Google secretly patched the hole, and everything was hunky-dory until the Wall Street Journal blew the lid off the saga. It was believed as many as 500,000 users could have had their info obtained through this bug, though it's not thought any data actually leaked. It was estimated that 438 third-party apps could have siphoned off information, such as people's email addresses, genders, and ages, via the privacy shortcoming in the API. On Monday the US Supreme Court turned down Alphabet's request to hear it argue for the dismissal of a shareholder lawsuit that claimed Google quietly covered up a security issue that could have exposed almost 500,000 Google+ accounts.Ī lawsuit filed in 2018 accused the search giant of deceiving investors by failing to disclose details of a design blunder in an API for its now-defunct social network Google+. The screen press is nicely weighted with just the right amount of 'click', making for a pleasant tactile experience. Simply push the right-hand side of the screen to move down a level or activate a function or push the left to move back. Pressing the top or bottom of the screen lets you scroll through Music, Pictures, Recordings, Folder View, Personalize, Settings and Last Played/Now Playing. The Spark's menu layout is a model of common sense. All other commands are issued by pushing down on the screen, an on-screen icon letting you know what each press will do in any given circumstance. It's a nice looking device too, with the silver screen bezel contrasting nicely with the black plastic body.Īround the periphery of the device you'll find a mini USB port, 3.5mm headphone jack, on/off/lock slider, volume control and menu options control. The smooth and beveled design should ensure that snagging won't be an issue. At 41 x 41 x 15mm it's a wee bit larger than the Clip, but then it has a much larger – and better – screen. Philips doesn't quote a weight for the Spark, but in the hand it feels about the same as a SanDisk Sansa Clip, so we'd take a wild guess at about 25g. The obvious benefit of this layout is that the screen – in this case a colour 1.46in, 128 x 128 OLED – can take up a substantial percentage of the device's frontal area so maximizing the screen-size to player-size ratio.
Funny thing is customer service finally replied to my question today, about six weeks after calling. The basic design of the Spark is a little reminiscent of iRiver's Lplayer, with the navigation controls being operated by pressing down on one of the four sides of the screen. I imediately went and returned the mp3 player and I will never in my life buy another Phillips product.
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