FWIW, John, I am a LONG time techie pro, my "street cred" dating back to 1970 (and one of your beta testers :), but I am also relatively new to Android, having gotten only my 2nd device last Black Friday. I was NOT aware until this thread there was a difference in the exits. Well, I knew there were a few of my music apps, for example, that annoyingly didn't shut up when I pressed home, but that kinda sorta made sense I guess. Just sayin' :)
Elaine Pack, Web Analyst Ivy, VA Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S III (4.1.1) Please excuse any brevity or tpyos! On Mar 2, 2013 10:38 AM, "John Coryat" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]> 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 android-discu...@**googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to android...@googlegroups.**com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>> group/android-discuss?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en> >>> . >>> For more options, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>> . >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Prashant Singh, >> Co-Founder, Signals <http://thesignals.net/> >> Email *:* pras...@thesignals.**net >> 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. > > > -- 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.
