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Admittedly, Android does it much better by providing oAuth, an easy way to get the users sign in, and of course APIs for almost all the popular features. And al

Admittedly, Android does it much better by providing oAuth, an easy way to get the users sign in, and of course APIs for almost all the popular features. And also, for installing $0 apps you don't need any credit card details at all. Even the buttons are different "Install" v/s "Buy".

k-mcgrady 13y ago
>> Admittedly, Android does it much better by providing oAuth, an easy way to get the users sign in, and of course APIs for almost all the popular features. First of all this has nothing to do with iOS/Android. This is an app trying to access a web service. Apple needs to provide oath or similar for accessing their iCloud services. >> And also, for installing $0 apps you don't need any credit card details at all. Even the buttons are different "Install" v/s "Buy". This is untrue. I couldn't download any free apps until I had setup a merchant account with credit card.
- rajivm 13y ago
  You've always been able to use Google Play for free apps without a credit card...
  - k-mcgrady 13y ago
    I got an Android device about 6 months ago and couldn't download any apps until I'd setup a credit card.
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  - omnipath 13y ago
    Not true. What probably happened was that your Google Play account was tied to your mobile (i.e. Verizon) account, so charges made in Google Play was pushed to Verizon, who then pushed those charges to you. T-Mobile used to do that, and I needed no credit card, until about two years ago, when one was needed because T-Mobile or Google no longer wanted to do business that way.
- Moru 13y ago
  That's funny, I just bought a new one and can install things fine without a credit card.
  - piyush_soni 13y ago
    Because it has always been that way. Funny would be Google asking you to setup a 'merchant' account for installing free apps.
- krisgenre 13y ago
  Not sure about other countries but here, in India, we can download free apps on Android without having to setup an account with credit card.
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- piyush_soni 13y ago
  >> First of all this has nothing to do with iOS/Android... I know it's not. I was just hinting the plus sides of a competitive product, something the new users should know, and something Apple should learn from. It's less about the app, and more about what the app is allowed to do, yet. >> This is untrue. No, it's not. You mean Google asked you to setup a "Merchant" account for being a "customer" of $0 apps? ... Think again. :)
adnrw 13y ago
You can set up an iTunes account without a credit card quite easily too: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2534 http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2534

k-mcgrady 13y ago

>> Admittedly, Android does it much better by providing oAuth, an easy way to get the users sign in, and of course APIs for almost all the popular features. First of all this has nothing to do with iOS/Android. This is an app trying to access a web service. Apple needs to provide oath or similar for accessing their iCloud services. >> And also, for installing $0 apps you don't need any credit card details at all. Even the buttons are different "Install" v/s "Buy". This is untrue. I couldn't download any free apps until I had setup a merchant account with credit card.

rajivm 13y ago
You've always been able to use Google Play for free apps without a credit card...
- k-mcgrady 13y ago
  I got an Android device about 6 months ago and couldn't download any apps until I'd setup a credit card.
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- omnipath 13y ago
  Not true. What probably happened was that your Google Play account was tied to your mobile (i.e. Verizon) account, so charges made in Google Play was pushed to Verizon, who then pushed those charges to you. T-Mobile used to do that, and I needed no credit card, until about two years ago, when one was needed because T-Mobile or Google no longer wanted to do business that way.
Moru 13y ago
That's funny, I just bought a new one and can install things fine without a credit card.
- piyush_soni 13y ago
  Because it has always been that way. Funny would be Google asking you to setup a 'merchant' account for installing free apps.
krisgenre 13y ago
Not sure about other countries but here, in India, we can download free apps on Android without having to setup an account with credit card.
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piyush_soni 13y ago
>> First of all this has nothing to do with iOS/Android... I know it's not. I was just hinting the plus sides of a competitive product, something the new users should know, and something Apple should learn from. It's less about the app, and more about what the app is allowed to do, yet. >> This is untrue. No, it's not. You mean Google asked you to setup a "Merchant" account for being a "customer" of $0 apps? ... Think again. :)

adnrw 13y ago

You can set up an iTunes account without a credit card quite easily too: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2534 http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2534