We have tried multiple platforms for hardware testing and, for now, Facebook is still the one that works the best for our needs. I have been keeping an eye out for other options, though!
But I am 100% willing to work with folks who have workarounds for not having their own Facebook account. @bharper0082, sounds like the business profile your wife has would do the trick. I can make a note in applications for accepted testers if the Facebook name doesn’t match the name I have on record and I do it often. Many people change their Facebook names to be a bit different (or VERY different!) from their real one.
OK, I’m confused. I have been a beta tester for over a year on both my android and iPhone and have never needed facecrap (and never will). So what is it that requires facecrap?
Not making promises but we are trying a pilot for a beta platform. If this doesn’t work, we’ll go back to the drawing board. But we’re feeling optimistic.
What’s hard about making a fake account on Facebook? All you need the account for is to join the beta test group. It’s been working great for the beta testing I’ve been doing. Other platforms might cost Wyze money and I’m sure they are looking for the cheapest option.
? Platform? They already have a userid / e-mail address for every (non mask) customer / app user. Not to mention a private web forum. Really not sure what you mean here.
As to fake accounts, yeah no thanks. (They’re explicitly against the terms of service, morally icky, and likely to be shut down without warning.)
Nothing is hard about creating a fake account. But Facebook is notorious for tracking your devices activity even if you just use the web to access Facebook. If you actually use the app on say your phone you instantly give Facebook your location, contacts, calendar you name it. Facebook euphemistically calls it “off Facebook activity”. It is a virus not a social network.
I think the container is well intentioned but ultimately doomed to fail. Facebook has many times the budget and manpower of Firefox and will certainly find a way out of any constraints you try to place on it. I voted with my feet awhile ago and no longer allow Facebook on any of my devices or even my home networks.
I truly believe that Zuckerberg is only motivated by money. He has proven that repeatedly. I think he has plenty and can make do with as little of my money or data as possible.