{"id":482368,"date":"2010-03-28T16:32:39","date_gmt":"2010-03-28T20:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.androidguys.com\/?p=14289"},"modified":"2010-03-28T16:32:39","modified_gmt":"2010-03-28T20:32:39","slug":"att-planning-to-lock-down-all-android-handsets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/482368","title":{"rendered":"AT&amp;T Planning to Lock Down all Android Handsets?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"KonaBody\">\n<div class=\"tweetmeme_button\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/api.tweetmeme.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.androidguys.com%2F2010%2F03%2F28%2Fatt-planning-lock-android-handsets%2F\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/api.tweetmeme.com\/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.androidguys.com%2F2010%2F03%2F28%2Fatt-planning-lock-android-handsets%2F&amp;source=AndroidGuys&amp;style=normal&amp;service=bit.ly\" height=\"61\" width=\"50\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p class=\"first-child \"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-14290\" href=\"http:\/\/www.androidguys.com\/2010\/03\/28\/att-planning-lock-android-handsets\/dell_aero\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14290\" title=\"dell_aero\" src=\"http:\/\/www.androidguys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dell_aero-144x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>As CTIA was kicking off last week, AT&amp;T and Dell unveiled the forthcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wireless.att.com\/cell-phone-service\/cell-phone-sales\/promotion\/ero.jsp?status=success&amp;_requestid=130954\" >Aero handset<\/a>. The sleek touch-only device which features a 3.5-inch screen and 5 megapixel camera may have something in common with AT&amp;T&#8217;s other Android phone, the Motorola Backflip.\u00a0 According to PhoneNews.com, the Dell Aero <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phonenews.com\/dell-tells-phonenews.com-aero-wont-allow-unsigned-apps-10635\/\" >will not allow<\/a> for installation of applications that do not come from the Android Market.\u00a0 <span id=\"more-14289\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We hope this isn&#8217;t a growing trend for the nation&#8217;s second largest provider.\u00a0 Sadly, this doesn&#8217;t have the feel of &#8220;coincidence&#8221; to us.\u00a0 For whatever reasons, AT&amp;T doesn&#8217;t appear to like one of the fundamental benefits of Android &#8211; choice.\u00a0 Thankfully, there&#8217;s still a Nexus One that can be had with the full Google experience.<\/p>\n<p>How many of you were considering picking up an Android phone from AT&amp;T only to rethink your decision?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3  class=\"related_post_title\">Might We Suggest&#8230;<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"related_post\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.androidguys.com\/2010\/03\/22\/dell-aero-android-looked-good\/\" title=\"Dell Aero &#8211; Android Never Looked So Good\">Dell Aero &#8211; Android Never Looked So Good<\/a><br \/><small>Besides the status bar, you wouldn&#8217;t know this was Android. 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