I currently have a Windows Mobile 6.5 device but recent articles are now stating that the Apps store for Windows 7 will be exactly the same as Apple.

The is one of the reasons I will be moving to Android on an HTC handset once my contract finishes even as much as I like my Windows 6.5 device.

I’m not totally clued up on the Apps store and how they work but surely these Apps stores which provide Adult Content Apps can work along with the Mobile Operators by the use of the Mobile Content Lock that these operators provide.

I currently work for a Mobile Porn site called Twisted Talent http://wap.twistedtalent.com if someone does not have content lock turned off then people cannot view this site. Surely this can be setup in the same way to work along with the Apps Store. We are also in the process of build an Android App to go with our mobile site which will look great.

I also must add what is the difference between having gambling apps and adult content apps, these are age restricted by age as well why is the big fuss always over porn. Porn is no longer the video hidden under your bed story, it’s big business and men and women alike enjoy it and as said previously above if someone wants it on there phone then they should have it.

I just want to filter out all the porny applications, most of the time I don’t want to see the porny stuff.

Personally I dont want to have to wade through a bunch of crap, pornographic or otherwise, to find what im looking for. the “problem” with “total openness”, or “freedom” is that we have to realize that freedom is not just the privledge of doing whatever we please, it is a responsibility.(which it seems many of the commentors do not embrace) let’s bring this into the real world for a moment to get some perspective. Say the shopper in question was going down the local toy store, toys r us, KB TOY, whatever(searching “disney” in the market), and outside was a man directing a group in live sex acts(ala naked woman icons) to promote a line of pornographic videos and magazines(the “apps”). I hardly think that it would be apropriate to then simply claim “kids shouldnt be going to the store anyway…”. we would expect someone to do something about it, or to be able to do something ourselves.

1. relegating younger users to the iphone is stupid. frankly i have a hard time respecting any of the commentors who said “kids shouldnt have androids” and even less for those who suggested they stick to the iphone. for one thing, that is a HORRIBLE business strategy, raising them on the iphone would most likely make them loyal to the iphone. not to mention that their parents, not wanting to have to have 2 different carriers for their phone service will be with AT&T and perhaps you would like to go to the “phones” section of this site and show me which android mom and dad will be using with them…

2. as i stated before, freedom is a responsibility. when those who are excersising the benefit show they cant handle the responsibility, then those with the power to do so must limit the benefit to match that persons level of self control. this benefits EVERYONE. users who arent looking to be bombarded with crap arent, google and the carriers aren’t getting sued(the liability issue CA talked about), and the smut-junkies can still find their(<–this is possesive spelling of the word BTW, not there) next fix.

3 the responsibility of freedom falls on everyone. your freedom to shout vulgarities does not supercede my freedom to not have to hear it, and the responsibility is not mine to either plug my ears or stay locked in my house. it is YOUR responsibility to excercise that freedom in an apropriate place.(this is where we draw the corrollation between spaming games, and such with porn and going to a park and putting on an inapropriate display)

I agree with the many that there needs to be a sort function, as well as a filter, and a parental blocker, and categories that are strictly managed by Google (considering this is their market) and the phone provider. If a parent blocks porn but a dev is allowed to put it under “pictures” or “games” it’s not very affective.