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Market has vodafone branding

Decided to go onto the markeylt to have a look for some alps as you do when I noticed the now on the market where it has the 3 short cut options apps games and my apps now shoes apps games and vodafone.... On there is a bunch of apps they reccomend, apps I already know about and don't use because I don't want to so I was a little annoyed to see the my apps button removed
You branded vodafone
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I have a thread open about this. Restart the phone and it goes back to normal. I don't think we were supposed to see this yet. I'm expecting it to become permanent in the future, perhaps to coincide with a ROM update.
Kurisu87 said:
Decided to go onto the markeylt to have a look for some alps as you do when I noticed the now on the market where it has the 3 short cut options apps games and my apps now shoes apps games and vodafone.... On there is a bunch of apps they reccomend, apps I already know about and don't use because I don't want to so I was a little annoyed to see the my apps button removed
You branded vodafone
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Lol well I don't want it, lol I feel a rom flashing will be in order
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Lol well I don't want it, lol I feel a rom flashing will be in order
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Fyi, my unbranded Sensation has HTC in the Market, instead of Vodafone!
Regards,
Dave

Yeah, seems OEMs/Operators are starting to link into the apps more

Restarted phone branding is still there, yet maybe with the post above having htc this is staying regardless I want my apps back lol
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It is there, Menu>My Apps

Did you restart or shutdown? Shutdown will not make any difference
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Restarted phone branding is still there, yet maybe with the post above having htc this is staying regardless I want my apps back lol
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I have a Vodafone Sensation... and yes it is there and it stays there also after reboot.
That really is annoying!
I hope i will be able to put the unbranded Firmware on my phone next days...

dbsoundz said:
I have a Vodafone Sensation... and yes it is there and it stays there also after reboot.
That really is annoying!
I hope i will be able to put the unbranded Firmware on my phone next days...
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Unbranded handsets still say 'HTC' instead of My Apps - looks like it's going no matter what

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15401386&postcount=15

Ive just noticed an app in my app drawer called Vodafone Rescue. Im sure it wasnt there before. As anyone else got this?
Found its description HERE.
I think it can be uninstalled but im sure ive never noticed that before.

yea you are right this wasnt there before, I noticed this on my first sensation when I sent it back and got a new one it wasnt there, it appeared when I had to restart my phone, the Vodafone Branding came on the market and the Rescue service also appeared.
I assume its remote access if you are having problems, voda can take controle of your phone and sort any issues.

Can it be related to which SIM card you have in your phone? I have a Vodafone branded Sensation but still with the SIM card of my current operator (going to Vodafone in a month) and in the market it still says My Apps.

I would assume that vodafone send down some form of 'Ping' at some point that adds Vodafone Rescue and changes the market menu link, but I cant be 100% sure, but I would assume it has something to do with the sim

Unbranded FW now says 'HTC' instead of My Apps but you can still get it by going Menu>My Apps

cheers eddie, i feel the removal of apps on android is a drawn out task, I know using launcher pro enables you to drag and drop apps inot the bin to uninstall but I would think this should be a standard feature

Just had this chat with Htc:

I do have rescue but i can't see any changes to the market, and i have restarted phone recently.... Hmmm....

the quicker we get s-off with perma root, the better. I dont like how vodafone have the ability and right to install their crap without permission or warning, on a device I own and that I have paid for.
Custom unbranded rom please!

Help T-Mobile is messing with me

Well I don't know if anybody else has had this issue but mine is with T-Mobile I think they don't like chrome beta or something because now when I use it I get shut out any questions
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That's so strange. I'm able to use and answer questions in the forum... Are you sure the comments are not closed? If not I would talk to them and ask the!y are locking you out? It seems unfair. Maybe they have a answer for you.

It seems to be a glitch with TMOUS and chrome where it detects tethering. The latest statement from T-Mobile says that you WILL need to upgrade your plan to use wifi tethering with ICS.

Sounds like a rip off hmmmm upgrade to ics and now have to pay $15 to even use the phone total BS I guess I have to downgrade or get a different phone 0.o
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casey00 said:
Sounds like a rip off hmmmm upgrade to ics and now have to pay $15 to even use the phone total BS I guess I have to downgrade or get a different phone 0.o
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Just call them. It's right on your screenshot, "If you feel you've reached this message in error...".

casey00 said:
Sounds like a rip off hmmmm upgrade to ics and now have to pay $15 to even use the phone total BS I guess I have to downgrade or get a different phone 0.o
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Or either just use a different browser or find a way to change the user agent
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Not a official update or problem with their update so they aren't going to do much for that yet.
As for the 15 it is only if you are tethering not for regular phone use.

my self i havent done any tethering in the 5yrs i have been with them this is a first even on the stock browser it does the same thing!

I had the same problem. Called up tech support and they told me to do the usual things like clear cache, clear chrome data, blah blah. At the end the person just admitted that she doesn't know what's going on and they can't provide support for 3rd party apps.
i suggested to her that maybe its because the new updated chrome uses a new user agent string, something that T-mobile detects for wifi tethering. She denied it, but I really think that is the problem since when I restored an older version of chrome, it works fine and I never get the problem

c19932 said:
I had the same problem. Called up tech support and they told me to do the usual things like clear cache, clear chrome data, blah blah. At the end the person just admitted that she doesn't know what's going on and they can't provide support for 3rd party apps.
i suggested to her that maybe its because the new updated chrome uses a new user agent string, something that T-mobile detects for wifi tethering. She denied it, but I really think that is the problem since when I restored an older version of chrome, it works fine and I never get the problem
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Do me a favor and see if you can view full pages in the stock browser. If it blocks those too then it's no longer a 3rd party app issue!

Just tested the stock browser and no prob hmmmm
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GROGG88 said:
Do me a favor and see if you can view full pages in the stock browser. If it blocks those too then it's no longer a 3rd party app issue!
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stock browser + older version of chrome both work fine

try viewing in desktop mode

I had a similar issue and it went away when I changed roms.
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Its a push msg from t-mobile. it got them a little bit back. Happened on stock browser. My Tether still worked i think its a mistake i called when i got it and they said i had tethering on my account and it must have been a mistake. Wipe browser data and you should be fine.

I have 8 devices authorized on google music should I be worried?

What can I do? Am I stuck with my current Rom for good? I like to switch back and forth to roms but now I only have 2 more left wth. Are you worried about your limit now?
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https://play.google.com/music/ Click the gear in the upper right corner and goto settings and deactivate your old roms/devices.

You can only deactivat 4 devices a year now
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Do you think someone will figure out a way around this?
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It was changed, unlimited again
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taptaptouch said:
It was changed, unlimited again
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Whaaaaa? When? How did you hear this?
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I just deleted 6 about a week ago. I would be amazed if google, what with previously being fairly public about wanting manufacturers to leave their roms unlocked, would impose a limit per year unless they made a way for those new roms to be detected as the same device...
IMEI? or is there some range of privacy concerns or technical issues related to this?

I heard this news yesterday and tried it out myself, I was able to deactivate 6 devices no problem, so either they switched it back or they haven't changed my account's limit yet, but try to deactivate them now, there's no downside. Either they haven't changed your account yet, or they have and you are using up your four now, as opposed to when you need to.
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so for the moment - http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2621412&topic=1663424&ctx=topic
hopefully either they will abandon this strategy (and not make it go the way of google movies) or they'll come up with a very clever way of getting around it.

I personally re-downloaded my entire collection and am back to storing them on my microSD card - less data to use, and no more worrying about activating/deactivating too many devices.

htcg2 said:
I heard this news yesterday and tried it out myself, I was able to deactivate 6 devices no problem, so either they switched it back or they haven't changed my account's limit yet, but try to deactivate them now, there's no downside. Either they haven't changed your account yet, or they have and you are using up your four now, as opposed to when you need to.
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Ok thanks. I just deleted all of mine.
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App associations?

I've had my One S for about a week now, coming from a Nexus S. I was pretty blessed with the vanilla updates, but was excited to use the best yet Sense 4. But one of the few gripes I have about this stock ROM is that when I click youtube, instagram or other links that have their own apps, I have no option to "complete action using..." And it kicks me to the web browser every time.
Have you noticed this? If you have, have you found a solution? Or a workaround at least?
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I have noticed this, and I've noticed that when I click a Play Store link that it brings me to the web page instead of asking if I want to use the app instead. I've cleared defaults from my browser several times, nothing works. I'm pretty sure that it worked before, though, so I'm stumped.
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Droidificator said:
I have noticed this, and I've noticed that when I click a Play Store link that it brings me to the web page instead of asking if I want to use the app instead. I've cleared defaults from my browser several times, nothing works. I'm pretty sure that it worked before, though, so I'm stumped.
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What browser are you using? I downloaded the Chrome Beta immediately after setting up the phone so I have no experience with the stock browser. Are you using the stock browser?

I'm also using Chrome, which I suspect might be the culprit, but I haven't had the time to uninstall and test.
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This is a probelm with the updated Sense. App Associations only lets you pick a browser to open urls.
If any of you can call HTC or go and send them a report on their website it would help, I have a Rezound and the problem has been there with every ICS leak. I filled out a support ticket but don't have a One device.

I have had no problems at all with this, I'm using chrome. I have been able to open play store as well
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root the phone, delete htclinkifydispatcher.apk from /system/app, clear defaults for the browser, reboot. youtube, play store links, etc will prompt what to open when you click on them.

I tried to freeze that app, using TB. But now Google search widget doesn't work.

mannequin said:
root the phone, delete htclinkifydispatcher.apk from /system/app, clear defaults for the browser, reboot. youtube, play store links, etc will prompt what to open when you click on them.
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yeah, using root browser, wont let me delete that, keeps on failing.
went into titanium backup and froze it, now no links open, there is no prompt.
hope its that easy

This fix worked for me, in that it allowed me to open links to the market through webpages. However, it seems to create a new problem -- it breaks QR code scanners...
Looks like this may be happening on all HTC phones: http://androidforums.com/htc-thunderbolt/550016-app-associations-screwed-my-phone-up.html. From what I have read, this is due to the Apple lawsuit. Given that the lawsuit only dealt with US users, I wonder if European versions are having this problem.

couchmonkey said:
yeah, using root browser, wont let me delete that, keeps on failing.
went into titanium backup and froze it, now no links open, there is no prompt.
hope its that easy
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After freezing it, were you able to still use the Google Search widget?

It looks like links directed to the old Market actually open to the Play Store. It's just newer links to http://play.google.com/store that take you straight to the browser.
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scpieps said:
This fix worked for me, in that it allowed me to open links to the market through webpages. However, it seems to create a new problem -- it breaks QR code scanners...
Looks like this may be happening on all HTC phones: http://androidforums.com/htc-thunderbolt/550016-app-associations-screwed-my-phone-up.html. From what I have read, this is due to the Apple lawsuit. Given that the lawsuit only dealt with US users, I wonder if European versions are having this problem.
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No, my phone does not have this issue, UK unbranded.
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Yeah, I started that thread over on Android forums.
I'm kinda glad to see that I'm not the only one having these problems.
I'm running a Thunderbolt. Just got the update (both my wife and I).
Now both of ours are having this problem.
I've searched and finally narrowed it down to the new App Associations section.
I don't think it has anything to do with which browser is used.
It just now forces all 'Web URLs' to use the browser as opposed to an installed app.
I don't know how extensive this is, and who all is going to be affected by it, but it's definitely a major issue. It destroyed the usability of this phone.
I'm can't root my wife's or my own phone. There's got to be a work around. Or they've got to be releasing a revised update. This couldn't have been done on purpose. The phone worked beautifully before, integrating all the apps that I had. Now everything I do is screwed up. Nothing is working how it's supposed to.
If it's any help...I have an HTC Thunderbolt through Verizon. Stock Rom.
Is this new App Association thing affecting all Androids? Is it something that was updated across the board, or only on specific devices/ or specific carriers? I've been banging my head against a wall trying to figure this all out for the last three days, and it seems like no one knows what I'm talking about, and my posts are invisible. I've been going crazy.
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There is another thread that goes into the specifics of what is going on and why...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26259679
Linking to here...
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/friday-folly-htc-changes-u-s-android-phones-to-avoid-injunction/7889
Looks like HTC got sued, so those of us in the US with an HTC product got screwed.
They are avoiding legal issues, be removing an Apple Patented process for detection of things which can open apps that are installed on the phone.
Without this, the phone is junk to me. It makes it wholly unusable and takes literally at least 3-4 times longer to complete my tasks.

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Looks like HTC got sued, so those of us in the US with an HTC product got screwed.
They are avoiding legal issues, be removing an Apple Patented process for detection of things which can open apps that are installed on the phone.
Without this, the phone is junk to me. It makes it wholly unusable and takes literally at least 3-4 times longer to complete my tasks.
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There's not going to be an unrooted work around. You have some choices, but they all require you to learn to live with it, root, or get a different phone.
I am an angry consumer, and I punish companies that screw with me by not doing business with them, and encouraging others to avoid then as well. I've also been known to fire off an angry letter, or phone call to the offending party. Apple isn't worried about you or me, so that's wasted effort in this case. What's left is punishing HTC by not buying their products, but it's too late in both our cases, so basically call or write them telling them to "fu***ng pay Apple for the patent license and fix our phones". This App Associations bs ain't cutting it to keep us happy. Like you I don't want to root, but I think it may be the only way, unless a ****-ton of us tell HTC to fix it, it's going to stay the same.
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There is a work around, at least for YouTube links. Install the app Flashify. Share the YouTube link to it and select the YouTube app
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I'm using a custom rom & now its back to normal asking me "complete action using"
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AttachedSilver said:
I'm using a custom rom & now its back to normal asking me "complete action using"
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If your custom rom is euro based, this makes sense. They were not part of the trademark infringement case brought by those idiots at Apple, so they don't have the app management workaround that is causing all the problems.
Does your custom rom have signal problems? As I recall, that was an issue being reported by tmous customers who tried some of the euro roms.
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scpieps said:
If your custom rom is euro based, this makes sense. They were not part of the trademark infringement case brought by those idiots at Apple, so they don't have the app management workaround that is causing all the problems.
Does your custom rom have signal problems? As I recall, that was an issue being reported by tmous customers who tried some of the euro roms.
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Yes, its euro based. I went with it because of the app association. Well I've been using it for a while now and I have no problems with it. I've read about a "data bug" but have no problems with signal or using the mobile data.
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I can't get this to work for me, I have tried renaming and deleting, nothing works.

[Q] Restricted Access Changed: Data Service is Blocked

Hey guys,
I have an AT&T One X. I unlocked the phone and when I insert a foreighn sim card, I get this triangle error in the notification. It says:Restricted Access Changed: Data Service is Blocked. I can't use data only through mobile network. Can call, can text, can use data through wifi.
I have not rooted or unlocked bootloader. Only thing I did is unlock the phone through a code. Any suggestions?

Maybe you don't have the correct data plan?
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I've called at&t on this same issue , they have no idea what is going on... That was told to me from one of the higher ups... They have never heard of the issue and don't know how to handle or fix it .. I was the first person to call in with that particular issue and I just told them to swap out my phone and they did, I still have the issue but only after reboot, and it only lasts a couple seconds and not 45 min to longer as it used to
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veliksam said:
Maybe you don't have the correct data plan?
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Actually the same sim card works on iPhone.

Just be lucky yours only does that with data , mine was data and Cellular
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robertmoore208 said:
I've called at&t on this same issue , they have no idea what is going on... That was told to me from one of the higher ups... They have never heard of the issue and don't know how to handle or fix it .. I was the first person to call in with that particular issue and I just told them to swap out my phone and they did, I still have the issue but only after reboot, and it only lasts a couple seconds and not 45 min to longer as it used to
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Thanks for your reply. I use Straight Talk and it works fine. However I am on vacation, and used a sim from that country and that's when this happens! I am not sure what to do!

Fixing the issue just took a reboot and a crossed finger for it to fix ...
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robertmoore208 said:
Fixing the issue just took a reboot and a crossed finger for it to fix ...
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Glad to hear that. I have restarted many times, nothing changes!