Commenting in Google Play may soon require a Google+ account
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20. nnaatthhaannx2 posted on 21 Nov 2012, 12:35 0 0
eww... I like providing feedback to developers, but I hate sharing my personal information with everyone.
2. cybervlad81 posted on 20 Nov 2012, 08:54 3 0
I think the writing on the wall has been there, it has seemed since the release of G+ that Google wants to make G+ the center of the Google experience, this just seems to be one more step toward that.
4. Mxyzptlk posted on 20 Nov 2012, 09:36 4 1
I don't think forcing Google+ onto users will be beneficial. They've yet to realize that they can not compete with Facebook or Twitter in the social network game. I think this is a pretty bad move for Google to make. People hate it when they force change onto its users.
11. Kjayhawk posted on 20 Nov 2012, 13:32 0 1
I see where your coming from, but to be honest i have been hoping for Google to shove G+ down the consumers throat.
My idea originally was one step further than what google has done, when you start up your phone after purchasing it the intro screen will have you create a G+ account. This is where I still see google going.
Why not force people to use G+ it has some great features and the best UI of any social app (Personal Belief). G+ needs work no doubt, but if google wanted to get serious about G+ then this is a step in the right direction.
As of now google isn't forcing its users to do anything it doesn't take a sign in to G+ to download apps. only thing that will change is less s**tty reviews.
Last but not least, people might hate these small changes but they will be fine and I doubt this will really bother too many users. I forgot how i created a G+ account doesn't it just take the information from your Gmail and create the account credentials?
5. mas11 posted on 20 Nov 2012, 09:55 2 0
No! Bad Google! Forcing people to use your social network will annoy many of your users.
6. JunitoNH posted on 20 Nov 2012, 10:29 2 0
Yeah you guys are correct. I don't Facebook or tweet, and don't appreciate being force to use a social network. If anything gives us the option to use discuss or another email provider.
7. medicci37 posted on 20 Nov 2012, 11:11 1 0
There is more freedom of choice on Google than other major os's. But seems like thats slowly changing. All the problems with the play store, & this is what they focus on ? Do no evil my ass.
8. medicci37 posted on 20 Nov 2012, 11:29 0 0
Play store finally added option 2 remove apps that have already been uninstalled from device from installed apps list. But every time i scroll down my apps list & delete app from list. It takes me back 2 the beginning of the list. Would take several hours 2 get all the junk apps i uninstalled off the list. Option 2 automatically remove uninstalled apps would solve problem. But Google won't allow that. Stuck with Android since 2010. Under the premise that they would eventually get their os together. & put out the best os they could. But starting 2 tired of waiting.
10. bander posted on 20 Nov 2012, 12:51 1 0
you don't need to delete 1 app at a time, you can choose multiple apps and delete them all together. to do that just press & hold on an app and you'll be able to collect as many as you want of the unwanted apps and then delete them.
13. Rayvelynn posted on 20 Nov 2012, 13:57 0 0
I might make a Google+ account but that doesn't mean I'm going to use it, I don't need to get addicted to anything else. Just got rid of my FB account. lol
14. doejon posted on 20 Nov 2012, 13:59 0 0
oh man thats s**t!
first google blocked on JB the feature to move apps to the external microsdcard
and now this one!!
we want out liberty back google!
15. Jyakotu posted on 20 Nov 2012, 15:18 0 0
Even though I have a Google+ account, I don't use it, as most of my friends are still using Facebook and Twitter. Honestly, Google+ has some great ideas, but it just can't really compete with Facebook and Twitter at this time. Orkut was a bust, except in Brazil, and while quite a few people have a G+, that doesn't mean that they're using it. Honestly, if your friends aren't on G+, what incentive do you have to use it?
16. MC1123 posted on 20 Nov 2012, 17:41 0 0
lol...google's way to populate its boring social networking site.... but for me, i use google+ for its hangout! since facebook chat or skype calls, you need to pay extra! :(
17. Jyakotu posted on 20 Nov 2012, 17:49 0 0
Facebook video chat, which uses Skype, is free of charge.
18. MC1123 posted on 20 Nov 2012, 18:20 0 0
yeah...but not group chat! which i use to to comunicate with my freinds in different places at once!
19. naguz posted on 21 Nov 2012, 11:27 0 0
My given name already shows up in reviews instead of the nickname connected to my Google Account, with no warning what so ever - that is totally unacceptable!
Also, forcing uses to post under their full name will likely drastically reduce the quality of the comments. The percentage of people concerned with online privacy is notably lower in the kind of people who usually posts whack-job reviews in unintelligible English. Newspapers going from other (semi)anonymous comment systems to force users to use Facebook see a drastically declined comment quality. The whack jobs, downright dumb people and fake trolling accounts post the most comments. The users who debate under their full name and isn't in the other three groups, tend to become frustrated and give up. At leas that's the state in my country.
