At our Android News site we created a portion of the site devoted to Indie Development and first time developers; our hope is to bring more attention to developers who haven't been able to really show off the full potential of their application to large majority of the public. As many of you have developed before, please help us out and get these guys the much needed publicity they deserve. If you have developed an application and would like some constructive criticism/a review/or more public attention we have a spot just for you guys: you can submit your own applications here!
Both us and the developers appreciate the feedback! Thanks!
We currently have 6 applications up and reviewed over the past few weeks including:
Bend the Laser
Just In Case
Emotisounds
Wifi Timer
NinjaRave
BugMeNot
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Hi all,
Don't all developers want to know if they can actually avoid Apple's and Android's 30% cut of all in-app purchases? Well I'm writing a project looking into this matter comparing in-app purchases vs external payment systems in apps. There are some different variables that comes in play, when studying whether it can boost the revenue to implement an external payment system.
One of the variables are the user perception of security. For that I created a very quick survey, that I really hope you will help me answer, for making my assumptions as close to reality as possible.
The survey can be found here:
docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFpyUXRrR0J1SE9BeE5jV2t1eFYxLWc6MQ#gid=0
I will of course present my findings afterwards, so I hope that all of you developers are as interested in this matter as I am.
Thanks in advance and thanks for a great site,
Søren Nielsen
IT University of Copenhagen
Thanks for the responses so far. It has been interesting reading your comments. If you have any ideas of other communities where this could be relevant to post, please feel free to distribute the link and initial text.
Thank you very much!
Hi Everyone,
I recently created a website with a couple of XDA members, and were growing in views fairly fast. However we literally cannot keep up with the content we need to publish in order to be competitive.
So were looking for new staff.
We need:
Writers, if your good at English and can write fluently and professionally why not get into Article writing and gain some popularity across the internet.
Site Designer: I can design a website, but I would like someone with a little more knowledge than me to converse with, also if they want to the Site Designer can also write articles (if they desire)
Social Media Promoters: If your up for getting into a new team and are a Social Guru, get involved and help us grow our social following.
Payments can be discussed depending on work rate.
If your interested in any of these roles. Private message me.
Thanks,
Wilks3y.
I am currently undertaking a small scale research project as part of a college project I was wondering if you would be willing to be interviewed, either through email, or phone as part of that research. The interview itself is very short with 10 or so questions.
The title of my research project is The Role of Communication in developing successful apps. The aim of my research is to discover why some apps are successful focussing on the contribution of effective communication between stakeholders. I will begin by looking at areas such as first mover advantage, marketing, and capabilities before concentrating solely on the role of communication.
I wont disclose any information about any of you. It is totally anonymous :good:
I know this is very forward as a first post on this forum, but I am having trouble getting suitable participants.
Many thanks Bodie
Hopeful Bump
Dear users of xda developers
Within the context of a research project by the Institute of Technology and Innovation Management at the Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg, we are investigating the potential of online communities as an instrument for the prediction of future developments and trends. We are planning to execute an “idea contest” which separates in four phases. We have no financial interests in the ideas. We are only interested how online communities discuss about the future.
THE PROCEDURE
First phase
How will open source software and operating systems look like in the year 2030?
This phase is a brainstorming of the future development open source software and operating systems.
The ideas and concepts should be posted within this thread and be discussed with other users. It doesn’t matter how detailed the concepts or ideas are. There is no right or wrong. Every idea and concept, regardless how farfetched or ‘exaggerated’ will be considered.
Time period for this round: 14 days.
We are looking forward to your discussions!
If you have any questions, just write here in the thread or contact us. We will guide you through the contest!
And now let’s start with phase 1!
@Zeng1987 & @Gideon92
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@svetius approved
Hey folks, we,
@Zeng1987 and myself, are very eager to hear your ideas and concepts how open soruce software and operating systems look like in 2030!
Best regards,
@Gideon92
Cloud Computing
Hey Guys,
This sounds quite interesting.
I think cloud computing will play an important role for the future and will replace external storages.
In my company everthing is saved and stored in a cloud.
What do you guys think?
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Qwertz92
Developing a good android application is not an easy task (neither impossible ) especially if you have small or no team. It requires many skills and talents, such as coding, designing sense, music sense, marketing skills and list goes on. You have to keep an eye on everywhere since lack of any aspect can result in poor response form users (which is the last thing an android developer want).
Recently I have developed an android game (Fruiteria) in my spare time and launched it recently on Google play store (see link at the end of this post). It took me about 74 days to build it from scratch. It was a challenging task but I learned a lot from my experience. I would like to share my experience with you today!
Let's discuss what are the things one should never avoid while developing application :
1. Concept and implementation of application
As I said above, there are many aspects to application development. But no matter what you do, You will not be successful by selling poor quality application. So, first thing everyone should think about is a good concept. Your concept can depend on your goals such as business advertising, social work, marketing or simply making money! Also, having a good concept on paper is one thing but it's implementation need patience and constant efforts. If you have a nice concept and willingness to put efforts into it, then consider you are already at the half way!
2. Grow your concept with time
Second point I would like to mention is try not to be stubborn!! If you think that you have the best concept in the world, but the world thinks the other way, then you are in big trouble. After all you are building the application for people. Take suggestions from users and your friends to change and grow application concept. Believe me, it works like magic!
3. Research
Before building your application, try to do some research on what is the market for your application, who are the competitors in market and why they are successful (or unsuccessful), who are your target audience and what do they exactly want. Working on such things will give you a better idea on what needs to be done exactly.
4. Marketing
This one is tricky! If you are an individual, or a small company with almost no capital, then it is hard to put much money in marketing. Especially when there are already giant companies present as your competitors. But that is not the end! Think about creative ways to make your application popular. For example Give it to your friends to use, and tell them to spread it. If you are in college, then sponsor a small event in exchange of application publicity which will not require much money. Make discount coupons and distribute them. In essence, do every little bit of thing that you can. You might not see the effect on first sight, but over time it will accumulate on large scale.
5. Keep in touch
Last thing I want to share is don't leave your application after launching! Keep updating it regularly by adding exciting new features and fixing bugs if any. Respond to user comments and reviews. It gives personal touch and they will start thinking that you care about them. It will definitely increase the user retention and hence the growth of your application..!
I personally have been implementing these principles in my application since the idea came to my mind. Finally I succeeded in development of a good android game (or at least I think so!). But as I said earlier, my success depends on how you respond to it! I am sharing the link for game in case if you are interested in checking out my game. Please let me know how you find it by reviewing it on Google play store!
All the best for your android endeavours. My best wishes are with you!!
Fruiteria link : (I am unable to post outside link on this thread) Please go to google play store and type 'Fruiteria'