(OmniROM Lollipop 5.1.1 Nightly)
Stock OmniROM clock app shows a lot of incorrect world time zones. Correct San Francisco time is GMT -7:00 but the clock app says it's GMT -6:00. Same thing happens to London, Miami, Moscow and so on.
It's not a bug related to daylight saving time, because Los Angeles time is correct unlike San Francisco. Maybe it's caused by incorrect 'tzdata', in this case OmniROM contains outdated or incorrect tzdata files which can be found in /system/usr/share/zoneinfo/ or /data/misc/zoneinfo/.
This bug makes clock app unusable. Correct time information is very crucial for clock app. Next OmniROM release must include latest tzdata files.
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Google released Open Spot for Android to find empty parking spots. http://www.sizzledcore.com/2010/07/...android-to-find-empty-parking-spot/#more-9474
Nice! Service available only in the US, Canada and Netherlands according to its official website.
Bump.
Very nice. Finally a very GREEN app. DLed as soon as I read about it. Tell every one.
So, I've been on these forums for many a moon, but never actually contributed anything of substance. I have an idea. For now, I don't know how to implement it, as I am not an Android or web developer... but I am toying with Google Earth to attempt to set this up.
I was thinking today that modem speeds are very subjective. So is their stability. Being an international phone with international radio bands, it is subject to all the differing variables our planet has to offer, and as such, some speeds suffer while others skyrocket.
Now, I am resigned to the fact that altering modems to suit one's wants is impossible, as they are closed source (darn you Sammy). But I thought today that it might be useful to map out people's speeds around the world. I realize that there are many, many different modems that will yield different results for different people in different locations.
This brings me to the main idea. Eliminate the differing modems. If everybody tested using the same modem, that would eliminate that variable from the soup of confusion that is modem testing. Worldwide, for testing purposes only of course, if everybody ran a speed test with the LPQ modem (an arbitrary choice), it would be valid for someone from Florence, Italy to compare signal and speed with someone from Edmonton, Canada.
Plausibly the results would still be widely varied. However, if several results were collected from around the world, and these results superimposed onto a map of different regions, one would be able to use this as a resource to better understand the geographic variables that limit phone connectivity. Or if you are in a region where the speeds are consistently high, and you only can achieve low speeds, you know that there is something wrong with either your ROM or your hardware (as my Bell representative told me was my problem).
For instance. Canada is a huge country. Speeds will differ from coast to coast through the rockies, the prairies, the Canadian Shield, and the Maritimes. But if speeds of many Canadians were superimposed on a map of Canada, one would be able to see where the low coverage areas of the large country is.
This would allow you to make more informed decisions about choosing modems, rather than choosing blindly.
And if more than one modem were tested (one at a time, obviously), it would further allow people to choose the modem that is right for them.
I wish to take the guesswork out of modem selection!
I am going to try Google Earth, but if anyone else has another idea of a medium to communicate this information, as well as a way for people to upload scores and locations... other than this thread (which may become messy... fast), that would be appreciated.
Oh, and if you have any questions or comments regarding this idea, do not hesitate to ask here.
For authenticity:
http://wwwen.zte.com.cn/endata/mobile/Portugal/
leave the first drop down menu untouched and select the "San Francisco (Optimus)" from the 2nd menu.
You will land on the following software update available for download:
http://wwwen.zte.com.cn/endata/mobile/Portugal/Portugal_SoftWare/201206/P020120607635109792735.zip
Which states the date stamp to be 7th June, 2012. It should be working for OLED screens as well because Optimus sold OLDED blades, as per Wikipedia states
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZTE_Blade#Variants
Can any of you professionals actually check that out and tell us if its a Gingerbread release and if it is, is it any better than Moldova one?
My Blade is unfortunately out of town with my sister :/ so I cant test it atm till 9th July Curiosity made me post this thread and my appologies if its already discussed
dark_prince said:
For authenticity:
http://wwwen.zte.com.cn/endata/mobile/Portugal/
leave the first drop down menu untouched and select the "San Francisco (Optimus)" from the 2nd menu.
You will land on the following software update available for download:
http://wwwen.zte.com.cn/endata/mobile/Portugal/Portugal_SoftWare/201206/P020120607635109792735.zip
Which states the date stamp to be 7th June, 2012. It should be working for OLED screens as well because Optimus sold OLDED blades, as per Wikipedia states
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZTE_Blade#Variants
Can any of you professionals actually check that out and tell us if its a Gingerbread release and if it is, is it any better than Moldova one?
My Blade is unfortunately out of town with my sister :/ so I cant test it atm till 9th July Curiosity made me post this thread and my appologies if its already discussed
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The link is for the software upgrade tool, a malfunctioning one at that and it doesn't contain any of the nice stuff you get with the older windows upgrading tools (ability to flash individual files).
It is NOT a ROM.
If you do not know what you are releasing please do not make a thread in Dev. Moved to General
Cheers
**Apologies for cross-posting, just trying to spread the word **
Hi everyone!
I am (co)running an international app competition called AppMyCity (search it for website, can't post as new user)
Would anyone here like to apply/know anyone they think should apply/inform me where I could best find more great app developers?
Here is a quick outline of the competition:
The 10 best apps will be passed on to a panel of 10 international judges (incl venture capitalists, angel investors, tech journalists etc) and are likely to be covered by our media partner Guardian Cities.
The 3 selected apps will be invited to do a presentation at the New Cities Summit in Dallas, Texas June 17-19. This event brings together over 800 world leading urban decision makers (including CEO's, mayors, venture capitalists, and academics) as well as over 100 journalists, meaning you will get a LOT of visibility. We pay for your flights and hotel.
Audience at the summit does a live vote, and the winner gets a $5000 cash prize.
Who can apply?
Any app that fulfils the following three requirements:
Be Urban - With a broad focus on improving cities an/or life in cities.
Be Mobile - Available on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, or Web-based mobile apps
Be New - Launched AFTER January 1st 2013, and available to the public BEFORE May 5th 2014 (Apps with heavy updates and/or major changes after the January 1st are also eligible)
You can apply via our website, applications close April 18 - the submission form is really short and easy to fill in.
It would be great to have as many people applying, and I honestly think it is a really awesome opportunity for budding app developers.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me (here or via the website). We've also created an FAQ page.
About 18 months ago, I released an app called SureFire Alarm Clock - with no advertising or marketing to speak of, it has slowly increased in the search for "alarm clock" from around the 340th app to around the 35th app.
I have just released a new app called Life Time Alarm Clock, and downloads are terrible. The problem is, I think, that 1 - there is no longer a "new free" section (that I can easily find), 2 - search results stop at #250. I know that almost nobody goes down to #250 when searching for someone, but a small trickle of people would, so my app slowly floated to the top.
I have learned a lot from developing my 1st alarm clock app, and spent much more time on my second one. I can say without a doubt, it is a MUCH better app in every aspect. So my question is - how do I get this app to at least to #250 of the search results for "alarm clock" that it can slowly float towards the top on its own?
I'm not sure that I want to risk a ton of advertising money on this - software development is not my primary occupation, and I'm becoming a little skeptical about apps being able to make a profit on being a "good app" alone. I've tried getting my app on a review site, but they all seem like a scam to get money from developers. I've tried $30 worth of advertising on Facebook as a test, and only got about 100 downloads from that (for a free app). All the other advertising seems like even more of a scam.
Does anyone know how a developer can make it into the search rankings without laying down a lot of money? It's not that I'm not willing to spend ANY money, I just don't want to risk A LOT.
Sorry, app visibility is no longer much of a problem - I have been reviewed on five sites between today and yesterday. Looks like i was freaking out over nothing.
Did you actively seek out those reviews? If so, could you recommend some sites?
mattcorby said:
Sorry, app visibility is no longer much of a problem - I have been reviewed on five sites between today and yesterday. Looks like i was freaking out over nothing.
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Post links of those reviews here ? Or just the site names atleast.
I don't believe I have enough posts to put up links yet. You can do a search in Google for "Life Time Alarm Clock" and you will see the reviews.
I was on Droid-Life first, then Android Authority a few hours later - that's when downloads really started picking up. I went from 3-16 downloads per day to 12,000 downloads in a two day period. The next day I got a little over 2,000 downloads, and the next day, a little over 1,000 downloads. I was also on the App Brain "Hot Today" list for a little while, as well as minor features in Android Police and Droid Informer (short reviews along with several other apps). Life Time is also on some sites speaking Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian, which is odd, because I have ZERO localization right now (which I'm working my butt off to fix right now).
I expect my downloads to go down quite a bit further before they start picking back up again. One thing that I have learned from this, is you never know what to expect when you launch an app. This is my second alarm clock app. My first one was SureFire alarm clock, which never really took off too well, and has remained a steady 150-300 downloads per day for about the last year or so. I thought that from all my feedback, I knew what customers would want - I was wrong.
The problem is, SureFire was >90% American customers, while Life Time has been <40% American customers. The app was not designed to be used outside of the U.S., but I don't want to turn those customers away. I've been getting HAMMERED in the ratings for not having localization or 24 hour support - things that no one cared about with SureFire, so I assumed they would not care about in Life Time.
Also, Life Time customers seem to be smarter about Android - there are much more "bare" Android phones, such as the Nexus 4 and 5, and the Moto X. They want more integration with the Android system - Daydreams, setting alarms via Google Now, etc.
I was planning on working hard to implement features for in-app purchases so that I can finally make some money on this app, but I'll be working on pleasing my unexpected customers for the next few weeks.