Comments on: Location and Privacy on ShopSavvy http://shopsavvy.mobi/2009/03/05/location-and-privacy-on-shopsavvy/ Shopping. Improved. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:14:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: admin http://shopsavvy.mobi/2009/03/05/location-and-privacy-on-shopsavvy/#comment-1435 admin Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:09:18 +0000 http://www.biggu.com/?p=1353#comment-1435 Try again. We reduced the frequency and haven't had any complaints. Try again. We reduced the frequency and haven’t had any complaints.

]]> By: Adam http://shopsavvy.mobi/2009/03/05/location-and-privacy-on-shopsavvy/#comment-1434 Adam Fri, 29 May 2009 16:23:51 +0000 http://www.biggu.com/?p=1353#comment-1434 Your tests might not reveal any measurable battery drain, but in real life use, I definitely noticed it. When you first implemented it, I noticed my phone was draining much quicker than it normally would...even when I had my phone at my desk and hardly touched it. I'm glad you have the privacy mode, but that completely disables local searches. Is it not possible to keep local searches but have an option to shut off skyhook? That one feature would get me using your application again. Your tests might not reveal any measurable battery drain, but in real life use, I definitely noticed it.

When you first implemented it, I noticed my phone was draining much quicker than it normally would…even when I had my phone at my desk and hardly touched it.

I’m glad you have the privacy mode, but that completely disables local searches.

Is it not possible to keep local searches but have an option to shut off skyhook? That one feature would get me using your application again.

]]> By: Big in Japan http://shopsavvy.mobi/2009/03/05/location-and-privacy-on-shopsavvy/#comment-1432 Big in Japan Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:38:10 +0000 http://www.biggu.com/?p=1353#comment-1432 We continue to do battery tests, but we can't find any measurable battery drain. We continue to do battery tests, but we can’t find any measurable battery drain.

]]> By: Roy http://shopsavvy.mobi/2009/03/05/location-and-privacy-on-shopsavvy/#comment-1431 Roy Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:03:24 +0000 http://www.biggu.com/?p=1353#comment-1431 I am confused about the pre-fetching. Does this mean that when you install Shopsavvy it will 'regularly' check my location? So, even though I might use Shopsavvy once every week, it will check my location every 10 minutes? (seems like a battery drainer, even with skyhook) I am confused about the pre-fetching. Does this mean that when you install Shopsavvy it will ‘regularly’ check my location? So, even though I might use Shopsavvy once every week, it will check my location every 10 minutes? (seems like a battery drainer, even with skyhook)

]]> By: Big in Japan http://shopsavvy.mobi/2009/03/05/location-and-privacy-on-shopsavvy/#comment-1429 Big in Japan Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:17:48 +0000 http://www.biggu.com/?p=1353#comment-1429 Yes, it currently disables that. We have a 'fix' that will prevent ShopSavvy from calling Skyhook if the user has turned wifi off. We are going to respect your wifi setting. Yes, it currently disables that. We have a ‘fix’ that will prevent ShopSavvy from calling Skyhook if the user has turned wifi off. We are going to respect your wifi setting.

]]> By: Andreas K http://shopsavvy.mobi/2009/03/05/location-and-privacy-on-shopsavvy/#comment-1430 Andreas K Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:35:56 +0000 http://www.biggu.com/?p=1353#comment-1430 Does the privacy feature stop Skyhook from fiddling with the WLAN settings? (Quite an irriation when using a Wifi tether, and the laptop drops the connection when Shopsavvy decides it needs to prefetch location information). Andreas Does the privacy feature stop Skyhook from fiddling with the WLAN settings? (Quite an irriation when using a Wifi tether, and the laptop drops the connection when Shopsavvy decides it needs to prefetch location information).

Andreas

]]> By: androidandme http://shopsavvy.mobi/2009/03/05/location-and-privacy-on-shopsavvy/#comment-1433 androidandme Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:57:15 +0000 http://www.biggu.com/?p=1353#comment-1433 I really wish Android had Skyhook built into the OS like iPhone. My 2yr old TomTom kills my G1 when getting a gps fix. I really wish Android had Skyhook built into the OS like iPhone. My 2yr old TomTom kills my G1 when getting a gps fix.

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