03-19-2015, 02:04 PM | #16 | |
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- So, I obviously have account for Google Play, because it let me to install this and other apps. - I have installed the app. - I went to the Google Play and clicked on the fifth star under the "Rate this app" label. - It displays a dialog box telling me that "Ratings and reviews on Google Play are a great way to tell your friends about the apps and other content that you love! These are linked to your Google+ profile and are public." I have two choices: 1. Click Cancel - then nothing happpens 2. Click Join Google+ - the phone then proceeds to page where my phony name [pun intended] is pre-filled and here I have option to Cancel or Create. Sorry Chaley, I am not willing to create a Google+ account, *especially* not when such "choice" is being rammed down my throat. Now you know why some people did not leave the deserver rating. Go and thank Google. Or, post a hack how to rate an app without creating the Google+ account. Because at this moment I am even less inclined to create one than I was 15 minutes ago. |
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03-19-2015, 03:52 PM | #17 | |
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Thanks for all the effort you made, and for your kind words. |
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03-19-2015, 05:10 PM | #18 |
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My hack: make a dummy Google+ account to go with the dummy Google Play account.
Serves Google right if they get all excited about new Google+ members who treat it as a GooglePlayRatings account, and AFAICT it isn't harmful/inconveniencing to do so. It is of course a ridiculous, low thing for them to do. |
03-19-2015, 07:08 PM | #19 |
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I'm afraid this is also why I've never left a review for any app. I want absolutely nothing to do with social media. I do use a dummy account for Google Play but I still don't want a Google+ account attached.
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03-20-2015, 02:01 AM | #20 | |
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I am getting sick and tired of the fact that everybody and his brother wants you to register to his insignificant shitty website/blog/forum/whatever using Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or something. They are not content with my mailinator e-mail address, they want me to register using CreditCards, real phone numbers, passport scans, ... Sigh ... A sidenote: I was thinking about purchasing CC. Not that I really need it, I sideload, but to show support. But to do that I would have to let them have my CC, because I can't purchase Google Play credit in supermarket here. |
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03-20-2015, 07:49 AM | #21 | ||
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Of course others could give a thumbs down to idiot non informative reviews and thumbs up to reviews that have some content. Last edited by DoctorOhh; 03-20-2015 at 08:00 AM. |
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03-20-2015, 10:01 AM | #22 |
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I installed to a device I never use to write a review. I'd already reviewed the free version @Amazon, just not Google Play. That makes four reviews of this wonderful app for me!
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05-08-2015, 08:40 AM | #23 |
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I just re-installed the demo version in order to leave a review. I'll uninstall it later. Presumably it won't upset my existing CC installation! I guess if I don't open it - it can't.
Re the google+ thing, I've never seen this message. I do have a gmail account which automatically has a google+ account, but I can't see any of my app reviews on it. Maybe I'm just not skilled enough in social media use Anyway, good luck on your quest to raise the rating. I understand your reasoning. The problem is certainly that those who understand the app and like it go to the full version very quickly and rate that. Those who don't leave low reviews, probably because they can't understand it. Maybe you could use an in-app payment rather than two versions. |
05-08-2015, 12:29 PM | #24 |
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@copyrite & @jebdra:
@jebdra: re in-app payments. I didn't do this originally for four reasons:
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05-09-2015, 03:36 PM | #25 |
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I'll download the demo on my new phone and rate it.
Thanks for the wonderful work. This is a great app, so powerful. Lori Reeser Next day - Rated the demo 5 stars and wrote in it. I'm not crazy about the whole Google + thing, but I have my settings so absolutely no one can see me and I have zero friends, etc. I joined several years ago, back when Google was still trying to not be evil. Last edited by Lori Reeser; 05-10-2015 at 06:01 PM. Reason: Update |
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