Yesterday, the official public account of the app Skip App announced that it would stop updating indefinitely.
Because he received a warning from a lawyer from a large factory, claiming that he violated the Anti-Unfair Competition Law.
About Li Jumping this app, many fox friends must have used it, right? Before Guozi also wrote an article Amway to everyone: one-click to kill App opening ads.
The reason why this app is so popular is that Lee Jump can help us automatically skip disgusting app opening ads in the app, saving us a lot of time.
Another reason is that this software is free, ad-free, and Internet-free, and Li Jumping is more stable than other similar software.
At that time, Li Jumping on the shelf Kuan gained a lot of fans, of course, even Kuan's startup advertisement Li Jumping can also be skipped.
Now hearing the news that "Li Jumping Jump is stopped indefinitely", the dreams of hundreds of millions of Android users have been shattered. Many netizens said: ask for an installation package online, and use and cherish it.
What the hell is going on?
To learn more about this matter, you have to start with the lawyer's letter announced, and the following is the original text of the lawyer's letter:
Guo Zi came to sort out this lawyer's letter to everyone:
Although the author hid the relevant information, the fruit read it from beginning to end and still found the identity details of the "client";
"Li Jumping" was used to filter and block the advertising services of the company's browser, attracting users to download the software involved in the case, so that it improperly gained a competitive advantage and infringed the legitimate rights and interests of the client;
The argument that "ultimately detracts from consumer well-being" is somewhat intriguing.
In another public account article "Talk about my opinion", the author of Li Jumping also expressed his views on this, the following is the original text:
Guozi briefly summarizes this response on several points that have caused controversy:
- "Li Jumping" is a public welfare stand-alone application, with no network connection and no profit, and there is no business behavior as mentioned in the lawyer's letter.
- The function of the app is to use the accessibility features that come with the phone to simulate the user's click to skip the screen opening ad button, so as to help the user quickly open the application without any impact on the integrity of the third-party application.
- The use of the app does not involve any permissions and does not steal the user's privacy.
- Due to the user's use of "Li Jump", the advertising revenue of some manufacturers is reduced, which is morally incorrect, but the manufacturer's behavior is even more unethical, and making some false buttons makes it impossible for users to easily skip ads.
- It is precisely because of these unethical behaviors of manufacturers that the birth of apps such as "Li Jumping" will be promoted, and there is a reason for this effect.
Seeing the content of the lawyer's letter, social media netizens couldn't sit still, and the current discussion on the topic of "Li Jumping" on Weibo was almost one-sided denunciation of the Android phone's opening ad.
Netizens did not buy the statement that "consumer rights are detrimented":
"Watching ads is called well-being, right? Why doesn't anyone take care of the messy ads on all kinds of apps? ”
"Thank you so much, I really like to watch the opening screen ad."
The world has been suffering from screen advertising for a long time
I don't know if everyone is like Guozi, every time you surf the Internet and switch apps, you have to be angry for 5 seconds. Every app's open-screen ad is precisely thundered.
I can't turn it off after watching it, and after watching the "×" that closes the interface, I still play hide-and-seek with you. Guess if I'm the "×" in the upper right corner or the "×" in the middle of the screen.
Jumping the ad is not enough, "shake the ad" directly does not give you the opportunity to skip.
This is your own shaking, but I didn't force you, you can "shake" successfully by shaking it in a taxi, and accidentally enter the advertising page.
At present, most apps, when launched, have an ad opening page, which is a huge traffic entrance, generally lasting about 3 to 5 seconds, of course, some disgusting apps even up to 10 seconds.
Apps that can automatically help click and skip, no root, easy to operate, and no bells and whistles, are naturally popular.
Take the "Li Jumping" app, it is very simple and rude, and the operation only requires 2 steps:
- Step 1. Start Lee Jump, click the "slider" to open the service, and press the above to automatically skip to make the same settings.
- Step 2. Click "More", find "Poke Me", and open Li Jumping's "Self-Start Management".
Once done, the default algorithm is activated and most of the ads can be skipped directly.
However, it is such a software that helps you skip a little, and many people are reluctant.
At first, Kuan came to Bo to remove the shelf, saying that Li Jumping's app had the problem of leaking privacy.
The key is that a local app that has never had access to the Internet, suddenly says that there is a risk of leaking privacy, I believe no one buys it.
The more and more trouble on Ku'an, the more and more trouble Ku'an himself explained:
Then many mobile phones, including Huawei and iQOO, invariably judged Li Jumping as a virus application during detection, reminding users that there is a high risk.
A lawyer's letter then whizzed into the software developer's mailbox, demanding that operations be halted and the app be taken down.
*The picture shows the lawyer's letter received by "Ding Xiao Jump" before
Apps with similar encounters, in addition to Li Jumping, there are also Great Saint Purification, Ding Xiao Jump, Jumping App, etc.
Write at the end
At present, the information learned is that "Li Jumping" will be suspended indefinitely. Although it is no longer updated, the old version can still be used, but it will not make various responses with the improvement of these manufacturers, and it is used and cherished!
But the incident sparked discussion about the legality of app open ads automatically skipping apps.
* Weibo topic
As mentioned earlier, many people believe:
The automatic skipping of apps by app open ads is the embodiment of the legitimate rights and interests of users, and users have the right to choose whether to watch ads, and automatic skip apps for app open ads can help users save time and improve their experience.
But some people believe that advertisers pay for ads in the hope that users will be able to see and click on ads. And app open ads automatically skipping apps will cause advertisers' ads to not be seen by users, resulting in losses.
Guozi thinks that this may be the reason why apps like "Li Jumping" can't get a foothold, but I still hope that this type of app can become a common application in the future, after all, this is also the expectation of everyone.
What do you guys think about this?
Resources:
Miss Li Jumping, Software Girl, Ten Points Chat Technology, Internet Pictures
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