A9 Data Collection
The app will only work for registered users of Amazon's Mechanical Turk service.
If you are not a registered Mechanical Turk worker, please register at https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome
If you have already registered as a Mechanical Turk worker,1) Take the qualification test on the Mechanical Turk website. You find the qualification test by searching for “take pictures using A9 Data Collection" on the Qualification Tab.2) Download and install this app, and login to the app. You can then accept and submit HITS. Payment works identically to any other Mechanical Turk HIT.
Category : Photography
Reviews (27)
Really like this app. Basically get paid to take pictures of stuff around the house. Like a scavenger hunt. Only thing I wish they had a search function so you don't have scroll through everything to find what you want.
I have an LG L34C phone and the app keeps locking up. I can do 2 or 3 HITs before the app locks up and then I have to reboot my phone. Major PITA. The ability to sort or hide items would also be nice. Right now it's a long list of several hundred items in a completely random order. Right now you need to: - alphabetize the list - add a way to hide unwanted items on the list - add a way to tag items for later on the list - fix the crashing/lock-up problem - give me a way to take pictures without having to upload after every single shot
I have used this app in the past with no problems, but since Monday I have to press refresh 15 to 20 times after each hit I submit to make it populate the list of available hits, other wise it does not show anything, and just says, "unable to connect please try again later" (I'm paraphrasing that, but it's something along those lines) Besides that never had any problems. I am using a LG Volt.
Loved it until less than an hour later, a black screen pops up and stays there after I tried to submit a hit. Ive reinstalled, restarted my phone, logged off and on again agaon, and I still get a blank black screen.😑😑
I like the app works great... however when do I get more hits I have a bunch of kitchen stuff for days no new hits... would like to know how to get more hits
Not sure what's up with this. App goes to a white screen after I click log in. Can't find much relevant recent discussion on this either via search.
Worked for a while, but now it forces me to return hits because the app freezes when I accept them.
The camera is always upside-down and in reverse when I'm trying to take a photo. Makes it difficult to get a clean shot.
I have only used this app a few times so far and I had no problems using it. The hits I did were approved in a timely manner.
Im from Europe and i cant work. You should allow to all users to work. I have 7 years experience in photography.
I made an extra 7 bucks one night doing hits. Wish there were more apps like this. Highly recommend to anyone who uses AMT
I am now uninstalling, as I have lost my chance to do anything for mturk with this. Don't know why it won't work. Very irritated. Thanks for nothing.
It only showed me a few kitchen item hits, which I did. They paid quickly which was great, but now I'm out of hits and it never updates with new ones.
It just keeps saying no Internet connection but I am connected to the Internet. I have tried it on WiFi and on my phone services 4G Internet.
I'm connected to WiFi but when I open the app it says no internet connection.
All is says it 'No Internet Connection, Please Try Again '. I obviously have internet connection, it let me login.
I do mturks on amazon all the time. But you can only use this app if you live in certain states. If I would have seen something that said that beforehand, I wouldn't have taken the time to download it.
It will only work if I am connected to WiFi. Even if I have 4G and 5 bars it says I have no connection. Could do a lot more if it worked across data.
Great so far. One complaint, however, is that most HITs I select give me an error saying that it is "reviewable" and not able to be done. If there was a way to know ahead of time which HITs are active then I would give it 5 stars.
Everything works fine except that I have had the same list since I downloaded it 6 months ago. Nothing new ever...meanwhile people re taking pictures of shoes and boots. Im not sure whats going on.
Have used this app for the past year with few problems. Has stopped working in the past month with the error "No Internet connection." Not sure what's changed. I hope A9 brings out a patch to fix the trouble soon.
Pretty cool two year ago... Yet to have seen any new picture hits for many months 12+. Better off just working on hits on main site
But it does what I need it to do most of the time.
This would have been nice to know before I downloaded the app.
This does nothing but tell me I have no internet connection. My connections (wifi and mobile data) are both fine.
Now when I open it (always on wifi), it tells me I'm not connected to the internet and shows nothing but that. What gives?
Having items listed by category would be helpful as well. Eg: Grocery/Food, Electronics, etc. Similar to Dept stores. What would also be great is to be able to Retry a Hit that you accidentally hit "Return Hit." Once you hit that button, you are NOT allowed to accept that same Hit again. Either button placement should be changed/adjusted. OR asking the user to Confirm their decision before Returning a Hit and/or Submitting a hit. Sometimes a hit can be submitted prematurely for the same reason.