The thing is I've gotten numerous emails over the years and comments on Google Play regarding how our app doesn't end, or doesn't update imagery. The only way that's possible is if the user "ends" the app with the home key instead of the back key. It might be obvious to us, but it certainly isn't obvious to the average low tech user. Pressing the home key does appear to end an app, at least it goes away but as we all know, it doesn't actually end it. That's one of those not so obvious things.
-John Coryat On Saturday, March 2, 2013 3:28:53 AM UTC-6, Prashant wrote: > > 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]<javascript:> > > 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] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> 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] <javascript:> > 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.
