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I survived the Android Market Blackout, and all I got was this Android toy [CONTESTS]
October 28, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
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The Android Market crashed hard on October 28, 2010. A Twitter Search query of “Android Market down,” revealed that the problems started periodically for some as far back as October 24. However, things really began to pick up Thursday afternoon as Androinica.com readers and people we follow on Twitter started saying that the Market wouldn’t download apps.
We’re still waiting on confirmation from Google for what exactly is the problem – PayPal upgrade, pretty please – but this isn’t the first time that something like this has happened. The problem was patched within 30 minutes in the previous instance, but at some point between 3PM and 5PM ET, the Android Market started failing to download apps for users on various carriers in various countries.
Our buddy DroidHead_Ryan has dubbed this dreadful situation the “#AndroidMarketBlackout,” a reference to the way that power outages can bring entire neighborhoods or cities to its knees. Thankfully, we didn’t riot and loot like real-life blackouts.
To have a little fun, Androinica.com is giving away the last of our Android figure stash. We already sent out the rewards to winners of our previous contest, but there are two more up for grabs. Tell us how you’re “surviving” the great Android Market Blackout in the comments section and we’ll select two lucky winners.
RULES
1. Leave a short reply telling us how you’re surviving – real or imaginary – and you’re entered.
2. Users MUST comment using some form of log-in name (Facebook, IntenseDebate, Twitter, etc.) that can receive messages. We will contact the winner requesting a shipping address and he or she has 4 days to respond or the prize is forfeit.
3. Contest is open to anyone in the world; we will cover shipping costs. Contest ends October 31st at 1PM ET.
Not a requirement, but tell your friends about Androinica.com on Facebook or Twitter and you’ll get brownie points that are worth nothing more than our thanks and adulation.
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i am surviving by hitting refresh on xda waiting for eugene's froyo rom to upload
I'm surviving the Android Market Blackout by going to Apple's App Store D=
I'm surviving by actually doing work for a change.
I am surviving by using tune up to clean up my Music library. Man I have a lot of incorrectly named music!!
I'm surviving the Android Market Blackout by going to the actual market and getting much needed groceries
I'm surviving by looking for cool apps on the PC on my Visual basic Class at collage and then writting down the names of the apps on my EVO on the notification notes app by XDA developer under a to do list called: "to download" =)
I survived by Flashing Cyanogen 6.1RC, and restoring apps from a Titanium backup!
I'm surviving by playing Angry Birds. If I'm not back in 24 hours, send someone…
I was attempting to update 15 apps during the market crash! My Droid didn't know what to do; it definitely locked up for a good 10 minutes while it tried. All I wanted was the updated version of Dolphin Browser.
I survived by downloading Fresh 3.4.0.1 with the new kernel and camera goodness!
I barely survived. Tried downloading Tune In Radio for about an hour then I saw a tweet about the blackout. My flashlights are out of batteries!
I'm trying to survive by studying for exams !!!
I survived the #AndroidMarketBlackout by checking and restarting my downloads over, and over, and over again.
I'm surviving by browsing on AppBrain. XD
I am having no need to survive… I went back into the Matrix and found the Keymaker. Now I am back in the market arguing with the Architect for PayPal … waiting for the rest of you to get the updated Maps app for some real time updates!
I survived by reinstalling Pete's BB v0.5 since my camera wasn't working anyway…
I never left, like those Halo2 kids… My recent post G2 Justification
I barely survived – lowering my head in shame as my wife said her iphone was better.
I am surviving by reading just about every Android Blog I can. Very little going on I must say..
I'm surviving by canceling my downloads, restarting them, and refreshing the market until everything works. I'm suffering minor battery burns from stressing out my 3G connection.
I have managed to survive this outrage by queuing up apps to download later on appbrain whilst watching Undead, Biozombie, and Braindead
Well I loaded up on ammo and figured the Zombie apocalypse was coming. Of course the zombies never came so I just started reading all the Androinica posts that I had missed recently.
Its been…4..5..6 hours now? I've lost track of time…i've…i've lost all reason, all sanity…i've resorted to the darkest regions of my phone to keep from going any madder, i can almost feel the data slowly being pulled by my phone, hoping..praying that the download will start..but to no avail…the paused downloads will haunt my dreams forever, those words..that font..burned into my brain, i dont know whats real anymore, god help me
Spent a lot of the time on my office chair (read toilet) playing Angry Birds. I have ring around the rim going on from sitting here to darn long!
I am surviving by actually working at work…. but I don't think I can last much longer!!!!
finally everyone has the same problem ive had for ages. hopefully it will be fixed now, I've been trying to sync and install these programs i downloaded off of the itunes application store but the damn nexus one phone can't is not connecting to itunes for some reason.
I thought it would be fixed by the time I installed a new cognition rom… I was wrong. What am I to do without titaniumbackup to restore my apps. I've survived so far… But just barely.
I barely survived! Unfortunety, I had lots of acutal work to do, and couldn't dwell on my sorrow. *sniff*
I am surviving by coding my own apps…
I survived the market blackout by coding all the apps I wanted myself on android scripting environment…. how long will it take to write google maps from scratch????
I survived by playing Angry birds and taking my frustration at Google as the pigs!
Play all my queued podcast on Listen.
When the Market went down I did some research on the rumored Nexus 2. Here are my results: You can run run run as fast as you can but you can't catch it, it's a Gingerbread Phone! And: Gingerbread Phones DO HAVE SOULS!! bleh…BLEALALUH. I also surfed the one, the only Androinica, and I suggest everyone else do the same.
I'm surviving this 'silence' by direct downloads and installing via sdcard…
I survived by….Sleeping most of the day..I was so depressed. I tried to cheer myself up by going to the movies…but it was hard not too think of anything else then to update my copy of Beautiful Widgets…or Google Maps…I mean…geez I just was at my wits end. How was I going to find my place…err I mean my home. But I survived. So I deserve something for that, don't you? Cindi
*wakes up and yawns* so that’s what’s going on? Huh, seems I slept throough it! Oh no, google maps and gmail won’t update? *screams and jumps through window*
I spent about an hour pressing "Cancel, Download 'Download Failed' Cancel, Download" etc Then went to play with Google App Inventor for Android! Gib Nice Toy Please?? <3
Luckily a few friends were around around when the blackout started and we've fled to the wilderness. Thanks to Big Red, we've still got a signal. It's not great, but we're making due. Today we found a pilot who crashed because he couldn't download Maps, and he's helping us out. We're striking back at the only force who could be responsible. They call themselves Geniuses. Their survivors will regret they day they met us… WOLVEROIDS!!!!
I survived by canceling downloads forcing the market app closed then retrying, which worked.
@eldergod I survived by flashing 3 different roms to my phone, wtf is wrong with me? Redemtion, Virtious and CM6! Love them all btw.
I was attempting to update an app and the status got stuck at "Authorizing purchase"
i am surviving the blackout by starting to create my own ROM!
I'm surviving by talking to my Android as if it's a good friend, rather than a device. Like Tom Hanks with the coconut in that movie where he was shipwrecked. Funny thing… my Android ended up answering many of my questions… at least about how to get to Mama Catina's restaurant… My recent post New poem- If I Die
I didn't survive, I'm actually dead.
I was forced to the Apple App Store to get my fix. Uggghhh.
In a cold sweat…
I survived by coming here. Actually I didn’t even know the market was down before I was here.
I survived the Android Market Blackout by learning how to dev most of the functionality of the apps that I was missing!
I’ve survived by………………………Surviving unsuccessful
I'm surviving by talking to Vlingo (how cool is this app!)
I survived (or not…) Thursday's 28th #AndroidMarketBlackout first searching at Androinica.com and into Google's Android Market supports forums what the heck was going on. Coincidentally I was installing Nit-Droid Android for Nokia N900…which has Market issues as well. At the end out of despair or shame of the on-going trouble, I shut off both Markets: my Nexus' and the shiny new N900 Froyo; … a few hours later it seemed to be up and running again, all fixed and apps updated…till next time (or never again!)
I survived by a pure luck. Wasn't in my country, so I thought that something fishy must have going on abroad. I was patient enough to wait to return home, just then to find out how lucky I was
My recent post Baltik – Dan 14 – Helsinki Finska
Using bubble gum, duct tape, and some match sticks I created my own market to last until the blackout is over.
I didn't survive, I am still having that problem on my Samsung Galaxy S
I survived this Tragedy By referring to my "in case android crashes" handbook and followed their steps on how to survive. Yeah sure my apps weren't up to date like they should be. But once the tragedy was over i resumed my updating and was back to my old happy self in no time.