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So how does Amazon get the apps in the first place? And can a developer refuse to have their asp on there or is it just there id its on the Android market anyone know?
 
blkbeltkid17 said:
So how does Amazon get the apps in the first place? And can a developer refuse to have their asp on there or is it just there id its on the Android market anyone know?
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Developers sign up with them of course, lol. Amazon can't have an app in their store without the Dev's consent (signed contract).
 
Roze said:
Developers sign up with them of course, lol. Amazon can't have an app in their store without the Dev's consent (signed contract).
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humm this dosent sound like to much for for them but i mean the end user can come out on top sometimes i guess its just a question of your own moral
 
Roze said:
This: Developer ShiftyJelly: Amazon Appstore "Rotten To The Core"
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That really sucks for that developer, but color me skeptical.

If this were the case across the board, would any developers be putting their apps in the Amazon app store? I don't doubt that some may have had bad experiences, but I haven't seen widespread reports of these kinds of problems. This is what, two devs?

They say they haven't received a dime from Amazon for one single sale. If that were how Amazon were really conducting business, how many apps would currently be in the Amazon appstore? It sounds to me like there may be other variables at play here that were not disclosed, or that this is someone with an axe to grind. The store's been open six months now--if they weren't remitting payment to the developers, they'd all have left.

That said, this isn't to defend the Amazon appstore--I am not a fan, and largely stopped using it when I noticed that one of my apps was more than 2 months behind the official market version (that, and I *hate* that I can't remove apps from the list.) I've taken advantage of a few FAOTDs to try things out, but if I'm going to buy an app, I go to the official store.

But I wouldn't take one or two isolated complaints as gospel--there are likely other issues between Amazon and the dev in those cases that may be coloring the reports.

In the interest of staying on topic, however... some apps that are go-to essentials for me:
Google Maps & Nav
Aldiko reader
Root Explorer
CamScanner
 
The Big said:
That really sucks for that developer, but color me skeptical.

If this were the case across the board, would any developers be putting their apps in the Amazon app store? I don't doubt that some may have had bad experiences, but I haven't seen widespread reports of these kinds of problems. This is what, two devs?

They say they haven't received a dime from Amazon for one single sale. If that were how Amazon were really conducting business, how many apps would currently be in the Amazon appstore? It sounds to me like there may be other variables at play here that were not disclosed, or that this is someone with an axe to grind. The store's been open six months now--if they weren't remitting payment to the developers, they'd all have left.

That said, this isn't to defend the Amazon appstore--I am not a fan, and largely stopped using it when I noticed that one of my apps was more than 2 months behind the official market version (that, and I *hate* that I can't remove apps from the list.) I've taken advantage of a few FAOTDs to try things out, but if I'm going to buy an app, I go to the official store.

But I wouldn't take one or two isolated complaints as gospel--there are likely other issues between Amazon and the dev in those cases that may be coloring the reports.

In the interest of staying on topic, however... some apps that are go-to essentials for me:
Google Maps & Nav
Aldiko reader
Root Explorer
CamScanner
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you know i would have to agree with you 100% there because the amazon has got to be one of the biggest 3rd party app providers out there by now and if this was true for a lot of developers they wouldent have put there apps in the store ... Makes me Think
 
I find this app takes some beating...
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Mamainak said:
I can't choose one! :O

I have HTC DHD and what really improved my Android experience is SwiftKey X, the default keyboard was killing me! I also recently discovered GO Launcher X and now I'm having even more fun. And as a photography fan I love Little Photo.
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I love the layout. Also willing to buy, but can't get the Prediction to work. Heck, I can't even find the area in setting's for Prediction. LOL Anyone care to weigh in? TIA :)
 
This is gonna sound mundane but for me, it's Dropbox. :p 'Cos I usually store a ton of stuff and it'd suck to lose it all. I've tried Spideroak before but that was just too slow. :(

Of course, I've got other favourite apps but they've all been posted in this thread. :P
 
All Go! apps - Go SMS, the best sms app. Go launcher the most... umm... advanced launcher(a lot to customize, maybe more than ADW). Go Contacts/Go Dialer, just better than any that i've tried this far. Yes, they are all FREE!

Dolphin Browser - Excellent browser. Gestures and add-ons support is enough, but there are a lot other cool stuff out there!

Evernote - I can take easily and quickly some notes and store them into a cloud! ;) Nice UI too.

Titanium Backup - Couldn't live without it! No need to download all the apps again after flashing another rom. Of course it backups/restores data too.(there are couple of other apps like this, but i love TB he most!)

Tapatalk - I can browse some forums. It only supports a few forums that I use, and its so much easier to use Tpatalk than browser.
 
yadda yadda said:
How's it any better than the standard browser?
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For me, Dolphin resembles a desktop browser more so than any browser I tried. But ultimately an app ~ any app! ~ is only as good as you, the user, like it. Try Dolphin and judge for yourself; that's what I did. ;)
 
I just tried Dolphin HD since I haven't tried any new browsers lately. Really don't like it. Lets you change text size, but seems to only work on web pages, not any of the main browser windows (like bookmarks, and links). Too difficult to navigate (IMO). I'm sticking with Boat Browser.
 
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