http://www.macblogz.com/2008/11/20/googles-iphone-app-is-cheating-breaks-app-store-rules/ Bridging the Apple Community and Keeping Tabs on the Rumor Mill. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:38:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.macblogz.com/2008/11/20/googles-iphone-app-is-cheating-breaks-app-store-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-1614 Erik Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:42:31 +0000 http://www.macblogz.com/?p=1050#comment-1614 umm... actually it doesn't use the proximity sensor. it uses the accelerometer. i'm sure if it used the proximity sensor it would work BETTER. to prove it, put your ear to your iphone without changing it's physical orientation--- nothing happens. in fact there is a preference where if you want the google app to use the accelerometer for landscape mode, it disables the "motion sensing for voice search" --- so sorry, google played by the rules, and this article is bogus. umm… actually it doesn’t use the proximity sensor. it uses the accelerometer. i’m sure if it used the proximity sensor it would work BETTER. to prove it, put your ear to your iphone without changing it’s physical orientation— nothing happens. in fact there is a preference where if you want the google app to use the accelerometer for landscape mode, it disables the “motion sensing for voice search” — so sorry, google played by the rules, and this article is bogus.

]]> http://www.macblogz.com/2008/11/20/googles-iphone-app-is-cheating-breaks-app-store-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-1594 JeffQ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:19:29 +0000 http://www.macblogz.com/?p=1050#comment-1594 I don't it's a problem that it's using private API's or what not. I think it's a problem that this solidifies the fact that other companies may have a better/easier time getting their applications approved then, let's say a smaller one person or two person team. And that's gotta just be unnerving for most. I don’t it’s a problem that it’s using private API’s or what not. I think it’s a problem that this solidifies the fact that other companies may have a better/easier time getting their applications approved then, let’s say a smaller one person or two person team. And that’s gotta just be unnerving for most.

]]> http://www.macblogz.com/2008/11/20/googles-iphone-app-is-cheating-breaks-app-store-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-1592 OB Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:03:18 +0000 http://www.macblogz.com/?p=1050#comment-1592 WOW. Only because this is Google can they get away with this. I am kinda frustrated at this. WOW. Only because this is Google can they get away with this. I am kinda frustrated at this.

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