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EVO Can Help You Get Out of Tickets...?

Hey guys I was watching the news today and saw this story, and actually thought it was pretty interesting. This college kid in California was using the My Tracks app on a dash mount in his car and it helped him get out a ticket that was pretty much a bogus one that a cop lied about. Check out the video in the link below!
http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=125416&provider=top
Another reason Android > IPhone.

that only works if you weren't speeding to begin with

NewZJ said:
that only works if you weren't speeding to begin with
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Oh I know, I realize that it really only records an average or the maximum speed that you reached. In this instance the cop pulled the guy over and said he was going 40 in a 25 zone, on My Tracks the max speed he reached was only 26. Just helps prevent false tickets, and you do have a good point because these days rarely anyone does the speed limit all the time.

He didn't win bc of the phone app, he won bc the cop did not remember when be last got the gun calibrated nor was trained, so sort of misleading...
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iitreatedii said:
He didn't win bc of the phone app, he won bc the cop did not remember when be last got the gun calibrated nor was trained, so sort of misleading...
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I didnt see that in the story, I guess I missed it. But still he used the app and presented the stuff in court it sounds like, so to an extent it helped him.

Yellowcard8992 said:
I didnt see that in the story, I guess I missed it. But still he used the app and presented the stuff in court it sounds like, so to an extent it helped him.
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No, it didn't. I'm getting tired of this non-story spreading around the internet because people can't bother to read and apply some critical thinking. The judge said in the source article and any article with journalistic integrity that his ruling had nothing to do with the GPS.

He posted his story here on xda last week.

NewZJ said:
that only works if you weren't speeding to begin with
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Well, this story's useless haha

The reporter must be a evo fanboy himself

Seeing as I always speed this will be useless for me lol.
Sent from my Evo while i should be working

Yellowcard8992 said:
Another reason Android > IPhone.
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I'm sure there is a similar if not the same app available for iPhone....

a better app is the one that shows you where the cops normally sit.

I was just wondering how many people have left their house in a car for any reason and not gone faster than 26 MPH!!

Article is probably falsified, also that comment probably wasn't actually from a police. GPS apps are in my experience super accurate for speeds, while police have a massive incentive to lie and screw people over.

More Junk Notifications on Nexus

With my Galaxy S, I never experienced any "junk" notifications. With the Galaxy Nexus, I get about three per week. I've owned the phone less than a month. Is it a coincidence?
The notification bar has indicated the following:
- a green plus sign. When the notification bar is pulled down I see an image for "Win an iPod 2!" (does the plus sign mean they are hacking my Google+ account? I there is no notification when I go to Google+ on the PC)
- a star. The notification says "Battery Notice - touch here to increase battery life 200%"
Both scams obviously but I certainly don't want junk notifications on my phone. Any ideas how to stop them?

Find out where the spam is at and deal with it.
I would guess its Google Plus or Gmail.

Yes, it is a coincidence. Some app on your phone is using AirPush or a similar ad network to show these crappy notifications. Try downloading AirPush Detector from the Market to see which one it is.

Do you have an mp3 downloader app? Someone had the same issue a few weeks ago and that was the offender.

fucxms said:
Yes, it is a coincidence. Some app on your phone is using AirPush or a similar ad network to show these crappy notifications. Try downloading AirPush Detector from the Market to see which one it is.
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I'll look at AirPush Detector, thanks.
El Daddy said:
Do you have an mp3 downloader app? Someone had the same issue a few weeks ago and that was the offender.
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No MP3 downloader app.

Wow... Another thread from some poor misinformed soul. It is YOUR fault you have the problem because of an app YOU downloaded. I'm losing sympathy for all you whiners. It's getting old. I think every other thread on this forum is someone complaining.

Lol. You really think the phone is set to spam you? Yes, it's an app.
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jonathan3579 said:
Wow... Another thread from some poor misinformed soul. It is YOUR fault you have the problem because of an app YOU downloaded. I'm losing sympathy for all you whiners. It's getting old. I think every other thread on this forum is someone complaining.
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Despite being on this board every day since getting my Nexus (and reading the FAQ) I hadn't heard of AirPush. And again, this wasn't a problem for me three weeks ago with the Galaxy S so I thought it might be malware targeting ICS.
The guys a couple of posts above you were most helpful and I acknowledged that.
Gee, sorry my search didn't meet your standards. Was there ever a time when you weren't all-knowing?

kangxi said:
Lol. You really think the phone is set to spam you? Yes, it's an app.
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Ah... no. I didn't think it was the phone. I thought it might have been some hacker targeting ICS.
I'm pretty selective with downloading apps, I have about half a dozen, only ones with high ratings. Mostly the same ones I had on the Galaxy S. Just shows diligence can't be overstated.

Keep in mind that when any app can access the notification tray(on all versions of android), any app can use it for advertisement as well. It is no "hack" they simply create a notification or service that exposes this to you.

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Despite being on this board every day since getting my Nexus (and reading the FAQ) I hadn't heard of AirPush. And again, this wasn't a problem for me three weeks ago with the Galaxy S so I thought it might be malware targeting ICS.
The guys a couple of posts above you were most helpful and I acknowledged that.
Gee, sorry my search didn't meet your standards. Was there ever a time when you weren't all-knowing?
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Okay, maybe I was a little harsh but it gets very tiring seeing, "Oh my previous phone didn't have x-problem." If people's previous phones never had the problems then maybe they should go back, ya know? So, I'm sorry if what I said was a little more...aggressive but you mentioning how you never had the problem before just set off how I have been feeling.

Quick tip for new Android users: Only install apps directly from the Google Android Market and don't install anything with less than 100.000 installations.
You will avoid most of the malware/bad apps this way (and a couple of good ones too - but you can come back for those later when you have more experience with Android).

Why would any hacker target ICS? The install base is so low that it makes no sense.

jhuynh said:
Why would any hacker target ICS? The install base is so low that it makes no sense.
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Bingo lol. They should be targeting 2.3 if anything.

It's a rogue app. Uninstall it. Done.
Quit complaining.
Close the thread.

xda noob vide is horrible

I hated the "xda noob" video, all the flashing spinning text, too fast to read, poor, I clicked the box and went on. Replace it with something serious if you want people to watch it. btw thanks for the seizure.

Personally I thought it was witty and funny. But do you suffer from conditions triggered by effects such as flash photography? If there's stuff in the video that can be a problem for such conditions, we should post a warning and meanwhile produce a better video.

madmunki said:
I hated the "xda noob" video, all the flashing spinning text, too fast to read, poor, I clicked the box and went on. Replace it with something serious if you want people to watch it. btw thanks for the seizure.
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I think the content is fine. I also think people with conditions such as this should be able to look out for themselves. Nobody blames Hollywood for putting out movies with lots of explosions, or dubstep artists who whose songs are probably seizure-inducing. The video itself is humorous and informative and I don't think anything should be changed content-wise. At the very most, maybe a 3-5 second delay with a video dialog box that has a warning in it, but that's it.

madmunki said:
I hated the "xda noob" video, all the flashing spinning text, too fast to read, poor, I clicked the box and went on. Replace it with something serious if you want people to watch it. btw thanks for the seizure.
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The idea is to make it witty and funny, so members will watch the whole video and learn a little about the rules, also not being able to read it, thats why is says everthing that is show in the vidoe. Also i think a lot less people would watch the video if it was to serious, resulting in less members understanding the basic rules.

madmunki said:
I hated the "xda noob" video, all the flashing spinning text, too fast to read, poor, I clicked the box and went on. Replace it with something serious if you want people to watch it. btw thanks for the seizure.
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The video is not only hilarious, but it's most importantly memorable. It gets across a message, and it does it very well. I can only assume the seizure thing is a joke, but even if it isn't then the video still isn't that bad and people know what to do if they know they have a condition of some sort.

It is the best intro video I have ever seen, so i don't think it should be changed

If it was seizure inducing, a warning would be legit. That's why video games have the warning. If people have this condition, it is hard to stop looking fast enough to prevent a seizure. It only takes 3 flashes in one second to cause. That being said, very funny video..
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Il say its ranked as one of my top 10 funniest vids on youtube...

I was joking about the seizure. I couldn't follow it, just seemed like a lot of "your a noob" flashing randomly with no underlying message.
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Maybe I'm too old to get it.
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madmunki said:
Maybe I'm too old to get it.
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Try this then: [GUIDE] How to be a New User (and not a noob)

madmunki said:
Maybe I'm too old to get it.
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No offense, but that might be the matter
W!LßSO @ XDA
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madmunki said:
I was joking about the seizure. I couldn't follow it, just seemed like a lot of "your a noob" flashing randomly with no underlying message.
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I thought that there were actually a lot of important messages in the video. It tells people to search before posting, to be courteous, to use the thanks button and, if they have to post, to provide as much relevant information as is possible.

I thought it was quite funny... still awaiting xxxdadevelopers.com...

There''s a new one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1735941

Is XDA up for sale?
The new video is lame. No swearing. No talking down to n00bs.
The new skin... The new ghey emoticons.
I have seen it many times in the past. They are cleaning house and making the place marketable to a potential buyer. JMHO.
Like I said, I have seen it before.
Just like when your neighbor finally starts fixing up his house. He is going to put it on the market.

85gallon said:
The new video is lame. No swearing. No talking down to n00bs.
The new skin... The new ghey emoticons.
I have seen it many times in the past. They are cleaning house and making the place marketable to a potential buyer. JMHO.
Like I said, I have seen it before.
Just like when your neighbor finally starts fixing up his house. He is going to put it on the market.
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85gallon said:
The new video is lame. No swearing. No talking down to n00bs.
The new skin... The new ghey emoticons.
I have seen it many times in the past. They are cleaning house and making the place marketable to a potential buyer. JMHO.
Like I said, I have seen it before.
Just like when your neighbor finally starts fixing up his house. He is going to put it on the market.
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I think that is a bold statment, i cant see XDA being sold, as that would go against everything it stands for, and although i like the old video better the new video does the job it was made for and in a good way.

The video is "AWESOME"
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85gallon said:
The new video is lame. No swearing. No talking down to n00bs.
The new skin... The new ghey emoticons.
I have seen it many times in the past. They are cleaning house and making the place marketable to a potential buyer. JMHO.
Like I said, I have seen it before.
Just like when your neighbor finally starts fixing up his house. He is going to put it on the market.
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Awww shiiiiiiiit.......
Where did I leave my tin foil hat?
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Things you don't like about the Galaxy Note II T889

Here is what I don't like:
1. When you wake up the phone from sleep there is a noticeable delay.
2. After you hang up the phone, there is a delay of about 3-4 seconds before you are brought back to the dialer.. Until then you're just shown the "Call ended.." message. Thats quite annoying because you have to wait another 3-4 seconds before re-dialing.
3. MTP.. I have never gotten it to work on this phone. After downloading the official Galaxy Note II drivers from samsungs website all I ever get is "Hardware missing" or something like that. I really miss the plain old USB Mass Storage.
4. When you bring the phone to your ear the screen turns black, (thats good), but after you take it back down to see the screen, there's a gap of about 2 seconds before it turns back on. very annoying.
So these are the 4 things I have noticed that I don't like.

Kinda SLIPPERY

JoJo2211 said:
Here is what I don't like:
2. After you hang up the phone, there is a delay of about 3-4 seconds before you are brought back to the dialer.. Until then you're just shown the "Call ended.." message. Thats quite annoying because you have to wait another 3-4 seconds before re-dialing.
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I think if you press the back button or home button to go back to whichever screen you need, it works based on my experience.
Like if i just ended a call, pressing the home button takes me home right away without any delay.

mitchillen said:
I think if you press the back button or home button to go back to whichever screen you need, it works based on my experience.
Like if i just ended a call, pressing the home button takes me home right away without any delay.
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What if you wanted to redial? Try it. You can't get back to the dialer without waiting 3 seconds.

rlee008 said:
Kinda SLIPPERY
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Yeah. I liked the textured back on the black galaxy note 1.

JoJo2211 said:
Here is what I don't like:
1. When you wake up the phone from sleep there is a noticeable delay.
2. After you hang up the phone, there is a delay of about 3-4 seconds before you are brought back to the dialer.. Until then you're just shown the "Call ended.." message. Thats quite annoying because you have to wait another 3-4 seconds before re-dialing.
3. MTP.. I have never gotten it to work on this phone. After downloading the official Galaxy Note II drivers from samsungs website all I ever get is "Hardware missing" or something like that. I really miss the plain old USB Mass Storage.
4. When you bring the phone to your ear the screen turns black, (thats good), but after you take it back down to see the screen, there's a gap of about 2 seconds before it turns back on. very annoying.
So these are the 4 things I have noticed that I don't like.
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You are complaining about common problems on different phones.
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I hate how you have to press home to go back to the home screen after an end call. I want it to go direct to the home screen after a call ends. I had to install an app for that: "On Call End". Works great.

sico987 said:
You are complaining about common problems on different phones.
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I don't think he is complaining, more just expressing his thoughts.
If they are common problems on different phones then that means exactly that, different phones. Not all phones. I'm not trying to be rude but I think all the OP was trying to say is that the four things he listed kinda bothers him, nothing more, nothing less.

fandroid93 said:
I don't think he is complaining, more just expressing his thoughts.
If they are common problems on different phones then that means exactly that, different phones. Not all phones. I'm not trying to be rude but I think all the OP was trying to say is that the four things he listed kinda bothers him, nothing more, nothing less.
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Wow OP, you are one spoiled person. All the problems you listed are way too minor to annoy a normal human being.
Download Flipboard and read the news, see how not having food to eat is annoying the rest of the world.
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EvoYas said:
Wow OP, you are one spoiled person. All the problems you listed are way too minor to annoy a normal human being.
Download Flipboard and read the news, see how not having food to eat is annoying the rest of the world.
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You do realize you're on a cellphone forum and not cnn right?
Hey everyone...stop talking about...well...anything! because other people have problems and therefore yours are no longer valid.
Sent From My Ginormous Note 2

Haha good one. Sadly its true and in a country like america we have forgotten what it is to be hungry
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The biggest complain I have with the Note 2 is the stylus not able to control the menu and back buttons.

I agree with you, that is the most annoying thing about this phone by far. It's one of the biggest reasons I don't use the stylus me consistently. Great point.
G●Note~2 {Jedi X5}

EvoYas said:
Wow OP, you are one spoiled person. All the problems you listed are way too minor to annoy a normal human being.
Download Flipboard and read the news, see how not having food to eat is annoying the rest of the world.
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While I do agree that these problems may be minor: With all due respect, this is a website about mobile devices and development, and this thread is specifically for the issues regarding the user experience of the T-mobile Note 2.
There is nothing to say that the OP did not start a blog for starving families in third world countries on an appropriate website, or that he lacks common sense and or compassion towards major economic problems. . . as is implied by your remark.
Furthermore, problems must be addressed, not ignored. Many minor problems compounded can become a major one, eroding away the cumulative ease of use and overall responsiveness of the user experience.
Many people like myself regard our phones as valuable business tools rather than toys. It is important to have a high performance tool to efficaciously compete in today's "hi-tech" market.

Getting edge only speeds when using it unlocked on AT&T :banghead: yeah theres so little flaws I had to blame something it cant control .... yet.
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I didn't like that it sometimes didn't want to charge as A/C...even though it was plugged in the wall it thought it was charging through USB which took for ever. Changed the USB cable and it seems to be working good now. So I had 1 thing I didn't like...not anymore! There's nothing I don't like about this phone! Ha!
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EvoYas said:
Wow OP, you are one spoiled person. All the problems you listed are way too minor to annoy a normal human being.
Download Flipboard and read the news, see how not having food to eat is annoying the rest of the world.
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Excuse me? Yes, we live in America and can afford nice things. That said, if we are spending $300, or as much as $700 or $800 off contract, we expect these products to continue to improve over time. The intent of this thread was clearly a constructive one. Developers can't know what we want improved if we do not voice our opinions. Get off your moral high horse.

I think the white is too warm or dirty in my taste.
Other than that, I have no complaint.

ryancox1036 said:
Excuse me? Yes, we live in America and can afford nice things. That said, if we are spending $300, or as much as $700 or $800 off contract, we expect these products to continue to improve over time. The intent of this thread was clearly a constructive one. Developers can't know what we want improved if we do not voice our opinions. Get off your moral high horse.
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Don't even bother, it's not even worth your time.
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[APP] Locket - Get paid for unlocking your phone!

Hey guys! Check out Locket, a new Android app that pays you for unlocking your phone
This is the greatest idea ever!
The app replaces your usual lockscreen with a nice sleek one that displays ads. You can choose to ignore the ad or go to it, either way you get money! The ads look nice as well, check out the link:
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It may seem like a scam, but it's not. Google about the app and you'll see that many good websites have talked about it, such as PCMag, ABC News, and Engadget! So I HIGHLY RECOMMEND it.

Nabeel10 said:
Hey guys! Check out Locket, a new Android app that pays you for unlocking your phone
This is the greatest idea ever!
The app replaces your usual lockscreen with a nice sleek one that displays ads. You can choose to ignore the ad or go to it, either way you get money! The ads look nice as well, check out the link:
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It may seem like a scam, but it's not. Google about the app and you'll see that many good websites have talked about it, such as PCMag, ABC News, and Engadget! So I HIGHLY RECOMMEND it.
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I choose to ignore the ads, the app, and anything associated with it. Now, when they're payin' $100/month, let me know.
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Kamau54 said:
I choose to ignore the ads, the app, and anything associated with it. Now, when they're payin' $100/month, let me know.
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Then so be it. You don't have to download it. I go on my phone alot, unlocking my screen. All those unlocks give me a penny, and at the end of day I'll get more then I expect.
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Nabeel10 said:
Then so be it. You don't have to download it. I go on my phone alot, unlocking my screen. All those unlocks give me a penny, and at the end of day I'll get more then I expect.
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From AndroidCentral:
So, how much are you going to get paid with Locket? The truth is, not much. This is a long-term play, at best, and even then you're not going to be buying much more than a six-pack with your spoils. You get the impression using Locket that you get 1 cent per unlock. But the truth — and this isn't anywhere in the fine print that we've seen, only in other published reports — is that it's capped at 3 cents per hour. Any unlocks beyond that — and the ads you view — are money in someone else's pocket. Not yours. (At the time of this writing, Locket hasn't responded to an e-mail seeking confirmation and clarification on the 3-cents-per-hour cap.)
Doing the math, that's a max of 72 cents a day. Or $5.04 a week. Or $262.80 a year — if you're unlocking your phone three times and hour, 24 hours a day. Which you won't be doing.
It's free money, but not worth giving up the security of a password lock to me. Or even the inconvenience of having TWO lockscreens. Raise the rates and play nicely with password locks, then we'll talk.

^^ Lol what a pain and no one likes ads. You could make more begging on the streets a couple times a year
Sent from My S4 in BEASTMODE

For 9 days of unlocking... And not doing it every hour.
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I have been using locket. You can also disable the stock lock screen by going into the setting and selecting the lock screen option to: none. I guess there are people like myself with nothing on my phone to hide so I don't ever use a pass code at my lock screen. It's been about three weeks and I have 5 dollars lol
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Kamau54 said:
I choose to ignore the ads, the app, and anything associated with it. Now, when they're payin' $100/month, let me know.
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Just wait until someone releases a similar concept and then there will be competition and only then maybe we might get like 3cents ea unlock?
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ExtremeNerd said:
From AndroidCentral:
So, how much are you going to get paid with Locket? The truth is, not much. This is a long-term play, at best, and even then you're not going to be buying much more than a six-pack with your spoils. You get the impression using Locket that you get 1 cent per unlock. But the truth — and this isn't anywhere in the fine print that we've seen, only in other published reports — is that it's capped at 3 cents per hour. Any unlocks beyond that — and the ads you view — are money in someone else's pocket. Not yours. (At the time of this writing, Locket hasn't responded to an e-mail seeking confirmation and clarification on the 3-cents-per-hour cap.)
Doing the math, that's a max of 72 cents a day. Or $5.04 a week. Or $262.80 a year — if you're unlocking your phone three times and hour, 24 hours a day. Which you won't be doing.
It's free money, but not worth giving up the security of a password lock to me. Or even the inconvenience of having TWO lockscreens. Raise the rates and play nicely with password locks, then we'll talk.
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Looks like they finally added confirmation:
There is currently a limit of 3 swipe-cents per hour as stated in our FAQ page. In the future, we may offer a different rewards structure to maximize users' and advertisers' satisfaction. **
Anyway, neat find and I have to give it to the app developers. This is the first time I seen anyone excited about getting ads lol.