T-Mobile App Keeps Android Phones Running Smoothly
Jun 16, 2010, 6:28 PM by Philip Berne
T-Mobile's My Account application for Android phones has long gone beyond simple billing and account information to offering in-phone features like power management controls. Now the My Account app will also close unused services on the device. The task killer software, called Device Tune-up, will run in the background at startup. It will work on phones running Android 2.1 or below, so users who have ported Android 2.2 or who are running a custom ROM should not use the software.
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Comments
This is a problem and it illustrates what I consider to be the reason Android won't last...
The problem with Android's development model is that the hardware and software is not on the same page, nor can it ever expect to be. Honestly, Developing for Android successfully is far harder than on any modern mobile platform, and T-Mobile's struggles already show it.
Let me break it down like this:
T-Mobile is looking to enhance the user experience for their Android customers , but by doing so they're installing software that is going beyond its necessary functionality and providing useful tools that modify system behavior. (Honestly, folks, iOS4 and WebOS 1.4 don't need this kind of crap... and I think no decent mobile OS should.)
The problem is that T-Mobile isn't a software provider- they're...
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Let me break it down like this:
T-Mobile is looking to enhance the user experience for their Android customers , but by doing so they're installing software that is going beyond its necessary functionality and providing useful tools that modify system behavior. (Honestly, folks, iOS4 and WebOS 1.4 don't need this kind of crap... and I think no decent mobile OS should.)
The problem is that T-Mobile isn't a software provider- they're...
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2.1 is not obsolete, neither is 1.6 and some phones still run 1.5. Most apps will run on all these versions. And we dont need to compare Apple to Android that argument is soooo old. I personally like to pick and choose what apps I want to run in the b...
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You never cease to amaze with your knowledge (lack thereof?) of android.
First, Android doesn't need this software, most people who use it are misinformed and are likely to cause issues on their phones by forcing applications to close.
Second, ...
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First, Android doesn't need this software, most people who use it are misinformed and are likely to cause issues on their phones by forcing applications to close.
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1. It's lame, but iPhones were not all compatible with all updates, and this is ONE application. I recall that one "update" actually killed some people's unlocked phones.
2. If a 2.2 version comes out next week...? My guess is you will invent ano...
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2. If a 2.2 version comes out next week...? My guess is you will invent ano...
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The problem with Android's development model is that the hardware and software is not on the same page, nor can it ever expect to be. Honestly, Developing for Android successfully is far harder than on any
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The problem here lies with the way this is being described in the article - THIS IS A BETA TEST for this piece of software. It is an attatchment only for the My Account application for t-mobile accounts, so other providers are of no concern here. As 2...
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If it's not out yet. Which it's not. Heck, the official "RC" release for the Nexus One isn't even out yet, let alone the source code for handset makers to work into sense/blur/touchwiz. So no, 2.2 isn't 2 months old, it's not even "born" yet. 2.2 ...
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