It's Working Yay!
i have to bye something before they give me 5 usd ?
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NOTE - it gives permissions to access the camera at ANY TIME without permission!?! WTF is that! Might as well set up an Amazon ECHO in my bedroom and tell it to start recording everything.
I'm OK with them listening but using the camera and seeing my family crosses the line.
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they should add a way on the app stores to filter out invasive apps while searching.
also google should add a line item veto to app permissions, especially games.
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Yeah Google should - but they won't.
Sorry, I wasn't being specific - I was going to try the Free Charlie Brown app for underground until I saw that Camera permission and said hells no. A kids game that wants access to the camera - good work Amazon /sarcasm.
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might be easier to fix than you think, just point out to the right ear that phone apps for young children sometimes have camera permissions which a certain type of dev could in theory use to sell 24/7 live cam vid of children on some site.
permissions might get an overhaul in a hurry.
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Yeah Google should - but they won't.
Actually, they did. Starting with Marshmallow (Android 6.0) you can revoke specific permissions.
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Android Marshmallow has the line item veto you speak of.
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thank you, good to know, my only experience is with 4.3 and not much of that even since I am reluctant to install apps with weird and irrelevant permissions.
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Many times w/ custom roms (like cyanogenmod), they have built in controls for app permissions on older android versions (like 4.3)
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don't you worry, everyone on google inc. have seen you naked... there's no secret between us and google anymore...
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I'm interested to know what it is you do with your phone camera... Mine would either record my pocket or ceiling when it's not in use, and probably wouldn't even see my family or anything even when I'm using my phone...
Plus do you seriously think that people would have the time to just sit there watching random recordings of crap around your house and stuff? That's as rediculous as any conspiracy theory I've ever heard, lol.
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Perhaps once you have kids you would know what it is they do with the phone.
If you think humans need to sit there and watch the video to pick out faces and specific objects your understanding of modern technology is lacking. Excuse me for sounding a warning to other parents with kids, smh.
rEdiculous = naivete.
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If you're talking about young kids, then it makes even less sense to me, because why would they need to use your phone? Especially the way you make it sound like they aren't being supervised...
And believe me, I understand modern technology, but the kind of stuff you're talking about certainly doesn't sound like the kind of stuff that most app developers have access to...
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I don't want to argue but you can have all the education in the world and all the time on your hands but when you're sitting in the front seat of the minivan and the kids are crying sometimes a simple youtube video from your phone is enough to bring piece to your little corner in the world. 2 clicks away and the camera is activated without permissions.
Even with my wife sitting next to the kids they still click on things and it's hard to control them 3 on 1 - it's just easier to not have THAT app on the phone. Sorry, it shouldn't have been directed at Amazon directly. If I was selling the app I wouldn't want it listed on my store without BLATANT WARNINGS about the privacy intrusions - maybe I'm in the minority. I don't need to see Kim K's butt and don't want her seeing my kids.
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Thanks.
After activating a few of the game on my Amazon account I got an email telling me that I got the $5 promo credit. I didn't have to do the referral code thing.
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Happy Cake Day!
See my previous message. You might not need to do the referral thing. I didn't and got the promo credit.
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You are not eligible to purchase this app due to geographical restrictions...
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my app doesnt look like yours, im using bluestacks and i cant download any apps.... wtf
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Oops! I was franticly doing lots of amazon stuff, not paying attention to email.
It seems it is waaaay simpler than all the above.
I just went to the amazon website, logged onto my account, clicked the promo banner, "purchased" bad piggies and an email arrived saying I had just earned 5$ in promo credit.
Didn't download or install any app.
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I did it on my Windows PC, and I just had to click on the orange "Get App" button on the right side of the product pages. I seem to have some Android device attached to my Amazon account though, because it tells me if a game is compatible with my device or not
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So, what did the email you got say? Was it 2 separate emails, or just 1?I found on old Amazon account that had an attatched device and bought Bad Piggies, but the email only said 'Confirmation of order'. Didn't mention $5 anywhere, and the account's balance is 0 too.
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thanks for the info.
these 5 bucks are useless for me.
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Same here, pretty much. My account there is with a fake name and address as I'm not American so I can't have anything shipped to me. All I'm interested in is game downloads from them. Suppose I could buy mp3s, mobile games or digital books, but II'm not really bothered about doing that.
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Is it possible to buy some Steam credit, Battle.net credit, Path of Exile points, or something like that?
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nope seems like a waste of time since you can only buy stuff being sold by amazon only not by other sellers like steam or something and there is not really much you can buy with 5$ with amazon products. I even tried to buy a amazon giftcard so I can use that to buy bioshock 2,.. didnt work...
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actually it CAN be used to buy games, at least digital that is
tried to buy Life is strange, it instantly applied the promo creds, so its working
nvm, it doesnt seem to work
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anyway so what exactly can we spend our promo credits on?
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are you sure?
cause I added sonic cd to my cart and at the checkout it still shows the original price ><
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Are you using Amazon Underground? The games in the promo are free (everything is free in Amazon Underground, the ones that say "Actually Free" on them anyway), once you download any of them, a few minutes later you get the e-mail with the $5 (it's like a gift card applied to your account).
I bought a book and used the $5 on it.
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yes, the promo creds were supposedly already added to my account but it still doesnt seem to work for digital games that is
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How To :
5.1. That's all, U now should receive Ur free credits,
6.1. Have fun!
( Tip : U don't have to download all the apps just click on download and then cancel download and do the same with the others)5. Wait a while(It take some times, U may need to download-install and run one of the promo apps) exit the app and open the app again aftersome time later, U'll see an pop-up and then It'll give u a Referral code,6. Send the Referral code to Ur friend,7. When Ur friend use the Referral code and purchase something from amazon U'll receive $5 credit. PictureU can also exchange each other Referral code to receive $5 credit(Don't post Referral code here)Update :
According to some readers steps 5-7 are not required. So U can skip those steps.
But I've just posted the steps that how I've received my Referral code(Free $5 Credit).
That's all.
PS :
U can't Buy A Lamborghini With this credit XD only some selected Android games/apps.
The credit valid through February 26, 2016 (limit one promotional credit per customer.)
(Download one of the below games from Underground and receive a $5 credit on applicable purchases. Not all select games may be compatible with your device. Terms and Conditions apply. Offer valid for US residents only until December 24 at 11:59PM PST.)
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