I think this guys is more of an outlier than representative of a typical Android user . We got to calibrate UI assuming a minimum threshold of intelligence / familiarity /proficiency from user . I must say that for more than 90% of user i can safely say that they either know that back key is the way to terminate apps or they figure it out along the way in a day or two . IMHO you can safely ignore this feedback . On Sat, Mar 2, 2013 at 6:30 AM, John Coryat <[email protected]> wrote:
> I got this email directly from an Android user who isn't using our app > (yet?) but came across a response I posted in the comments: > > *From: Randy L. * > *Subject: Ending apps > > "You may be ending RadarNow! incorrectly by using the home key. The back > key is the correct way to end RadarNow! and pretty much any other standard > app." > > I for one did not know that. That could well explain issues I've had with > other apps. Thanks!!! I sorta wish the Android user guides would cover > things like this...... > > BTW -- I will download your app and give it a test drive. > * > What I find interesting is how Randy didn't know about ending apps with > the back key. He's right. There is no real user's guide. > > Here's the original comment: > > ★★★★★ > > App version 4.2 > > HTC Velocity 4G (holiday) > ***Robert McBee* on *Jan 29, 2013* at *8:23 PM* > > This app is useless! I do not pay for apps EVER..... So I don't don't know > about the paid version. But this free version is useless...... It does not > update more than once every 8 hrs or something..... I wanted something > showing up to date info. > *You* replied on *Jan 29, 2013* at *9:38 PM* > > You may be ending RadarNow! incorrectly by using the home key. The back > key is the correct way to end RadarNow! and pretty much any other standard > app. By using the home key, you push RadarNow! into the background where it > won't end. If you pressed the "Refresh" button, then you'd see a new set of > radar images. Try that. Thanks. > ** > > -John Coryat > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Prashant Singh, Co-Founder, Signals <http://thesignals.net/> Email *:* [email protected] Cell : +91-9910270434 Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/wethesignals> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/TeamSignal> | Blog <http://blog.thesignals.net/> "If someone's using a PC to demo the Next Big Thing... then it's not the next big thing."~Russell Beattie -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
