Android platform software smoking costs the industry focus of attention.Insiders said that some costs covered button Android software, the phenomenon exists, but the proportion of 10% or even below 5%. In order to achieve suction to prevent hidden costs, operators, developers and users, in conjunction with prevention.

Android software hidden fees smoking less than 5%

Some media had reported that the chargeback is malicious software code to achieve 40% of the Android platform. eoe CEO, eoe android developer portal Sina micro-founder Bo Jin Yan said, “I feel a little pull, it is estimated that the company spread out some gimmicks, but the dark button should be there.” he said, “40% exaggerated proportion, and was covered button in the Android platform software less than 10% or even less than 5%. “

Jin rocks that, Android platform software code if you want to implant deductions, SP SMS withholding payment required qualifications, but to have such a qualification, SP operators need to apply for permission to send text messages. ”For some applications, such as the theme of applications, gaming applications, send and receive text messages without permission, so the operator permissions to the SP release will review, at present, operator message issued to the SP withholding permission fees are not many.”

Android platform application designed to do one person in charge of the store, said that smoking costs Android platform is hidden, the software user agreement on a particularly long, the average user does not have patience to read the agreement will confirm the “Next”, which smoking costs the software is often stated in the agreement to receive the final cost of text messages, or open to the user permissions, but ordinary users do not notice them. Smoking costs the software by the user to the effect advantage of the loophole.

Android flaw open mechanism exist

November 5, 2007, Google announced the availability of Linux-based open-source mobile operating system Android, open to become its biggest features. Jin Yan frankly, Android platform, software with Android appears FEES suction opening mechanism has a great relationship. ”In particular, some foreign charges, but the domestic free software, in the localization process, developers can easily implant in a smoking costs the software code, it is easy to make ‘white users’ fooled.”

While another industry source said, Android platform software costs arise mainly because of secondary smoke transformation, Android’s open platform, it is easy for anti-SP were compiled, built-in suction fee code.

In addition to Android platform itself, is also worth noting that exist in the software forum software costs far greater proportion of smoking users download directly from the software store the ratio. ”Application store, has been a relatively rigorous examination and testing, will be more secure.” One industry source said.

Coordination prevent smoking Android hidden fees

Jin Yan said, should go to the source and users at both ends to prevent smoking Android platform software expenses, the software developers, he considered as a software publisher, software testing should be strengthened, if there is message that smoking costs the software back door should be timely to remind and inform the user.

In users, Jin Yan recommends that users understand the Android platform’s open mechanism, in case of need to access contacts and the current application of user rights agreement, should be careful attention.

Users also suggested that “when you install the software, be sure to read the notices carefully software, such as the software prompts the system to use the phone functionality, SMS MMS, then this software is likely to be smoking costs the software. Android features the largest the openness of the system, which is the reason the system is vulnerable. the most important source software is generally quite reliable android market. “

There are User written chargeback software and tools to help users to check whether the application has been downloaded software code that contains smoking fee.

Insiders suggested that mobile phone users can download security software to help users identify and test.

“SP implantation cost absorption feature phones from the beginning of the code, now go to Android platform, for the operators, except to close all of the billing channel, it would be difficult to fundamentally eliminate.” Jin Yan said, but he suggested operators can make the appropriate controls, and to take some measures.

The latest research statistics, Android has more than 200,000 games and applications.103 per second Android application is downloaded.