Ster Kinekor creates app; doesn't release it on Play Store

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I'll upload it tonight when i get home, if it hasn't been uploaded by then.
 
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Once you have it installed could you check if Spiderman opens this week, please?
 
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Incidentally, I read somewhere that packages on Jelly Bean will be cryptographically signed. I'll happy if Google can fight piracy, but if the new system impinges on peoples' ability to work around stupid restrictions on country/app store/etc I will be sad.
 
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Ster Kinekor? Aren't they the guys who run those places, kind of like a home theater but it's not at home? Where you pay lots of money to watch a movie that's out of focus in a big room full of noisy strangers and you can't pause the movie or relax under a blanket on the couch?
 
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TJ99 said:
Ster Kinekor? Aren't they the guys who run those places, kind of like a home theater but it's not at home? Where you pay lots of money to watch a movie that's out of focus in a big room full of noisy strangers and you can't pause the movie or relax under a blanket on the couch?
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Thats the one, but the app is a great place to source a list to use for your next "search" :D
 
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TJ99 said:
Ster Kinekor? Aren't they the guys who run those places, kind of like a home theater but it's not at home? Where you pay lots of money to watch a movie that's out of focus in a big room full of noisy strangers and you can't pause the movie or relax under a blanket on the couch?
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Yeah, yeah, hilarious. Sarcasm aside, there are people who would benefit from this. I am one of them. Coincidentally, this very weekend I wanted to book movie tickets for the evening, but I was out of the house and away from my PC. A Ster Kinekor mobile app would have come in very handy. And then to find out that there *is* one, but for idiotic reason they have made it Samsung-exclusive for three months... sheesh.

Somebody ought to complain to their representative on Twitter. Tell how they stupid they're being.

Anyway, thanks for the apk! You guys are awesome :)
 
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I have to say, I'm sort-of impressed. The app completely rejects the Android design guidelines in favour of its own visual design that is similar to the SK website. But that's fine; not every app needs to look exactly, and it does look attractive.

I do have a few suggestions, in case anyone from Ster Kinekor is reading this thread:

1. Get rid of the legacy menu button on ICS devices. You already have an on-screen menu button, so you don't need this functionality. It's unnecessary and just screws up your app on devices like the HTC One series.

2. Don't hide notification bar. Just because I'm booking movie tickets doesn't mean I don't want to be alerted when emails or new messages come in. In general, I'm of the opinion that no apps should use the full screen mode unless they present "immersive" content, ie games, video players and e-readers. An app that you use to buy things does not fall into this category.

3. Give me somewhere to store my loyalty card numbers. Allow people to add multiple card numbers, and fill them in automatically when they book tickets. If your servers are secure enough, you could also just store their card numbers. That makes it more convenient for your customers, which make more likely that they will buy your movie tickets. Win-win.
 
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Vulk said:
Yeah, yeah, hilarious. Sarcasm aside, there are people who would benefit from this. I am one of them. Coincidentally, this very weekend I wanted to book movie tickets for the evening, but I was out of the house and away from my PC. A Ster Kinekor mobile app would have come in very handy. And then to find out that there *is* one, but for idiotic reason they have made it Samsung-exclusive for three months... sheesh.

Somebody ought to complain to their representative on Twitter. Tell how they stupid they're being.

Anyway, thanks for the apk! You guys are awesome :)
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Well technically is is only for the S3, not that that stopped my note from downloading it directly from the sammy store.
 
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