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[REQ] graphical google analytics app - the better version

I've been using google analytics for a little while now and grown to like the way information is laid out for the desktop browser version. Then I looked on the market and found some apps that give you basic information from your account.
But they left me a bit wanting. I was hoping for something more informative, easy and fast to read and remember.
Now as I'm programming illiterate I can only speak for usability and general feel of the app, while appreciating and giving credit to the people putting their time, talent and effort into writing them. The following is not a criticism, it is a proposal for improvement.
So I tried to make something better. Thought about why the desktop version works so well for me and sought out ways to include as much of it onto a small screen. So I drafted my idea of an interface and interaction plus an explanation on how I see it working.
I've done this with a 480 width so that anyone with a 480x800 screen can see how it would look with a bit of zooming 1:1
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As you can see, I've done things a bit differently. Starting with choosing the account and profile, everything is on one page. No more 2-3-4 taps before you get what info you need. This should work by setting one account and one profile as default in the settings. Also integrated graphical representations with a bit of interaction to help with bringing a lot of info onto a small screen.
Also chose the areas that I think would be of most interest. This might not be true for everyone so i'm open for suggestions.
Now, I have some questions.
1. Is this technically feasible?
For one, the apps on the market I've tried so far take a few seconds to return 20-30 lines of text. (my device is a htc desire) How much time wold it take to download and process all this behemoth of data? If too much, could the interface be loaded sequentially by section?
2. What are the hardware platforms that this app could work on with decent performance?
Hero class? Snapdragon?
So I'm looking for someone that is interested in either:
- coding the app from the ground up
- or improving (at least i'm hoping this is an improvement ) his/her existing app with all this
I'm also looking for some feedback of existing analytics apps users.
I would help in any way my programmingly crippled self could. I can also do all the things I've done with Timester: concept, graphics, promotion.
Here is the thread for Timester: Timester development thread

Could someone with experience tell if this is possible?
Thank you

Hello zamolxees,
thanks for the idea. Of course this would be possible to realise. While implementing my app GAnalyticz I had several problems and questions you also have:
How to display the big list of data on the small screen?
How to make the app as fast as possible?
What is the best user experience?
...
I decided to make only a text based view (table). I this case you can show the data on every device with any resolution and you have all information you need. I know it's not so fancy, but it is/was ok for a first version (I think ).
Second important part was the app performance. Google hasn't a library ready and there aren't any good libraries available, so I had to call the Google API on my own. You can get the data in xml via http request. Just combine the metrics & dimensions available in querystring.
So getting the data is very easy. The easiest way to get all the needed data is to make one http request. But then you have to sort and filter the xml which needs a lot of performance. This made my app unuseable. Because of this I decided to make multiple requests. In this case I can just parse the xml and output the data while iterating through it. This is much faster (the fastest way I found, I've tried a lot...). But as you say it is also slow this way...This is because the response from the Google service is really really slow...
So far about my app. Technical it is easy to implement (I think the graphical stuff is the hardest part, but there are libraries for this). The challenge is to find the perfect way to show the data on the device (and to get a good performance for this). You could also load the data sequentially (as I also did).
In my opinion, the hardware is not a problem. This should run on every device.
Actually I don't have enough time to implement this or improve my app (because of another app ). But I hope you will find another developer and looking forward to download this app
Many greets,
aquasonic

Hey, thank you for your detailed input.
I think that one way to help with slow response time from google servers might be to make the requests for data in the background at set intervals (6 or 12 hours) and when the app is opened do the processing of data already received.
The user could clearly see the hour of the last sync and also choose to refresh if they wanted to.
Isn't there a more elegant solution to getting analytics data from google?
Thanks again aqua-sonic, good luck on the other app, let us know how it turns out

Anyone else wanting to take a stab at it?
I'm thinking that as there are a lot of people using analytics apps now, all the more would want to use this.
Any existing users would care to express their opinion?
Would this interface mean an improvement that is worth investing time and effort into?
Would you like to see this done?
Know any good good developers willing to write the code?
Enough questions.

[APP][2.3+][V3.7.2] LocationDetector

Important: the application can work without Internet connection!
LocationDetector is full suite for travelers, fishermen and mushroom pickers! It is direct GPS Navigator to saved places.
Use navigation arrow to find the saved location you have forgot.
Use compass to get directions of North, West etc.
Send locations via sms, see all locations on map etc....
Now you can do all of these things with the only one application - LocationDetector !!!
In advanced version you have additional features like adding locations from google map or enter it numeric values, weather conditions etc.!
Also there is no advertisement in Advanced Location Detector!
Thanks for using it!
Google Play: LocationDetector
QR :
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Any suggestions and opinions are appreciated

UI/UX comment: Gingerbread UI? No. Ever heard of Holo or Material?
developer.android.com/design/index.html
www.google.com/design/spec/material-design/introduction.html
Sorry, I just don't get it.

twinky444 said:
UI/UX comment: Gingerbread UI? No. Ever heard of Holo or Material?
developer.android.com/design/index.html
www.google.com/design/spec/material-design/introduction.html
Sorry, I just don't get it.
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Do you mean that it is difficult to understand how to use the application?

BaseManAndroid said:
Do you mean that it is difficult to understand how to use the application?
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It is not a nice, enjoyable experience. The design is just outdated. Making a good app is not all. The second part is a good UI, pay attention to details, then the users will be more into using it. Take a look at HRS Hotel Search app. Their app was so badly designed (Gingerbread UI elements, wrong spacing, etc.) that they had to redesign it and after they have done that, they had to start over, with new app package name, new design (finally Holo, looks gorgeous) because of the bad ratings at Play Store. There is an official Android App Design community at Google+ that you may want to check out, with Roman Nurik (Muzei, DashClock) being the one of the moderators
If other developers would make app designs still based on Gingerbread, completely ignoring design guidelines, there would in the future be no material design, uncomplete Android L (because of those outdated apps) and Android platform would loose on popularity (no high-end games, cool apps, etc., you get the idea...).
However, from the screenshots it looks like if you just swap Theme.Light for Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar, for example, and then spent just a few hours making your app look against the design guidelines, trust me, it would be at a totally different level. Good luck

twinky444 said:
It is not a nice, enjoyable experience. The design is just outdated. Making a good app is not all. The second part is a good UI, pay attention to details, then the users will be more into using it. Take a look at HRS Hotel Search app. Their app was so badly designed (Gingerbread UI elements, wrong spacing, etc.) that they had to redesign it and after they have done that, they had to start over, with new app package name, new design (finally Holo, looks gorgeous) because of the bad ratings at Play Store. There is an official Android App Design community at Google+ that you may want to check out, with Roman Nurik (Muzei, DashClock) being the one of the moderators
If other developers would make app designs still based on Gingerbread, completely ignoring design guidelines, there would in the future be no material design, uncomplete Android L (because of those outdated apps) and Android platform would loose on popularity (no high-end games, cool apps, etc., you get the idea...).
However, from the screenshots it looks like if you just swap Theme.Light for Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar, for example, and then spent just a few hours making your app look against the design guidelines, trust me, it would be at a totally different level. Good luck
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Thanks a lot for your advices! Actually I'm going to redesign the app in the future, and now I think that I have to do it ASAP
Anyway, application is very helpful if you like to travel, and emphasis was made for functionality. I hope you will enjoy it anyway even with current design.

May be someone has idea about functionality of this app? Is everything suitable for you?

[APP]New Chinese learning App: MagiChinese

Hello, everyone:
After four years of content development and six months of application design, Chinese learning application MagiChinese successfully launched, can be downloaded free on App Store and Amazon. It is different from other existing language learning applications, MagiChinese mainly recommends to learn characters through cartoon, its ProgressiveImagination® Method in line with the learning characteristics of adults and Chinese laws, while providing learning with hierarchical test questions. Whether you are a beginner or are interested in Chinese language and Chinese culture are welcome to use and give comments.
MagiChinese is currently available to mobile terminal, iOS system requires 5.1.1 and above, Android system requires 2.2 and above.​
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Features in MagiChinese
1. Learn character by just simply watching cartoon;
2. Search and basic reading of 3000+ characters;
3. Quality courses based on the New HSK;
4. Absolutely high quality audio pronunciation by native professional speakers;
5. A novel and interesting way to review and consolidate.
What are you going to learn?
3000+ characters;
10000+ words;
3000+ core sentences.
You will have courses that cover:
7000+ key images;
1000+ wonderful pictures;
1000+ Original cartoons;
Amusing stories about Greeting and Introductions, Shopping, Chinese food, Travel, Friends and Social life, Dinning and Vacation...and more!​

I also find it helpful when starting out to have a notebook to copy the characters and things into so it reinforces what you learn. I am using the app Chinese Skill, and other than a few things that need fixed here and there, it is OK. The BEST way for English speakers to learn this is to be around someone that speaks Chinese as their first language. Yes, there is bound to be confusion but overall I have learned more Chinese dating someone who mainly speaks Chinese. I am going to get a notebook and use this app to see if it helps more, or less, than the way I am using another app now and will leave feedback. Especially, if this hits on words the other one does not and vice versa. :good:

Illogi.xbone said:
I also find it helpful when starting out to have a notebook to copy the characters and things into so it reinforces what you learn. I am using the app Chinese Skill, and other than a few things that need fixed here and there, it is OK. The BEST way for English speakers to learn this is to be around someone that speaks Chinese as their first language. Yes, there is bound to be confusion but overall I have learned more Chinese dating someone who mainly speaks Chinese. I am going to get a notebook and use this app to see if it helps more, or less, than the way I am using another app now and will leave feedback. Especially, if this hits on words the other one does not and vice versa. :good:
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Hi, Illogi.xbone:
Now our team is working hard to improve app, so your feedback is so important to us. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, please give us details as much as possible.​

MagiChinese said:
Hi, Illogi.xbone:
Now our team is working hard to improve app, so your feedback is so important to us. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, please give us details as much as possible.​
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First off, could we get a menu after selecting start when first running the app that would allow the selection of difficulty, a dictionary of learned words/sentences, as well as kind of a quick reference guide for when we need/want specific sentences that we have not learned? I am going to visit China next year, hopefully, and I know I won't have it all down and a reference guide would be crucial as I don't want my Girlfriend to have to think she has to translate for me. Otherwise, I do like the references to other objects such as fire. That is pretty unique.

Illogi.xbone said:
First off, could we get a menu after selecting start when first running the app that would allow the selection of difficulty, a dictionary of learned words/sentences, as well as kind of a quick reference guide for when we need/want specific sentences that we have not learned? I am going to visit China next year, hopefully, and I know I won't have it all down and a reference guide would be crucial as I don't want my Girlfriend to have to think she has to translate for me. Otherwise, I do like the references to other objects such as fire. That is pretty unique.
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Illogi.xbone, Thank you so much for your feedback! Your advice helps us a lot. And I'm glad to tell you, now we are improving app just like what you want, our next plan will meet more needs like you. So I'll tell you if we announced a new version.
Furthermore, could you tell me some details about using MagiChinese?
1. The speed when using app and watching cartoon: quick, general or slow?
2. Are there any errors when using?
3. How do you think about the learning design?

Speed for my phone is decent, using an s4 that has some cold damage. The learning design is a bit different but overall pretty good! I haven't really run into too many errors yet so that is always a plus =D

Thank you for your feedback, Illogi.xbone. Quality of content and user Experience are what we care most, and we'll do our best to improve it in the future. So any suggestions or oppositions are useful : )

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Thank you for your feedback, Illogi.xbone. Quality of content and user Experience are what we care most, and we'll do our best to improve it in the future. So any suggestions or oppositions are useful : )
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I will keep you posted with any more feedback or anything I find that could be a bit more easy to use. =D There are many "Learn Chinese" apps out there but not many are useful.

[App][Social][4.0+] Luxy Millionaire Matchmaker - Tinder for the wealthy and the hot

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Luxy is an online dating app developed to help millionaires connect with other attractive, like-minded individuals. Luxy is free to download from Google Play Store.
Free Download if from Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luxy&referrer=utm_source%3Dmarketing%26utm_medium%3Dxda
Features:
-Browse and connect with millionaires nearby.
-Anonymously Swipe Right to Like other users or Swipe Left to Pass.
-Send and receive unlimited messages to your millionaire matches.
-Send free virtual gifts to the ones you are interested in.
-Vouch to decide who can join the Luxy community.
In-app Products - Luxy BLACK:
-Browse profiles invisibly - only those who you have ‘liked’ will see your profile
-Get more cards each day - match with even more wealthy singles!
-Enjoy advanced search options and filters, such as search by location
-Send messages freely to the most beautiful women and the wealthiest men.
-Receives messages from the world’s wealthiest men and women, verified millionaires.
Screenshots:
Any suggestion and feedback is appreciated!
Please share the experience with your single friends if you like it. : )

Thanks for sharing! This idea sounds amazing!
However, I was stuck in registration. I have to wait for 24 hours? It says before I can use it, Luxy members will vote me in or our?

Only Voted-in Users Can Get in Luxy Millionaire Dating App
TMnvv25 said:
Thanks for sharing! This idea sounds amazing!
However, I was stuck in registration. I have to wait for 24 hours? It says before I can use it, Luxy members will vote me in or our?
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Yes, exactly. This is a special system of Luxy to make sure the users base are either wealthy or attractive which has been extensively featured by CNN, BBC, Business Insider, CNBC, ABC, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, to name a few. Jimmy Kimmel.
To boost your chance to get in, you are highly suggested to upload beautiful and good-looking pictures for vouch.

This vouch-in idea is not bad! However, why don't you let all new users can view the Lookbook people before “voted-in”? It seems you can do nothing in the first 24 hours if you don't pay. This is not good for dating apps!

There was an episode of South Park in which, one of the main characters wanted soo badly to became a NASCAR driver but was not poor and stupid enough in his opinion to archive it. When I saw this app I've felt quite close to that - I'm not stupid enough to search for wealthy and thinking-that-they-are-hot idiots via app, life just outside my window is definitely cruel enough.
To be clear - all I want to say is; this is pathetic. But still funny!

htcthd1 said:
There was an episode of South Park in which, one of the main characters wanted soo badly to became a NASCAR driver but was not poor and stupid enough in his opinion to archive it. When I saw this app I've felt quite close to that - I'm not stupid enough to search for wealthy and thinking-that-they-are-hot idiots via app, life just outside my window is definitely cruel enough.
To be clear - all I want to say is; this is pathetic. But still funny!
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Hi, thanks for sharing your feelings with us. And in fact, you are not the only one who doubted the app since its first release. However, we always look at the other side, Luxy would be the most serious dating app among anyone-can-join-for-fun ones. Luxy is not for everyone, only caters for 1% of the singles, as we always say. If you've tried Luxy's vouch-in feature, you'll see what I am talking about. BTW, the hot ones who join Luxy in fact are rated hot by others, not by themselves.

Still "hot" is not everything, if someone could at least try to think about making an app to find "just" interesting people - not hot, not wealthy...
From my experience the wealthier and hotter one get the dumbest and uninteresting one become - sad but true!

htcthd1 said:
Still "hot" is not everything, if someone could at least try to think about making an app to find "just" interesting people - not hot, not wealthy...
From my experience the wealthier and hotter one get the dumbest and uninteresting one become - sad but true!
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In fact, Luxy users do find each other interesting as they all love luxury things, and they all go for Luxy for seeking their like-minded partners.

[APP][5.0+][v0.9.0] Tag My Knowledge - Personal Knowledge Management made simple

Tag My Knowledge
Personal Knowledge Management made simple
Quickly store and categorize bits of knowledge you find in books, videos or podcasts and convert them into habits that change your life.
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Hey everyone!
I love watching podcasts and CEO interviews on YouTube. However, I quickly ran into some big issues (see below).
Luckily, since I'm a developer, I can fix these for myself. The solution turned out to be pretty good, so I decided to share it
Issues that I ran into with existing solutions (ie. what this app is trying to solve)
Issue #1: Knowledge is buried under grocery lists
Originally I used Google Keep, but at some point I realized that everything below a certain "scroll threshold" was lost forever unless I specifically searched for it.
To combat this, Tag My Knowledge uses what's called spaced repetition.
By reading something 10 times with time in between, you remember it much better than If you read it 10 times in a row.
That's why Tag My Knowledge uses a feed-approach. Every day, you see random items so you subconsciously build habits out of them!
Issue #2: Note taking wasn't fast enough
Speakers talk pretty fast and while you can pause & rewind YouTube videos, it quickly becomes annoying. Even worse, you can't rewind live events.
Tag My Knowledge is optimized to keep up with that. Adding knowledge takes as few clicks possible.
That way, you never miss some important off-topic nugget never again!
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A single piece of knowledge can consist of a title, rich text description, a source (with optional link), tags and one or more categories
You can manage all of your tags in one place
You can modify your list of categories (up to 5). You can change name, icon and order.
The first 4 will be shown as tabs at the bottom for quick access
You can filter for tags
You can toggle feed/history mode. History mode shows all your knowledge in chronological order (within that category), feed is essentially random (algorithm behind it but whatever)
Works on multiple devices (currently only on Android & via Progressive Web App)
Download / Where to get it
Website (here you can also sign up for a newsletter to get notified on updates)
Progressive Web App (also works on iOS)
Huawei App Gallery (doesn't have Google login, otherwise equal. Screenshots are outdated, app isn't.)
As of right now, the app is completely free and everything that's in it will definitely stay free forever.
That being said, if there's enough interest, I'll probably create some sort of premium plan so I can continue to improve it.
I have so many ideas on how to improve this, but I can't afford to invest my life into it without being able to pay my rent.
Please comment below and let me know what you think about it
Specifically, these are the question on my mind right now:
- Is this useful to you at all?
- What solution are you currently using, if any?
- I would use this, if ...
Have a great day!
~Philipp Bauer
Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC.

Basically a good idea, but why do we need an account for it? I'd rather keep my notes local. If need be, put them in a folder to sync via the preferred solution (e.g. NextCloud).

Thanks for the feedback!
I thought about that as well, but in the end I decided against it for a few reasons:
- The app is built for simplicity and having to set up your own sync solution would go against that
- Synchronization between mobile & web versions can never be completely seamless & instant when relying on cloud storage providers or custom solutions. I also found this way too easy to mess up on both sides.
- Local-only data is inherently lost when you lose your phone. This is obvious, but originally I was the only person I developed for and I constantly softbrick/switch/factory reset/upgrade my device so I'd rather not risk that or take the time to do manual export/import
I also have a lot of features planned which simply aren't possible (or become incredibly tedious) when the database is local.
- A twitter bot to tag knowledge automatically when you @ it (similar to readwise.io).
- In-app knowledge sharing (if I get the chance, I'd build some optional social media features into the app). For example you could share your knowledge in exchange for a custom email feed of other people's knowledge that could be interesting for you
- A chrome extension

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Thanks for the feedback!
I thought about that as well, but in the end I decided against it for a few reasons:
- The app is built for simplicity and having to set up your own sync solution would go against that
- Synchronization between mobile & web versions can never be completely seamless & instant when relying on cloud storage providers or custom solutions. I also found this way too easy to mess up on both sides.
- Local-only data is inherently lost when you lose your phone. This is obvious, but originally I was the only person I developed for and I constantly softbrick/switch/factory reset/upgrade my device so I'd rather not risk that or take the time to do manual export/import
I also have a lot of features planned which simply aren't possible (or become incredibly tedious) when the database is local.
- A twitter bot to tag knowledge automatically when you @ it (similar to readwise.io).
- In-app knowledge sharing (if I get the chance, I'd build some optional social media features into the app). For example you could share your knowledge in exchange for a custom email feed of other people's knowledge that could be interesting for you
- A chrome extension
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Right, that does sound interesting and well thought-through. But in the end of the day that approach is exactly *not* what I am looking for. Thanks anyway.