[ale] AARG! Warning - backup up android apps weekly

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

Hi Charles,

In this case, it's a tablet.  I'm not sure what you're referring to.  These are apps which came with the device, either from Acer or Android.  There is no uninstall option on the apps screen.  The device is not rooted.

Sincerely,

Ron


Charles Shapiro <hooterpincher at gmail.com> wrote:

>How did you get apps on your phone "which I didn't install and which
>you
>cannot uninstall"?  Surely you have S-OFF on your own phone?
>
>-- CHS
>
>
>
>On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <
>atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Yet another one of my app developers for android has chosen to
>butcher and
>> dumb down their UI, ruining the app for me.  I promptly turned off
>auto
>> update for that app and installed the previous version from a backup
>that I
>> just made, coincidentally, yesterday.  Now I have the app I like
>back.  It
>> was the PocketCasts podcast downloader.  Unfortunately, I'll never
>get bug
>> fixes or updates now.
>>
>> Astro file manager (older version) has an application backup feature
>that
>> backs up all the APK files.  I like to use that weekly.
>>
>> Let's think like a developer:  I have an app that lots of people like
>and
>> depend on.  It's useful, functional, and gives them lots of
>information and
>> control.  I have lots of positive reviews.  I think I'll screw up the
>UI,
>> make it harder to use, remove information from the screen, give the
>user
>> less control, OH and remove the widget!
>>
>> AARG!  Nothing like wasting half an hour of your life undoing someone
>> else's screw up of an app you bought from them.
>>
>> I now have auto updates turned off for Astro File Manager,
>PocketCasts,
>> and WeatherBug Elite.
>>
>> By the way, is there a way to selectively turn off auto updates for
>> individual apps on Mint / Ubuntu?  That would be cool.
>>
>> Another maintenance tip.  Select settings, apps, all.  Scroll through
>that
>> list and force stop then disable any apps that don't need to be
>running.  I
>> think I have 21 of them disabled which I didn't install and you
>cannot
>> uninstall.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Sent from my Android Acer A500 tablet with bluetooth keyboard and K-9
>Mail.
>> Please excuse my potential brevity if I'm typing on the touch screen.
>>
>> (PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want
>to
>> call on the phone.  I get about 300 emails per day from alternate
>energy
>> mailing lists and such.  I don't always see new email messages very
>> quickly.)
>>
>> Ron Frazier
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>> linuxdude AT techstarship.com
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--

Sent from my Android Acer A500 tablet with bluetooth keyboard and K-9 Mail.
Please excuse my potential brevity if I'm typing on the touch screen.

(PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want to
call on the phone.  I get about 300 emails per day from alternate energy
mailing lists and such.  I don't always see new email messages very quickly.)

Ron Frazier
770-205-9422 (O)   Leave a message.
linuxdude AT techstarship.com