App developers removing reviews...

I wonder why RIM lets developers edit reviews. Leave a bad review and they will remove it the next day .
These app ratings are useless.
Nothing but phony 5 star reviews that they leave themselves.

Others have noticed that as well... and it doesn't give a good representation of the app.
About the only way to know if the app is decent is to research the developer and get personal recommendations from friends or other BB or Playbook users.
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App developers censoring negative reviews

I read a while ago how private information about yourself like name, user id, etc. is given to the developer when you download an Android app. As a rebuttal, someone said that Apple works the same way.
I am inclined to think that and I am also disturbed how some app developers are flagging reviews (or internally deleting the reviews). I have given some negative opinions of some apps and now I find that my review(s) are removed. If I try to add an updated review, either positive or negative my review doesn't post. I noticed this with a few apps.The trend is also with Android and with the Google Play store.
I just don't get it how Apple and even Android crumble to the developers in stiflying negative constructive criticism of the apps? Apple already makes somone go through hoops just to report a non working or even deceptive app. Sometimes, I think that this approach by Apple is an example of communism. I dunno, but this all just ticks me off.

I am occasionally forced to give an app a 1 star rating. These reviews usually never show up. I am polite, courteous, and described the issues in detail. Moreover, I engage in no name-calling, or profanity. My 1 star reviews are rarely posted.
I do see one star reviews get posted. However, it appears that once a certain number of them are given for an application additional ones get blocked.
To answer your specific question as to why censorship is allowed. Remember, this is Apple's website and their hard drives, they have a right to control everything that goes on to it.

Can app developers really delete negative reviews in Blackberry AppWorld?

I was browsing AppWorld, and concerned when I looked at StickyBoard Notes HD, by Joey Beechey.
In his description, he writes, "ALL REVIEWS THAT ARE JUST SAYING ITS STUPID TO CHARGE FOR AN UPGRADE WILL BE DELETED."
This has troubling implications. If a developer can simply remove any negative reviews they choose to, how can I use the reviews as a basis for whether I'll try out or buy an app? Can he really remove reviews, or is he just hoping to stop people from posting about that?

Yes and no. The developer can "request" that a review is removed. This is something that should be checked by the App World team at RIM, but in reality they seem to grant any requests without hesitation.
There has been much discussion about this, because some developers abuse this. Many users who felt conned by the offline maps crooks posted a negative review, only to find it removed later.
In some cases reviews are automatically denied by App World. It seems to be fuzzy logic, but competitor names and profanity seem to flag reviews for automatic denial.
In the interest of full disclosure, of the 150 (almost all positive) reviews for our app, we have requested for 5 to be deleted: one was actually a very good rating but contained bad language. Another was a user who hadn't read the description. The other three were problems related to PlayBook OS, not our app.
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How do I remove ALL Metro/Modern/Universal/Windows Apps without removing the Start Menu?

So with three separate builds of WTP I've run the PowerShell command to remove Metro/Modern/Universal/Windows Apps. With each build, it also removes the Start Menu. In the thread below, an MS Support person mentioned that that command was only for Windows
8.x and shouldn't be run on WTP. What? Then why is that command still available? And, why will it remove some Metro/Modern/Universal/Windows Apps, but not others? Are they marked as System required? Why isn't the Start Menu marked as System required? You'd
think that the start menu would be pretty important.
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/053f63bc-c174-44f1-8f6c-8ead1ad965fb/spartan-and-start-menu-on-10049?forum=WinPreview2014General
So, with the start menu being an XAML app, how do I safely remove ALL Metro/Modern/Universal/Windows Apps without removing the Start Menu? I have no use for them and don't want them on my computer. Period. There has to be some command like the one we used
in Windows 8.x that will allow use to remove ALL Metro/Modern/Universal/Windows Apps without removing the Start Menu.
Don't give an answer like "just right-click and uninstall". That doesn't work for all of these things, and do you know how long it takes to do that for all of those silly things? Too long! That's also not practical for an Enterprise desktop. It's
also not practical to leave all of that junk on the desktop, so don't suggest that either.
Dan

The problem with PowerShell and all of those scripts is that those particular scripts require a lot of typing, or copy and paste, or having to figure out where all of those apps are stored and then insert their convoluted names into the script. For
me, scripting is like programming. I have no desire to be a programmer/developer.
I just want an option in Programs and Features to be able to turn these "features" off. We were able to do it in previous versions of Windows. If we didn't want Internet Games, we uncheck the box. If we don't want our users to be able to print
documents over the Internet, we uncheck the box. And so on down the line for any other "feature" we didn't want our enterprise users to have.
Or, we could turn those features off using the System Image Manager. Now we have to write some convoluted script with even more convoluted commands for even more convoluted names for things we don't want.
The easier script in Windows 8.x was just get-appxpackages -online | remove-appxpackages. That removed the majority of the apps for an individual user. The remove-appxprovisionedpackage command, with the convoluted name of the app, would remove them from
the hard drive - one app at a time, but that doesn't work in Windows 10.
So, they came up with a DISM command, but that doesn't work in Windows 10 either. I should say that with my limited developer skills I haven't found a way to make it work.
Again, I have no desire to be a developer/scripter. They are the same thing in my book. I'm a systems engineer. I do operating systems, not write applications.
Dan
So, I guess there is no real answer to this question.

I had to refresh my laptop and all my apps were removed how do i get them back?

I have a Pavilion dv6-7010us Entertainment PC -- operating system Windows 7 -- upgrading to windows 8 when the laptop would not update -- kept stalling at 12% -- said the D:windows\system32\log files\srt\srt trail.txt was missing -- refreshed the computer to look for file and all my apps were removed. Now my computer does not do all the special things it did when I first brought it.

Have you tried performing a system recovery to a date before this issue happened?
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A feature request for iOS app developers...

Guys and Gals,
I have a feature request which I think will benefit iOS app developers as much as it would benefit your customers.
Any customer that has more than a handful of apps will eventually forget what some of those apps do or what makes them unique. For instance, I had not used the wonderful hotel finder, Oyster, in over a year. I not only forgot I had it, I also forgot how Oyster's service was different than other hotel finders. I had to refamiliarize myself with the app. Sometimes, this requires returning to the App Store to read the product description again.
It would be helpful if every app had an About button that would present the product description, summarizing the app's purpose and what differentiates it from similar apps without going into the details of how to use it.

Apple discourages the use of About or Help buttons.
Send feedback to Apple because this is the wrong place to ask; we are all just users like you.

If I use an app to remove duplicate pix does the app read content or only the file name such as IMG

If I use an app to remove duplicate pix does the app read content or only the file name such as IMG. I have some 2500 pix and the thought of trawling thru them toremove duplicates is mind numbing.
If the apps read the content then I am ok about that but if they only read the file name ... they maybe deleting stuff that isnt really a duplicate

You have to contact with the developer of the application. We do not know which app you are referring to and we do not know how that application works, but all apps of that type are supposed to delete duplicate files with the same format (like IMG, JPG...)

HT4623 if i update my iPhone, does the apps get removed ?

if I update my iPhone, does the apps get removed ?

Updating your iPhone may remove the apps if something goes wrong. You should create a backup before your update just to be sure that you can restore everything in case anything gets erased.
Also, you can sync your apps from iTunes on your computer or re-download the apps if they do get erased for some reason

I can't turn off "share crash data with app developers"

I enabled this feature accidentally during the onboarding process for my new Macbook Pro, and now I can't turn it off as the button is greyed out. 
The feature is located in in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy. 
Any suggestions for how to do this?

cezinho,
Click on "Send diagnostics & usage data to Apple."
That will enable you to change "Share crash data with app developers."

Whenever I try to download an app, it says review account information. I click review but then it won't load. Can someone please help me?

Whenever I try to download apps, it says review account info. I click on review but then it won't load. Is there any way I can get around this or can someone please help me?

Is the address on your iTunes account exactly the same (format and spacing etc) as on your credit card bill : http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1646 ? If it is then you could try what it says at the bottom of that page :
If the issue persists, contact your credit card company and verify that they and any company they use to process credit card authorisations have the correct information on file.
And/or try contacting iTunes support : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page

I have an app idea project going on but I have no access to itunes connect so I can send my idea to the app developers and see what their opinion is about it.Do you know any other ways that can help me promote my idea so it can be further developed?

I have an app idea project going on but I have no access to itunes connect so I can send my idea to the app developers and see what their opinion is about it.Do you know any other ways that can help me promote my idea so it can be further developed?

You can not merge accounts.
Apps are tied to the Apple ID used to download them, you can not transfer them.

I just upgraded to Yosemite 10.10.1 and would like to turn off sending crash data to App developers. How do I do this?

I just upgraded to Yosemite 10.10.1 and would like to turn off sending crash data to App developers. How do I do this?

Hello prlipton,
If you want to stop sending reports to Apple and developers when apps crash, then go to System Preferences, click on Security & Privacy and click on Privacy. You will then see on the left side of the window an section for Diagnostics & Usage with the option to turn off sending crash data to app developers. Take a look at the article below for more information.
OS X Yosemite: Report problems to Apple
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH18763
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Where can I get a cheap app for removing blemishs from my photos

Where can I get a cheap app for removing blemishs from my photos

iPhoto itself can do that (click the Edit button), but did you have something more detailed in mind?

You say I must purchase app from app store to review. I did!

I got the free tower defense game "Midieval Defenders Saga" from the App Store. It shows in my apps. When I go to review it, it says I must have purchased it from the app store to review it. I downloaded from my purchases after reformmating. What the heck?

On your phone (from http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1311):
Change your iTunes Store country
Sign in to the account for the iTunes Store region you'd like to use. Tap Settings > iTunes & App Stores > Apple ID: > View Apple ID > Country/Region.
Follow the onscreen process to change your region, agree to the terms and conditions for the region if necessary, and then change your billing information.

For BlackBerry developers and Apps developers !!!

Hi,
This message is to the BlackBerry people, I mean the developers, the people related with the development of BlackBerry Z10.
There is no doubt that you guys have done a fab work developing Z10. It is the best operating system in the market as of now. I have been a blackBerry loyal customer since 2010. I used Torch 9800 and currently Bold 9900 and planning for Z10 for obvious reasons.
But, many people including me are disappointed with the apps in the Z10. Come on guys, this product has been in development since an year now. Everyone including you guys know that to survive in the current market you need to focus and invest more on the apps.
Have you seen any major difference between in the OS of google, from Ice cream sandwich to Jellybean or the OS in apple iphones, from 4S to 5 ??? The answer is "NO", but they have worked on is apps and just apps.
I love BlackBerry devices and at the same time I want it to prosper like the other devices in the market. Z10 has an outstanding OS platform, kindly utilize this in developing more apps and attracting more customers. This will hold benefits to both, customers and BlackBerry company.
I just wanted to share my feelings regarding it and hence I did. Hope BlackBerry will look into it and hire more app developers around the world and won't let their customers down.
I know there will be a 1000s of mails and such messages going out to you guys on daily basis, but I am writing this because it makes a difference and adds to the count.
Have a good day.
Thanks
Anshul

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