worried about an app

[gargoyle725]

Ok I saw a post for beta testers wanted, I went to their site and signed up. I got an invatation and installed the app. Now I cant find it on my phone. The app is called Sparkle by location labs. Should I be concerned? Ifso what should I do?

 

[Chuck O. Jones]

Anything could have happened, of course. Sounds like it wasn't even a beta. Odds are the app is still there, just invisible to your phone's UI. Possibly a damaged file header.

Have you got any links to Sparkle or location labs?

What I would do is:
1) get in touch with the dev. As a beta user you have a way to contact them, submit bug reports etc. don't you?
2) see if I could find that app somehow anyway.

You did reboot the phone since, didn't you? Still no Sparkle app?
Gave it a good look around on your phone and your SD card with a file manager? Like Android's built-in one in the Settings. Or File Expert, ES File Explorer, WiFi File Explorer, etc.
Or, if you really want to dig, do a data dump of everything on your phone to an external medium/HD, then go take it apart on a Linux machine. At least you'll get decent search capabilities to get around the thousands of files, notably absent from its mobile cousins.

 

[gargoyle725]

Ok I got a response from the developer said its running in background. How can you test something you cant use. I guess the only way to remove it would be a factory reset? If I do that will my downloaded apps still be listed in the market?

 

[Chuck O. Jones]

Ok I got a response from the developer said its running in background.

Doing what exactly?

How can you test something you cant use.

Good question for the dev...

I guess the only way to remove it would be a factory reset? If I do that will my downloaded apps still be listed in the market?

Yes, under your Gmail ID and password.

 

[chanchan05]

You dont need to reformat I think, try checking installed apps from the settings menu.

 

[wayrad]

From a quick look at their website, I'd say it's only of interest to developers, not end users.

 

[Chuck O. Jones]

You dont need to reformat I think

If he can't find it, he can't uninstall it.

try checking installed apps from the settings menu.

Sounds as if this 'Sparkle' was a sideloader. If so, will it show up in the installed apps list?

 

[chanchan05]

If he can't find it, he can't uninstall it.



Sounds as if this 'Sparkle' was a sideloader. If so, will it show up in the installed apps list?

I think it should. I too have a couple of sideloads that show up there.