Gunbroker app now wiped away from iPhone and Android

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March 05, 2019, 10:45 AM

DJ_Boston

Gunbroker app now wiped away from iPhone and Android

Evidently the app promotes violence or does not meet their crappy criteria. No mention of it not complying with security standards or anything else.

It is now no longer available. I only found out because I had to replace my phone and noticed the app didn't migrate across like my other apps.

There is something very wrong with this world. I don't want to revert to telegraph or the pony express, but man the politics of EVERYTHING needs to be cut out. Don't like the app? Don't install it. Simple.

There is something good and motherly about Washington, the grand old benevolent National Asylum for the helpless.
- Mark Twain The Gilded Age

#CNNblackmail #CNNmemewar

March 05, 2019, 10:51 AM

V-Tail

quote:
In the past GunBroker.com has offered mobile app solutions for our customers. Recently, policy changes by Apple and Google have made it impossible for GunBroker.com to place our apps in their stores for distribution. This means that delivering the app to you is now more difficult or impossible. Information about the policy changes is available below.

https://support.gunbroker.com/...25068787-Mobile-Apps

March 06, 2019, 04:18 PM

DJ_Boston

I'm surprised more people are not reacting to this. this follows the narrative that anything that could be seen as "conservative" or whatever you wish to label it is blocked by what is effectively a common carrier- 98% of phones are either iPhone or Android.

Similarly, I have noticed the xfinity app on Roku does not consistently show the fox news channel when browsing live channels in the news category. MSNBC abd CNN are always present.

We are being silenced. It irks me.

There is something good and motherly about Washington, the grand old benevolent National Asylum for the helpless.
- Mark Twain The Gilded Age

#CNNblackmail #CNNmemewar

March 06, 2019, 05:07 PM

MG34_Dan

Drudge Report app also blown away from iPhone.

March 06, 2019, 05:25 PM

bryan11

Censoring movies and books considered anti-vaccine were the initial test. Maybe the next step is to start censoring gun related items.

March 06, 2019, 06:44 PM

DSgrouse

why couldn't gunbroker host the app its self?

March 08, 2019, 08:27 AM

that app is still on my iPhone and appears to be working fine.

March 08, 2019, 08:33 AM

myrottiety

quote:
Originally posted by DSgrouse:
why couldn't gunbroker host the app its self?

Haven't tried it from my phone. But if the have decent front end developers. Shouldn't be hard to make it a responsive web app.

March 08, 2019, 09:21 AM

zoom6zoom

One good thing about Android is that you can "side load" apps that aren't officially hosted on their store. The developer just has to make it available for download. Can't do it with the closed system of Apple, since they know what's best for you.
Apple wouldn't even allow the wifi scanning tools we used at work, calling them "hacking tools"/

March 08, 2019, 03:49 PM

BBMW

I think they were removed from the Apple App Store / Google Play Store. That's how the vast majority of the public gets their phone apps.

quote:
Originally posted by myrottiety:
quote:
Originally posted by DSgrouse:
why couldn't gunbroker host the app its self?

Haven't tried it from my phone. But if the have decent front end developers. Shouldn't be hard to make it a responsive web app.

March 08, 2019, 04:08 PM

sigmonkey

Since the app still works, and someone has it on their Android and wants to try to "share" it with me, email me and I'll send you my phone number and I'll see if it will work that way.

I am not certain that when you "install" an app from the store, if it downloads, installs and then keeps the downloaded file that is "shared" to another phone, or if it is simply a link shared to the app on the store.

If the former, people can "infect" each other with the GB app, and if the latter, folks are just SOL.

March 09, 2019, 07:50 AM

SIGguy229

Mine is still on my phone and works

March 09, 2019, 06:13 PM

Inusuit

On my iphone, the app will open but when I click on an individual item, it shuts down. WTF?

March 09, 2019, 07:18 PM

David Lee

Interesting this is being discussed as I was wondering why just today there was no app. All that other childish garbage and games galore but a adult cannot have a app for one of the nets most popular sites ? Maybe I can contact Google. Its not right.

March 09, 2019, 11:08 PM

lee40215

Maybe try m.gunbroker.com when it comes up on add it to your home screen

March 10, 2019, 05:09 PM

lyman

quote:
Originally posted by sigmonkey:
Since the app still works, and someone has it on their Android and wants to try to "share" it with me, email me and I'll send you my phone number and I'll see if it will work that way.

I am not certain that when you "install" an app from the store, if it downloads, installs and then keeps the downloaded file that is "shared" to another phone, or if it is simply a link shared to the app on the store.

If the former, people can "infect" each other with the GB app, and if the latter, folks are just SOL.

monkey,,
did any one send it to you?

March 10, 2019, 09:58 PM

David Lee

quote:
Originally posted by lee40215:
Maybe try m.gunbroker.com when it comes up on add it to your home screen

Hey thank you. This works fine.

March 10, 2019, 11:21 PM

sigmonkey

quote:
Originally posted by lyman:...

monkey,,
did any one send it to you?

Nobody loves me...

March 11, 2019, 02:43 AM

Paten

It says on GunBroker's support page that you can still download the android version from Aptoid and gives a link to it. Just download it from there.

March 11, 2019, 05:55 AM

V-Tail

quote:
Originally posted by sigmonkey:
quote:
Originally posted by lyman:...

monkey,,
did any one send it to you?
Nobody loves me...

Not even the horse?