Android :: Are Apps On The Marketplace Safe
Dec 11, 2009
Ive been wanting to download a couple apps that im not so sure about...theyre on the offical market place.. im afraid of getting a virus or malware or something like that...i really cherish my phone and i just wanna be sure that downloading an app from the offical marketplace wont bring harm...so they're certificate for apps and such.. do they filter out harmful apps? am i being too cautious? are the apps on the offical marketplace 100% safe and "virus/malware etc" free
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May 18, 2010
I installed some apps hosted on mediafire (Gallery3D, Voice Search, etc). I was following links from a well known page recommending tips and improvements to an HTC Desire. How do you uninstall stuff like that? Normally you have to go via the market, but in this case I can't.Having read the thread on unsafe apps, I'm worried I've got these things from an untrusted source.
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Mar 18, 2010
I just got a new Nexus ONe for AT&T and some apps that I believe should be in the Marketplace, specifically Quickoffice, MLB At Bat and ChompSMS, do not appear when I search for them. Does anyone know why this is happening?
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Dec 26, 2009
I am running a G2 Touch (HTC Hero) on T-Mobile UK with version 1.5 of the OS. I have now found THREE paid applications that are not on the marketplace when I search or when I use barcodes (Twidroid Pro, Record It and Flight Director.I can see other paid apps so it's not that none are available.What can cause these apps to be missing? Who should I be calling, emailing, screaming at?
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Jan 8, 2010
Any thought on how the Marketplace handles the information related to the marketplace applications? I wonder if the request is posted to the marketplace every time client is started or if some of the available applications data is stored locally and refreshed by the background service.
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Sep 28, 2010
I created a signed apk. I uploaded it to marketplace as usual. I also installed a copy of it on a device directly, perhaps as an email attachment.If I upload an updated version of the app to the marketplace, will the device be notified that a new version of the app exists on marketplace? Or does that update-alert system depend on the app being originally installed through marketplace?
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Aug 3, 2009
How to view the comprehensive list of apps in the marketplace? Do I need to buy a handset AND the service with it to see the marketplace? I don't want to start developing before I know what the market really looks like. The android.com website offers only a few apps.
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Jun 30, 2010
So you download an app from the marketplace now where does it go?I have Atlas File Manager but can't find a folder or spot where it sits so I can extract to the SD card.
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Mar 11, 2010
Is there a particular flag that we can use to prevent apps showing up in marketplace which require the phone to have a Camera Flash /LED. typical apps are ones which make the phone act like a torchlight in dark , i have seen a tag which prevents apps requiring autofocus in a camera from appearing in the marketplace. Just looking to find out if there is something similar for camera flash.
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Dec 25, 2009
Firstly and most irritating is the fact i cannot download apps off the android marketplace on wifi or 3G. I click download but the progress bar just remains on 'starting download,and secondly i can't connect email accounts properly my hotmail connects and doesn't pick up my emails and i can't even connect my googlemail.com address.
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Aug 17, 2010
There is thousands of missing marketplace apps on the Wildfire marketplace, compared to the marketplace I can see on my HTC Legend. Same country, same carrier.None of my apps are on there either, none of them copy protected, and none of the particularly complicated to tied to a specific screen resolution.
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Aug 11, 2010
I know there are threads dealing with app loading on the Captivate, but I am still confused. I read the sideloading sticky, and came out more confused than ever.I am a current Tilt2 (Winmo) user, and am considering buying a Captivate.Are you only able to install apps that you download through Marketplace? If so, is there any simple way to get around that? My boyfriend has a Sprint Samsung moment, and all you have to do is use Astro file manager to install apps which you have saved to your SD card.Is this not true on the Captivate?I definitely would not want to purchase a phone that doesn't allow third party apps.
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Aug 26, 2010
Is there anyway of getting Apps that are not on Marketplace onto my wildfire that are on there for the desire?
There is a App called weatherbug that i had on a desire but i cant get it for the wildfire so how can i do it?I have heard of Appbrain but i cant get that to work as when i try to download a app from that site it takes me to market place which cant find missing apps.
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Jul 8, 2010
I was wondering if anyone else had this issue. I had backed up my apps from astro and reinstalled them on my new replacement phone. But my installed apps from astro do not sync. So the free ones I gotten can easily be reinstalled through marketplace but the ones paid I have to rebuy them otherwise I won't be able to update them. Please let me know if this is a common problem or there is something I can do to fix it.
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May 9, 2010
I was thinking about using a banking app for my phone, but I am not sure how safe they are. I bank through PNC and was thinking using Android Banking (as far as I can tell PNC does not have there own app yet). I'm still not sure about using a third party app and having my identity stolen. I know I can get the info by using the browser, but it just seems that apps are more convenient.
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Nov 19, 2009
I did a hard reset and then upgraded my firmware. I then went to re-install all of my previous applications and noticed that some were missing from "My Downloads". I then went and did a search to locate them in the marketplace and got no return, as if the application doesn't exist any more.
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Sep 2, 2010
My question is- will the marketplace remember all the apps I downloaded after I reset the phone?
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Jul 3, 2010
I would like to know if it's perfectly ok to uninstall (or is it even possible) native apps such as the "Messages" if I already have the "Handcent" or "People" if I already have the "Phonebook 2.0" on an unrooted Desire?
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Nov 6, 2009
I am new to downloading apps on a smartphone, but I see that many of them are made by what appears to be individual people, and are free, does this mean there is any kind of concern for any virus, or others (or the app maker) to get into my info. I know it tells you the app will have access to all of your phone data.. should I be at all concerned with the possibility of anything happening from getting free apps made by individuals?
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Jun 30, 2010
I want to see a thread for my own sake and others on what apps people have removed and what is safe.In order to remove an app use these directions.Footprints: (I had to do a Nandroid backup after removing this becauuse maps would not load in navigation) some online have reported the same problem while others here said it worked for them) JUST BE SURE TO MAKE A BACKUP FIRST.Another app to watch for is Friendstream as people have reported problems with constant sync issues.(Also just a question when removing apps do you need to run the same command line ending with .odex?)
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Nov 9, 2009
As we all know, the Hero was released with a battery drainage issue. After successfully following the instructions on how to circumvent the issue,I kind of had a feeling like I should be careful on which apps to download so as to not undo the workaround. (It did eventually happen but I have had to factory reset my Hero only once since then.) That being said, is it now safe to download apps willie nillie?
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May 11, 2010
Why is there not a sticky listing default apps that are safe to remove and, probably more importantly, NOT safe to remove? Seems like this would be good info (especially for noobs) to see.
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Jul 24, 2010
Okay, I don't use sense anymore because I am totally loving launcher pro. However, I have noticed with fresh 2.3.3 that there is a lot of junk on there that I don't want or need, like "coin," "battery," "Dice," etc. Since these are system apps I can't remove them through the uninstall app. Does anyone have any idea of which of these sense apps are safe to remove through adb and which are not?
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Sep 4, 2009
Is it safe to download and install any Android apps that are available on the Internet? Or are there recommended 'safe downloading' practices which I should follow?
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Apr 17, 2010
This thread is for speeding up android and improving battery life for Behold 2.I learned back in my days of ignorance(iphone days,lol) that by removing certain startup apps,services,and languages you can make the phone faster,and have better battery life,you can do same thing on android.Less services=more RAM,more CPU power,faster os,better battery. Updated Things you will need: Root and Root Explorer app or ADB,there is probably other apps you can use also.
With your Root Explorer or Astro navigate to /system/app folder,cut and paste any service or app that you don't need to a backup folder on sdcard.That way if you removed something that you might need later you can always put it back (NOTE:when you put back apps that you removed don't forget to set permissions,that's the reason i recommend using Root Explorer because other file managers to my knowledge wont let you set permissions on files)..................
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Mar 28, 2014
I have always come to android central for news and tips and guidelines, as my experience is limited I could not add any value to posts, I accidentally booted in safe mode, I than restarted my phone, the safe mode was gone but now my apps are missing and confused in the app drawer, I do not know how this happened is there a way to do a system recovery of some sorts so that the phone is like it was before? I am using a s4 the lte version
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Sep 13, 2010
Are there any app built with html5 feature (such as canvas, video playback) available in Android marketplace?I'm looking for html5 web apps wrapped as a native android app.
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Jul 23, 2010
Last night I donated and am just waiting for the paid version now, but I have a couple of questions:
1. What exactly is "freezing" an app? Will it remove the app from the app drawer? Will it just prevent it from running?
2. Can I use Titanium backup to delete apps that are safe for delete like amazon.mp3, etc?
3. If I "freeze" an app like backup assistant will it still be on the phone so that it doesn't brick if I do a reset?
4. Can I delete or freeze things like crap ringtones so they don't show up when I am setting a ringtone?
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Jun 4, 2010
I keep getting network error has occurred,any thing I can try in addition to power doe & remove battery ?
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Sep 3, 2009
I just entered my app to ADC2 the other day.I hadn't realized before that it seems like we could have released the app in the marketplace after August 1st, which means I guess I missed out on a month of potential feedback, but there you go :-).Anyway, so I assume we are now free to upload our ADC submitted applications to the marketplace, which I tried to do today, but I encountered a problem.I got this message: "You have another application on Market with the same package name (fm.smart). Go to that other application, and click upgrade." So it seems my ADC submission is blocking a release of this app.
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