Canadian Android - Apps, News, Rooting, Rumours, Updates for Android in Canada » market http://www.canadianandroid.com/b Android from Canada ... eh! Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:13:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 Google can remotly force-uninstall apps http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/06/25/google-can-remotly-force-uninstall-apps/ http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/06/25/google-can-remotly-force-uninstall-apps/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:02:27 +0000 Canadian Android http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/?p=313 More >]]> Interesting bit of news floating around today… it turns out Google has the ability to remotely uninstall applications from android devices. I believe they are using this functionality to reduce the impact of malicious applications, so if a developer was to go rouge, they could pull the offending app from the market as well as uninstall the malicious content from everyone who installed it. What I wonder about though, does Google have the power to remove applications that were side-loaded, and not downloaded from the market? Also, what would happen if the app they are removing was a paid app, would the users get a refund?

“The remote application removal feature is one of many security controls Android possesses to help protect users from malicious applications. In case of an emergency, a dangerous application could be removed from active circulation in a rapid and scalable manner to prevent further exposure to users. While we hope to not have to use it, we know that we have the capability to take swift action on behalf of users’ safety when needed.” – Rich Cannings, Android Security Leader

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]]> http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/06/25/google-can-remotly-force-uninstall-apps/feed/ 5 Canada to get Paid Market Apps next week http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/03/01/canada-to-get-paid-market-apps-next-week/ http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/2010/03/01/canada-to-get-paid-market-apps-next-week/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:44:03 +0000 Canadian Android http://www.canadianandroid.com/b/?p=230 More >]]> Wendy Rozeluk, spokesperson for Google Canada, commented in an interview with The Gazette that they hope to announce paid market applications to be available in Canada sometime next week!

“There are many factors that come into play to make sure the selling and purchasing processes run smoothly. It takes time to bring support to more countries, which is something we are working hard to do.”

Lets hope they follow through and open up the whole Android market to Canada, so we can enjoy some of the premium applications that otherwise wouldn’t be available (Unless you rooted your device and used MarketEnabler of course).

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