Masih nggak paham kenapa Nokia pake Android tapi setengah setengah gitu. Microsoft ini strateginya aneh aneh aja. On May 14, 2014 11:48 AM, "Eko Prasetiyo" <[email protected]> wrote:
> ---- > *Nokia Populating Android App Store without Developer > Permission*<http://www.xda-developers.com/android/nokia-populating-nokia-x-android-app-store-without-developer-permission/> > // > *xda*<http://www.xda-developers.com/android/nokia-populating-nokia-x-android-app-store-without-developer-permission/> > *-developers*<http://www.xda-developers.com/android/nokia-populating-nokia-x-android-app-store-without-developer-permission/> > > The Nokia X <http://forum.xda-developers.com/nokia-x> is quite a unique > “Android” device. And when we refer to the X as such, it’s only in the > loosest definition of the term. This is because the X packs such a heavily > skinned UI that you’d never be able to detect its distantly removed AOSP > underpinnings at first glance. > > Naturally since Nokia is now officially owned by Microsoft, the Nokia X > lacks access to Google Play and related Google services. Instead, the > device relies on various Microsoft and Nokia services such as Nokia’s > Android App Store. This app store is run by Opera, which in turn has its > own Android app store <http://apps.opera.com/>. > > So why’s all of this relevant? Well, it’s no surprise that even though the > vast majority of Android apps are capable of running seamlessly on the > Nokia X, developers haven’t exactly been jumping at the opportunity to load > their apps into Nokia’s Android app store. After all, why would a developer > with limited time resources target an app store that only one family of > (low end) devices can access? But rather than enticing application > developers to upload their existing apps to the Nokia app store, Nokia is > doing this for them and contacting users after the fact. This is where > things get a bit sticky. > > Enter Ander <https://plus.google.com/117230458394250799679> > <https://plus.google.com/117230458394250799679>Webbs<https://plus.google.com/117230458394250799679>, > developer of the highly regarded > ADW.Launcher<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.adw.launcher>. > Yesterday, the developer received an email from > Nokia<https://plus.google.com/+AnderWebbs/posts/DuNoYThQhmm>stating that they > had created a developer account for him and populated it > with ADW.Launcher. All he had to do was to get in touch with them in order > for the application to go live. Naturally, this resulted in a great deal of > confusion, as this application was put in the Nokia app store without the > developer’s consent. > > Upon learning of Ander Webbs’s dismay Opera software marketing team member > Anna > <https://plus.google.com/105885537438672028730/about>Melnychuk<https://plus.google.com/105885537438672028730/about> > got > in contact with the developer, stating that this was done because the > application was available in the Opera Android app store. However, Ander > Webbs never registered as an Opera developer. Rather, he registered his > application with Handster, which was acquired by opera three years ago, and > the application was moved to its place in the Opera app > store<http://apps.opera.com/en_us/adwlauncher.html>without his knowledge. > This then enabled Opera to transfer the app to the > nascent Nokia Android App Store. > > It’s easy to understand Nokia’s motivations in pursuing such a course of > action. After all, they’ve now got an Android device that’s perfectly > capable of running Android apps, but there aren’t too many apps available > for users to readily install without resorting to alternate app stores or > sideloading. But while these actions may not be as nefarious as if Nokia / > Opera had extracted the APK from the Google Play Store and uploaded it to > the Nokia Android App Store, they are still questionable at best. > Hopefully, this practice will come to an end and proper developer > recruitment <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMU0tzLwhbE> will take > place. That said, I wouldn’t hold my breath, given parent company > Microsoft’s track record in the > past<http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-webapps-mobile-web-sites-in-windows-phone-apps-clothing-7000022214/> > . > > *[Many thanks to OEM Relations Manager jerdog for the heads up!]* > > ---- > > Shared via *my feedly reader* <http://feedly.com> > > -- > ========== > Berubah menjadi lebih terkendali bersama @kartuHalo Halo Fit Hybrid > Info Lengkap >> tsel.me/halohybrid #KendalikanHidup > ------------------- > Gunakan layanan Hosting Indonesia yang stabil, terjangkau dan aman > Kunjungi >> http://www.Qwords.com > -------------------- > ID-Android on YouTube > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u81L8Qpy5A > -------------------- > Kontak Admin, twitter @agushamonangan > > Aturan Umum ID-ANDROID >> http://goo.gl/NfzSGB > > Join Forum ID-ANDROID >> http://forum.android.or.id > ========== > --- > Anda menerima pesan ini karena berlangganan grup "[id-android] Indonesian > Android Community " di Google Grup. > Untuk berhenti berlangganan dan berhenti menerima email dari grup ini, > kirim email ke [email protected]. > Kunjungi grup ini di http://groups.google.com/group/id-android. > -- ========== Berubah menjadi lebih terkendali bersama @kartuHalo Halo Fit Hybrid Info Lengkap >> tsel.me/halohybrid #KendalikanHidup ------------------- Gunakan layanan Hosting Indonesia yang stabil, terjangkau dan aman Kunjungi >> http://www.Qwords.com -------------------- ID-Android on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u81L8Qpy5A -------------------- Kontak Admin, twitter @agushamonangan Aturan Umum ID-ANDROID >> http://goo.gl/NfzSGB Join Forum ID-ANDROID >> http://forum.android.or.id ========== --- Anda menerima pesan ini karena Anda berlangganan grup "[id-android] Indonesian Android Community " dari Google Grup. 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