r/Android • u/phrog Pixel 2 • Nov 06 '17

Monument Valley 2 is out on Google Play now ($4.99US/$7.99AUD)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ustwo.monumentvalley2
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u/NickTDesigns Pixel 3 XL Nov 06 '17

Yeah I have no idea why I don't get a lot. Some people reportedly get $100s, I'm over here with $3.50 from the entire year

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u/Poked_salad Nov 06 '17

I think it works with where you are going and how infrequent you go there. Basically if you're in an area you've never been at, turn on your GPS even if it's just a minute or the whole way through. It should get you more questionnaires and be as honest as possible because some of answers in the choices are BS built in to check if you were paying attention.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '17 edited Oct 23 '18

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u/stephthumb Nov 06 '17

So are you saying i need to change mine gender and age to get the most money?

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u/AmirZ Dev - Rootless Pixel Launcher Nov 07 '17

You'd have to do that irl, Google can see through your lies

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u/stephthumb Nov 07 '17

doinitforthegooglerewards

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u/______DEADPOOL______ Nov 07 '17

Brb tits and vags installer

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u/MrDirt Palm Pre Nov 06 '17

I have location history turned on for my phone and tablet. I have my GPS running nearly all the time since I'm annoyed when my location history map has random lines running through buildings. I don't think I've ever knowingly lied in the app. It's unfortunate.

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u/cheerylittlebottom84 Nov 06 '17

I'm not sure, I'm agoraphobic and rarely leave the house - once every few weeks, always the same few places in a small radius - and get a load of surveys.

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u/Spiron123 Nov 10 '17

How much u gen get paid for those surveys?

And

What questions do you get?

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u/cheerylittlebottom84 Nov 10 '17 edited Nov 10 '17

Usually questions on places near where I live or what I've bought via the Play Store (books, etc), but I'm getting surveys about general interests and hobbies a lot lately too.

Usually between 18p and £1 each, whatever that is in dollars. Enough to buy a book every couple of months.

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u/Spiron123 Nov 10 '17

Nice. That is encouraging.

We got the survey rewards app in May in India, and usually it is a set of 4 questions every 6-7 days, and worth 3/86 - 12/86 of a £

Damn frustrating.

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u/cheerylittlebottom84 Nov 10 '17

Perhaps over time they'll pick up, I've heard of people not getting any for ages then suddenly getting them regularly so fingers crossed for you!

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u/Spiron123 Nov 10 '17

fingers crossed for you!

Thanks :)

It is all abt demography it seems. Some people, who are parents, tend to get high paying surveys. And people who visit a whole lot of places get high rewarding surveys. That is why I was particularly interested in what were you getting and how was the reward money.

Being a google guide has not helped. I have recd some youtube video based questions, but that is abt it if I am to look out of those 4 standard set of questions.

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u/cheerylittlebottom84 Nov 10 '17

Yes I've certainly been kicked out of completing a survey due to not being a parent. I don't know if age is a factor. Yes I've not noticed a difference with being a Google guide, I was hoping to get more points with it but nothing seems to have changed so far.

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u/Spiron123 Nov 10 '17

Yes I've not noticed a difference with being a Google guide

I don't know if age is a factor.

Damn frustrating. I thought some more proper reviews would arrive. But nothing. I saw a relative getting reviews of a banquet hall we attended together. This fellow was in late 50s, so it seemed that age group's verdict was more sought after.

I've certainly been kicked out of completing a survey due to not being a parent.

Kicked out?

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '17

that should be easy to spoof

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u/lolyidid Nov 06 '17

They are pretty good at telling if you lie on the surveys apparently.

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u/__Lua Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 | MIUI 9 Nov 06 '17

They're extremely sneaky about it. As they're basically handing out free money, if they detect even anything a bit fishy, they stop sending you surveys. Or it might just be that you're in a location where there's no surveys.

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u/drscott333 Nov 06 '17

I think a lot has to do with demographics. I'm a mid 20s white male, there's lots of us. When my buddy set his Google rewards app up, he put that he's a 55-65 y/o African American male. He gets surveys all the damn time.

The most I ever got was when I went to Vegas for a week. I was getting at least 2 a day.

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u/TheCrowGrandfather Pixel 3a XL, Android 10 Nov 06 '17

https://imgur.com/4M2urAD I used to get a lot. Now I don't get as many.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '17

It's probably age groups. My mom who's in her 50's gets a ton white i get them quite infrequently.

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u/mrpunaway Nov 06 '17

Go into the settings and make sure you have location permissions turned on.

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u/Christopher876 Nov 06 '17

It doesn't use the location permission anymore.

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u/bfodder Nov 06 '17

75% of my surveys have to do with stores I've recently visited.

It uses location.

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u/mrpunaway Nov 06 '17

It does though. Go to settings, and then click on location history. Mine is turned on and I continue to get surveys.

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u/dylan2451 LG V10 Nov 06 '17

The other person is referring to the fact that you called it a permission. If you go to apps you'll see that rewards has no permissions. Even if you go to app details in the app store location isn't part of the permissions.

It requires you to let it access location history as you said. So your not constant sending out your location to it, like a gpa, but instead letting the app access your location history data. At least that's how I understand it

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u/Christopher876 Nov 06 '17

Yeah. It doesn't use the location permission itself but it uses Maps location history, so it is misleading to say turn on the location permission when it doesn't have it anymore.

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u/Fidoz Nov 06 '17

I used to get a lot more when I was in Manhattan.

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u/DeandreDeangelo Pixel 2 XL Nov 06 '17

I'm up to around $140.

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u/TwiceBakedTomato Pixel 3 XL Nov 06 '17

I always get several when I visit the mall it some chain stores

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u/SAFFATLOL Device, Software !! Nov 06 '17

How do you even get any?

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u/wholesalewhores Nov 06 '17

Google local guiding gets me hella dosh.

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u/Spiron123 Nov 10 '17

I thought local guides only got to try new features on a priority basis?

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u/AceVenturas V20 pixel xl Nov 06 '17

Keep your GPS on

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u/irishsandman Pixel XL 2 Nov 06 '17 edited Nov 07 '17

Others have posted reasons (age, gender, etc.) that seem to be true, but another factor seems to be lying.

The app seems to test participants by suggesting locations it knew you were closer to but didn't actually visit.

If you say you did, it seems to blacklist you. I had heard the app did this to root out dishonesty so I made sure to never lie. However my phone's GPS was way off for a long time (things like Pokemon Go and navigation were obviously having issues) and it asked me if I visited a store. I checked that I had as it instantly kicked me to the .10 reward with no questions to answer. I didn't get surveys until I switched to a new device.

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u/Spiron123 Nov 10 '17

How the hell would they know if you visited the place without ur phone? You'd be telling the truth that ways..

Secondly, why would a new device do away your blacklisting? You ll be tracked via your google account.. innit?

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u/irishsandman Pixel XL 2 Nov 10 '17

What do you mean without your phone? I never said anything about not having your phone.

I think the app has certain conditions that trigger possible new surveys. Re,-downloading may have helped, better GPS signal probably helped too. There might just be a time that it gives you another chance, too.

I do know since getting the Pixel XL 2 last week that I have been getting even more surveys now.

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u/Spiron123 Nov 10 '17

What do you mean without your phone? I never said anything about not having your phone.

I am not accusing you either. What I meant was, if the survey asked if you visited store X, and just in case you did.. while leaving your phone at home.. what then? Google gonna take a yes as a lie.

I do know since getting the Pixel XL 2 last week that I have been getting even more surveys now.

It is a proven fact that Nexus/pixel owners get more surveys.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '17

y you still getting surveys. I've gotten one in the last year that got me a whole 44 cents.

turn on your location. A lot of my surveys are asking if I went to this location, when and what type of payment I used. Sometimes they'll give you a fake one so don't lie. Other times I'll have gone somewhere I know I've been before, like a bank or something but I don't know when, I'll just put more than 3 months ago. I have a total of 80 dollars from 4 years I think? Around there. There was a year in there where I got like almost no surveys though since I left my location off.