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PowerAMP Music Player
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Oh, wow, that is what it looks like. I recently did the update without really paying too much attention to what the changes were and I just launched it for the first time after the update and it says that it is a "Time limited trial" and will expire in a couple weeks.
That is pretty sleezy of them. They put this out as a free app, tons of people downloaded it and gave it great ratings and now they decide they want to make you pay to use it. I will certainly be deleting this when I get home from work tonight.
It wasn't "sleezy" (sic). It was leaked as a WIP beta for private testing and never intended for general use. Every edition has noted that it's a limited beta, and the author has always stated that the market version would be paid.
The amount of entitlement people have these days is sad.
NOsquid
Android Enthusiast
Been stable today. 99% sure this was my problem.
I purchased the full version and I am so glad that I did! It is well worth the money IMO. The 10 Band EQ alone is just awesome compare to stock...I didn't like Winamp for that splash screen for one and I used the stock player before PowerAmp. The quality of the graphics and options for customization AND the lockscreen Widget is the cherry on top! I think the time & effort the developer put into the app sets a precedent for future apps. Great job!
jreed2560
Android Expert
Well if you had your information right it would be sad. What IS sad is that you are wrong. It WAS released as a private beta, THEN it was released in the market, with no mention of it being a trial or demo. Then they sneak in an update that shuts the app down. It most certainly was sleezy!
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It doesn't have anything to do with entitlement. I'm not paying $5 for an app that essentially reproduces stuff I have other apps for. It was represented as a free app in the market, and I was willing to give it a fair shake and even deal with ads, but now I'm not even interested.
If you look at my app purchase list, I'm not afraid to spend money on an app that does something I NEED it to do. This one doesn't do that.
Ok, I don't feel so dumb now. I didn't think I saw anything that said it was in beta when I downloaded it, but thought I could have missed it. I will be uninstalling this promptly.
When I installed the beta/trail from the market it said it would expire in two weeks at the end of the install. If you weren't looking you could easily miss it as it was just one of those little balloon type messages. BTW does anyone else hate those stupid balloon messages that never stay on screen long enough to read?
T.M.M.L
Android Enthusiast
Hello all, First let me say that I did not make this post to bring heat to the thread. I installed this program about 5 days ago. It stated that the trial would last 2 weeks I think. I didn't update, my version still says trial. I don't fault the app owner for wanting to get paid for his/her work, but still its a little sneaky to push through an update that disables the program, without some sort of warning.
I know, I know... "If they said what the update would do, would you have updated?"
Just my 2 cents, take it for what its worth.
I know, I know... "If they said what the update would do, would you have updated?"
Just my 2 cents, take it for what its worth.
thelandon
Lurker
Hey ladies and gents!
I purchased this app after using the beta/trial version, and so far, I'm 50/50 on whether or not it was worth it.
Now, I'm a smartphone, android, AND SF noob, so please don't flame me if I post misinformation: I'm still learning!
My biggest complaint with this app is it's resistance to closing. Yes, I use the back button to close programs. This rarely shuts PowerAmp down. I'm sure most on here say this is a BIG "no-no," but when the back button fails to shut it down, I resort to the SF's built it Task Manager/Task Killer. Opinions vary, but it seems to me that this method saves my battery. Unfortunately, PowerAmp is a PERSISTENT little app! It'll re-open within seconds and continue to play! It's the Energizer Bunny of apps, "It keeps going and going and going..."
So.. I wrote the developer to ask for some sort of "close" button on the app. Here is his response, which will likely please those who believe that Task Killers are bad but frustrate users like me, who simply want their phone to do what I say, when I say it:
Hello Landon,
thanks for the report.
PowerAMP service doesn't do any job if it's paused. No background scan or anything. Scan takes few seconds when new card is mounted.
Android os doesn't support process finishing on app will - it does manage processes by itself.
PowerAMP strictly follows Android OS API specs.
PowerAMP service asks android to stop itself after 15 seconds of idle. It's the Android OS privilege to stop process then, it does it only
if there is no memory for other apps. Keeping paused PowerAMP in memory (as well as other good written apps) won't discharge a bit from battery or
take a cycle from CPU. Killing PowerAMP or other database dependent applications can result in database corruption, because Android OS database
implementation is not designed for such killing. Android os restarts service if it thinks it's crashed - task killers can stop other processed only by crashing them.
I hope this helps. Feel free to contact me on any questions.
Thanks!
Best regards,
Max.
Anyhow... I have a hard time recommending this app (paid version) until an update makes it easier to close, but everything else about it is GREAT! Good album art inclusion AND album art finder, GREAT ID3-tag editor, OUTSTANDING eq and appearance.
I purchased this app after using the beta/trial version, and so far, I'm 50/50 on whether or not it was worth it.
Now, I'm a smartphone, android, AND SF noob, so please don't flame me if I post misinformation: I'm still learning!
My biggest complaint with this app is it's resistance to closing. Yes, I use the back button to close programs. This rarely shuts PowerAmp down. I'm sure most on here say this is a BIG "no-no," but when the back button fails to shut it down, I resort to the SF's built it Task Manager/Task Killer. Opinions vary, but it seems to me that this method saves my battery. Unfortunately, PowerAmp is a PERSISTENT little app! It'll re-open within seconds and continue to play! It's the Energizer Bunny of apps, "It keeps going and going and going..."
So.. I wrote the developer to ask for some sort of "close" button on the app. Here is his response, which will likely please those who believe that Task Killers are bad but frustrate users like me, who simply want their phone to do what I say, when I say it:
Hello Landon,
thanks for the report.
PowerAMP service doesn't do any job if it's paused. No background scan or anything. Scan takes few seconds when new card is mounted.
Android os doesn't support process finishing on app will - it does manage processes by itself.
PowerAMP strictly follows Android OS API specs.
PowerAMP service asks android to stop itself after 15 seconds of idle. It's the Android OS privilege to stop process then, it does it only
if there is no memory for other apps. Keeping paused PowerAMP in memory (as well as other good written apps) won't discharge a bit from battery or
take a cycle from CPU. Killing PowerAMP or other database dependent applications can result in database corruption, because Android OS database
implementation is not designed for such killing. Android os restarts service if it thinks it's crashed - task killers can stop other processed only by crashing them.
I hope this helps. Feel free to contact me on any questions.
Thanks!
Best regards,
Max.
Anyhow... I have a hard time recommending this app (paid version) until an update makes it easier to close, but everything else about it is GREAT! Good album art inclusion AND album art finder, GREAT ID3-tag editor, OUTSTANDING eq and appearance.
Mazeraski
Well-Known Member
Sounds like a symptom for a social networking addiction.
You could say that, though I'm rarely on there anymore. The only thing I occasionally use is FB to stay in touch with people.
Anyone have any comparisons of the trial and paid versions, wondering if the lagging I was experiencing was just me or just the trial?