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I'm speculating another issue at hand (not that this one caused issues for BBM itself) that a substantial number of users downloaded fake BBM apps that were mad
by dotmanish 13y ago
I'm speculating another issue at hand (not that this one caused issues for BBM itself) that a substantial number of users downloaded fake BBM apps that were made to look like from "BBM Inc" or "BlackBerry Inc" (BB itself is registered in Google Play store as "BlackBerry Limited").
These apps had full access permissions to Phone Logs, SD Card, and Network Communications. Users were forced to provide a rating for the apps before the app "allowed" them to login and then crashed.
A related article here: http://trak.in/tags/business/2013/09/21/fake-bbm-apps-fools-thousands-android-users/ http://trak.in/tags/business/2013/09/21/fake-bbm-apps-fools-...
- selimthegrim 13y agoYeah, if you refuse it installs some spam apps called "App Search" or some such BS.
- AJ007 13y agoThe Google Play store has significant trademark issues. It reminds me of all the years fake iPhone chargers were being sold as by "Apple" on Amazon.