[TedMelnik]

My experience is that the Airpush opt out does not work. Best thing to do is to install the offending app and install an alternative instead. Addon detector is a neat app that will identify the types of ads embedded in your installed apps. I got caught with Bloat Freezer and had to uninstall it and replace it with a more "friendly" App Quarantine.

[LoOce]

I hate this new kind of spam, very much.

[Elle926]

jdelsro19, on 08 December 2011 - 09:09 AM, said:

Let users decide if the ads are too much. If an app gets terrible reviews then the developer will have to decide what they want to do..Disclose, get rid of intrusive ads, have a paid app with no ads etc...

After all we are the ones who decide what apps we want and if we like it enough and the ads are not that intrusive it's up to consumers. Of course there are always ways to stop ads completely on your phone if you're rooted, so root your phone and let the manufacturers know that we don't want our phones locked down. The cell carriers are the ones who want locked bootloaders but if we stop buying subsidized phones through them they will have no choice. Cheers.

I would have no problem with that if the ads told me where they were coming from. But they don't there is often no opt out option and they are annoying. I've had it with android. back to an iphone.

[NathanStoltenberg]

NewTeKnology, on 04 December 2011 - 09:54 PM, said:

honkj, on 04 December 2011 - 08:44 PM, said:

wait, that Android phone i got for free with a Happy meal is filled with cr*p malware and spam?? how... surprising....

Actually even the high end Android phones have trialware loaded into it. These companies get greedy. No true advantage to having the newest phone unless you just want the best technology available because you're getting trialware regardless if you pay or not.

Unless you get a Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Not one bit of bloatware, and full AOSP support on most carriers.

[LiveBrianD]

NathanStoltenberg, on 10 July 2012 - 09:16 AM, said:

NewTeKnology, on 04 December 2011 - 09:54 PM, said:

Actually even the high end Android phones have trialware loaded into it. These companies get greedy. No true advantage to having the newest phone unless you just want the best technology available because you're getting trialware regardless if you pay or not.

Unless you get a Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Not one bit of bloatware, and full AOSP support on most carriers.

Except for the Verizon and Sprint versions of course - those still have some carrier crap on them. Only the unlocked version is completely clean. (and fortunately, that's the exact one I have. )

That said, as for AOSP, I'm pretty sure the Galaxy Nexus will be unofficially supported by the devs over at XDA even when Google stops updating it. Happens every time...

[Ramcat7]

I bought a new Samsung Convoy 2 about three months, ago. These ads along with the Weather Report are very annoying. Free trial Email is something I don't use on my phone. All I need is phone and the ability to take pictures. If I want anything else, I can wait until mI get home and use my computer. Any ads that I receive on my phone and have to press the dismiss button to make them go away, I would not use and am boycotting them!

[Ramcat7]

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After having read your article, there are a few comments we would like to make in response. StartApp was the first to provide a search monetization solution for Android developers that enables them to finally make money from their free apps. We have had a zero churn rate from the developers using our platform which shows how satisfied they are with our system. In a review that we conducted of the first 2 million downloads that we received, we found that only a very minor percentage of those people were surprised to see the search icon. Also, we have seen only a very limited number of unhappy reviews as we insist that our developers disclose the fact that they are providing search monetization to their users. This is all done to make sure that everything we do is as clear cut and transparent as possible. We believe that our solution offers a great opportunity for users to receive high quality apps at no cost. Furthermore, we think our system is not only non-obtrusive to users, but actively provides them with another search option that they can enjoy. Thank you, Itay Rokni StartApp VP Marketing

[Ramcat7]

Get "your" freakin ads off "my"phone! I will never use anything that "I" have to dismiss before "I" can continue "my" business on "my" private phone! You have "NO RIGHT" to be on "MY" phone!!!!

[Commons3ns3]

Welcome to the age of smart phones and stupid people really you cant figure out an advertisement. After working in IT for over 20 years and i find it funny that people cant figure out how to not click on [censored].

[StevenSinofsky]

Just go with Windows Phone... no malware problems, tons of apps, superb sync with Windows 8, and the coolest-looking homescreen EVER. Check out mytil.es.

This post has been edited by StevenSinofsky: 29 December 2012 - 10:12 AM