Amazon removing ADs from lockscreens of prime exclusive phones

Feb 6th, 2018 5:27 pm

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remik [OP]: Deal Addict; Jan 11, 2009; 2601 posts; 3367 upvotes; Mississauga, ON

Feb 6th, 2018 5:27 pm

Amazon removing ADs from lockscreens of prime exclusive phones

If you're a US prime member this might be of interest to you, Amazon has announced that they are pushing an update to remove ADs from the lock screens of their prime exclusive phones, current lineup is "slim pickings" (most likey due to this update, new phones will be $20 more starting tomorrow), but there are some Motorolas and LGs . Check out the article below for more details.

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker ... are-update

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Feb 6th, 2018 9:00 pm

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tk1000: Deal Expert; Dec 7, 2012; 32228 posts; 8567 upvotes; GTHA

Feb 6th, 2018 9:00 pm

Amazon Prime Exclusive Android phones dump lock-screen ads [Update]
Google’s ban on lock-screen ads probably has something to do with it.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/02 ... creen-ads/

Feb 10th, 2018 4:52 pm

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tk1000: Deal Expert; Dec 7, 2012; 32228 posts; 8567 upvotes; GTHA

Feb 10th, 2018 4:52 pm

Lockscreen ad-disabling APK for Amazon Prime Exclusive phones is available now

http://www.androidpolice.com/2018/02/10 ... lable-now/

Feb 10th, 2018 5:56 pm

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OntEdTchr: Deal Addict; Dec 27, 2013; 3495 posts; 1260 upvotes; Woodbridge

Feb 10th, 2018 5:56 pm

lol - they're charging a $20 premium to remove a feature that they're not allowed to implement at all?

Feb 11th, 2018 11:33 am

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titaniumtux: Deal Guru; May 8, 2009; 14454 posts; 12355 upvotes; Going to the Moon

Feb 11th, 2018 11:33 am

It's about time. I've avoided Amazon Motorola's because they're among the few Moto's that don't allow bootloader unlocking.

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Feb 13th, 2018 12:37 am

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tk1000: Deal Expert; Dec 7, 2012; 32228 posts; 8567 upvotes; GTHA

Feb 13th, 2018 12:37 am

jvnanu wrote: ↑ lol - they're charging a $20 premium to remove a feature that they're not allowed to implement at all?

Amazon is refunding Prime Exclusive phone ad removal fees
https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/02/1 ... oval-fees/

Feb 14th, 2018 12:20 am

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sgtplunder: Member; Aug 30, 2007; 407 posts; 203 upvotes

Feb 14th, 2018 12:20 am

Why are they removing Active Directory Server? And then it clicked in....

Feb 15th, 2018 12:35 pm

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qualdoth: Sr. Member; Jan 29, 2013; 746 posts; 138 upvotes; Toronto

Feb 15th, 2018 12:35 pm

sgtplunder wrote: ↑ Why are they removing Active Directory Server? And then it clicked in....

Same. Badly written title.