Google-Backed Glance Pilots Android Lockscreen Platform in US (techcrunch.com) 18
Glance, which operates a popular lockscreen platform targeting Android smartphones, is setting its sights on the U.S. market. From a report: The Indian startup recently commenced a pilot program in partnership with Motorola and Verizon in the U.S., with plans for a full launch in the country later this year, sources familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The Bengaluru-headquartered startup, backed by investors, including Google and Jio Platforms, has already made significant inroads in India, Southeast Asia, and Japan, where it expanded last year. According to a person familiar with the matter, Glance's lockscreen platform today reaches more than 450 million smartphones and is active on about 300 million of them, delivering those customers a customized feed of news, local events, sports updates, media content, and interactive games directly to their lockscreens without requiring them to install additional apps. The recently launched Moto G Power smartphone in the U.S. shipped with Glance's platform, the report says.
Further reading: Motorola Spoiled a Good Budget Phone With Bloatware.
Further reading: Motorola Spoiled a Good Budget Phone With Bloatware.
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3) It will undoubtedly be used to push ads nobody except the MBA asshats asked for.
....why??? (Score:2)
The one thing I want *less of* is another thing haranguing me with news, sports, weather, videos and games. It's everywhere and it's terrible. I explicitly install a custom Home screen app on my phone just to silence notifications and remove widgets and daily summaries and all the other bullshit that tries to suck you into the phone to make money off of you.
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And... Personally, I pretty much want my lockscreen app to lock my screen -- 'cause I'm not using the phone or it's in my pocket, etc... Notifications for operational things, like calls, text, perhaps emails is useful. The other stuff, that Glance provides (pushes), not so much.
Not on my phone. (Score:3)
Oh? I have to get my wallet out at McDonnalds? Who gives a fuck other than convenience addicted assholes robbing everyone else by refusing to pay for that bag of "free" fries?
Oh? My bank's app won't work? Never used it to begin with, and other (non-approved by Google's ownership theft platform) devices work just fine for accessing their main website. Even if they didn't, I still wouldn't use their app.
Oh? Some stupid freeimum game won't work? Don't care. At all. If I want to play a game, I've got plenty to choose from that don't give a shit about Google stealing ownership over the device I run them on.
Oh? I can't run an employer's leash app? If they want that they can pay for a device and service plan to run it on. Good luck convincing their bean counters to justify that expense for every employee. (Except the C-levels of course. They don't need monitoring to know that they are doing "work" for the company.)
Oh? I won't get targeted adverts on my lockscreen? Good. I have no desire to waste the electrons on some asshole advertiser's latest bullshit.
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to be fair banking apps in my country are bloody amazing.
im honestly not sure why anyone wouldn't want a banking app.
do you at least use internet banking?
or do you go into the branch every time...
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I find banking apps useful, mainly to check balances. However, it would be nice if there were a way to have different authentication levels. For example, one tier of authentication to check balances and what went into an account, another tier to transfer funds. This way, if I want to check stuff, that is at a lower level, while transferring money could require use of a YubiKey (NFC or physical plug-in) to authenticate that this is something that is wanted done... or even set so the app doesn't have the a
so, in case anyone ... (Score:3)
.. immediately asked him/her/itself "dafuk is a lockscreen platform?", i did the job for you:
a smart lock screen experience that helps you discover everything you love, as it happens, in just a simple glance
so yeah, it's literally what it sounded like: absolutely nothing to see here. thank me later, nice to meet you, bye.
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So why would Pilots want this?
Shouldn't they be concentrating on flying the plane?
another add dispenser? (Score:2)
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That is exactly what this is. An Ad platform. They are just trying to disguise it with a little content.
Not on my phone, no way.
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You got it. Another ad infection vector. I'm sure if handed full control of the device, the screen will randomly turn on and flash at times, perhaps play noise, and keep doing so until Google patches it, similar to how RCS was used by spammers in India, or how push notifications was hijacked by apps until Google stepped in to mitigate that.
This trespass gets tiring. I didn't buy a device for other people to show ads on it. If this is the case, sell it for a lower price. Stuff like this is what pushes p
Not on my watch (Score:2)
Let me know when you can push this crap to a flip phone. Then I'll be impressed.
Til then, ad and malware free it is.
More Distracted Driving Fatalities Incoming. (Score:2)
"But Officer I wasn't ON the phone."
Pointcast for Mobile? (Score:2)
The 90's want our screens back.