Does anyone have the md5sum for the apk?
MD5 (zLauncher.apk) = ed8a71a362fe08f614aa79ffb2d77014
Nokia's New Homescreen Replacement App for Android
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Re: Nokia's New Homescreen Replacement App for Android
#32You have to download and install the APK manually. With the ease of publishing something to Google Play, why haven't they done so? Is it just to limit initial deployment to people who know how to do this? Also "Sorry, we are not currently supporting rooted devices". I wonder why.
Google Play is accessible only if you hook your Android device to a Google account AND you Andorid device vendor has put up the $$ to use the proprietary Google apps like Play. The real question is why so many apps are distributed only through Play, excluding privacy-conscious users and open source Android devices.
Nobody said they shouldn't have provided an APK.
Re: Nokia's New Homescreen Replacement App for Android
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#34First thing that came to my mind: great! A new launcher from Nokia!
Downloaded, installed (these permissions are fine for a launcher app) and tried for 5 minutes. Concept is cool but it's really hard to figure out what are the improvements.
I can do the same (searching apps) just typing in to the google search bar, which is more effective than gestures..
Re: Nokia's New Homescreen Replacement App for Android
#35So, where's the proof that this is from Nokia? I can't find a reference to this on a pre-existing Nokia property, the entire thing is on zlauncher.com except where they link to generic Nokia privacy policies and in one spot say to email press@nokia.com - so nothing that indicates they actually have access to Nokia.com. They've created a brand new twitter account that doesn't appear to have been acknowledged by any ex…
That is weird. Also: - They don't list Nokia X in the supported (tested) devices section[0]. - SSL certificate doesn't belong to Nokia - Whois records are hidden trough proxy, doesn't sound like something a company like Nokia would do - They belong to Microsoft now, I don't think Microsoft would allow them to launch this, if this the Mobile Devices section of Nokia. - Domain was bought from GoDaddy. Nokia, like most…
in case someone is looking for it, here is the new Nokia website: http://company.nokia.com/en
yes, they share the nokia.com top domain, however they are now separate, since the sale to Microsoft completed in 25 April this year.
Re: Nokia's New Homescreen Replacement App for Android
#36I was close to install it, then I read their ZLauncher Privacy Policy and I discovered they read your text messages and call logs, and I abandoned it. I guess, trust really affects our perception of a system, and our willingness to share personal information with it. Unfortunately, if there is no trust, the relationship/interaction man-machine will never achieve its full potential.
As if no other organizations are reading them.
As if sharing with one organization means you want to share with all of them.
Re: Nokia's New Homescreen Replacement App for Android
#37You have to download and install the APK manually. With the ease of publishing something to Google Play, why haven't they done so? Is it just to limit initial deployment to people who know how to do this? Also "Sorry, we are not currently supporting rooted devices". I wonder why.
I'm on my first Android phone, never installed any mods, and it seemed quite simple to me. Possibly even more simple than using Play.
The flow can be more simple, as you suggest, but what you lose is the assurance from Google that this app is from the publisher it's marked as being from and all of the surrounding mechanisms like push updates that it makes no sense to reimplement on a per app basis.
Re: Nokia's New Homescreen Replacement App for Android
#38Needs a G+ login, so it's inaccessible (and as others wrote: Probably wouldn't work on a rooted phone anyway).
I'm not very well versed with Android related things, but isn't a Google account required for Android anyway? If so, using it to sign in to an Android app seems like a reasonable choice.
Re: Nokia's New Homescreen Replacement App for Android
#39Needs a G+ login, so it's inaccessible (and as others wrote: Probably wouldn't work on a rooted phone anyway).
I'm not very well versed with Android related things, but isn't a Google account required for Android anyway? If so, using it to sign in to an Android app seems like a reasonable choice.
> isn't a Google account required for Android anyway?
Not strictly speaking, no. You do need to sign in to a Google account to access the Play Store, which is synonymous with Android for most people, but it doesn't need to be a Google+ account.
Even given that though, the vast majority of Android apps don't require you to sign in with a Google account (or a Google+ account) and thus don't have access to the data associated with it. For a lock screen app to even require signing in is pretty strange.
Re: Nokia's New Homescreen Replacement App for Android
#40I was close to install it, then I read their ZLauncher Privacy Policy and I discovered they read your text messages and call logs, and I abandoned it. I guess, trust really affects our perception of a system, and our willingness to share personal information with it. Unfortunately, if there is no trust, the relationship/interaction man-machine will never achieve its full potential.
....literally, what? It's like complaining that the contacts app has permissions to read your contacts. It's a launcher man, of course it needs to read your call logs and messages, what's so upsetting about this?
They not only access that information (locally, on-device), but may send it:
> When you use the Service, this information may be sent to Nokia for the purpose of improving the Service. You can choose the level at which you participate in the development of Nokia’s products and services. You may disable the collection of information by changing the settings of the Service.
https://www.zlauncher.com/privsupp.html
I see there's an option user can disable this behavior, but who knows whenever it'll transfer this data right on startup before you have the chance to opt out?