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I wanted to make a 2d Android game. I am pretty familiar with developing applications for it from my job and I thought it could be a fun project. I have not distributed an application yet because i am still working on the project for my job. I understand the Android market is different than the Iphone and WP7 market , but I still want to develop the game because I own the phone already(Iphone dev looks really expensive, and i dont know anyone who owns a wp7) and I have knowledge of Java and other tools that the game would take.
My problem and question come in when I proposed this idea to my friend who is proficient in creating game assets and he said it would be a bad idea. He said that the game would get pirated a lot, the ads would be blocked, and that someone could easily decompile the project and distribute it as their own. He then said he would rather work on Iphone development or something with less piracy.
My main concern is not the piracy or the ad blocking but the decompiling. I read a thread on this forum and did not want to necro post it, but they message of the thread is that it is very easy to decompile a game and then distribute it. Is this true? How do you prevent this from happening where someone could claim that they created what you did? Is this just like what happened to Blender where someone tried to sell it and claim that they made it?
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Is decompiling a game that easy that anyone can redistribute your project or is my friend just over reacting to a media post he could of read ona forum.
Thanks. Sorry for the long back story
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Not sure if i should post here or in development but here it goes:
I'd like to begin my android development trials by developing live wallpapers for stock N1's. I currently have a list of 10 live wallpapers that I've explained to a total of 100 N1 owners of which 94 have replied they'd be willing to pay $0.99-$2.00 if these wallpapers were available on android market. Target market research done, i'm ready to begin development and im just lost. Where do i begin? I'd love to learn how to do this on my own but im willing to develop 2 with someone with experience in this area and split profit 50/50 while teaching me.
(Note: Ive contacted a few android developers who have said my ideas are not possible because of battery drain or they would be too taxing on the cpu but im positive someone on here is intelligent and skilled enough to either make them work or edit my ideas into usable profitable apps)
Any takers or advice?
Six-Kills said:
Not sure if i should post here or in development but here it goes:
I'd like to begin my android development trials by developing live wallpapers for stock N1's. I currently have a list of 10 live wallpapers that I've explained to a total of 100 N1 owners of which 94 have replied they'd be willing to pay $0.99-$2.00 if these wallpapers were available on android market. Target market research done, i'm ready to begin development and im just lost. Where do i begin? I'd love to learn how to do this on my own but im willing to develop 2 with someone with experience in this area and split profit 50/50 while teaching me.
(Note: Ive contacted a few android developers who have said my ideas are not possible because of battery drain or they would be too taxing on the cpu but im positive someone on here is intelligent and skilled enough to either make them work or edit my ideas into usable profitable apps)
Any takers or advice?
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Here you go buddy
http://tinyurl.com/28cthgc
lol yea umm I did that long ago (WOW!! Why is everyone so sarcastic on XDA-DEV?)
Obviously I know how to basically use a modern computer and the "internet" which, oddly enough, includes google and wow for free!
What isn't so easy to learn or understand is the various programming languages and tools in use today (C++, Eclipse IDE, Linux commands, java etc.) -
I'm pretty familiar with Photoshop cs4, Adobe AE, Dreamweaver etc. and there are tons of tutorials scattered around the internet which you barley have to search for - My point is - following along with a cs4 tut. and then modifying it to fit your current project is no problem but not so much when trying to modify Java to create the very complex operations I'm interested in rendering and controlling in the working (almost living) processes that exist in something as complex as an N1, G1 or Moto Droid -
Soooo, without sarcasm or just some overwhelming self-righteous need to try to show someone how dumb their question is, can someone answer me this:
Is there anyone on this forum knowledgeable and kind enough to try and help budding developers navigate through a seemingly endless field of options and programming variables that could ultimately lead the inquisitor to building a foundation for programming for the android marketplace?
And no, I'm not just trying to make stupid little letters and numbers scroll from top to bottom on the home screen in a cool shade of green thinking I'll make $2million by years end - My ideas have been researched as far as my knowledge and the knowledge of those in my "nerd" circle can enlighten us (yea we used a little googling too, imagine that) and I'm looking for an experience programmer to point me in the direction of avoiding pot holes and reaching my goals in more streamlined manner and time frame
i'll help you with questions, i'm not a pro but i got opengl working on live wallpapers.
have you learnt java yet? that's probably where you should start.
well first go to http://developer.android.com/index.html read up learn some then follow some tutorials and in a couple of months you should know the basics of it.
i've picked up a couple of books on Java - Seems to be answering all the questions I was curious about - Thanx alot for pointing me in that direction - Now to try a few things out......
Six-Kills said:
i've picked up a couple of books on Java - Seems to be answering all the questions I was curious about - Thanx alot for pointing me in that direction - Now to try a few things out......
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Hey check out this site http://training.oreilly.com/ theres a couple videos taking you through the basics to making apps and theres a free online class coming up you can sign up for
I'm having trouble finding the right way to locate someone in assisting me with my inquiry... I have an idea for an application, but don't know where to really start. I need to speak to someone who has the brains, patience, and desire to listen. The application would be something that every single employer, company, agency, or individual could benefit from. Anyone willing to contact me via text or email? My name is Jordan.
sorry to break this to you bud, but ideas are like a**holes... everybodys got one.
best way to go about it if you really do believe you have a good idea and are driven to bring it to fruition is to learn to program yourself.
here are some resources:
teach yourself programming in ten years:
http://norvig.com/21-days.html
how to ask good questions:
http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
wikibooks has material on many programming topics:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Subject:Computing
.... and if you really want to cop out:
rentacoder.com
good luck on your journey
I may get told off by the hardcore devs who know eclipse and java much better than I but if you want to write apps yourself but are new to it you can use a windows program called basic4android which lets you program in a visual basic type language that is very easy to learn and it then compiles it to proper apk file (no interpreter but a proper standalone market ready app).
I started using it last year and was able to code all sorts of apps from games to anti theft ones quite quickly, and it has a great user support forum.
It might be a good option to try as it is easy to learn but very powerful and means you could put your ideas into action yourself
Dave
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mistermentality said:
I may get told off by the hardcore devs who know eclipse and java much better than I but if you want to write apps yourself but are new to it you can use a windows program called basic4android which lets you program in a visual basic type language that is very easy to learn and it then compiles it to proper apk file (no interpreter but a proper standalone market ready app).
I started using it last year and was able to code all sorts of apps from games to anti theft ones quite quickly, and it has a great user support forum.
It might be a good option to try as it is easy to learn but very powerful and means you could put your ideas into action yourself
Dave
Sent from my LG P920 using Tapatalk
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Thanks Dave, I appreciate it.
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sorry to break this to you bud, but ideas are like a**holes... everybodys got one.
best way to go about it if you really do believe you have a good idea and are driven to bring it to fruition is to learn to program yourself.
here are some resources:
teach yourself programming in ten years:
http://norvig.com/21-days.html
how to ask good questions:
http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
wikibooks has material on many programming topics:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Subject:Computing
.... and if you really want to cop out:
rentacoder.com
good luck on your journey
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I figured that would be the response I would get haha Thanks for the reply, and I appreciate the links.
Good Luck Finding Someone!
I still need a developer I can talk to so they can tell me whether this kind of app would be possible to create. Is there anyone on here that would be willing to contact me?
Google programming freelance
Google "programming freelance" and you will find lots of freelancing sites, I personally used odesk in the past, I had mixed success, my biggest problem was the heavy Indian accent, some things are just easier to say verbally then in writing, but if I dont understand his accent, this can be a problem
Hello all! I'm new to this wonderful forum and community so please spare me if I've done, or said anything stupid. :crying:
I am interesting in developing applications for Android. I do understand that developing apps for any device/software is a challenging task. Especially with Android (I think) since it's such a diverse amount of devices, screen resolutions, capabilities, etc. What I'm hoping to do is to build a somewhat simple app, targeted at business owners, or folks who sell merchandise, and so on. It's supposed to have tabs set up for certain folks/companies. I'll spare the details about the app I want to make. Bottom line is, I want to start off with that 'simple' app and move on to a game for my second app. I know that I won't be a huge hit or any of the sort. But before I begin to develop, I have some questions that I hope can be answered here.
Here are my questions, please be patient with me, and to all mods/admins, I'm sorry if I've violated any rules by posting this up. I couldn't find any decent answers that'll help me out.
1. What Operating System is considered to be "better" for developing Android apps, and why?
2. How do I go on testing my app, do I use my own phone, or are there any great emulators out there that can emulate/simulate a real phone very well?
3. Where would you recommend me, a complete noob, on developing? I know I can look this up on my own, so I don't mind if this question isn't answered. I just want to find some guides that actually explain why things were done, what it's supposed to teach and so on.
4. This question is the one that worries me the most, and I understand it might start some debate () so please, be respectful. :laugh: I'm not a legal US resident, citizen, or any of the sort. I'm currently seeing a lawyer to apply for Deferred Action. But I'm worried that it might be illegal for me to publish apps on the Google Play store. /: Does anybody know if it's it legal for a 16 year old, illegal immigrant (USA) to publish apps on the app store?
Sorry guys, I really want to know. >.< So... BUMP
Good morning/evening/Hi
First I'm sorry for my English's mistakes,I'm brazilian.There are a long time ago that I already knew about xda site but I just joined in it now because I need a lot help into apk development.I develop games in Construct 2(paid) for Android but when I finish my game in the program I get a HTML version of it and sent to Adobe Phonegap because like this I can get a apk without the boring problems of make it in ConcoonJS.My problem is when it get back the apk because the apk comes just like a ''raw'' project.What I want to mean is that the apk by the way doesn't come with a icon/logo(I think that like this it must come without the name of the company for instance too).In Unity we can put icon,name of company,compatibity and another things but I prefer to make in Construct my game because Unity is more complex than.SO what I want is a program that can give these informations for my developeds apks.
Thanks to everybody that answers my question!
Hi everyone i am new to android and i want to learn how to make android apps and games, is their a official link to a tutorial or pdf for the android studio that i could use to learn and master android studio, or if there is a respected community developer who has made a set of videos to teach and explain android studio to novices i would much appreciate a link to that youtube channel.
some background on me.
I have no programming experience at all.
i dont know any of them programming terms
my best skill would be inspecting a webpage and removing any line of code that gets in my way such as an addvert or popup etc but thats as far as it goes.
i should start with this .
I had tried becoming a game creator some years back but i was a complete novice i couldn't even find how to download and install the studio program so i gave up but the ideas for games with either an amazing storyline or funny storyline would always come to me but i would always shrug it off.
now with covid-19 ruining everything im jobless and i also have a lot of free time. i believe it would be very advantageous to learn something amazing during this time, i could wish i came here this time last year but regardless im here now
i decided to post this in xda forums as anytime in the past when i had a problem on my phone and id ask google for a solution i'd always get a link to some article or an xda-forum page which would explain and help how to fix said problem while i was their i could see that this website was really interested in android apps games etc
thank you in advance