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First thoughts: - sending data to Nokia for 'service improvement' isn't surprising, though there's an option to opt-out which (apparently) makes the app no mor
by wasyl 12y ago
First thoughts:
- sending data to Nokia for 'service improvement' isn't surprising, though there's an option to opt-out which (apparently) makes the app no more privacy-invading than any other launcher
- it feels very limited, I can't seem to make a shortcut in the bottom row of the icons (even though there's a gap).
- 6 apps showing as recently used is not very much. I think I open my apps from 2-3 screens faster than I draw a letter, and I use way more than 6 apps regularly
- The UI is confusing. I have two clocks, a gap in the bottom row of the icons and an indicator that suggests I can swipe between screens. But I can only swipe the clocks area, which is small (I actually had to try it couple of times before I learned how to swipe them)
- It doesn't seem to recognize polish diacritic characters, like 'Ł'
Overall I don't think the launcher will be very useful, for me at least. It's innovative and certainly useful sometimes (when you want to call someone - just start writing his name), but less friendly than Nova or even Google stock launcher
(edit) I'm certainly going to give it a shot though
- spacefight 12y agoIsn't suprising? It should be opt-in, not opt-out.
- wasyl 12y agoObviously I think it should be opt-in. I'm not surprised it isn't, though
- tormeh 12y agoThese products can only be made if people don't opt out, otherwise there'd be no profit. And who would opt in? The only reason you can opt out is that most people won't.
- spacefight 12y agoSo what's the business model behind a launcher app then?
- eclipxe 12y agoSell analytics and app usage information
- spacefight 12y agoSo once again, the user is not the customer but the product. When will these scams stop...
- edent 12y agoYou can make a shortcut but it's hard! You have to long press on the icon once you've scribbled for it. Then it should become draggable.
- wasyl 12y agoThanks, I got it! Only the icon is draggable, and it's draggable always (not only after you scribble for it). Very non-intuitive, I always drag the entire entry, list row for example, not the icon alone.
- 13 12y agoThat privacy policy is brutal, and it's just for their analytics and enabled unless you opt out in the settings. The application runs just fine without all of this data being sent to them. You're giving them your bookmarks, call history, contacts, favorites, gestures, app launch times, location, SMS metadata, notifications and internet searches. https://www.zlauncher.com/privsupp.html https://www.zlauncher.com/privsupp.html
- wasyl 12y agoHence I wrote > there's an option to opt-out which (apparently) makes the app no more privacy-invading than any other launcher
- teddyh 12y ago…and some later, an update removes and ignores the option.
- jabbernotty 12y agoIf opt-out happens after install, I would expect that your phonebook and such have already been transmitted before you are able to opt-out. But maybe the opt-out option occurs before/during install?
- JohnTHaller 12y agoIt's important to note that just because an app requests access to something doesn't mean that something is being shared with the publisher. The app could request access to favorites and contacts to be able to import them as icons into the launch area, for example.
- cptskippy 12y agoIt's important to note that while you might have granted the app permission to access your bookmarks for that purpose, it doesn't prevent them from changing that behavior in the future and you'd be none the wiser since you've already granted them the keys to the kingdom.
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- bru 12y ago- It crashes when I enable/disable the 'service improvement' - I agree it definitely lacks shortcuts. Maybe once it has learnt enough it gets better? Still insufficient to get started, event with a letter I can not get what I want. - The shortcuts at the bottom are too small IMHO - Seems like web history integration is limited to Chrome: I use Firefox Beta and not a single of my often-viewed pages was listed.