[ANN][GEMZ] GetGems - Social Messaging App That Pays - Live on Android, iOS, Web

[Netnox]

A friend of mine on Android sent the referral link to his friend, who then installed the app. My friend never got the Gemz for the referral, and subsequently deinstalled the program. When he told his friend the Gemz referral didn't work, he also uninstalled the app. They don't care about Gemz enough to contact support; they just wanted it to work.

If this app is to be successful, the referral system has to work 100% of the time. Otherwise, people will get pissed off and tell their friends that it sucks, rate the app poorly, and it will ultimately kill the momentum. If it means hiring people to test, or more programmers to debug, then do whatever it takes to get this right from the beginning, otherwise this project will stop dead in its tracks.

I agree here.  Should be top priority.  I've had similar experiences.

I have to agree aswell, the team has done a great job, but the referral system is doing poor, don't know where the issue is at but it should work properly for the app to succeed and to expand its userbase.

[eightnineten]

Is there a system in place to reward users for finding bugs? If not, this should be in place, and advertised heavily on the forum and within the app until all of this gets ironed out. Forget Airdrop for now; instead, use those Gems to reward beta testers and bug finders 1000-5000 Gems per bug, depending on how significant the bug is.

If you incentivize users to help bug-test the referral system, they will be more forgiving, and less likely to delete the app/rate it 1 star.

[Netnox]

Is there a system in place to reward users for finding bugs? If not, this should be in place, and advertised heavily on the forum and within the app until all of this gets ironed out. Forget Airdrop for now; instead, use those Gems to reward beta testers and bug finders 1000-5000 Gems per bug, depending on how significant the bug is.

If you incentivize users to help bug-test the referral system, they will be more forgiving, and less likely to delete the app/rate it 1 star.

There are already beta tester groups for android and ios in the app, the official version doesn't really have bugs from my experience, it's just the referral issue which i'm sure the team is aware of.

[Netnox]

So i got some clearity regarding referrals. This has been raised quite a few times. Answer is, Alex and Alon know this and the back end database has a record.  Work is being done on anti-fraud to ensure referrals are real, by humans, and valid. This will prevent bot-monstets from stealing all the referral gems from the pot of gold (which is finite).  Once done and tested, it will be rolled out and everyone will get their referral gems.

[peled1986]

So i got some clearity regarding referrals. This has been raised quite a few times. Answer is, Alex and Alon know this and the back end database has a record.  Work is being done on anti-fraud to ensure referrals are real, by humans, and valid. This will prevent bot-monstets from stealing all the referral gems from the pot of gold (which is finite).  Once done and tested, it will be rolled out and everyone will get their referral gems.

The anti-fraud mechanism is already working very well (more info here: https://medium.com/@GetGems/referral-rewards-are-only-available-to-humans-16f67aae6fd1)

There is a different problem with the referrals which happens occasionally, we are aware of it and working on fix. As said before all the referrals are tracked and will be sent retroactively.

[OBAViJEST]

Love the app guys, keep up the great work!

Only two issues:

1.) Secret passphrase - I suggest prompting the user to enter a phrase upon installation, alongside the initial PIN #.  I uninstalled a few weeks ago, and today re-installed...only to be asked for a secret password I didn't know existed.  I was still able to recover my account thanks to the PIN, but users should be notified more of the secret phrase (instead of just having it in the settings menu)

2.) Battery drain - even while running in background, the app loves sucking juice.  Not that extreme, but many people (mobile enthusiasts, OCD sufferers, etc.) will be turned away from such a side-effect


Keep it up, I'll be holding onto my GEMZ in support!  Get a marketing campaign out there, as this could become huge with the younger crowd 

[jacee]

Hey Daniel I have a problem with my account. My network operator blocked my mobile number and I can't receive any messages and calls. Is there anyway I can access my account using my email linked in my account?

[fartbags]

What was the genesis coin distribution like?

Who got what coins?

As far as I can tell there is only 11,861,686  out of 100,000,000 coins burnt http://blockscan.com/address/1GEMZBURNXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVUKFt4


SHouldn't there have been like 61,861,686 coins burnt?

[reRaise]

What was the genesis coin distribution like?

Who got what coins?

As far as I can tell there is only 11,861,686  out of 100,000,000 coins burnt http://blockscan.com/address/1GEMZBURNXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVUKFt4


SHouldn't there have been like 61,861,686 coins burnt?

No i believe 38 m was sold from the 50 m and the rest was burned which is that 11 m, 30 m will be for the airdrop fro the upcoming 3 years and the rest i think for developers and other things, buy i know the majority is for the airdrop and reward models where for the airdrop each day 17500 gems will be released to the network.

[ElitistCA]

how is adoption going, how many downloads?

[Jeef Berky]

how is adoption going, how many downloads?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.getgemsmessenger.app&hl=en

[bitdraw]

hey guys.

for a few weeks now my funds in the android app dont show anymore.

also when i try to get the daily free gem it says "AUTHENTICATION_FAILED".

anything i can do to make it work again?

greetings

[yoyoamigo]

hey guys.

for a few weeks now my funds in the android app dont show anymore.

also when i try to get the daily free gem it says "AUTHENTICATION_FAILED".

anything i can do to make it work again?

greetings

Sometimes i get that too but i have not contacted the GETGEMS SUPPORT so far because i am usually able to solve the problem. 3 things you can do:

1) switch off your phone and switch it on again and open GetGems app. see if it works
2) check the GooglePlay Store or iOS Apple Store for any updates. update and open GetGems app to see if it works
3) wait for 24hrs. Could be due to the GETGEMS TEAM trying to do something on their end. like a hotfix or something.

If all of the above doesn't work, contact GETGEMS SUPPORT.

[fartbags]

What was ICOP2COS price of this coin?

[Bradfrogger2]

I simply refuse to install an app that wants access to practically everything on my phone, from my identity to my camera, microphone and all media on my phone. No flippin' way..

[redbeans2012]

I simply refuse to install an app that wants access to practically everything on my phone, from my identity to my camera, microphone and all media on my phone. No flippin' way..

Camera for QR scanning.. Microphone for sending voice clip messages.  Location to send location through messenger to your friends etc.

[reRaise]

What was ICOP2COS price of this coin?

What is ICOP2COS?

Lol wondering that aswell

[redbeans2012]

What was ICOP2COS price of this coin?

What is ICOP2COS?

Lol wondering that aswell

Can you translate what that means? Sorry replied to wrong person.

[fartbags]

What was ICOP2COS price of this coin?

What is ICOP2COS?

Lol wondering that aswell

I can guess and get to Initial Coin Offering, P2COS could mean anything but I am very curious.

It means:
Initial coin offering private limited, 2nd coin offering public sell


I forget what GEMZ called their ICOP2COS. They might have called it a "token sale" or a "crowd sale".

How many satoshi did 1 GEMZ cost?

[peled1986]

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