Hi,
I wonder how the rating average is given to applications in the Google Play.
sometimes it seems that even though there are high ratings in the categories 1-2-3-4 stars the resutls remains at an average of 4.0 etc ...
that sounds strange ... as if they were manipulated and swayed by marketing ploys.
thanks
anjobaba said:
Hi,
I wonder how the rating average is given to applications in the Google Play.
sometimes it seems that even though there are high ratings in the categories 1-2-3-4 stars the resutls remains at an average of 4.0 etc ...
that sounds strange ... as if they were manipulated and swayed by marketing ploys.
thanks
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I think the total number of reviews at each rating shown is for all versions of the app but the average rating is calculated just from reviews for the current version.
ChrisPNE said:
I think the total number of reviews at each rating shown is for all versions of the app but the average rating is calculated just from reviews for the current version.
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I see, IF it is so make no sense to show rate for all version but the average for the lates version only.
also if it is so the rate should change every update, because for example the new version might have only one or 2 votes like 1 star. shoud be 1 and changing when more vote are coming.
I found strange the fact i was trying to "google"it and I found no information about it.
if someone can help to find infos about eventually should be on the google dev website or so...?
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Hey everyone I'm new semi new to xda.
I'm an android photographer and have been extremely interested in being able to express long exposure.
I know there is a relatively new app on the iphone market that is gaining some steam.
It's called average camera pro and here's their description
Average Camera automatically takes multiple pictures (immediately or after a timer expires), calculates the average picture out of these and normalizes the result, to make the lightest pixel become white.
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My question is, is it possible for any android, in my case the galaxy note 2, to do this? From what I've read it's essentially bracketing but it then averages all the shots out.
Thanks in advance,
David
As i'm sure most are aware, note3 and others locks the system on a high performance mode when it runs predefined benchmark apps like http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013...rking-adjustments-inflate-scores-by-up-to-20/ explains in good detail.
So ofc this makes the note3 seem a bit more powerful than is actual real usage conditions, and, since benchmarks will be the deciding factor for many ppl (and there's loads of benchmarks results and pics all over the place), that's a lot like cheating the consumer for profit...
So in my view, all the benchmarks that use standard benchmark apps are invalid and shouldn't really be taken in consideration for when a person is deciding to buy a phone.
The good thing is, like ars shows, this high performance mode for bench apps can be circumvented by changing it's name.
I didn't really search much around, but i was wondering if there's any place with a collection of benchmark apps with the name changed so that they're not affected by the cheat, and maybe the app's creators should take that into consideration and do some fix/workaround to prevent the cheating...
I don't get why people call it cheating. I feel that benchmarking apps are supposed to ramp up all cores to 100% and then only start the test. Only this will truly show the full potential of the device.
Samsung is only increasing the cpu clock to its max while running benchmark apps and there is no overclocking involved. This does not mean they are cheating.
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I don't get why people call it cheating. I feel that benchmarking apps are supposed to ramp up all cores to 100% and then only start the test. Only this will truly show the full potential of the device.
Samsung is only increasing the cpu clock to its max while running benchmark apps and there is no overclocking involved. This does not mean they are cheating.
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did you really understand what is going on? by just changing a name they get lower score. maybe if samsung allowed us to insert app names to this list then it might be ok but this way it is just cheating because i will not see the performance that a benchmark shows me in a game.
Did you buy any phone based on the benchmark score?
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Did you buy any phone based on the benchmark score?
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it is not important if anybody looks benchmarks before buying phone. it is still cheating and we are talking about cheating.
kromosto said:
did you really understand what is going on? by just changing a name they get lower score. maybe if samsung allowed us to insert app names to this list then it might be ok but this way it is just cheating because i will not see the performance that a benchmark shows me in a game.
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The benchmark app by itself is not maxing the CPU speed before taking the benchmark, which the developer should code it to do.
Samsung is just maxing out the CPU for the highest score possible on the hardware. If the game is optimised right, it will give the actual performance the benchmarks indicate as the hardware is more than capable of handling it.
Elusivo said:
As i'm sure most are aware, note3 and others locks the system on a high performance mode when it runs predefined benchmark apps like http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013...rking-adjustments-inflate-scores-by-up-to-20/ explains in good detail.
So ofc this makes the note3 seem a bit more powerful than is actual real usage conditions, and, since benchmarks will be the deciding factor for many ppl (and there's loads of benchmarks results and pics all over the place), that's a lot like cheating the consumer for profit...
So in my view, all the benchmarks that use standard benchmark apps are invalid and shouldn't really be taken in consideration for when a person is deciding to buy a phone.
The good thing is, like ars shows, this high performance mode for bench apps can be circumvented by changing it's name.
I didn't really search much around, but i was wondering if there's any place with a collection of benchmark apps with the name changed so that they're not affected by the cheat, and maybe the app's creators should take that into consideration and do some fix/workaround to prevent the cheating...
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How profound. Search is your friend.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2465518
Big freaking deal. I disable power saving on my laptop so it runs at 100% all the time. Plus, we've seen impressive results from Anomaly 2 and Epic Citadel game engine benchmarks that don't disable power saving.
Honestly, who cares. Most consumers don't look at benchmarks when buying phones. Benchmark consumers probably account for maybe 2% of sales. The majority of people who benchmark out of that 2% do so in order to test differences when removing bloat or changing roms, and not to gauge real world performance off of the shelf.
Samsung is one of many companies that do this benchmark manipulation. Since most companies do this, I see it as a non issue. It's not as if they are producing false results, they are only making there products run at there best for certain programs. How can we be surprised or be offended?
Here is an article testing all the major android phone manufacturers and all but Moto and Nexus phones manipulate benchmark results.
Android Benchmarking
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Hi everyone,
I've been having some issues while trying to find a good benchmark site to browse through phones scores..
The first obviously would be antutu, but app only shows top 10, and the site results are outdated. Also app doesn't show any results for S6 Edge +, Nexus 6P or 5X..
I've tried other sites like phonearena, gsmarena, etc, and I get even more confused with the controversy results. In most of these sites they actually rate regular S6 higher that Note 5!
I just want to browse through an updated and reliable complete benchmark ranking to make a good decision on which phone to invest..
Can you help?
Thanks.
madz78 said:
Hi everyone,
I've been having some issues while trying to find a good benchmark site to browse through phones scores..
The first obviously would be antutu, but app only shows top 10, and the site results are outdated. Also app doesn't show any results for S6 Edge +, Nexus 6P or 5X..
I've tried other sites like phonearena, gsmarena, etc, and I get even more confused with the controversy results. In most of these sites they actually rate regular S6 higher that Note 5!
I just want to browse through an updated and reliable complete benchmark ranking to make a good decision on which phone to invest..
Can you help?
Thanks.
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it really wouldnt matter if you were able to find one. the majority of those reports are manipulated by tweekz and oc. even the manufacturers were caught manipulating the benches.
i have had many great flagship devices, and i never come close to many of these inflated results shown in antutu.
if you spend the money for a high end phone, you will rarely be disappointed, i have never been.
When you hand your phone to granny to take a photo of you, can she get the job done? Rate this thread to express how you deem the Google Pixel XL's camera software. A higher rating indicates that the software is easy to use, fast, uncluttered, and inclusive of advanced features for when you need them.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
This is an interesting topic to cover. On ease of use, the camera app is easily a 5 out of 5 stars. But under included features I'd say it is a 3. I don't want it to have a billion different modes that all the other providers put into their apps, but the fact it DOES NOT include a manual shooting mode is a huge oversight in my mind. My guess is they did this to keep the size of the camera app down so they make it very fast to launch, which it is. At least make a pro version of the camera app that includes all the fancy manual modes that are FINALLY supported in Android that the other guys are including. I want to adjust the ISO, the exposure, the shutter speed. I want to get creative with my photos and take amazing pictures that are taken using the specs I pick. Just my 2 cents. So I'm voting this at a 4 overall
Panoramic setting sucks ass! Came over from an LG-G4 and that camera had an excellent Panoramic setting. I was hoping for at least something similar from Google, but it looks like they just leaped years behind when this came out.
Image came out super blury and it didn't even capture the whole image, maybe about 1/3 of it.
Oh. I give it a 1
Here is an example from the G4.
In the photo everyone is sitting in a large circle around a fire to give you an idea of the span of the panoramic.
This is hands down the least frustrating Android to date.
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perfect
Best version of Android I've ever seen, no bloatware and everything just... works. Being able to reply from notifications is so helpful too. Software is the main reason I bought the phone, so yeah, I love it!
You asked about camera software but the title says software only, leading people to think you are asking about software experience only.
Are you comfortable in your own skin? Is your phone comfortable in its skin? Rate this thread to express how you deem the skin on the Nubia Red Magic 5G. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it adds just the right amount of features, it's visually pleasing, and overall it's additive to the experience. If this is a Nexus phone (you didn't think we hand-wrote all of these prompts, did you?) then use this rating to indicate how the latest version of Android looks to you.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
Here is where they come up a little short... The skin is boring or you will get bored fast of it.
Software was super bugging when i got it but i have updated it to 3.11 and since it has improved sooo much
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Are you comfortable in your own skin? Is your phone comfortable in its skin? Rate this thread to express how you deem the skin on the Nubia Red Magic 5G. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it adds just the right amount of features, it's visually pleasing, and overall it's additive to the experience. If this is a Nexus phone (you didn't think we hand-wrote all of these prompts, did you?) then use this rating to indicate how the latest version of Android looks to you.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
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Now with the last update it's almost perfect for me. less buggy than my Xiaomi 9S. Some improvements, like Desktop mode and it's the perfect phone
Battery is almost 4 days for normal use
Can anyone port whole working game space with all feature like boost, recording etc for oneplus 8 pro
I will pay for the work
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Can anyone port nubia red magic game space with all feature like boost, recording etc for oneplus 8 pro
I will pay for the work
Contact me on Telegram https://t.me/darkforcelord
We all have our own reasons for loving Android, ranging from our favourite OEMs design language to a great feature that can’t be found elsewhere, or perhaps just a great value price point. This is mostly thanks to some healthy competition and a sprinkling of strong product diversity. But this isn’t just true for hardware, Android software can be just as diverse, as OEMs attempt to put their own spin on things in a bid to stand out. Some more successfully than others, it has to be said.
Love them or loathe them, various OEM skins have enhanced and even innovated enough on stock Android to even become incorporated as key features in future versions. Despite the odd disaster, on the whole custom OEM skins and software have been a good thing for the broader ecosystem. Here are just some of the ways that OEM skins have benefited stock Android.