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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
8/4/2016 6:06:12 PM
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Re: Apple Sign ons
> "My husband recently acquired an Amazon Fire tablet, and he wanted Chrome for the browser.."

Yup. I had to do the same sideloading tricks to get my Fire tablet to use a Mozilla browser.

At least it's possible to sideload apps.. it makes it a bit less secure, but... what can you do  --besides pay a lot more for a device with better support or create your own OS and hardware set up... 

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elizabethv
elizabethv
7/31/2016 9:44:37 PM
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Re: Apple Sign ons
@mhhf1ve - Actually, it's funny that you mention Amazon Fire not requiring Google. My husband recently acquired an Amazon Fire tablet, and he wanted Chrome for the browser, which actually wasn't an immediate option. I'm not sure what all he had to do to get it, I just know it wasn't very easy. It would be nice if we could all just get a device and tailor it to our preferences instead of dealing with all of the who has what rights where complications. But I guess that's just the way the world works right now. 

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
7/2/2016 4:12:42 PM
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Re: Apple Sign ons
elizabethv, Ahhh. I guess I thought we were talking about Apple devices... Google, like Apple, doesn't allow users to its own apps. Although I think Apple just announced that it's going to start allowing users to delete the default Apple apps in iOS. I don't think Google will ever follow suit for that because that's how Google makes money on Android and it's a requirement for Android hardware makers to include Google apps. Only forks of Android like Amazon's Fire OS and Cyanogenmod don't require Google apps (but then require their own set of apps).

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elizabethv
elizabethv
7/2/2016 6:02:45 AM
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Re: Apple Sign ons
@mhhf1ve - I suppose there was a misunderstanding along the way. My phone is a Samsung S6, thus the lack of ability to delete the YouTube app. I had no idea iOS offered the ability to delete the YouTube app. That is certainly an appealing reason to get an iPhone, now that I know of this. Thanks. :-)

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
7/1/2016 4:31:33 AM
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Re: Apple Sign ons
Elizabethv, hmm. What iOS version are you on? I'm 100% sure that you can delete the YouTube app post-iOS 7. But if you're running an old iOS, then I'm not so sure. But then, I'm also amazed 1) that you're still running iOS 6 or earlier, 2) that the old YouTube app still works bc I thought Google shut down the old YouTube apps that were included by default with earlier iOS versions.

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elizabethv
elizabethv
6/30/2016 10:20:22 PM
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Re: Apple Sign ons
@freehe - I completely agree, security needs to be foremost. Lack of security at best creates headaches, at worst creates liability. I love single sign-on, for me. But it could be devestating if someone else managed to sign-on as you, with as much information as we have out there already. After I accidently left my purse (with my phone in it) on a city bus, I immediately changed all of my passwords to everything. And no one even stole it, it just found its way to the lost and found. But I had no idea who played with it in the meantime. 

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elizabethv
elizabethv
6/30/2016 10:17:12 PM
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Re: Apple Sign ons
@mhhf1ve - The YouTube app actually cannot be deleted, at least not on my phone or my husbands tablet. I promise, I've tried. At least not by any normal methods. Perhaps if I wanted to get into the actual base of my phone and look through the coding, it could be. But I'm not interested, I'd probably mess something up. Though I was able to get a parenting app that allowed me to simply put the apps I was okay with my child accessing (Netflix, Hulu and Amazon) and also runs it's own timer that then kicks my son out and requires him to enter the PIN. All is not hopeless, just simply frustrated. 

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dlr5288
dlr5288
6/30/2016 7:48:20 PM
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Re: Apple Sign ons
True, there is a security risk involved. I think as long as security is held high on the priority list and taken care of, there shouldn't be a problem.

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freehe
freehe
6/28/2016 11:47:20 PM
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Apple Sign ons for users
I noticed this will my Apple accounts. Single Sign-On does not apply to all Apple apps for existing users. New users may be able to access the single sign-on feature which is great.


For existing users who created account prior to the implementation of single sign on will have to maintain multiple logons for each Apple app.

If Apple provides a way to create a single sign-on for multiple apps for existing users this would be great.

 

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freehe
freehe
6/28/2016 11:44:32 PM
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Apple Sign ons
I am shocked by the data. I was not aware that there were over 6,000 apps and over 1,300 video channels available.

I like single sign-on however security measures must be put in place. Single sign-on should use two factor authentication and complex password standards.

Two of my telco service providers at least use two factor authentication.

Providing apps and data is great but if users cannot access it in a secure manner it becomes a risk to the user and the company offering it.

 

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