Nokia's New Homescreen Replacement App for Android(zlauncher.com) |
Nokia's New Homescreen Replacement App for Android(zlauncher.com) |
Also:
- They don't list Nokia X in the supported (tested) devices section[0].
- SSL certificate doesn't belong to Nokia
- Whois records are hidden trough proxy, doesn't sound like something a company like Nokia would do
- They belong to Microsoft now, I don't think Microsoft would allow them to launch this, if this the Mobile Devices section of Nokia.
- Domain was bought from GoDaddy. Nokia, like most of the big companies, uses MarkMonitor.
[0] http://feedback.zlauncher.com/knowledgebase/articles/374249-...
EDIT: This seems to be a project by John Kneeland. https://twitter.com/SirKneeland http://kneeland.me/about/
I found his e-mail in the Google+ login app.
EDIT2: They claim to be the real Nokia, the part outside of Microsoft. https://twitter.com/SirKneeland/status/479686206318342144
We are indeed the real Nokia, the part outside of Microsoft. :)
yes, they share the nokia.com top domain, however they are now separate, since the sale to Microsoft completed in 25 April this year.
Also been playing around with Aviate, but to more mixed results.
Between things like that and Facebook chat heads, I feel like Android is the place to be for high-productivity smartphone users.
Not strictly speaking, no. You do need to sign in to a Google account to access the Play Store, which is synonymous with Android for most people, but it doesn't need to be a Google+ account.
Even given that though, the vast majority of Android apps don't require you to sign in with a Google account (or a Google+ account) and thus don't have access to the data associated with it. For a lock screen app to even require signing in is pretty strange.
Also "Sorry, we are not currently supporting rooted devices". I wonder why.
The real question is why so many apps are distributed only through Play, excluding privacy-conscious users and open source Android devices.
But it's annoying that they do not want to support rooted devices!
Is Nokia hiding something or what?
It defaults to 4 icons at the bottom for the dialer, two of which weren't my defaults (for browser and SMS app). By default I run with 6 icons at the bottom, and another six or so that I go to all the time.
It doesn't allow widgets (I have one set up to allow me to toggle wifi and one for a torch).
I can see some people loving the simplicity, but for me it's just not going to work.
Downloaded, installed (these permissions are fine for a launcher app) and tried for 5 minutes. Concept is cool but it's really hard to figure out what are the improvements.
I can do the same (searching apps) just typing in to the google search bar, which is more effective than gestures..
http://apps.goodereader.com/android-apps/personalization-and...
> When you use the Service, this information may be sent to Nokia for the purpose of improving the Service. You can choose the level at which you participate in the development of Nokia’s products and services. You may disable the collection of information by changing the settings of the Service.
https://www.zlauncher.com/privsupp.html
I see there's an option user can disable this behavior, but who knows whenever it'll transfer this data right on startup before you have the chance to opt out?
Android really needs a sane custom permission system and some content provider protocol standardization (like "this app provides weather data" and "this app may access any providers that provide store prices") and a package manager that support dependencies on them (similarly, "this app needs a news headlines provider").
"Fuck" and "you" are the only things that come to mind there.
data-scope="https://www.googleapis.com/auth/plus.profile.emails.read"
as seen in the page source code. Not your address book.
I don't use Android but this looks like a really good project. It's also good to know that Nokia we knew and loved is still creating consumer software.