Hi All,
First i would like to start out by saying that this forum is the best place to be if you are a WM (HTC) phones passionate user or developer and people here are really great and has a lot to offer.
Second.. As i see in this forum (Development and Hacking) that there a lot of developers who give a lot and ther who want to give a lot but don't know where to start. I see lots of potential in the applications being developed here and potential for lots of other applications that can be developed. MS in the past has kind of misunderstod the power and usage of touchscreen by making the UI of WM not really finger friendly, although they are starting to realize that (maybe after the iPhone came out) but we wont see that for another year or so when they come out with WM 7.
Anyway to cut the story short i wanted to say that almost everyday there's a new Finger Friendly app being developed and added to the forum and people with great ideas want to come up with new applications. We definitly have 2 killer applications PocketCM and PointUI that the developers have made a wonderful job in the UI, finger friendly and espetially the window transitions. They have conqured where MS has failed (so far) in providing the right controls for developers espeically UI controls to develop rich UI applications on their platform.
I was thinking why dont the developers of these applications share their platform with other developers here in the forum instead of each developer having to start from scratch everytime a new finger friendly application to be borned? especially that these applications are all free for download (that is if the developers of these application will keep providing these apps for free and not start charging like some other did)
That's just my thought and i would like to hear what other developers in this forum think and definitly would like to hear the opinion of the 2 wonderful fingerfriendly apps.
Thanks for you time in reading this and sorry for the long post.
Happy New Year 2008
cheers
Okay, so I'm porting an app from WM 6.x to Android, and I was wondering if there was a way to limit who sees your app in the market - preferably by Phone Basebane or model.
I notice there is a ridiculous amount of troll comments on the market, and so many of those people are pretty much brain dead. Good example is the Skype app, which clearly states it will not work on Galaxy S devices. However, there are tons of Galaxy S users saying "Won't work on my Galaxy S i9k/Vibrant/whatever, 1 STAR" in the comments, and down-rating it.
My app will be free, so I don't care if 80% of the market won't see it.
I just want to make it invisible to anyone who doesn't use the phone that I used to develop or test the app, because fixing bugs for other devices that I don't have access to is no priority of mine.
Anyways, can this be done?
Post here
Post it here and some of the other android sites first. That way, you get some popularity and traction before posting on the market site.
The people in this forum can provide valuable feedback to improve it before hitting the John Q public losers. BTW, when you call them Brain Dead..... you are insulting the dead
Hi everyone,
I am part of a small tech start up from Manchester, UK and we have recently created an app using Phonegap. Don't know if many of you have used Phonegap before but it has many limitations. However we are using it as a first try whilst we learn how to make a native app.
I wanted to ask for some feedback about the Android app (we've made an iOS app also but Android is something we want to work on more) as I've received mixed reviews about it's appearance etc.
The app is to help users discover emerging music videos. If anyone could take a look and give any feedback/advice I would really appreciate it and take it all on board. Similarly if anyone else needs any feedback or constructive criticism I would be happy to look at other people's apps.
This is the first time I have posted on here but I wanted some developer advice and I hope I haven't broken any rules/guidelines.
The app is called Rormix - just search the Google Play Store
Thanks, Emma.
Hi,
Your app looks good. My first advice would be to follow the Android Design Guidelines. For example on the the action bar. Those three dots on the left are confusing. Maybe these links can help you
developer.android.com/design/patterns/actionbar.html
developer.android.com/design/patterns/navigation-drawer.html
Later
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Hi guys.. first of all i'm new to android dev and this forum. so excuse me for any mistake.. The reason im posting here is i had an idea for an app i always felt need about and couldnt find on play store. I call it iRevise.
Its a simple notes making app for students(yes there are many) but with a change. A homescreen widget with additional features to make it easy and convenient to revise/memorise the study material. am studying myself and so had started this project.. have got it into a decent app as of now for my use but there are many additional features to be added, and due to lack of time/expertise/funds i may never complete them all.. so came up with the idea of opensource. Ive released it under Apache license 2.0 on sourceforge. sourceforge.net/projects/irevise/
Invite you all to come and develop together to make this into a cool app 
Am providing brief info below for anyone intrested..
Description
Well we all sweat trying to learn those nasty chemical formulae, or the weird biological names or maybe some antonyms and synonyms.Whatever it is anything which can make us learn our books better is just a boon. And when it happens automatically, its just amazing. This little appdoes exactly that. Now quickly make your own small notes for things you feel are difficult to learn.Save in the tiny I revise app,and add the widget. And it makes the notes available on your home screen so they cross your eyes every time you unlock your phone. And they get changed automatically so you get them all... Simple huh? Yes but very effective!! And with so many exciting features lined up it could end up as a really awesum tool.. So why waiting, lets code it !!
Features
Quick Revision Tool For students
Supports android 2.3+
Homescreen Widget (Auto Updating)
Backup/Restore Notes (to be added )
Share Notes (to be added)
Study Circle (to Be added)
Inviting everyone to work on the features mentioned and any extras which may be useful.. Also haven't been able to publish on play store as my old account was suspended by google(dunno why) and i dont have an additional card.. so apk also available there only...
So as you guys mustbe knowing by now am a newbie, and so if anyone finds the project intresting and wants to donate for its development, ure most welcome Even if uve an empty google play account and are ok with donating it for the purpose u're most welcome .
Finally everyone pls download the app and review it wirh any ideas which will encourage to continue this further..
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www.irevise.sourceforge.net
Sourceforge project link.. Do letme know if I need to add anything to get this going.. Also why cant I add files here? Is it bcoz of new user limit??
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developerno1 said:
Hi guys.. first of all i'm new to android dev and this forum. so excuse me for any mistake.. The reason im posting here is i had an idea for an app i always felt need about and couldnt find on play store. I call it iRevise.
Its a simple notes making app for students(yes there are many) but with a change. A homescreen widget with additional features to make it easy and convenient to revise/memorise the study material. am studying myself and so had started this project.. have got it into a decent app as of now for my use but there are many additional features to be added, and due to lack of time/expertise/funds i may never complete them all.. so came up with the idea of opensource. Ive released it under Apache license 2.0 on sourceforge. sourceforge.net/projects/irevise/
Invite you all to come and develop together to make this into a cool app 
Am providing brief info below for anyone intrested..
Description
Well we all sweat trying to learn those nasty chemical formulae, or the weird biological names or maybe some antonyms and synonyms.Whatever it is anything which can make us learn our books better is just a boon. And when it happens automatically, its just amazing. This little appdoes exactly that. Now quickly make your own small notes for things you feel are difficult to learn.Save in the tiny I revise app,and add the widget. And it makes the notes available on your home screen so they cross your eyes every time you unlock your phone. And they get changed automatically so you get them all... Simple huh? Yes but very effective!! And with so many exciting features lined up it could end up as a really awesum tool.. So why waiting, lets code it !!
Features
Quick Revision Tool For students
Supports android 2.3+
Homescreen Widget (Auto Updating)
Backup/Restore Notes (to be added )
Share Notes (to be added)
Study Circle (to Be added)
Inviting everyone to work on the features mentioned and any extras which may be useful.. Also haven't been able to publish on play store as my old account was suspended by google(dunno why) and i dont have an additional card.. so apk also available there only...
So as you guys mustbe knowing by now am a newbie, and so if anyone finds the project intresting and wants to donate for its development, ure most welcome Even if uve an empty google play account and are ok with donating it for the purpose u're most welcome .
Finally everyone pls download the app and review it wirh any ideas which will encourage to continue this further..
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I am in. Inbox me
Added the keystore file to sourceforge so apks canbe compiled with same signature.. Kindly use that.. Also will be posting an update soon, was a little busy for the last few days..
@Shreyseviltwin Welcome Onboard!!
Why not use Github? It makes collaboration much easier.