Apps to do what? How many people do more with their phone than make calls and check social networks?
Majority of U.S. consumers still download zero apps per month, says comScore
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Re: Majority of U.S. consumers still download zero apps per month, says comScore
#22It may be just me, but every time I download an app I have a feeling that I'm signing in into something that will do whatever it wants on my phone - geolocation, read address book, access the internet? for what? And then, you know, there are these things called "websites" that you access using a single app called "browser" that end up being pretty useful even on your phone.
Pretty sure that's how most app conception begins. How can they gather as much user data as possible, or as many videos micropayments as possible. I think that most apps only exist so that some company can get a tracking device onto your phone.
Permission systems are fairly good in both Android and iOS now, though.
Note: I agree that protecting your data is important, I don't want to downplay that.
Re: Majority of U.S. consumers still download zero apps per month, says comScore
#23It may be just me, but every time I download an app I have a feeling that I'm signing in into something that will do whatever it wants on my phone - geolocation, read address book, access the internet? for what? And then, you know, there are these things called "websites" that you access using a single app called "browser" that end up being pretty useful even on your phone.
Pretty sure that's how most app conception begins. How can they gather as much user data as possible, or as many videos micropayments as possible. I think that most apps only exist so that some company can get a tracking device onto your phone.
I'm writing an article about this, doing research now, trying to correlate battery usage on a device with how many apps are installed on it, and user use.
If the user isn't using the device, and the more apps on it, the faster the battery drains, it's transmitting something somewhere to someone...
Re: Majority of U.S. consumers still download zero apps per month, says comScore
#24It may be just me, but every time I download an app I have a feeling that I'm signing in into something that will do whatever it wants on my phone - geolocation, read address book, access the internet? for what? And then, you know, there are these things called "websites" that you access using a single app called "browser" that end up being pretty useful even on your phone.
This is exactly why I don't download apps. I proxied my phone one day and almost fell out of my chair. I'm shocked Google and Apple allow this to go on.
Re: Majority of U.S. consumers still download zero apps per month, says comScore
#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
anecdotal experience with my parents is that they don't tend to download new apps unless their children or grandchildren convince them to. that and they don't just browse the app store anyway.
anecdotal experience with my parents is that they're not really sure what apps they would want, if any. Hell, neither do I. I essentially have every app I "need". A browser, a music player, a podcast player, some IM clients, a train notifier and banking apps. Why would I ever need anything else except like, games or something but I have 0 patience for them on mobile unless you can get in and out fast.
I am old but quite computer literate. I've done the whole app thing. However, for the past few years, I've installed no apps. The only apps installed are those that are default.
Re: Majority of U.S. consumers still download zero apps per month, says comScore
#26Apps to do what? How many people do more with their phone than make calls and check social networks?
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Re: Majority of U.S. consumers still download zero apps per month, says comScore
#27It may be just me, but every time I download an app I have a feeling that I'm signing in into something that will do whatever it wants on my phone - geolocation, read address book, access the internet? for what? And then, you know, there are these things called "websites" that you access using a single app called "browser" that end up being pretty useful even on your phone.
You are, at least, thinking about it. Way ahead of the game.
Most phone users have no reason to download apps, and most app publishers are clueless about providing a reason, or even awareness their apps exist, beyond uploading them and hoping.
The nature of apps skews these numbers. So few apps are either worthy of a user's time, or awareness, that these low averages are not informative about apps that are worthy. It's more obvious for Web sites. Your blog is outdated, unmaintained, and obscure. So it gets no hits. Nobody is surprised. But that says nothing about Web sites that do contend for user awareness. Same for apps.
Re: Majority of U.S. consumers still download zero apps per month, says comScore
#28Why would you once have all the apps you need?
Also, my idiotic 16gb Android phone is almost always full (thanks to the OS keeping loads of garbage and leftovers from previous versions, according to google searches). On top of that, every time I plug in the phone on WiFi, all these apps start their regular updates (how often do they need to be updated??). Thus, I need to be very careful with what apps I have, and constantly trim them. I guess that with a new phon…
I have a 4GB Android phone, an original Moto E. Simply updating the phone left it full without anything adding any applications to it. It left it unable to be updated without clearing the cache of everything on the phone every time.
Luckily Motorola supported rooting the phone, which made CyanogenMod easily installable at the time. That fixed the update problems and even allowed me to transfer applications to an external SD Card if I wanted (I do not recommend this for any SD Card slower than a UHS SD Card). It now has LineageOS on it, as that is what replaced CyanogenMod when it ceased to be supported. Works great, although the phone itself may be a bit slow.
Re: Majority of U.S. consumers still download zero apps per month, says comScore
#29Re: Majority of U.S. consumers still download zero apps per month, says comScore
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Pretty sure that's how most app conception begins. How can they gather as much user data as possible, or as many videos micropayments as possible. I think that most apps only exist so that some company can get a tracking device onto your phone.
I'm writing an article about this, doing research now, trying to correlate battery usage on a device with how many apps are installed on it, and user use. If the user isn't using the device, and the more apps on it, the faster the battery drains, it's transmitting something somewhere to someone...
Your claim is that random 3rd party apps are transmitting unknown data while the apps are closed and the phone is not in use?