Isnt helpchat becoming too much intrusive
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I have beem using helpchat for few months and used for few recharges and cab bookings. But from past few weeks I am getting the feeling that its becoming too much intrusive. Lots of notifications throughout the day.. I disabled most of them, but they resumed after app updates, so disabled again. Them few days back, saw persistant notifications about helpchat balance expiring which would not go away with swipe and the app had to be opened to get rid. The app itself is too flashy.. round red animated circles popping to the face.. i still ignore. Today I opened paytm app and there I saw a blue flashing circle with paytm written. I thought it was similar to facebook ping. So clicked on it.. oh no.. it was helpchat.. thats it.. uninstalled.. you dare read what applications I have installed and monitor them.. god knows what else are you doing in the backed.. and then they swnt an email aaking why I uninstalled.. well keep wondering.. thanks
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I was of exactly the same opinion. One of the worst apps you can have on your phone. What nobody has mentioned is the app stays permanently in RAM and will affect phone performance.
Also they denied cashback last time though coupon successfully applied, citing max redemptions over.
One can freeze the app and that’s what I’ve done, but it’s best not to use such apps.
Helpchat nowadays helps other apps (Ola,Uber,Little,etc)
Which started to help us.
@Repost wrote:
Helpchat nowadays helps other apps (Ola,Uber,Little,etc)
Which started to help us.
Just uninstall to get a mail from Ankur Singla
“@CrazyTroll ":http://www.desidime.com/users/...34 wrote:
@Repost wrote:
Helpchat nowadays helps other apps (Ola,Uber,Little,etc)
Which started to help us.
Just uninstall to get a mail from Ankur Singla
Surprising ; how one person can manage to read too many emails
That too, when he is at such a position.
Rajnikant???
@borg drone wrote:
I was of exactly the same opinion. One of the worst apps you can have on your phone. What nobody has mentioned is the app stays permanently in RAM and will affect phone performance.
Also they denied cashback last time though coupon successfully applied, citing max redemptions over.
One can freeze the app and that’s what I’ve done, but it’s best not to use such apps.
Worst app
I think, this is going to impact overall industry of mobile app…
@borg drone wrote:
I was of exactly the same opinion. One of the worst apps you can have on your phone. What nobody has mentioned is the app stays permanently in RAM and will affect phone performance.
Also they denied cashback last time though coupon successfully applied, citing max redemptions over.
One can freeze the app and that’s what I’ve done, but it’s best not to use such apps.
app stays permanently in RAM???
Even when we uninstall ?
No, not if you un install. However, I haven’t checked if it leaves any orphan files.
@borg drone wrote:
No, not if you un install. However, I haven’t checked if it leaves any orphan files.
thanks
“@CrazyTroll ":http://www.desidime.com/users/...34 wrote:
@Repost wrote:
Helpchat nowadays helps other apps (Ola,Uber,Little,etc)
Which started to help us.
Just uninstall to get a mail from Ankur Singla
Does ankur reading all emails?
@sunnie wrote:That’s an automated mail as they are tracking each and everything.
“@CrazyTroll ":http://www.desidime.com/users/...34 wrote:
@Repost wrote:
Helpchat nowadays helps other apps (Ola,Uber,Little,etc)
Which started to help us.
Just uninstall to get a mail from Ankur Singla
Does ankur reading all emails?
For few offers can’t comprise with my private details.
And they don’t know What details they are taking away.
Uninstall and give 1star on Play store and be silent . But don’t forget to inform all your friends and family about it.
@M.MAHI wrote:
@sunnie wrote:That’s an automated mail as they are tracking each and everything.
“@CrazyTroll ":http://www.desidime.com/users/...34 wrote:
@Repost wrote:
Helpchat nowadays helps other apps (Ola,Uber,Little,etc)
Which started to help us.
Just uninstall to get a mail from Ankur Singla
Does ankur reading all emails?
For few offers can’t comprise with my private details.
And they don’t know What details they are taking away.Uninstall and give 1star on Play store and be silent . But don’t forget to inform all your friends and family about it.
yes, i agree that helpchat is tracking each and every activity of our mobile device. and thats harmful, for sure
The moment I hit “Install” in play store long ago, I was shocked to see the number of permissions they wanted. Never installed!
@matureshopper wrote:
The moment I hit “Install” in play store long ago, I was shocked to see the number of permissions they wanted. Never installed!
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
20-50Rs cashback ka laalach dey k user ka device information fetch ho raa ho aaisaa lag raa
am waiting for a day, when government start taking strict actions against such activities…
Not only device info bro.
They know whom you call, what you do in SMS, how many Contacts and whom you have in there. How many transactions you make from your credit cards/banks, insurances you have for which you get messages.
There is a thumb rule. If you don’t pay for it, you are not the customer, you are the commodity being sold.
Cheers!
app permissions can it make it secured
@matureshopper wrote:
Not only device info bro.
They know whom you call, what you do in SMS, how many Contacts and whom you have in there. How many transactions you make from your credit cards/banks, insurances you have for which you get messages.
There is a thumb rule. If you don’t pay for it, you are not the customer, you are the commodity being sold.
Cheers!
WTF!!
Every Shit is Legal in India
I use this Shitty app in a Old android phone with no SIM Card installed! Safe to some extent!
@borg drone wrote:
I was of exactly the same opinion. One of the worst apps you can have on your phone. What nobody has mentioned is the app stays permanently in RAM and will affect phone performance.
Also they denied cashback last time though coupon successfully applied, citing max redemptions over.
One can freeze the app and that’s what I’ve done, but it’s best not to use such apps.
What’s that line?
Freezing and permanent in RAM?
@hese wrote:
@borg drone wrote:
I was of exactly the same opinion. One of the worst apps you can have on your phone. What nobody has mentioned is the app stays permanently in RAM and will affect phone performance.
Also they denied cashback last time though coupon successfully applied, citing max redemptions over.
One can freeze the app and that’s what I’ve done, but it’s best not to use such apps.
What’s that line?
Freezing and permanent in RAM?
any techie here, who can help?
@hese wrote:
@matureshopper wrote:
Not only device info bro.
They know whom you call, what you do in SMS, how many Contacts and whom you have in there. How many transactions you make from your credit cards/banks, insurances you have for which you get messages.
There is a thumb rule. If you don’t pay for it, you are not the customer, you are the commodity being sold.
Cheers!
WTF!!
Every Shit is Legal in IndiaI use this Shitty app in a Old android phone with no SIM Card installed! Safe to some extent!
Not if you use a google account for playstore and contacts sync and have a few apps on that phone which are logged in to sync data with your main phone
how about going to consumer court??
@sunnie wrote:LoL that’s most unlikely to happen. The government is even more interested in your details. Worry a lot more about government snooping than companies like helpchat.
@matureshopper wrote:
The moment I hit “Install” in play store long ago, I was shocked to see the number of permissions they wanted. Never installed!hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
20-50Rs cashback ka laalach dey k user ka device information fetch ho raa ho aaisaa lag raa
am waiting for a day, when government start taking strict actions against such activities…
Guys, consider rating them appropriately in the play store. Have done that already.
@borg drone wrote:
Guys, consider rating them appropriately in the play store. Have done that already.
google should provide facility to give negative ratings.
example -1, -5, -100
@bk08 wrote:
No one complained when they where giving offers … on offers , everyone was enjoying recharge / cab / food deals .. what not .
Kya Zamana hai …. kya dimers hain !!!!!
bhai, Deal sahi lagta hey to post be tou hota hey. Service sahi lagta hey to be log post kartey hey. Now, company agar gadbad karna shuru karegi to be to log to bolengey he…
I think – Yahaa log aatey hi ye kaam k liye hey
@borg drone wrote:
@sunnie wrote:LoL that’s most unlikely to happen. The government is even more interested in your details. Worry a lot more about government snooping than companies like helpchat.
@matureshopper wrote:
The moment I hit “Install” in play store long ago, I was shocked to see the number of permissions they wanted. Never installed!hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
20-50Rs cashback ka laalach dey k user ka device information fetch ho raa ho aaisaa lag raa
am waiting for a day, when government start taking strict actions against such activities…
@desidude2013 wrote:
app permissions can it make it secured
golmaal hey bhai sab golmaal hey
@matureshopper wrote:
Not only device info bro.
They know whom you call, what you do in SMS, how many Contacts and whom you have in there. How many transactions you make from your credit cards/banks, insurances you have for which you get messages.
There is a thumb rule. If you don’t pay for it, you are not the customer, you are the commodity being sold.
Cheers!
oh
Malpractice is a strong word.. No company has time to read your personal messages or listen to your calls (As suggested by someone above). My guess is they have an automated system which reads sms and based on a few keywords show you appropriate ads. We have reached a stage of data analytics where all these things are very much possible and easily too. Google and Facebook are also doing all these at a much much bigger scale. Do we stop using all of them? We are living in an informational age where data is everything and every company is fighting for/with their share of data..
PS: I dont have an helpchat account. Neither do I have a facebook account (Its deactivated for about a year) but its not because I am scared that these companies will track/intrude my privacy.. Its by choice..