I'm trying to upload an application to the Windows Phone Marketplace but it keeps failing due to the location privacy policy. In the application there is only one part that checks your location, and the user has to manually call it. Basically we show a map, and a button to locate the user, when this button is pressed for the first time, we show a small privacy policy, and we ask the user to allow the use of his location. And even with this, the application's certification failed.
I'm wondering if anyone has a good example of how the privacy policy should be, and if it should be displayed when the app is first launched, rather than when the locations services are activated by the user (like we are currently doing it). And any other tips or advice you may have.
This is the only part of the certification the app failed, so once I get some good answers, it'll be ready to go.
Thanks!
Make sure to read the Windows Phone 7 Application Certification Requirements.
Section 2.10 specifically applies to your problem.
Microsoft really wants you to have a permanent link to your privacy policy somewhere in the app. Your privacy policy should explicitly explain that you collect this data, how you use it, how you store it, who you share it with, and what the user can do about it. You also need a setting somewhere for the user to turn use of GeoLocation data off.
In my app I have an About screen with a link to the PrivPol, TOS and Tech Support. I also have a settings page with an ON / OFF switch for GeoLocation data. I made sure our privacy policy explicitly addresses location data. And we got through approval with no issues.
YMMV.
Do you have the specific certification requirement (the reference number) ? Here are a couple of links about it in the Windows Phone 7 developers forum:
http://forums.create.msdn.com/forums/p/72366/441401.aspx#441401
http://forums.create.msdn.com/forums/p/63656/390088.aspx#390088
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I've setup google parental control on my children phone, they ask for approval to install a game and i approved it, later i changed my mind and uninstall it from there phone, but they went to play store a re-install it, but this time family link didn't ask for my approval, it's just installed it and showed me a notification that it's been installed. What i want is that whenever they install anything, no matter it was once approved or millions times, google play must ask them for my approval each time it's reinstall.
Most probably you approved the app as Always allowed app. To edit app activity:
Open the Family Link app Family Link and then Select your child.
On the "App activity" card, tap Set limits or More.
Next to your desired app, tap Always always allow.
From here you can select an option to:
Always allow always allow.
Set a time limit Set limit.
Set unlimited time Empty hourglass.
Block an app Block.
The Google Family Link app lacks the 'whitelist' feature to allow only a strict set of application to install. Unfortunately, the answer is you cannot prevent the installation of a previously installed application (as a previous answer suggested, you could block said apps).
I experimented and unfortunately disabling and re-enabling Family supervision will still allow previously installed apps to install. Also, the previously installed apps will be available if you get a new device for the child's account. Or at least, this is the functionality circa Fall 2022.
An extreme solution would be to create a new account, but obviously this is a frustrating answer if you are trying to do something like protect an older family member who has established accounts for billing.
This solution outlined below will not work, but I did read it as a proposed solution elsewhere online. I thought I would include it and mention it with this warning.
Open the Play Store app
Select the account icon in the upper right corner
Choose the Manage app & device from the popup menu
Select Manage
Click Installed
Select Not Installed
Select all applications you wish to remove in checkable list
Click the Trash Can icon in the upper right corner
This would disassociate the application from the account in an ideal world; however, it does not and the child account can still reinstall the offending applications. The parent is notified of this installation, but they cannot prevent it.
Had the same issue but rather than doing the "google play delete not installed apps list"-thing which doesnt solve the problem anyway, use this list to search and install the apps you dont want your child to have installed. After that you can manually block these unwanted apps from normal family link app and deinstall them after you've done that. (You can also leave them on the phone, i mean they are blocked anyways, but it should still take memory space so no reason to not deinstall them after)
Now you will see the following if your child tries to reinstall the app from the play store:
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it says "your parents blocked this app" (just in german :) )
This "feature" (if you even want to call it that way) is really stupid and this way might be the only one to solve this problem even if a bit time-intensive. Hope Google will work on Family Link. Big potential but soooo many problems.
Dose anyone know how the edit/remove my developer website in the new google play console? the new console doesn’t have a website field in the account details anymore, there is no way to change the URL I provided when I first created my developer account, the new Google Play console only allows me to change the website of the developer page.
I need to change my developer website that I provided when I first created my developer account “trackaty.com” because it’s currently owned by someone else who is redirect it to a gambling website which prevents me from updating any of my apps.
I tried to find out who registered my old domain, and I find out the new owner registered it from a Chinese company called Xin Net Technology, I thing they are famous for supporting spammers.
I even thought about transferring all my apps to a new developer account, but the documentation states that the original account and all the apps need to comply with all policy guidelines before transferring anything, which solves nothing.
It worth to mention that few of my old removed apps by me used to link to trackaty.com, but the email I get says the problem is in the developer website, I guess that means it’s the account website itself not any of my old removed apps.
So, dose anyone faced a similar problem or know how you change the developer website?
I had a similar problem when trying to add developer website for adding app-ads.txt file. It seems that they changed its place in new Google Play Console. And developer page menu is confusing developers. Adding my website to developer page didn't work.
So here it is in new Play Console : When you choose a specific app in Google Play Console, click Store Settings on the left panel. You'll see Store Listing Contact Details and there you'll find a box for website.
The developer website can be modified from the Play Console. Go to menu Settings > Developer account > Developer page then you'll see an optional field Website address.
When you update this field, it may take a few days to be reflected in the Play Store.
I've been having issues getting these ipads working to our liking in our environment. First of all, we are using an app that syncs calendar with exchange and each ipad has an email address setup that 've configured as a room. It works great but I have a single issue that is bugging us and I cannot figure it out.
We want the screens on 24x7 without any pin or password. Basically disable the pin code or password completely for these devices so we can set the screen sleep to it's 'never' setting.
Where and how do I do this in Exchange? I know Exchange is where this needs to be done but I'm not 100% sure what to do or where to change it. Any help would be appreciated.
I think you are really asking an iPad question, more than an Exchange ActiveSync question.
In iPad Settings > General > Guided Access, you can enable a "kiosk mode". Apple just calls it Guided Access, but what you're effectively doing is locking the tablet to a single application. With the feature turned on, triple click the Home button to lock the application. You can configure a PIN to release Guided Access, or rely on the obscurity of the triple click to unlock the device.
As for ActiveSync, you should create a new ActiveSync policy and assign it to the room mailboxes. Normally a room mailbox account is disabled, but I would imagine your solution gets around that issue.
Creating a new policy can be accomplished in the Office 365 Exchange Admin Center, under Mobile > Mobile Device Mailbox Policies. Click the Plus [+] to create a new policy, give it a name, and configure options. I would advise against not requiring a password. You can leave the "Require sign-in after the device has been inactive for X minutes" option, and I think that will allow you to set the auto-lock to Never.
Finally, I suggest you audit usage of this ActiveSync policy, since it is less restrictive than normal.
You can also create and modify ActiveSync policies using Powershell, using New/Get/Set-MobileDeviceMailboxPolicy. Get and Set-MobileDeviceMailboxPolicy is going to be useful for enumerating some of the more obscure settings and requirements, you might find something useful.
When installing a Google Marketplace App, the flow usually ends with the admin in the app's settings on Google with the option to sign in now. Is there a way to end with the user actually using the app (i.e. not having to click the link to sign in to start using the app)? Could the user just be sent to the app on the optional setup without returning to the app settings page on Google without that causing other problems?
Some of the documentation says:
We strongly recommend that the administrator be directed through a short, linear series of actions and returned to Google quickly so additional users can start using the application.
I tried testing this out, but it seems like there's some lag between installing and the app showing up in the "more" drop down for Google (I tried installing another app and did end up on the final page but the app still didn't show up in another account. It's been a few hours and it still isn't there) so it's hard to tell if it's just slow or not actually installed on other users' accounts.
Sorry the last section was misleading. This is not a question about the link not showing up immediately.
The new experience for Google Apps Marketplace lets you land the user in the app instead of the admin console. There's now a popup for the app to request permissions and to agree to terms and then the user ends up in the app. One-step installation. Good work Google.
Is there a way to simulate whether permission are granted or denied to use services like location on the Windows Phone 7? I want to get the users current location, but I can't seem to find away to make the phone show me the permissions dialog so that I can deny access to it for testing? Anyone else have these kinds of issues? I'm finding it rather hard to really test this stuff without having the actual hardware.
I can't seem to find any built-in support to check if the user will allow the location & push notification services to be used within an application.
I would expect a location-aware Windows Phone 7 app to present a dialog box to the user informing that location services will be used within the app. The dialog box has a "Allow" and a "Deny" option. Based on the selection of the user, the app may or may not use the location of the user. I have used Shawn Wildermuth's Child Window to evaluate the user's choice and use their decision in their application accordingly.
HTH,
indyfromoz
You don't need to check for permissions. When app is certified, AppHub scans application for code requiring permissions and updates WMAppManifest.xml.
When user installs your app, he agrees on all permissions you need. So if it's launched, then you got all you need.