Weird, it did uninstall the entire app. Before, the option was uninstall the update and it said something like you will still be able to use the system installed app. Not sure about the exact verbiage but you get my drift. None the less the app is gone which is what I wanted. Thanks.
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Weird, it did uninstall the entire app. Before, the option was uninstall the update and it said something like you will still be able to use the system installed app. Not sure about the exact verbiage but you get my drift. None the less the app is gone which is what I wanted. Thanks.
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qik is pretty notorious for crap like this. Back in the Evo 4G days, qik was a system app (when it had no business as a system app), and yet, there were TWO qik apps available on the market: one was qik for Android, the other was qik for Evo 4G. Both could be installed on the Evo 4G. And neither replaced the system app that came factory-installed.
To make things really complicated, if you installed both qik apps, the last one to be installed replaces the older one. But they both appeared the same to me in functionality. And there was only one qik icon in the app drawer, so it was never clear if I was just always running the system app, or the ones I downloaded. If you tried to uninstall qik, it would show that it got uninstalled, but obviously the system version was still there, so in the end, qik was still there.
Pretty rediculous from a user-experience standpoint. I have no doubt that a lot of that BS didn't get all straightened out, which is why you're reporting that weird behavior of uninstalling an update and having the entire app disappear.
Good riddance, I say. Easy to get it back if you ever need it.
To make things really complicated, if you installed both qik apps, the last one to be installed replaces the older one. But they both appeared the same to me in functionality. And there was only one qik icon in the app drawer, so it was never clear if I was just always running the system app, or the ones I downloaded. If you tried to uninstall qik, it would show that it got uninstalled, but obviously the system version was still there, so in the end, qik was still there.
Pretty rediculous from a user-experience standpoint. I have no doubt that a lot of that BS didn't get all straightened out, which is why you're reporting that weird behavior of uninstalling an update and having the entire app disappear.
Good riddance, I say. Easy to get it back if you ever need it.
How do we want to measure this up? Number of viruses in the wild? Number of root exploits found? Number of bloatware on phones grants security problems? Availability? Number of patched security flaws? Open access to source code?
What measure do you want to use.
Number of viruses? android over 40? Iphone under 10?
Number of root exploits? Android, depends on the phone, but 5 or 6? Iphone, about 4 or so.
Number of bloatware on phones? Android, 5-10 per phone. Iphone-none.
Availability? Android has about 13 million. Iphone about 16 million.
Number of patched security flaws? About the same, but android patches them quicker.
And apple does not allow access to source code, so exploits are shots in the dark. Android does, but more eyes, more secure.
Bottom line, when it comes down to it. Getting a security issue on android is more likely then iphone. Blackberry and windows, really dont count, because the system are just not worth the effort to attack.
Apple has never had a virus on their market, android has had a few. The bloatware is a security issue.
Does that mean android is lesser then apple, no. It just means you can not be naive about the risks. Apple people are thousands of times more likely to fall for security issues. then android users.
But by any measure, android is the least secure of all the mobile os's, but that is a direct effect of the openness of the system.
Respectfully disagree that viruses are the same as all malware.
Should all users pay close attention to this issue?
Yes, I said so when others laughed at me.
Do potential threats equal real threats?
No.
Do I care about such distinctions??
No, I care about results and safe users.
Is Android inherently soft? I still say no - because malware vectors rely on user error.
Does user error exist? Protect yourself.
Can I make the same argument against iOS? Surely, but to what end?
Should all users pay close attention to this issue?
Yes, I said so when others laughed at me.
Do potential threats equal real threats?
No.
Do I care about such distinctions??
No, I care about results and safe users.
Is Android inherently soft? I still say no - because malware vectors rely on user error.
Does user error exist? Protect yourself.
Can I make the same argument against iOS? Surely, but to what end?