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Unfortunately, the app requires that you login with Facebook.

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Facebook was chosen for the beta. What other authentication schemes would you expect?

(besides creating a dedicated account)

BrowserID

OpenID

A dedicated account (my preference)

If you require Facebook then you're locking me out when I'm at work.

Thanks.

BrowserID is well on our list (Personally I like its approach).

Added a vote for OpenId, and dedicated account.

I'll give a +1 on BrowserID, I think it should be used on as much new stuff as possible. I really love it.

+1 for google account, dedicated account, and live account, in that order of preference. Facebook just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Nothing wrong with an old fashioned dedicated account. I refuse to use my Facebook login for, well, basically anything that isn't Facebook.

Windows Live ID?

Thanks. Added a vote for Microsoft Account (LiveID)

Upvote this option for me, too.

done :)

Since it's for Android, how about logging in using your Google account?

upvoted Google Id

Are you familiar with the Android Account Manager? [1] You can let users log in to your app with pretty much one click of an existing account. Since virtually every android user already have a google account signed in on their phones. It seems that using a google account would be the most obvious route for ideal user experience (no need to type in a new account you haven't before).

[1] http://developer.android.com/reference/android/accounts/Acco...

Thanks. We are familiar with it. FB was chosen for the beta, we use it on both the device and the website.

Upvoting GoogleID.

Fb login is blocking all Chinese users from using your beta, sad.

My vote would be a google account since my phone already requires this.

Dedicated account || !facebook

Agree++

OpenID, or none, would be great.

A dedicated account is the only option for me - I refuse to use apps or websites that require me to authenticate through a 3rd party.

That's funny, I'm the opposite. I'm generally unlikely to sign up for any site or service that makes me create and record yet another username/password combo.

A dedicated account.

PKI (SSH or similar).

OpenID.

I'm another one for whom FB is an instant no-op.

I'll vote for Google ID or a dedicated login.

I don't think you should be taking votes on authentication schemes.

You should build the best possible product for the platform you are running on.

On Android there is an obvious default choice, and it isn't Facebook, nor is it a dedicated account.

It seems there's a discussion on your forum now. [1]

Unfortunately, to chime in on the discussion one needs to log in with Facebook, which might keep a good chunk of those 'Please support something else' voices out. I know you wrote (both here and in that entry) that you plan to support other authentication methods. The reason why I post this is just to point out the flaw of asking the subset that willingly gives out their FB details in the first place.

1: https://dev.onx.ms/forums/topic/onx-authentication/

Google ID or dedicated account.

Whelp. Guess I'm off to register "Dickface McCuntington" or "Juan DelTaco" or something...

I use llama for Android, which is a free app where you can do these things. The drawback it has is that there you do not get to program your scenarios using javascript, you instead need to create them through a GUI on phone.

Can the browser/login be completely removed from the picture, so that you get to manage your own scenarios either online or at home computer and push some compiled file to the phone yourself?

oh well. on{EXIT}

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