Hi,
I just released my first paid app MyJourney to the marketplace.
The basic premise is, you're driving to somewhere e.g. home from work, and you want to let someone know how you're journey is progressing and what time you expect to get home. This app sends that information via SMS or Email or a regular interval, so you don't have to do anything illegal!
If anyone is interested and would like to try it out, I would be grateful. And if people have feedback or suggestions on improvements I will look into them.
Thanks for your time!
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Hi everyone,
Just released my first game on the Android Market, and wanted to know what people think! Most of the testing was done on an HTC Hero, so it would be good to hear from people running different hardware. There's a market link below and more details on my website (bluxu.com). Enjoy!
Description: SteepleChase is a race against the clock which tests your navigation skills to the limit! In this fun and frantic game you must find your way around a randomised course armed with only the most basic tools. Compete with your friends to obtain the highest score on a course of any length you want - from a wander round your neighbourhood to a road trip across America!
(Oh and here's an apk as well in case you want to install it yourself!)
** Version 1.0.1 now available (fixing most of the problems people have mentioned in this thread)! Updated apk file available below! **
I loaded it. Will try it out
On rooted Desire.
Interesting idea!
Thanks Berliner42. What did you think of it? Does it all work okay? Anyone else have any feedback - I'd be delighted to hear what you think!
Hi, i tried the app, seems interesting. I noticed, that the app doesnt close the gps after exiting. I had to kill the app app with the taskmanager.
Interesting!
Just a bug: When GPS is closed from PowerWidget, app just freezes (Froyo Rooted).
Edit: Only at first run. I cant press "Accept". After first run its okay, it asks for it
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Hi, i tried the app, seems interesting. I noticed, that the app doesnt close the gps after exiting. I had to kill the app app with the taskmanager.
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There is turn GPS of after exit, in the options.
Amazing idea There are so many people with crazy ideas, I like that xD
Will try it out tonight when I get home (I don't have USB rights on the work's PC :/)
Edit : I'm stupid, I didn't see the QR xD I'm downloading now
Edit 2 : If you don't activate the GPS on launch, then the app will freeze.
And I thought it would impose me a destination xD But choosing one is cool too
Hi, I like this idea, and downloaded it from the market.
I have HTC desire and whenthe game starts the screen for the map is quite small (screenshot attached), and have to zoom out to see the waypoints and finish.. when zoomed out it it as again too small and hard to read...
I'm mainly wanting this for multiplayer, so am waiting anyway..just letting you know, if this is isn't supposed to be like it..
Thanks, Matt
Edit, can't upload pics from phone, will do it soon..
Thanks everyone for your feedback! I should be able to do a release to fix bugs at the weekend.
@barisahmet/khoral: thanks for your comments, i'll look into why it crashes on start-up if gps isn't enabled and fix it before the weekend
@khoral: i'll implement an option where it chooses a destination for you in a future release - thanks for the idea!
@mattmanwrx: it would be great to see a screenshot if you can get me one. i'll change the starting zoom level so the map doesn't start too zoomed in. The multiplayer version should be released around the end of January as an update on Android market (I'll post on here to remind people as well!)
I forgot to post them... email reminded me!
Attached!
Thanks
Second picture is the first snapshot (not zoomed at all, just as the game starts) seond snapshot is zoomed out (cant see the waypoints or the end).
Thanks for the screenshots - I'll look into why the map is so small on your device (it ought to fit most of the screen). Hopefully I'll release a fix at the weekend.
No problems... if it helps the screen is 480x800 resolution....
sent from my DeFroSTed HTC Desire
OG Droid: Bugless 0.6.1
Runs great, Haven't taken it out for a spin yet might do that tonight with friends. Few things you might add orientation so you can have it in landscape. Slide open and closed keyboard and that didn't cause any problems at all. Also some ideas, it being a game you may give it different difficulties like Easy: Option to view map open at no cost and a Hard: Option to view map comes at cost of points. Just a idea to add some options to it. Also Multiplayer I have some ideas if you would like to hear them just shoot me a pm. I really like this app and sure beats playing the penny game in my car when me and friends are bored.
Also might add disclaimer that you are not responsible for anything that happens during the course of the app like people speeding, running stop lights/signs, getting into wrecks. I think that most people are smart enough to know that they must obey the laws while using this. Just a thought for the 1% of people out their who try and always pin it on someone else
Thanks for the extra info mattmanwrx that should help me sort things out. And thanks for your feedback bmxmike, I'll definitely put those ideas into a future release.
Keep the feedback coming everyone! Cheers!
Update
Hi everyone,
Just to let you know that we should have an online scoreboard system set up in the next release, which will be with you soon! In the meantime do let me know your thoughts and comments on the game, or leave me a review on the Market! Thanks for your support!
[APP][4.0+] "CMX" Crowd.mx -- chat and leave notes where you are... anonymously!
Hello XDA!
I'd like to present crowd.mx or CMX as we've started calling it. It's a location based anonymous chat / note dropping app. We've been working on it for some time and we think it's really cool and would like to share it with the community here at XDA.
CMX has 3 simple functions one on each tab:
[Tab 1] CMX connects you in a chat room with the nearest CMX users. We literally mean nearest. If it's late at night and nobody is on, it will get people from all over the world for you to chat with. If you're at a concert with a lot of users nearby or on at a busy time, you will only see chat that's happening nearby. You have your own personal 'chat sphere' that re-sizes itself for you to have people to talk with. That way, there will always be someone on for you to chat with. If you want to talk more privately, like most chat apps, you can select users and send them private messages.
We think Tab 1 is really frickin cool.
[Tab 2] If you like Tab 1, this tab is even cooler. Here you can leave public notes at different locations. The notes persist at that spot and can be seen in a 100m radius around where you dropped it. You can have a group meet you on top of Mt. Everest and have a private conversation there. You can leave a suggestion at a restaurant *in* the restaurant for people who eat there later. You could announce to your neighbors that you have a BBQ coming up. You don't just have to leave public notes, we even allow you to leave hidden notes which are only visible to the user you selected... even if that user is yourself. You could drop a note with your locker number over your locker or leave love notes for your wife. There are a lot of crazy interesting things you can do with this. Like many social apps, this aspect of our app really needs lots of users to be cool. That's why we made Tab 1... to keep you entertained in the mean time!
[Tab 3] This tab has two purposes. It mainly functions to let you control where you are. So if there's a major event going on somewhere in the world, you can go there and chat directly with the people there.
This tab also serves as a place where you can 'make an announcement.' Announcements are a premium service that you have to pay for. They're kinda like the big-brother to the notes in Tab 2. You can choose what radius you want them to be seen within and they will re-broadcast themselves to people chatting in the area.
Finally,
We've worked really hard to make this service as anonymous as we can. There's no login. No usernames. No facebook. No anything. You can get on and start chatting/dropping notes right away.
We welcome you to come join us in the chat, drop silly notes around town, and give us feedback so we can keep working to make this app cooler and more fun for everyone.
Where do I get the APP?
Search the play store for: "CMX"
XDA-Beta Key: cheerios
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mx.crowd.monster.mini
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More Questions for the curious:
Q: Who made the app?
A: Myself and a friend, both of us recent physics phds... novice app developers!
Q: Where did the app come from?
A: A few years ago, we had a vision for a news app that would let the people report the news around them. While finishing our degrees, we worked on the infrastructure for the app in our spare time. Along the way, we came up with some pretty cool algorithms for indexing information by geography and other stuff. After we graduated, we set out to make that news app, but it was too big! So we looked at all the cool stuff we made for the backend and decided use it in a social app instead. So here's that app! We hope it's the first of many apps.
Q: What do you mean by anonymous?
A: Well, we really mean that we're committed to trying not to save or collect info from you. BUT, we have also taken extra measures to encrypt transmissions, encrypt data in the database, and discard information as soon as we don't need it. We'll continually work to improve on these as we get more experience. If CMX sees any success, we hope to hire experts far more proficient than us! If you're interested in more information about our security measures, we invite you to read our technical description on our message board. You can find the link in the playstore or in the app.
Q: Can I post anything?
A: Well, our hosting service does not allow porn. So you can 'report' people who have posted porn. And we can ban people who have posted porn. Also, we have protections in place to protect us from bot-spam.
Q: How can you ban someone for posting porn, if you don't track them?!
A: It's complicated. You should probably read the technical description mentioned in the anonymous section.
Q: How long will the app be in Beta?
A: Uhh, tough question!
Q: Why does it not show all the chat from when I was last on?
A: The messages sent to the Chat tab are *NOT* stored on our servers. They are redirected to the clients within range. So if your client loses its connection to our servers, you will not receive those chats. If your phone gets low on resources, it may close the service. We chose to do this to further protect people's identity.
Thanks! I hope you enjoy it.
-Foolish John
Whoa, this sounds really cool! It sounds awesome to be able to go to a certain place and see a note about a review or recommendation for the place you're in
Ngo93 said:
Whoa, this sounds really cool! It sounds awesome to be able to go to a certain place and see a note about a review or recommendation for the place you're in
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Thanks NGO,
I definitely agree with you!
We're in the process of planning a crypto-currency scavenger hunt to have fun with some of the location aware features for our early users. So hopefully, there will be a fun activity for people trying the app out in the near future.
MUCH CURRENCY! :highfive:
Shamelessly bumping to find more interested users!
I like the idea. Hopefully lots of users will pick it up too!
baddesthad said:
I like the idea. Hopefully lots of users will pick it up too!
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Seriously... *hint* *hint!*
Seriously - we get a lot of people saying they love the idea but they just wish more people were on.
If you really think the idea is cool, keep the app open and check in on it and join the chat every once in a while. It'll naturally get more busy as people do that.
And it won't be too long before there are enough people to start enjoying some of the cooler aspects of it.
-John
FoolishJohn said:
Seriously - we get a lot of people saying they love the idea but they just wish more people were on.
If you really think the idea is cool, keep the app open and check in on it and join the chat every once in a while. It'll naturally get more busy as people do that.
And it won't be too long before there are enough people to start enjoying some of the cooler aspects of it.
-John
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I've been on to test it out before. The chat tab seemed lively. Leaving notes at specific locations is the most interesting feature for me.
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Good afternoon again, XDA!
Let me start with the obvious. Yes, I am a new member, yes this is my first post, and yes I am asking for a bit of your help. I am aware of this, I hope it's cool. I want to come off as sincere and gracious for whatever help I receive and not like I am spamming you. With that said...
I'm looking for some people to try out Walle Live Wallpaper so I can get a bit of feedback, specifically our churn and retention rates so that I know how people are using the app and how long on average they will/think they will use it.
I know, there are a lot of live wallpapers out there, but to my knowledge Walle is something unique.
If I can make a little pitch to maybe get you guys interested:
How often do you change your background? Speaking from personal experience I tend to go weeks, maybe even months with the same picture until I realize that I am sick of it. Then I change it and repeat the same process. Walle was developed to break this cycle.
Walle is a background app that will change a user's home screen anywhere from every five minutes to every six hours automatically. Even better, Walle chooses pictures from a users own category request, we don't limit you to our categories. You have the ability to input any search term and Walle will use an algorithm to crawl the web looking for high quality background images from that term.
For example, I searched "dachshunds" and "Bosnia" just to test out the app and it worked. My phone cycled through different pictures from those categories and they looked great.
Walle also implements a social feature. You have the ability to message your wallpaper to your friends. This includes any pictures that you may have taken and set as your background so it's sort of a form of "wallpaper messaging".
Alright, hopefully your still reading. If you are this is where I'll make my final push. Try it out and give it a chance. Have fun with it. Try to stump the algorithm by putting esoteric terms into the search box. See what your background cycles through then see if you can send them to your friends.
I'm looking for at least 30 testers, effort that goes into testing is pretty minimal. Just use Walle for a few days and fill out a short survey. If you try it and immediately hate it or you think there is information I should know asap, please still tell me why in the survey so that I can work to improve it. I can also just post the survey questions here if people prefer, I'll wait for group input on that.
If you've read this far thank you for giving me a minute of your time. Now let me be greedy and ask for a minute more, I'd really appreciate it.
Google play - Walle Live Wallpaper
Survey - Feel free to DM me or ask on g+ [email protected] or as I said I can just post them in the thread if people would prefer that. I don't wanna seem spammy.
Here's the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.walletheapp.walle
donjamal said:
Here's the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.walletheapp.walle
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Looks nice testing now.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vn.ibit.AppLocker&hl=en
Hey TTG, how's it going?! Our app is officially published on the Google Play store and we would love to share it with you. The name of the app is Lockout: Drunk Message Blocker. All support and feedback is greatly appreciated. It has been in the making for about a month now due to pre-made plans and events that could not be rescheduled. The current version on the Play store is 1.0.0. We will be having many updates in the near future, and hopefully our first one July 9th or July 10th. Please keep in mind that this is only the first edition, don't judge a book by it's cover. More features and ideas will be implemented in future updates. Thank you to all of our supporters that we have picked up in the production process, I will try to p.m. you especially, if I don't forget that it.
Lockout: Drunk Message Blocker Posts allows the user to block whatever social apps you want for a certain amount of time.
By locking out social apps while you're partying, it prevents you from making that occasional drunk post. Maintain your scholarships, reputation amongst your peers, and your own self-morale by installing and using this app whenever you go out.
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Through this app, we hope to build a brighter future for everyone. We want to protect you so that you do not make a mistake that will affect you for the rest of your life. Lockout: Drunk Message Blocker is aimed for college kids and young adults, however anyone who likes to have a good time can benefit from this apps functions. This app is very simple to use and the instructions are labeled within the app.
Try it now, thank us later!
Disclaimer:
We, J&S Enterprises, do not condone drunken behavior or advise in drinking large amounts of alcohol as it is harmful to your body. We are not responsible for your well being when our application is in use or not. Stay safe.
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Have recommendations or know something that could improve our app? Email us at OfficialLockout @ gmail.com and we will get back to you about your ideas. Feedback is appreciated.
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Thank you for reading all of that if you did, I know it's kind of long. Try the app out and let us know what you think or any revisions you can think of. I have 5 more feature I want added to the current application (shown). Just need to find the right person to implement them for us. Private message me if you're interested or can refer someone. Thanks! Hope you enjoy the app and find it useful! Spreading the word is all that we ask from our users, it is free you know
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Busy is a multi-platform away message system to let people know if you're busy or not.
Just set your status and a message and people will know when to bother you. Curious to know if now is a good time to call your friend? Check their status! You will only see away status' from people in your contact book that use the app.
This is a soft launch of my application, its actually my first android application.......so feedback is highly recommended and appreciated. iOS version coming soon!
Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.busy