Re:CyanogenMod Installer Application Removed from Play Store
by MichaelGG on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @06:07PM
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The app doesn't void your warranty. It encourages you to perform further actions that may void your warranty. Major difference. The article is clear that Google admits the app itself is not harmful.
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Re:CyanogenMod Installer Application Removed from Play Store
by interpol_p on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @09:54PM
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I don't think that's a good enough distinction. If it's from the official store it should not even indirectly lead to harming your device or warranty.
If an app tells you to throw your phone in the air — and I was both the phone hardware manufacturer and app store curator — I wouldn't allow it on my store either. It's going to increase customer complaints.
Re:CyanogenMod Installer Application Removed from Play Store
by eieio on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @10:28PM
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Not sure if you're intentionally referencing this, but there are definitely apps in the Google Play store that explicitly encourage you to throw your phone in the air, such as Send Me To Heaven app[1]
[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.carrotpop....
(I don't actually disagree with your point, just thought it was funny)