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That's not good.

Thanks a lot Google.

which ones did they remove? i hope they didn't remove the video player. does anyone know what that one's called?

Thanks chris, It's good to know this is why they removed all the apps.

Go to this link to see what app's are in the app store as of right now. LINK.

That sucks because four of the listed apps I wanted to get

Myspace Mobile
Plusmo Pro Football Live
The Weather Channel
TuneWiki

Do ya'll realize that there has been maintenance scheduled on the market today for at least a week now? And that users are reporting that apps are slowly starting to come back? I honestly doubt Google would just up and pull all but a handful of apps, that would be detrimental to Android. Give it a day or two and I'm sure they'll be back.

If I had to guess I'd have to say its a last minute quality check or they're working on getting everything ready for the launch, which is still 2 DAYS AWAY.

weird... ShopSavvy isn't in there, that's one of the ones i've been most looking forward to trying...

luckily those apps he listed are the ones that ARE still in the market

Cool. Where are you seeing that being reported?

I actually wrote it. Its just a publishing issue with the comments. A ton of apps were taken off. I even confirmed that it was happening to others as well.

Well I just got my phone. I love touching it. But there are so many problems.

I mean not having a video player was such a dealbreaker for me, and then I heard about the open source app, and thought maybe they left that functionality out to show the App Store works.

And then they took it away. And ShopSavvy was by far the most talked about App in the news and the most common app demos by T-Mobile and Google themselves.

And it's also gone.

I LOVE the phone, but it really seems they don't have this together very well.

Maybe they should have waited till next quarter to put it out.

But I guess to get those holiday dollars you'll do whatever you have to.

Ugh.

But did I mention....AWESOME phone.

Again guys, they had scheduled maintenance on the Market for today, trying to sort things out before the official launch, which is still 2 days away. *IF* it's still like this on Wednesday, then I'd say throw a hissy fit, but not before, hehe.

Well, I do not like this one bit!!
I'm sure they have their reasons.. we will see if they are back up in a couple of days...

Edit: *points at Refused* It was hiiiiiiiiim!

Awww maaaannnn! Like pestilence said, I will wait until the official launch to get upset.

But I want to complain and b*tch and get angry because something that isn't supposed to be ready for 2 days isn't ready yet!

what the heck are you guys all crying about? this was the perfect time for the launch and there is no way that google just clicked the delete button on all those apps to piss us off. shopsavvy will obviously be back in time for the launch date, which is still 2 DAYS AWAY! they just want to check everything and make sure that its as good as it can possibly be for wednesday. so for those of us fortunate enough to already have one, just be thankful instead of negative. im sure it will be back up to over 50 apps by the end of the week. freaking cry babies.

Actually, noone knows yet why they removed the apps
I knew google was going to screw us one way or another, free apps sounded to good to be true, they will have all the meaningless apps out for free but when quality apps start to release like AIM client app, facebook or video players they will charge us

I mean im not into the waiting game, Ill rather have all the apps out now with a fee, they are doing nothing but playing games with the public

sad

how do you know this? where is your source> you work for google? your about as clueless as everyone else, noone knows the exact reason so please dont make assumptions

lol, the device hasn't been officially launched yet....and your complaining that it isn't the jesus phone you convinced yourself it was going to be?

the OS just came out (technically it hasn't yet), give it some time ffs...

I havent started mines it charging but I hope that they are doing updates as it was stated on the tmobile forum i hope this is just a mishap

I am going to check the tmobile fourum at tmobile.com and c whats going on

I am sure on official launch day, all the great apps we have seen are going to be there!

But I want an Oompa-Loompa now daddy!!! lol!!!!!

Yeah guys chill out! Shoppsavvy was one of the finalist winners! So why the heck would they do that to some of their winners huh? It'll be fine Im sure. Just some last minute check ups and maintenace. So just breathe and chill...

And you know this how? Aren't you doing the exact same thing you criticized Petey for? How can you make an assumption that Google is screwing us over? You're making the judgment based on something that has happened 2 days before its supposed to be up.

Google has yet to screw anyone over ever as far as I know. These apps were all up until earlier today, and today was a scheduled maintenance day (I'm not assuming, found that on the tmobile forums by an actual administrator).

FFS dude, be patient. If its not all nice and shiny again by Wednesday then you can whine.

I know that there is a reason, but I mouthed off about how cool the bar-code scanner thing worked and now I'll be seeing my friend tonight and it won't be there. Disappointed.

this is what i got from the tmobile forum (http://forums.t-mobile.com/tmbl/boar...&thread.id=508

Looks like an update to the Andoid Market is coming on the 20th. I'm not aware of the changes exactly, but it will require that you re-download any applications you may have downloaded before that point. Remember, the applications are free for the time being so there's no risk of being charged for the downloads. I just wanted you to be aware.

oh yea, a internet administrator is great a source! please ...... And Im not assuming, right now at this moment the apps arent there, therefore we are being screwed

@Technickal too

What's today date?

What's the official Launch date?

I know everyone is upset/worried and wants their apps now...

...but lets try to keep this thread civil

...We're all here just looking for info...No need for arguments...

Yeeeeah . . . for what my opinion is worth:

I'm gonna have to keep the G1 sealed up in the UPS box until this app "oops" gets worked out. We'll see if 10/22 really does bring back the apps. Any phone that won't play video out of the box in 2008 is essentially DOA to me. I mean good grief, I had a Sprint Sanyo 8100 that had a video player hard-coded in 2005! I kinda miss that phone, actually.

So if Tmo/Google want good word of mouth from me, they will be making with the VLC/Media Player Classic-type proggies right quick . . .

Guys, this is the reason they are "gone" (from t-mobile forums):

Everything in the Android market prior to release date is beta, the market is even beta. When the phone is released on the 22nd it should have alot more on the market and will no longer be beta.

Remember, the official launch is the 22nd.

So many hissyfits, good god guys, just play with the damn phone and google will get you the apps. At least you have a phone to play with! I'm still waiting on mine, its been on the truck for delivery since 5 this morning.. I hope its not getting to hot, or that other boxes are picking on it!

An administrator of THE OFFICIAL T-MOBILE FORUMS. A person who is PAID BY TMOBILE to be a point of contact to customers by TMOBILE (see http://forums.t-mobile.com/tmbl/boar...&thread.id=508 for the post and http://forums.t-mobile.com/tmbl/profile?user.id=3 for the profile of the poster, look in the About me section)

How can you consider this being screwed...its 2 FLIPPIN DAYS BEFORE YOU'RE EVEN SUPPOSED TO HAVE ACCESS!!!!!! Has any announcement been made? No, it has not. If Google comes out and says they're removing all the good apps, then you can cry "screwed" but until that happens calling "screwed" is an assumption.

How are you being screwed? When did Google say that the Android Market would be up and running with a gauranteed list of apps available on 10/20/2008?

lol...people can be sooooo impatient.

No kidding...and the most liekly t-mobile and/or Google will take the experience to heart. When the G2 or whatever comes along, don't expect to be able to preorder it.

No doubt! I'll admit that I'm impatiently waiting for UPS to get their butt here, but thats different

patience grasshoppa

Wow glad i dont have my phone yet i guess lmao well i am going back to college have fun all lol

Well, yes, we are impatient . . . call me "spooked" actually, after the reports of no 3G access in areas where it should be up, abysmal battery life, etc.

So the incredible shrinking app store is bound to rattle a few already-rattled nerves, yes?

I understand that, but we are getting the phones 2 days before we were supposed to.. So its either get the phones 2 days early and have a few hiccups that will be resolved by the launch date, or get the phone when they said you were going to get it and have everything work.. Either way the phones will work as advertised on the same day, but in our situation we at least get to play with a phone functioning at 80% of its ability. I'm okay with getting the phone now..

Release date its Oct 22nd. What's the point of being upset? Be happy you already have your G1 I don't have mine yet.

don't listen to tecknical, he complains about everything. then he wonders why he was getting messed with last night, with his whiny post about buyer's remorse. look at everyone of his posts, always saying something negative or complaining about something.

hopefully the market will be nice an refreshed by the time i get mine in my hands tomorrow!

Me either...mine is sitting in my house with my sister -- and i'm at work about to die from impatience.

ditto..

you going to the launch party or getting it in the mail?

We just sent Google the latest production version of ShopSavvy. Previous versions weren't digitally signed properly (still using the debug cert), and didn't have all the meta-data that the marketplace requires. Google let us slide for the press-preview period, but now it's time to lock it down and make everyone follow the rules. I suspect most of the other apps were in the same state as we are, so, you should be seeing them pop back up in the marketplace as everyone gets their final releases sent in to Google.

Screwed, we're all screwed. I hate Google, I hate G mail, I hate HTC, I hate T-mobile, I hate Wesley Snipes cause he pre-orderd a G1, and I especially hate Bill Gates for starting all of this. Things were much simpler before all this electronic madness. CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG.
You guys are awesome! Tracking this post is way better than any T.V. show. NEXT!

Thanks, Jason! That clears up a lot!

Well that's good news.

Thank you Mr. Developer Sir for the Olive Branch/reassuring words.

Well there ya go guys, quit b*tching and be patient!

Thanks, Jason!

As long as they put them back after the launch then I don't mind

Honestly, I have friends who berate my BB Curve and talk about the cool new phone that came out that only makes phone calls. I was thinking a few minutes ago what people did 50 years ago as they waiting for "Ma Bell" to release the newest 20lb rotary telephone.

Oooh, what earth tone will we get next? Perhaps mauve? Baby blue? How loud will the ringer be? How about the spring tension on the rotary dial?

Seriously,
Ryan

ShopSavvy is a must have app

Thank indeed, Jason. It never ceases to amaze how quickly people get irate and throw the victim card out. In the grand scheme of things, we're VERy early adopters of a VERY un[serious piece of equipment. In other words, it's a toy. And we're not even supposed to have it yet anyway. Life is so much bigger and more complex than the T-Mo G1... it's almost hard to imagine giving it so much power.

They are coming back slowly. Turns out they were not completely production ready.

Maybe they will be charging money for apps now. So other ones will have a price tag on them...

WHAT?!?! SOME OF THE APPS ARE GONE?!?! I'VE BEEN RIPPED OFF!!!


Haha, just kidding, but seriously, thats what these guys sound like.. Its like a little kid getting to go somewhere his mom didn't want him to go, and then when he's there he wants to buy something and she says no. He then says its the worst day of his life and hates his mother.. I guess nothing can ever be good enough for some people.

Hmm, you're right . . . let's talk about the Election and Politics. Then we'll surely get along, remain calm, and keep everything in perspective.

I used to have arguments with Apple IIe users about why my Commodore 64 was better. Nuff said.

haha reading all these people whine and act like babies was funny..thanks for this thread..haha

LOL, I don't have the energy to whine!! Too busy waiting for my G1 to show up in Tulsa!! LOL

I hope this isn't why, but maybe they're trying to figure out a way to CHARGE for the better Apps? That would suck, BIG TIME!!

all apps will be free for the first 90 days

Somoene has already mentioned why it was done a few posts back. I can't imagine they ironed out their charging/billing system quite yet.

"they are going to be very disappointed to find that the 50+ applications that were reported in the Android Market have now been stripped down to only 13."

Are you sure that 13 applications have a line running through them? Surely one meant "stripped".

As for the cause, I'm thinking Google is integrating a payment mechanism and the removed apps will require some form of payment in order to function.

Have you been reading any of this? Apps are coming back as the day goes on, and as Jason said they have to be signed...so I would imagine the non-signed apps got taken off until they get signed.

WTF... all of you have to relax. It's a damn phone. I got mine the other day and trust me there is enough cool and UNREAL stuff there to keep you busy while they load your damn shopping app. Thank god the brains pumping out the apps dont have your attitude. Patience bro. It's a virtue. Didnt your mom tell you so. Anyway, for those if you who collectively are taking down the UPS tracking site, rest assured you will not be dissapointed. While nothing is perfect, this damn phone sure is close. I have been eating apples since the MAC SE but could not deal with the crappy iphone attitude and email handling. I can say this, if any of you use google apps premier for business and have used exchange with BBERRY you are going to S%$# your pants. This phone is the next coming of Hay Zues. So lay back, watch a little monday night football and ponder through that old SAMSUNG manual because the world is a changin. im pretty jaded when it comes to tech gadgets but hats off to group that pulled this together. this is one unreal phone -- and as first generation it is almost unthinkable. So if the loss of shop savvy has you losing sleep, I will take one for the team. Send me the barcode and I will call you and tell you where to buy it. How's that for android open source MOFO.

**** Late Breaking New..Shop Savvy is Back Up (as of 9pm EST). So put down the down the gun / razor blade and save the suicide note for something worthwhile. See that slideout QWERTY really will come in handy for you freakin cry babies.

your a beauty

Yeah! Joe the Plumber is going to have to pay higher taxes and theres no apps for his G1. " MY GOD, WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TOO"

i hope the removal of these apps are just temporary. i was really looking forward to looking through them. if removing the apps to have them signed or make sure that they are safe for me then i'm happy.

I have 27 apps available on my Android Market - I dunno what is going on...

Damn this sucks! Shopsavvy is gone..

updated:
Oh nevermind, thanks for the update.

ok who on here namedropped this place on engadget

lezombi @ Oct 20th 2008 5:31PM
It was planned to happen. It has been known by people for a week that many of the apps would be taken down and would need to be re downloaded. Here is the reason why:

quote:
"We just sent Google the latest production version of ShopSavvy. Previous versions weren't digitally signed properly (still using the debug cert), and didn't have all the meta-data that the marketplace requires. Google let us slide for the press-preview period, but now it's time to lock it down and make everyone follow the rules. I suspect most of the other apps were in the same state as we are, so, you should be seeing them pop back up in the marketplace as everyone gets their final releases sent in to Google." by jasonhudgins

Thats from the comments of Android Community on that same post Engadget is referring to"

endquote

http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/20/g...ones-leaves-j/

I was very disappointed when I opened up MP last night, but as today has progressed, alot of old and news applications are up.

Eh, didn't T-mobile say all apps will be free for the first 90 days or something? So the reason they were temporarily removed is not that they want to remove the apps and charge for them.

"We just heard that for the first 90 days after purchase, all apps from the T-Mobile Marketplace (or whatever they're calling their App Store) will be free for phone buyers."

http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/23/l...new-york-city/

yes, but in most cases it's up to the developer to decide if they want to contribute to those free apps. I say most cases because I would imagine that part of the requirement of the developers challenge required a submission ijn the market (could be wrong on that)

Ok, so whats the latest App count?? LOL

Perhaps a recent last-minute change to Android caused a problem with the majority of applications.

~DtD

It's almost as if you haven't read any of the other posts in the thread...

LOL, I Know...some people skip the meat!! I am just curious since I don't have a phone yet as to how many have reappeared.

I was wondering if you notice any differences between the app today and yesterday? Did they change anything obvious?

It wont be anything that you can see.

LOL, How many are there now?

I show 27 as of 12:16 am Central Standard

Thank you for the entertainment...

I Just Installed ShopSavvy Last Night...

apps r coming back but slowly ok.