Hello i need some help with making an app. im a beggineer, i've just started programming so any advises are welcome. I need help with the following things.
how to make a user register? like where do i save the useres data and stuff, my guess is that i do it in some kind of database on some server.
how do i make a server and database? can i host it on my pc i or do i have to get it from somewhere else?
and one other thing, the app im making has to store a huge amout of google maps locations, where do i save them?
im not asking how to code it but just an explanation of how it works and what it needs
Thanks again and any advice would be greatly appriciated
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Looking for a bit of advice on databases integrated into an app, I have looked around and nothing seemed to answer my question. Will try make the problem clear and I hope someone can help me out.
I want to have a master database that is going to have a full list of information. In the app, the user will be able to choose from this list those which apply to them, leaving a smaller list. If the main database would be stored remotely I would think the user list would be stored locally to make any action on it quicker and so the app wont rely on an internet connection.
I am having trouble choosing what direction to go with the database and which will work best with Android. Also, from my research so far, I am on the fence as to whether the master database will be remotely or locally on the device. I would rather it be remotely so to minimize memory usage and have the means to set up a server system or other method to host the file. Seeing as the user list will be stored on their own device there is no need to store anything else apart from the master list and it being on a server will make updating it easier.
If anyone has any thoughts on what I am looking for or knows a best-of situation I would greatly appreciate it.
Hey guys
I'm an entrepreneur from Brisbane, Australia. I'm looking into introducing a new product and am wondering if you guys would be able to help me clarify a few questions. I have to add I have no idea what so ever about programming languages or whats possible or not. I just going to post my vision of the application I will need and hope some of you guys can tell me what of that will be possible, what not and how much effort / money it would take to realise.
Firstly of all and most importantly I need the the Phone application to work with several other systems which would be at the moment : - Iphone, Windows Mobile, Blackberry Android, a Website interface, Windows Vista / 7 and Mac OS. I need this to work in two ways. One for the user to sync their data on different apps and secondly for the admin to receive and send data from the main system (that would be working on Windows or Mac)
On first interface the user would have to log in with a username and password, high security would be welcome, after the log in the general interface should be offering the user a booking request form with the ability to use a saved lists of items which have been previously use / prepared but also a interface for add one or editing
It also should offer a open bookings lists and the ability to edit this lists. This should also be able to be synced to the other systems. A third interface showing a history and updates should be also available.
If possible it should offer different accounts and groups where admins can edit the bookings of other users. If this is possible it also should offer a control for the admins which shows bookings and history of other group users.
I would like this obviously to be a professional looking app which offers a good service and is secure and bug free. If anyone has an idea if this is realisable or what parts of it would be difficult or have to be changed please do me the favour and comment.
Thank you for your help in advance.
JPM
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Example of similar (ok, a bit different but technical approach is the same) web app and mobile clients for several smartphone platforms is in my signature.
Hi!
I'm rather newbie developing for Android, and I'm kind of lost...but here goes what I'd like to do:
I'd like my app to have a local database that is updated from online, either downloading a new file each time versions don't match (which I find hard), or somehow to download/upload the latest insertions to an online file.
I'd like it to work somehow offline allowing to sync anytime that there's connection, so I'd like a local DB where the query is made, but I also want it to be synced as much as I can. Users should also be able to add new rows to the table, that could be done at any time the user decides to sync.
So...How can I implement an online database? And also, as a sidenote...Where could I host my DB? Is there any free hosting I could rely on? In my opinion it should be a rather small DB...
Thank you!
hello xda
i am a new developer [Student] i need to submit my app for my project at school
so what i want to ask is
i want to develop a app that allows a person to chat like is i give one coustmer a no. [say 678567] and he shares it with other person so they can chat share files
its same as how i think whats app works
can someone please guide me to the right direction i am keen to develope this app and get good grades ^_^
thank you
thedeadlycoder said:
hello xda
i am a new developer [Student] i need to submit my app for my project at school
so what i want to ask is
i want to develop a app that allows a person to chat like is i give one coustmer a no. [say 678567] and he shares it with other person so they can chat share files
its same as how i think whats app works
can someone please guide me to the right direction i am keen to develope this app and get good grades ^_^
thank you
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If i get you, you want something like whatsapp...
As far as i know, you will need different things:
A backend Server to manage and store users and manage files sended.
A client side with is the chat. If you doing it in Android, Java the process could be like this:
client get a list of friends, then stores in local files. To send a message, firstly can use push messages like GCM to send a message, if receiver is online with the conversation openned, it tries to stablish a socket connection to send messages each other. If no, then it uses the push GCM.
More or less like that....of course there are much more things to do and take care of.
hope i helped you a little with this info!
forgin said:
If i get you, you want something like whatsapp...
As far as i know, you will need different things:
A backend Server to manage and store users and manage files sended.
A client side with is the chat. If you doing it in Android, Java the process could be like this:
client get a list of friends, then stores in local files. To send a message, firstly can use push messages like GCM to send a message, if receiver is online with the conversation openned, it tries to stablish a socket connection to send messages each other. If no, then it uses the push GCM.
More or less like that....of course there are much more things to do and take care of.
hope i helped you a little with this info!
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ya!! thats what i want , seems tougher for a amature android programmer
so here what i have
i have a server at school which we are allowed to use
i have created a basic layout of the app(on a white board )
since i do not have that much expirence with apps ( till now i have made calculator and simple sudoku ) the problem is i don't know how can i make the app to contact with the servver complete noob in this thing
and
thanks for making me understand the working now i can tell my teacher how the app works
thedeadlycoder said:
ya!! thats what i want , seems tougher for a amature android programmer
so here what i have
i have a server at school which we are allowed to use
i have created a basic layout of the app(on a white board )
since i do not have that much expirence with apps ( till now i have made calculator and simple sudoku ) the problem is i don't know how can i make the app to contact with the servver complete noob in this thing
and
thanks for making me understand the working now i can tell my teacher how the app works
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You can use backends like Google Cloud Messaging or Parse, they're well documented and easy to use, just go through their documentation,
swapnilraj said:
You can use backends like Google Cloud Messaging or Parse, they're well documented and easy to use, just go through their documentation,
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thanks for the reply actually i researched a little and found the GCM is not a good choice for IM as sometimes messages are not delivered so as for parse i have no experience with that and i found something that i need to have some connection between my android app to server (running php and mysql database)
the point where i am stuck is that
How to connect the app to server ??
and how to give a user his personal pin or username so he can share with others to chat ??
thanks
thedeadlycoder said:
thanks for the reply actually i researched a little and found the GCM is not a good choice for IM as sometimes messages are not delivered so as for parse i have no experience with that and i found something that i need to have some connection between my android app to server (running php and mysql database)
the point where i am stuck is that
How to connect the app to server ??
and how to give a user his personal pin or username so he can share with others to chat ??
thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2325799
it was just 3 post under yours
And just make that every user have an unique nickname and use it has a primary key.
Hi guys,
I am trying to encapsulate the AccountManager. Specifications: Be able to retrieve an ApiToken (easy one, just use getAuthToken()), be able to create a new account (another easy one, just use addAccount()) and be able to chose from multiple accounts. I am not able to find a solution for the last point. Choosing itself is not hard. Just make an own Activity or use the AccountPicker.
The problem is I can want to encapsulate this in a simple POJO, but the AccountPicker needs an activity to be started. Now you may say, just pass the current visible Activity to the POJO. Well here's another thing I want to be able to do: Keep a reference to the selected account, so the user does not have to select the correct account everytime the app tries to retrieve an API-token as this account should be passed to getAuthToken. So passing the current Activity does not really solve this issue.
Any ideas or links to solving this problem or to a better approach on this topic? I am a fairly new developer and find it hard to find tutorials/best practices on Android Application Programming Patterns, so I'd appriciate some links.
Best Regards,
SampleAndroidDeveloper