I think its stupid. Android itself should be rated pre teen then, because Google does collect your location and it does share it with advertisers. Has anyone noticed that they can't turn location on without agreeing to send your location to Google, even when no apps are running?
Google Maps and browser should also be preteen. I use location but I don't give it out. No, I'm not going to do other apks or tricks to get the location. Market users can't handle that. In my case, I don't think anyone younger than preteen will actually use my app (whatever preteen means). But just because my app isn't marked "All", it will count against my app somehow. And "Apps that focus on allowing users to find and communicate with each other should be rated “Teen” or above." Its a frigging phone. For any app to truly qualify for an "All" rating, it would have to look your three year old out from using any other apps, or the phone. The apps have permissions; that should The biggest problem is that no one will understand the ratings and read a bunch more into them. All these apple loving press people will have a field day with this. The headlines will be "Majority of Android Apps rated PG-13!" Nathan On Nov 25, 12:08 am, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > So what do people think about the Googles Market rules saying that any app > that asks for / gets the users location can't be rated "All" it has to be > rated "Pre-teen" or above? (seehttp://goo.gl/2D9nC) > > Personally I can't see what this rule is trying to achieve and it seems > weird, so has anyone got any theories as to why it's in place? > > Al. > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company > number 6741909. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily > those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
