carriers "hi-jacked" Market download tab

abrigham · #1 (**permalink**) 07-24-2010, 12:38 AM

Just saw a thread about it over at XDA and thought I'd bring it to everyone else's attention. It appears that both Sprint and Verizon have decided to replace the Downloads tab with a tab offering a list of the carrier's suggested downloads. Sprint users see a Sprint tab and Verizon users see a Verizon tab. This seems to be device independent (tho it started in the EVO forums over there, some Droid users are reporting it as well) as well as ROM independent. If you don't see it yet, you will as it seems to be slowly rolling out (thread on XDA is about 2 hours old, some that said they didn't have it at the beginning of the thread have come back later and said it just showed up for them). You can, of course, still access your downloads from the menu.

XDA Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...=733941&page=4

**lipidfats** · #2 (**permalink**) 07-24-2010, 01:09 AM

it's like that on the droid incredible by default... my evo is still the same.

**CaliBoyPhillip** · #3 (**permalink**) 07-24-2010, 02:10 AM

I just killed the market with a task killer and reopen, mines was changed to Sprint now haha! while under wifi.. this is a hero with no service so hmm it must be google doing the changes as said in xda.

MidwestDrummer · #4 (**permalink**) 07-24-2010, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by abrigham

Just saw a thread about it over at XDA and thought I'd bring it to everyone else's attention. It appears that both Sprint and Verizon have decided to replace the Downloads tab with a tab offering a list of the carrier's suggested downloads. Sprint users see a Sprint tab and Verizon users see a Verizon tab. This seems to be device independent (tho it started in the EVO forums over there, some Droid users are reporting it as well) as well as ROM independent. If you don't see it yet, you will as it seems to be slowly rolling out (thread on XDA is about 2 hours old, some that said they didn't have it at the beginning of the thread have come back later and said it just showed up for them). You can, of course, still access your downloads from the menu.

XDA Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...=733941&page=4

This is not at all new with Verizon Android devices. Their phones have had the VZW tab from the Moto Droid first launched. And it's not really their suggested apps, they're VZW specific apps, like VZ Navigator.

abrigham · #5 (**permalink**) 07-24-2010, 05:47 AM

Yeah, I noticed a bit later that a few ppl on the XDA thread said it's always been that way w/ VZW... as far as the "Sprint" tab, so far no Sprint specific apps are showing up... I would imagine if that's what VZW's carrier tab has, that's what we'll have eventually too on Sprint but right now it seems to be just some of the same ones that are in the "Suggested Apps" section of the "Sprint Zone" app....

**blazingwolf** · #6 (**permalink**) 07-24-2010, 09:25 AM

The Verizon tab also suggest other apps.

**TheBundo** · #7 (**permalink**) 07-24-2010, 10:23 PM

Ominous, if you ask me. Maybe a new market is needed, if enough developers will go along.

D\/8 · #8 (**permalink**) 07-24-2010, 11:42 PM

Ominous, in deed...!!!

dallas contractor · #9 (**permalink**) 07-25-2010, 12:42 PM

I saw it show up avout 11PM last night after watvhing a baseball game. It was not there during the game I found a few new apps but right after game it was there. Thought for a few seconds that I was sleeping when I saw it.

**cornelious2** · #10 (**permalink**) 07-25-2010, 08:53 PM

you can still get to downloaded if you hit menu