Is Geogebra freeware free on all platforms *except* Android?

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Danny D.

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Is Geogebra freeware free on all platforms *except* Android?

Something fishy happened when I tried to download the supposedly
free Geogebra math graphing app today, on Android, that didn't
happen on iOS nor on Linux:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoGebra

On my old iPad, Geogebra from the App Store installed just fine.
On a new hteacher's new MacBook Air, Geogebra installed just fine.
On Linux, it installed just fine (sudo apt-get install geogebra).

Yet, on Android, a search in the Google Play store doesn't
even *find* it (when we know it's a free app for all platforms):
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5583/15043651150_2bd1ba4ed1_z.jpg

When I go to the geogebra.org web site from Firefox on Android,
the download page has a "Google Play" button and a Goegebra
*Chrome* app! (what's the difference?)
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5581/15043651080_4690e42a37_z.jpg

Clicking the "Google Play" button on that web page, I can
press a green "Install" (which implies it's a free app):
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5561/15043650950_239ca05061_z.jpg

But then, I get this odd screen which says, for the first
time ever for me, "In order to purchase GeoGebra, you must
sign in. Please sign in to continue" :
(which I never had seen before, at least on Android):
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3913/15230333695_b8559f022d_z.jpg

Note: I've had the Android phone for years, and I don't even
know what the sign-in password is anymore, simply because it
has never been needed before. Why would I need it now?

So, I try again with a *different* browser, this time the
classic blue default browser idiotically titled "Internet":
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5596/15043756698_817777bd9d_z.jpg

Searching for the geogebra web site, I see two hits, one
being "www.geogebra.org", where we can download it directly
from a web site (which I don't want to do):
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5571/15043756608_90afdbb22d_z.jpg

Another links is something called the "GeoGebra - Chrome Web Store"
(whatever that is):
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3856/15227244851_90ac3bb275.jpg

But, I prefer to use Google Play, so, I press the third link
which is a "Free" button:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3880/15043563319_197c0c267e_z.jpg

This (finally) brings me to the Google Play store with GeoGebra
Dynamic Mathematics for Everyone prominently listed (as it should be),
but, in small text, it says:
Your device isn't compatible with this version.
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3873/15229964182_cf2ebea605.jpg

The device is a basic Samsung Galaxy SIII, Android 4.3.
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3870/15043651300_df9a5723e5_z.jpg

However, the same thing happened with the new teacher's Moto G.

What is going on with GeoGebra on these platforms?
Can you shed light on these inconsistencies?
Is Geogebra freeware free on all platforms *except* Android?
 
G. Morgan wrote, on Sun, 14 Sep 2014 06:17:32 -0500:

The error message is misleading, it should read more like: "To
continue, log in to your Google account".
Click to expand...

I guess I could make a new Google Play account then, as I haven't
signed in since, oh, I bought the phone (almost two years ago).

And I've downloaded hundreds of apps since.

I did let a friend log into her gmail account with Firefox
at one point, and now Firefox won't let me get to Gmail because
it *insists* on trying to log into *her* account, but, that's
just Firefox, so I stopped using it.

Do you think somehow Firefox and Google Play got mixed up?
 
Danny D. wrote, on Sun, 14 Sep 2014 12:22:43 +0000:

> Do you think somehow Firefox and Google Play got mixed up?

Just in case Firefox settings screwed up Google Play,
I went into Android Settings > Application Manager > All
and deleted Firefox.

Pressing thereafter on the Android Google Play app icon,
searching for Geogebra, it still doesn't show up.

To test, I clicked on the first app in the list to install
(which happened to be "Grapher") and Google Play came up
with a "Complete accout setup" form, which is odd.

The "Continue" button brought me to a form to add a credit
card, which I'll never do on a portable device, so, I was
just about to quit Google Play, when there, in tiny letters
at the bottom, I saw the SKIP button.

Skipping that account setup, I was easily able to download
the specified app, so, it's just something wrong with the
Geogebra app, I guess, that it doesn't work on mainstream
devices such as the Samsung Galaxy SIII and the Moto G.
 
"Danny D." <dannydiamico@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:lv2pcs$kal$2@dont-email.me...
Is Geogebra freeware free on all platforms *except* Android?

Something fishy happened when I tried to download the supposedly
free Geogebra math graphing app today, on Android, that didn't
happen on iOS nor on Linux:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoGebra

On my old iPad, Geogebra from the App Store installed just fine.
On a new hteacher's new MacBook Air, Geogebra installed just fine.
On Linux, it installed just fine (sudo apt-get install geogebra).

Yet, on Android, a search in the Google Play store doesn't
even *find* it (when we know it's a free app for all platforms):
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5583/15043651150_2bd1ba4ed1_z.jpg

When I go to the geogebra.org web site from Firefox on Android,
the download page has a "Google Play" button and a Goegebra
*Chrome* app! (what's the difference?)
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5581/15043651080_4690e42a37_z.jpg

Clicking the "Google Play" button on that web page, I can
press a green "Install" (which implies it's a free app):
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5561/15043650950_239ca05061_z.jpg

But then, I get this odd screen which says, for the first
time ever for me, "In order to purchase GeoGebra, you must
sign in. Please sign in to continue" :
(which I never had seen before, at least on Android):
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3913/15230333695_b8559f022d_z.jpg

Note: I've had the Android phone for years, and I don't even
know what the sign-in password is anymore, simply because it
has never been needed before. Why would I need it now?

So, I try again with a *different* browser, this time the
classic blue default browser idiotically titled "Internet":
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5596/15043756698_817777bd9d_z.jpg

Searching for the geogebra web site, I see two hits, one
being "www.geogebra.org", where we can download it directly
from a web site (which I don't want to do):
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5571/15043756608_90afdbb22d_z.jpg

Another links is something called the "GeoGebra - Chrome Web Store"
(whatever that is):
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3856/15227244851_90ac3bb275.jpg

But, I prefer to use Google Play, so, I press the third link
which is a "Free" button:
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3880/15043563319_197c0c267e_z.jpg

This (finally) brings me to the Google Play store with GeoGebra
Dynamic Mathematics for Everyone prominently listed (as it should be),
but, in small text, it says:
Your device isn't compatible with this version.
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3873/15229964182_cf2ebea605.jpg

The device is a basic Samsung Galaxy SIII, Android 4.3.
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3870/15043651300_df9a5723e5_z.jpg

However, the same thing happened with the new teacher's Moto G.

What is going on with GeoGebra on these platforms?
Can you shed light on these inconsistencies?
Is Geogebra freeware free on all platforms *except* Android?
Click to expand...

No problems either downloading or installing via the Apps Store on my cheapo
Ice Cream Sandwich tablet.
& yes it's free.

Regards
wasbit
 
Danny D. wrote:

But then, I get this odd screen which says, for the first
time ever for me, "In order to purchase GeoGebra, you must
sign in. Please sign in to continue" :
(which I never had seen before, at least on Android):
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3913/15230333695_b8559f022d_z.jpg

Note: I've had the Android phone for years, and I don't even
know what the sign-in password is anymore, simply because it
has never been needed before. Why would I need it now?
Click to expand...

You need to be signed into Google to download anything from the Play
Store. The error message is misleading, it should read more like: "To
continue, log in to your Google account".

I'm pretty sure that's the only problem. It's listed as free:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.geogebra







--

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety,
deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Ben Franklin
 
Danny D. wrote:

Danny D. wrote, on Sun, 14 Sep 2014 12:22:43 +0000:

Do you think somehow Firefox and Google Play got mixed up?

Just in case Firefox settings screwed up Google Play,
I went into Android Settings > Application Manager > All
and deleted Firefox.

Pressing thereafter on the Android Google Play app icon,
searching for Geogebra, it still doesn't show up.

To test, I clicked on the first app in the list to install
(which happened to be "Grapher") and Google Play came up
with a "Complete accout setup" form, which is odd.

The "Continue" button brought me to a form to add a credit
card, which I'll never do on a portable device, so, I was
just about to quit Google Play, when there, in tiny letters
at the bottom, I saw the SKIP button.

Skipping that account setup, I was easily able to download
the specified app, so, it's just something wrong with the
Geogebra app, I guess, that it doesn't work on mainstream
devices such as the Samsung Galaxy SIII and the Moto G.
Click to expand...

There is nothing wrong with the phone, app, or Firefox. Just logon to
the Play Store, Gmail, hangouts, whatever Google.. from the mobile device
and you'll be fine.

Or... logon to the play store by going to this link from your PC:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.geogebra

Click "install" from the web page and it will prompt you for which device
on the drop-down menu (if you have multiple Android devices). Once you
have the correct device selected and hit "install" it will be sent to
your phone automagically.

You can also download the .apk file from the phone's web browser and
"side load" it. Just search for "geogebra apk" on the phone and find a
download link. here is one for example:
http://geogebra.en.uptodown.com/android/download

You can also download from your PC and transfer the .apk file to the
phone via USB cable or Bluetooth.

Once the file geogebra-4-3-58-multi-android.apk is on your phone, you
just need to click it to install. Find the file using "File Manager" (in
"downloads" in phone memory, or external SD). Double tap the filename on
your phone and you'll be prompted to install it.



--

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety,
deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Ben Franklin
 
G. Morgan <sealteam6@osama-is-dead.net> wrote in
news:v3ua1ahpmkmnre2t1b5fjfptnsqn88nhni@Osama-is-dead.net:

Danny D. wrote:

But then, I get this odd screen which says, for the first
time ever for me, "In order to purchase GeoGebra, you must
sign in. Please sign in to continue" :
(which I never had seen before, at least on Android):
https://c4.staticflickr.com/4/3913/15230333695_b8559f022d_z.jpg

Note: I've had the Android phone for years, and I don't even
know what the sign-in password is anymore, simply because it
has never been needed before. Why would I need it now?

You need to be signed into Google to download anything from the
Play Store. The error message is misleading, it should read more
like: "To continue, log in to your Google account".
Click to expand...

It's a lousy error message. From viewing source, it looks to be a
scripting logic error that's causing it. Sort of a catch all error
handler routine...



--
I don't need no arms around me. And I dont need no drugs to calm me. I
have seen the writing on the wall. Don't think I need anything at all.
No! Don't think I'll need anything at all. All in all it was all just
bricks in the wall. All in all you were all just bricks in the wall.
 
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