then I don't have to pay foreign transaction fees!
Only disadvantage is that you have to keep an eye on two different market places...
Shame it's not available in the UK - We can view but can't even get the free app of the day - says theservice is not available in your country...
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Shame it's not available in the UK - We can view but can't even get the free app of the day - says theservice is not available in your country...
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I know that the MarketEnabler app works for the standard android market (for root devices), but does it also work for Amazon's store? or does it pull country ID a different way?
On the Amazon AppStore, Amazon gets to adjust an app's price around. App developers are guaranteed a minimum amount of money (so when one of the apps are free for a day, Amazon is literally just paying the developer for each download!) for paid apps, but Amazon reserves more control.
Personally, I like the AppStore FAR more than the Android Market... I've never once had an issue with stuff from the AppStore totally ignoring you when you tell it to install/update something (unlike what the Market does for me somewhere from 50-90% of the time).
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I know that the MarketEnabler app works for the standard android market (for root devices), but does it also works on Amazon's store? or does it pull country ID a different way?
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My Transformer is not rooted - I don't intend to root it... not for some time - it's new so I'm "bedding it in" - see if any problems popup..
Just a shame that a company as large as amazon has not expanded the Android market into all regions yet.. and yet Kindle it appears has taken over the world. LOL
My problem with Amazon:
1. Can't turn off one-click purchase. I have purchased apps accidentally.
2. The only way to "diasble" one-click is to de-authorize the device on Amazon's website
3. Once you de-authorize a device or if you uninstall the Amazon App Store app, you can no longer use the app.
Basically, if you buy an app and then decide down the road that you don't like the amazon appstore (for whatever reason). You pretty much can't uninstall it unless you don't want access to the apps you purchased anymore. I don't think the andorid marketplace functions this way.
I am unsure if the apps even function if you don't have a wireless connection. Maybe someone can clarify this.
Also, if there is a way around this, I'd like to hear it.
As is stands now, I have about 6 paid Amazon apps and have now decided that I don't want to use the amazon appstore due to their no-refunds/can't-turn-off-one-click policy(s). So what do I do now? I am forced to leave the amazon appstore app on my device.
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My problem with Amazon:
1. Can't turn off one-click purchase. I have purchased apps accidentally.
2. The only way to "diasble" one-click is to de-authorize the device on Amazon's website
3. Once you de-authorize a device or if you uninstall the Amazon App Store app, you can no longer use the app.
Basically, if you buy an app and then decide down the road that you don't like the amazon appstore (for whatever reason). You pretty much can't uninstall it unless you don't want access to the apps you purchased anymore. I don't think the andorid marketplace functions this way.
I am unsure if the apps even function if you don't have a wireless connection. Maybe someone can clarify this.
Also, if there is a way around this, I'd like to hear it.
As is stands now, I have about 6 paid Amazon apps and have now decided that I don't want to use the amazon appstore due to their no-refunds/can't-turn-off-one-click policy(s). So what do I do now? I am forced to leave the amazon appstore app on my device.
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I understand what you are saying but it is exactly the same with Google Market; it's just not that obvious! Your device is linked to your google account and your market account is basically identical with (or part of) your google account. So if you decide you don't want to go with google anymore (which is impossible btw) you would lose all your apps as well. Does that make sense?
Ignore me, I obviously didn't read the first post.....
Hmmm. I was just shocked to see that some apps are also more expensive at amazon... Guess at the end of the day it will be very similar after all.
Yongzh has released all his emulators for free on the slideme market for 2 weeks to anyone. He plans to continue updates there so spread the word. he also noted n64oid should have some updates very soon. A Sega Saturn emulator is in the works and n64oid is free as well on slideme. Google is banning many emulators from the market so this is the only way you will get them now
U can google slideme on ur phone and download the app from their site which includes a slideme market place. Then it is just a matter of redownloading his emulators if you already have them. If you do not redownload within 2 weeks slideme will say you need to buy them when an update comes out you want to get. So make sure and download them through the slideme app asap. Then whenever you want to check updates just open that app like the android market app and check for updates by clicking on notifications
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Someone should download all of them and pull the apk's and post them here!
Keep them someplace all of XDA can access them.
I lost my NESoid and SNES9x when I flashed a new ROM and forgot to back them up.
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Someone should download all of them and pull the apk's and post them here!
Keep them someplace all of XDA can access them.
I lost my NESoid and SNES9x when I flashed a new ROM and forgot to back them up.
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They're only free for 2 weeks, so hosting otherwise will be considered warez.
I do cringe at the idea of having yet another app store on my phone, but good on yongzh for stepping up and offering them for free.
http //www reddit com/r/Android/comments/hmwj7/android_markets_most_popular_emulators_disappear/
http //www snes9x com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=4454
http //www gp32x com/board/index.php?/topic/58889-n64-for-android/
sucks that these got pulled. oh well I went ahead and snatched them up for free
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Yongzh games are not warez. If they are not in the android market, and on slide me for free how is that warez. I am one who did pay for his emulators when they was on the android market. Now you can't find them or the name yongzh in the android market. So my ? Is why did the mod shut down the thread with the games in it. Did the mod who shut it down even use the search button before poting.
Just because SlideMe is free to distribute them does not make them freely distributable.
If you want them get them from SlideMe
I already have them from when I purchased them I use titanium pro to backup all my apks. And he is the one who posted them for free on there.
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I already have them from when I purchased them I use titanium pro to backup all my apks. And he is the one who posted them for free on there.
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Yes, he authorized SlideMe to distribute his apps for free.
Amazon Appstore gives away free apps every day, due to my location I don't have access to the Appstore. That said I can't just go and pirate the apps because they were given away free. That's the agreement the devs have with that distributor.
It's just the way it works, I do feel sorry for those such as yourself who have paid for apps that Google have pulled from the Market without any sort of refund. Fortunately in this case, currently, you are able to grab them from SlideMe should you need them again.
Although if I remember correctly yonghz suggested this would not be a permanant solution.
Keep those Titanium Backups
If you wish to discuss this further then please do appropriately by approaching the mod or one of the mod team, an inappropriate way is to open up a thread and start asking why?
Please feel free to talk to myself or one of the mod team in an appropriate manor and we will contact you asap..
I had an Interesting conversation with a Google Play representative yesterday. After I Did a Twrp Restore I went on Google play store to reinstall the one app that was not backed up INFINITE FLIGHT SIMULATOR and it showed $4.99 instead of paid? So I emailed the developer about it and they replied Hello thank you for contacting us.
All of the app stores selling Infinite Flight and the associated In App Purchasess allow for re-installation without
double charge.
As long as you use the very same App Store account and ID as the original purchase, you have not been refunded,
you have not used any IAP hacks like Freedom or similar, you do not need to worry about being double charged.
iTunes might indicate that they are going to charge you. However if all of the above applies to your account
purchases, proceeding through their process will follow with another iTunes message confirming that you already
own the item and can download it again for free.
If a prior IAP vanishes from your app inventory, the same policy will apply. You can't be charged again. Don't
worry.
If you find that there is still a problem, please contact your app store for further assistance.
Kind regards I replied after google said contact dev about it Well Google play store is where it was purchased and it is not showing as
paid receipt is attached! Order from: Flying Development Studio LLC.
Buyer's email address:[email protected]
Google Order number: GPA.1372-3817-5722-03151
Order date: Apr 24, 2016
ITEMS:
Quantity: 1 Infinite Flight Simulator Cost: $4.99
Total order amount: $4.99 they replied You may want to contact the Play store? This kind of thing is their responsibility to resolve. I have no access to
your Play store account or what they show as paid or not. They aren't supposed to be able to charge anybody for anything they already purchased. The only way they
can charge is if the store account ID is different from the original purchase or it was refunded.
Just be sure to use the same account ID, and download to install on the device internal memory.
No reason that won't work. So I used the request callback from Google they called back in 20 seconds. After I explained the first thing he asked me was ARE YOU ROOTED? I said yes! why? he said cause that developer will do that if your device is rooted! He did REFUND ME right away but I was perplexed to say the least So BUYER BEWARE
it's crazy when you don't want Google on your phone for privacy,
like some devs have "google play DRM" with their app, so even if you do "APK" backup, it won't work unless you have google services and google play store.
heck, some of these apps require you to be "OnLiNe" for 24h wtf is this?
its 2022 devs should do better than this and stay a way from monopoly and anti-privacy companies.
Well put. For some apps, I have offered devs 10 to 20 USD to buy a license. Very few bother to reply. These apps might cost 2 to 5 USD on google play. My phone has no gapps installed so often I have to get these apks from other sources. In many cases I already paid for them when I had google play years ago, so I don't feel any guilt in using them. It is indeed a hassle to attempt to patch apps I previously bought to run on a phone without google as they otherwise phone home for a license check.
However when I did get a reply from a dev I bought thru Amazon and emailed the payment screenshot to the dev and they sent me a link to download an apk!
Anyone on here should be able to install an apk without an app store.
Fdroid is the only app repository I will consider putting on my phone.
Strange times indeed. Very few people understand that most of the network activity done by apps has very little to do with the apps actual functioning, in most cases. Its just a privatized big brother. I hate it.
End rant. Sorry.