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Why even bother asking for a password for free apps? That's stupid.
by lucian1900 14y ago
Why even bother asking for a password for free apps? That's stupid.
- citricsquid 14y agoI assume it's due to the free apps ability to make in-app purchases and if you have a child using your phone they could rack up lots of charges without ever identifying if there was no password to download the app. If the password was when making in-app charges it would be more of an annoyance than entering once up front.
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- mahyarm 14y agoIn app purchases require a password anyway. I really dont see the need for passwords for free actions. Android hasn't needed a password in those cases.
- lalc 14y agoIt might be for fairness between free and paid apps. If it were so much easier to install a free app, everyone would do free apps with ads and IAPs. Apple likely prefers having apps show their price up front, for good store UX.
- rymith 14y agoI suspect it ensures you authorized the app to be on your phone should any liability, or other legal issues arrise. Buddy downloads OKCupid onto your phone, Wife sees OKCupid and files for divorce and takes everything thanks to pre-nup. Man sues Apple for allowing app to be added to device without his consent.
- freejoe76 14y agoBuddy could add a shortcut to http://OKCupid.com http://OKCupid.com to friend's iphone home screen and accomplish the same thing, without password.
- erenemre 14y agoIt's unfair to paid apps. I think during iOS 6 beta they tried no-password-asking-for-free-apps policy, paid app developers didn't enjoy.
- criley 14y agoThe password isn't just about accessing your account information (making a purchase), it's about authorization to use your hardware. OSX does the same thing: want to install something? Enter a password. I agree that there should be a better form of authorization than password, though.