First of all I'd like to apologize for my bad English and want to tell you a story.
Once upon a time I was walking down the street, reading something from the smartphone screen. I stopped at the corner, waiting for the green light, and stared back my phone. Suddenly my cap was swept away by the rear-view mirror of the city-bus passing by. It was scary a little. A second later I realized that I've just missed a great chance to get to a "better place" because of a facebook post.
Few weeks after that incident I was thinking about the way to avoid such situations in future, remebering all the times I hit other people on the street reading their phones, getting into stinky things, etc. I was searching for solution and finally decided to make an application for smartphones that will save some social-addicted people from dying yong. This app should read incoming feed aloud, freeing eyes and hands of users, making them able to (better) control the surrounding area. It must be very easy to control without paying attention to the screen - swipes, huge buttons, headset control, voice control, whatever. This app should be a media-player, streaming only the favorite music to the ears, that no radio can't perform ever. Also I have found that elder people find that app very useful because they find listening to selected newsfeeds more convenient than filtering an ordinary radio stream for the information they're waiting for. So I have started.
I'm the founder of the Speaking Mind project and I'd like to introduce you my Android application.
I am an IT-specialist with 15 years of experience in various disciplines, grown to CIO and finally decided to work on my own. At this moment this project is my one and only occupation, so I'm working hard to make it the best of the best.
This is a smartphone application that read news from different sources using TTS engine. It plays music, stored at the /Music folder on the SD-card, when there is nothing to read, or time for news ran out. Currently we're offering reading only for different predefined RSS-sources.
Later some plugins will arrive. Facebook, Twitter, SMS, Email and others.
I am looking for the early adopters, who could help me develop great and really useful piece of software. Please, try it, tell me about your experience, your wishes, anything.
-= Attention, please =-
If you somehow got Force Close error, please-please, send a report by pressing a button. It will help us a lot.
-= Thank you =-
Send me any questions to [email protected].
Thank you one more time, this is the end of this wall of text.
Video demonstration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy6snCcx7Pg
Screenshots here:
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I think this is a great idea. I've been looking for an app like this for a while and the one I had stopped working so this would be awesome, but I don't use many RSS feeds, so I'll wait for other formats to come.
Justinchi said:
I think this is a great idea. I've been looking for an app like this for a while and the one I had stopped working so this would be awesome, but I don't use many RSS feeds, so I'll wait for other formats to come.
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Which formats are useful for you?
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Which formats are useful for you?
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The most useful I can think of would be webpage text. I read a lot of articles in my browser. Perhaps, the app could put the page in a "Print View" in order to only show the relevant text and read that text aloud.
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The most useful I can think of would be webpage text. I read a lot of articles in my browser. Perhaps, the app could put the page in a "Print View" in order to only show the relevant text and read that text aloud.
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There will be a Pocket plugin which will allow reading bookmarked topics. I think it will be a solution for your case.
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There will be a Pocket plugin which will allow reading bookmarked topics. I think it will be a solution for your case.
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Ah ok, I'll have to try it and see how it works, but I'm excited
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Ah ok, I'll have to try it and see how it works, but I'm excited
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I'm not very good in English, so I'd like to explain in detail this statement: Plugin for the Pocket was requested by several our early adopters and was put in the plan to be developed just after two other plugins for the Facebook and VK. But there is one thing I have to make clear - public Pocket API allows to add, modify and destroy bookmarked articles. It does not allow to get full articles by default, but it is possible if Pocket team will accept written request about this level of access. I've made a request today and now I'm waiting for the answer.
In the worst scenario Speind users will be able to send to Pocket the articles they wish to and read them later.
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I'm not very good in English, so I'd like to explain in detail this statement: Plugin for the Pocket was requested by several our early adopters and was put in the plan to be developed just after two other plugins for the Facebook and VK. But there is one thing I have to make clear - public Pocket API allows to add, modify and destroy bookmarked articles. It does not allow to get full articles by default, but it is possible if Pocket team will accept written request about this level of access. I've made a request today and now I'm waiting for the answer.
In the worst scenario Speind users will be able to send to Pocket the articles they wish to and read them later.
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Ah okay, that sounds cool
We have released our first plugins: Twitter and Texts.
These plugins allows only reading messages aloud. No retweet or answer functionality in place. They'll be added later.
You can give them a try.
Guys, I need help.
Google has suspended my Twitter plugin with the "REASON FOR REMOVAL: Violation of the intellectual property and impersonation or deceptive behavior provisions of the Content Policy".
I don't understand what was wrong. Our app strictly follows the guidelines for using API, for using logos and so on. App description was clear and overall the app do mimic as official app or so.
Looks like someone in moderation team has got up on the wrong side of the bed, but the app is suspended atm. I wrote a petition, but I'd like to have an advice from the developers community.
How do you think, isn't it a logo of the app is the reason to suspend it? Or may be you have noticed something else?
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Guys, I need help.
Google has suspended my Twitter plugin with the "REASON FOR REMOVAL: Violation of the intellectual property and impersonation or deceptive behavior provisions of the Content Policy".
I don't understand what was wrong. Our app strictly follows the guidelines for using API, for using logos and so on. App description was clear and overall the app do mimic as official app or so.
Looks like someone in moderation team has got up on the wrong side of the bed, but the app is suspended atm. I wrote a petition, but I'd like to have an advice from the developers community.
How do you think, isn't it a logo of the app is the reason to suspend it? Or may be you have noticed something else?
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I'm not a developer, but the first thing noticed would definitely be the logo, and yours is about the same as Twitter's.
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I'm not a developer, but the first thing noticed would definitely be the logo, and yours is about the same as Twitter's.
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We came to the same conclusion. Now we have changed the visual presence of the plugins. Hope that it will not provoke another act from the Google.
This is our new logo for all the plugins coming.
How do you think, will it provoke any actions or it's acceptable?
We have followed all guidelines very carefully and pixel-precisely.
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This is our new logo for all the plugins coming.
How do you think, will it provoke any actions or it's acceptable?
We have followed all guidelines very carefully and pixel-precisely.
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Are you allowed to use the twitter logo in the corner there?
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Are you allowed to use the twitter logo in the corner there?
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According to this guide (https://about.twitter.com/press/brand-assets), yes.
Twitter has blue and white logo. And the rules for usage.
Do: Use the Twitter bird to show that your product or device is compatible with Twitter.
Don’t: Display the Twitter logo or trademarks larger than your own marks.
Give me your opinion if you believe that I'm wrong in mine.
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According to this guide (https://about.twitter.com/press/brand-assets), yes.
Twitter has blue and white logo. And the rules for usage.
Do: Use the Twitter bird to show that your product or device is compatible with Twitter.
Don’t: Display the Twitter logo or trademarks larger than your own marks.
Give me your opinion if you believe that I'm wrong in mine.
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Oh, I see. I don't know the guidelines xD
By the way, it looks GREAT
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By the way, it looks GREAT
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Thanks, a lot. We've got a world-class designer in our team.
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I use the Read It Later extension for Firefox heavily, and have always missed an WM App that would allow me to read the pages I've marked on my phone.
Well, since I've bought the HD2 I've missed this even more...
Now, it seems that the folks that makes RIL released an API so that anyone can make its own app...
There's an official one for the iPhone, a user made for Android... and none for WM.
I've tried to make one myself, but its way beyond my "search and learn with Google" programing skills.
This way, I want ask if someone is interested or is capable of doind a Read It Later App for WM, HD2 customized, using their API.
The site is here: http://readitlaterlist.com/
It would be really nice to have a "Instapaper" like app for WM...
Thanks in advance!
Request seconded.
without looking at exactly what this is. do you mean an offline browser? if so then opera has the function built in.. saved pages
fards said:
without looking at exactly what this is. do you mean an offline browser? if so then opera has the function built in.. saved pages
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It's not only saved pages...
It's like Instapaper for the iPhone.
You mark a page to read later in RIL Firefox, for example, and then can access the link throught the app in the phone to read it.
The good thing about RIL is that you can mark a page in your desktop and it sincronizes with web, so, as soon as you open RIL in the phone the page is already there.
The advantage here is that you can mark pages to read in multiple PCs (I use in Vista/7 installarion in my notebook as well as XP/7 in my desktop) and still have a unified list.
+1 It looks like a swell piece of software which Id like on winmo
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+1 It looks like a swell piece of software which Id like on winmo
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It is very nice.
ATM i'm using the web version, with the shortcut readitlaterlist.com/unread . When you create an account, this shortcut will lead you directly to the reading list.
Putting Opera zoom in 100%, it fits right in the screen.
But it lacks a lot of features. It is actually just a list of links. You have to manually check read itens, press and hold the link if you want to open in another tab.
What I miss the most is some options to store the pages for future references. Now I have to manually do this... It would be nice if the app allow us to send the pages to another apps...
I hate to bump my own threads, but no one can help me?
Can someone at least tell me what programming language would be easyer to make such an app?
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I hate to bump my own threads, but no one can help me?
Can someone at least tell me what programming language would be easyer to make such an app?
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Could someone at least tell me what would be the easyest way to make a app like this?
I really miss an app for RIL, since internet version is not that good.
Id also like to have this app on WM or somethin similar. Cant help you build it, though.
TheGoD said:
Id also like to have this app on WM or somethin similar. Cant help you build it, though.
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Thanks anyway... I'm kind of resign that this won't be done.
Using the web version. Not perfect, but does the job.
I have not used this application/service before, but it looks interesting.
I have checked the API and it looks very simple to use.
The only thing that remains before starting to code is to have a rough design of the application GUI, just to set a rough scope on the functionalities.
Then I believe it is possible to create an "ugly" but functional application in a few days. I can work on this project if I can manage to allocate some spare time on this.
zefiltrin, I think you know the usage scenarios of this application way better than me, as I have not yet used it. Why not make a few sketches for describing the GUI of the application you want to see on your PPC. I mean the buttons, lists, etc. Then I would try to realize them (again, if I can manage to allocate some spare time on this)
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I have not used this application/service before, but it looks interesting.
I have checked the API and it looks very simple to use.
The only thing that remains before starting to code is to have a rough design of the application GUI, just to set a rough scope on the functionalities.
Then I believe it is possible to create an "ugly" but functional application in a few days. I can work on this project if I can manage to allocate some spare time on this.
zefiltrin, I think you know the usage scenarios of this application way better than me, as I have not yet used it. Why not make a few sketches for describing the GUI of the application you want to see on your PPC. I mean the buttons, lists, etc. Then I would try to realize them (again, if I can manage to allocate some spare time on this)
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I´ll do that! I'm travelling until april 4th, but will try to do that as soon as I come back.
I think I´ll use some of the screeshots of the existing apps for iPhone and Android.
Thank you for your help!
Well, here are some ideas:
I think the home screen should look like iPhone's Read It Later app:
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The list of things to read could be similar to GReader site, with big letters, two or more lines to allow seing the whole title:
In the "Greader-like" list abobe, there shoud be a search bar and the buttons to direclty mark as read or show the text only view, like this:
Finally, it would be great to have the sharing options like iPhone app (don´t know if the API allow that):
Let me know if this helps...
Ok I will spend some time on this tomorrow.
I started working on this project, I call it "Late Reader" for now. Any better name suggestions are welcome. I think I can post a first beta or alpha in a week.
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I started working on this project, I call it "Late Reader" for now. Any better name suggestions are welcome. I think I can post a first beta or alpha in a week.
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Thank you very much!
I'll be glad to test it when you release it.
ooh, this would be a fantastic application
I'll be following this with this new account.
Anyway, very anxious to see the result!
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I'll be following this with this new account.
Anyway, very anxious to see the result!
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OK I should call you hugocbp as of now I guess
I was on a business trip during the week, so I could not work on this project. I plan to have some progress this weekend, and hopefully post you some alpha to test. We'll see.
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OK I should call you hugocbp as of now I guess
I was on a business trip during the week, so I could not work on this project. I plan to have some progress this weekend, and hopefully post you some alpha to test. We'll see.
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No problem! I posted only to subscribe to the thread and let you know I'm the same who created it.
Take you time, I'll be here whenever you're done!
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This is something I had an idea about as soon as I saw the Nexus Q. I saw the potential this device has, however the current setup is just lacking. Good thing is hackable and runs Android though.
I am not a developer, I just come up with concepts in the hope that either Google or a developer will like the idea and begin to implement it.
What is it?
The Q-Dash is a customisable dashboard powered by the Nexus Q. Every morning, we wake up and check our phones for the latest news, weather, Facebook updates etc. If you can get it on your phone, its likely that we will check it.
However, you have a Nexus Q, why not put all that information onto one screen.
When your alarm goes off, your Android Device sends a command to the Nexus Q to power up the Q-Dash.
Q-Dash is your daily dashboard of all the information you check in the morning and its fully customisable. It can give you any Google Now Card, the latest breaking news stories, RSS feeds, Facebook/Twitter information, Live TV or Audio Streams. Q-Dash also shows you notifications you might have missed during the night.
How does it work?
Q-Dash is a completely 'hands free' experience from the moment your alarm goes off. When the alarm is activated, your Android device automatically listens for your voice, enabling you to snooze or dismiss your alarm without getting out of bed. Once it receives the dismiss command, your Android Device powers the Nexus Q on in Q-Dash mode.
From then on, your Android Device listens out for a hotword. When it hears this hotword, it activates the speech recognition so you can control Q-Dash.
Ask it to show you your RSS feeds from the Google Blog, and thats what it will do. Ask it to read you an article from a RSS feed - it'll do that as well.
Change the Livestream, post a Facebook/Twitter update, see the weather forecast, check your daily agenda or go to your favourite website - Q-Dash can do all this an more. It also has the compatibility to launch Q-Dash optimised applications from your device, right onto the Q-Dash. So if you want to see your favourite news application on Q-Dash, just ask it to launch. If the app is Q-Dash optimised, it'll launch for you.
If you have multiple Nexus Q's in your house, you can take Q-Dash with you. Simply tap your phone on any Q-Dash to bring it up. Q-Dash also knows when you have left your house, so can power down the Nexus Q automatically.
If you like this concept, don't forget to click Newsworthy in the top right and share this around the web!
[CONCEPT] Nexus Q: Q-Dash
I legitimately had to register to give you props on your idea. That is an amazing concept. I'm not sure how much voice sounds and my video editing is none existent, but to support your idea I would be up for chatting on skype or the something else to see if you could use me.
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I legitimately had to register to give you props on your idea. That is an amazing concept. I'm not sure how much voice sounds and my video editing is none existent, but to support your idea I would be up for chatting on skype or the something else to see if you could use me.
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Video editing isn't needed. Just record yourself saying a few sentences from above and send it
Updated the video with Q-Dash voice
This is an absolutely amazing idea. I don't really have much to add, just wanted to say good work and I'm looking forward to seeing someone do this.
Mortalys77 said:
This is an absolutely amazing idea. I don't really have much to add, just wanted to say good work and I'm looking forward to seeing someone do this.
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If you'd like to help, sharing on Twitter, Google+, Facebook etc would be appreciated
Oh man.
I may just have to end up getting a Q if it gets crazy projects like this
This also comes to mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38
Edit and shameless plug: I wrote about this on my blog. http://androidallies.com/2012/06/30/what-to-do-with-nexus-q/
I keep thinking about how awesome this could be.
Totaly useless, but looks good)
AmoJ said:
Totaly useless, but looks good)
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Why totally useless? Bet you wake up and use your phone in bed, or put the news on or read it?
Nobody have anymore feedback?
Final version has been submitted, complete with voiceover etc
Dude, all I have to say is the concept sounds pretty awesome. However, and this isn't the fault of Q-Dash at all...unless if the Q gets a lot more functionality, and quickly, I doubt too many people are going to be paying $300 for a gimped device. I mean, it's a networked media consumption device, but it can't even do local streaming of audio or video (at least not natively, and I haven't seen anything 3rd party that can do it either).
Three times expensive than Apple TV,I'm not sure it's worth enough
Yeah I best you.
Its been hacked to runs apps hasn't it so things like this shouldn't be to far away
This is an amazing concept for the Q! I can't wait to see where this goes! This is the future!! I just picked my Q up on ebay today. For those of you interested but not wanting to pay 300+ tax check out ebay. I got mine for 195 and saw them come and go for 170-210 from the Google I/O folks. Following this thread and can't wait to see where this goes! This just made me 1000 times more excited about picking up the Q.
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This is an amazing concept for the Q! I can't wait to see where this goes! This is the future!! I just picked my Q up on ebay today. For those of you interested but not wanting to pay 300+ tax check out ebay. I got mine for 195 and saw them come and go for 170-210 from the Google I/O folks. Following this thread and can't wait to see where this goes! This just made me 1000 times more excited about picking up the Q.
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It doesn't seem to be gauging much interest like my notification concept.
Feel free to share it round, submit it as a news tip to sites etc
Evostance said:
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It doesn't seem to be gauging much interest like my notification concept.
Feel free to share it round, submit it as a news tip to sites etc
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What are you looking for from the community? Backers? Interest? Do you have plans to launch? What do you need to launch or begin development?
Sorry for all of the questions but I'd really like to know where your vision is for this new concept, as this is something that has really got my interest.
Thanks
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What are you looking for from the community? Backers? Interest? Do you have plans to launch? What do you need to launch or begin development?
Sorry for all of the questions but I'd really like to know where your vision is for this new concept, as this is something that has really got my interest.
Thanks
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My vision would be for either a developer or Google to jump on board and develop it as its only a concept. If I had the time in my life, I'd sit down and attempt to learn Java and see what I could do myself, however I have pretty much no free time at the moment
Congrats!
Mas, it´s great.
I shared it on my Google Plus.
Thanx for this concept.
The Voice of the World is the world's first truly global, truly minimalist social network. This simple app allows anyone in the world to send a message to everyone else in the world that lasts until someone else does the same. There's only one message at a time that's displayed for everyone and there are no personal details or registration involved, only anonymity and total rule-less anarchy.
It's interesting to see - when the entire world has the opportunity to write anything, anonymously and uncensored, for an untold number of viewers, what will it say? I have received nothing but positive praise for the app.
You can find it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appsent.thevoiceoftheworld
Thank you!
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The Voice of the World is the world's first truly global, truly minimalist social network. This simple app allows anyone in the world to send a message to everyone else in the world that lasts until someone else does the same. There's only one message at a time that's displayed for everyone and there are no personal details or registration involved, only anonymity and total rule-less anarchy.
It's interesting to see - when the entire world has the opportunity to write anything, anonymously and uncensored, for an untold number of viewers, what will it say? I have received nothing but positive praise for the app.
You can find it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appsent.thevoiceoftheworld
Thank you!
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revolutionary! :good:
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revolutionary! :good:
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Interesting idea
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Great concept but the first thing the world gave me was this, perhaps a better approach for immature mindless people like this?
TheArc said:
Great concept but the first thing the world gave me was this, perhaps a better approach for immature mindless people like this?
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Just your luck
I got a greeting from the world
Great !!
Love the anonymity
Thanks everyone! It seems like XDA made the app explode.
this is awesome
dude you gotta advertise this **** on like tv or porn sites or something. "twitter without the bull****."
you could also introduce ability to let people vote up or down on messages and have a section for top messages for last 24 hours.
Uninstalled after getting a random, incredibly loud video ad. I dont mind the banner ads at the bottom, but when they're video ads (that take up your whole screen) with loud audio that scare the **** out of you every time because they pop up out of nowhere unexpectedly... nope, not having it. was cool for the 30 seconds I had it installed.
Appsent Minded said:
The Voice of the World is the world's first truly global, truly minimalist social network. This simple app allows anyone in the world to send a message to everyone else in the world that lasts until someone else does the same. There's only one message at a time that's displayed for everyone and there are no personal details or registration involved, only anonymity and total rule-less anarchy.
It's interesting to see - when the entire world has the opportunity to write anything, anonymously and uncensored, for an untold number of viewers, what will it say? I have received nothing but positive praise for the app.
You can find it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appsent.thevoiceoftheworld
Thank you!
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It's not a 4.0+, it's a 4.1+
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Uninstalled after getting a random, incredibly loud video ad. I dont mind the banner ads at the bottom, but when they're video ads (that take up your whole screen) with loud audio that scare the **** out of you every time because they pop up out of nowhere unexpectedly... nope, not having it. was cool for the 30 seconds I had it installed.
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I'm sorry to hear that. I'm going to modify if so that it gives a warning as part of a larger update to the app that should be out some time within a week if you want to try it again. Unfortunately I do need to pay for the servers the app runs on and I would remove all of the ads if I could.
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It's not a 4.0+, it's a 4.1+
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I realized that immediately after posting but unfortunately couldn't change the title.
I agree with the concerns about ads, is it really necessary to show video advertisements to run the server?
Are these ads also shown if I'm on mobile data?
Androidmarketuser said:
I agree with the concerns about ads, is it really necessary to show video advertisements to run the server?
Are these ads also shown if I'm on mobile data?
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Yeah, they appear even if you're on mobile data.
Due to user demand, I've disabled video ads for the time being. I may reintegrate them at a later time to support future development, but only after I've added a warning for them. I'm sorry for everyone that got scared by seemingly random video ads.
nice idea
Sooooo.. I get this
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Sooooo.. I get this
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I'm currently trying to fix this. It seems like XDA hugged the server to death.
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I'm currently trying to fix this. It seems like XDA hugged the server to death.
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I thought so.
We do it out of love! I swear! :victory: haha
Cool app though . Can't wait to try it.
Why not but I don't know understand all the permissions. Could you explain them please?
Get Looxie from the Play Store!
Looxie is a location-based photo request app that I released back in 2016. The premise is simple: you go on the map, select a location you want a photo from and send your request to that location. Any users within one kilometer will receive the request and they can respond by sending you a photo.
The big twist? They can only send photos by actually taking them with their camera: gallery uploads are not allowed. Practically, this means that any photo you receive was taken seconds earlier and essentially is a real-time depiction of that location. The practical applications are numerous (Is the sea choppy? Is the bar I want to go to packed? Is there a lot of traffic on the A2? What's up in the Mongolian steppe right now?) but it's also really exciting to simply know that the photo you got depicts something at the other side of the world as it is right now.
Late last year, I decided that the app looked positively archaic, so I went ahead and rebuilt/redesigned it from the ground up to make it prettier and faster. I think the redesign is very successful and the app is indeed much faster and much easier to use.
Here is what it looks like:
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I will probably be adding some premium features as a very cheap subscription (full-res photo downloads, for example) in the hopes that they'll at least cover the Firebase costs but anybody who registers an account by August 9th, 2019 will get all premium features for free.
I will be happy to answer your questions and read your comments!
Bumping the thread with actual links. I'll be around to answer any questions and respond to comments.
Really liking this app. Now I am getting requests one after the other from the same user. It would be nice if there was a cool-down time, I'd say, once every 2hrs between requests times from the same user
Amazing idea but..
1. When I use the search function, I can't actually click on a photo to be able to view it and zoom in. All it does when I click that it switches to the next photo and the same happens with Sent Looxies.
2. No full screen viewing available!
3. Settings is grayed out and I can't access it?
4. I can't view the likes of a certain image!
5. I am getting a ton of requests of user NewbieTown, is it a bot?
When i click the camera button to take a picture it opens the stock camera(xiaomi) but I don't really like the pictures from it so I use a google camera port , do you think it's possible to choose from the camera app?
Hey! You should be able to use any camera app you want. I'm almost never using the stock Pixel camera, instead I use something some effects, like Vignette or Cameringo.
lNOFXl said:
Really liking this app. Now I am getting requests one after the other from the same user. It would be nice if there was a cool-down time, I'd say, once every 2hrs between requests times from the same user
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Hey, thanks! Totally my fault for not communicating this more clearly in the app but each of these requests are actually from a different user. Whenever a new user signs up, they have the option of sending a first contact request, ie. send a request to every user in the world (just once).
So what happened is that with the sudden influx of users (due to the XDA feature) LOTS of people got to use their first contact requests and everybody was flooded with those things. I should absolutely find a way to combat that but I don't want to take the first contact functionality away from new users. The problem will eventually solve itself, of course, when things go back to normal, with 3-5 registrations per day.
zombiezoom said:
Amazing idea but..
1. When I use the search function, I can't actually click on a photo to be able to view it and zoom in. All it does when I click that it switches to the next photo and the same happens with Sent Looxies.
2. No full screen viewing available!
3. Settings is grayed out and I can't access it?
4. I can't view the likes of a certain image!
5. I am getting a ton of requests of user NewbieTown, is it a bot?
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Hello there.
You are right on every count, the app is pretty frustrating right now. This is partly down to the fact that it's a ground-up rewrite, so some functionality that was there in the old app is still missing but also due to the fact that I'm a lone developer working on it after 10-hour marathons in my day job, right after I manage to put my 2-year old son to sleep. I still love it, though. Let me answer your questions one by one.
1. All of the functionality you're describing is coming within the month. I'm taking a much-needed two-week off from work so I'll be able to focus on Looxie almost exclusively.
2. Also coming soon!
3. I know I sound like a broken record, but also coming soon. I have quite of bit of stuff to put in there, it won't take too long.
4. At this point you know the answer.
5. Nope, totally not a bot. It's new users signing up and using their first contact request (which they can use only once). Thingss should go back to normal, with about 5 first contact requests per day. Just give it a bit of time.
Thanks for your comment, I wanted to clear some of this stuff up anyway!
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Hello there.
You are right on every count, the app is pretty frustrating right now. This is partly down to the fact that it's a ground-up rewrite, so some functionality that was there in the old app is still missing but also due to the fact that I'm a lone developer working on it after 10-hour marathons in my day job, right after I manage to put my 2-year old son to sleep. I still love it, though. Let me answer your questions one by one.
1. All of the functionality you're describing is coming within the month. I'm taking a much-needed two-week off from work so I'll be able to focus on Looxie almost exclusively.
2. Also coming soon!
3. I know I sound like a broken record, but also coming soon. I have quite of bit of stuff to put in there, it won't take too long.
4. At this point you know the answer.
5. Nope, totally not a bot. It's new users signing up and using their first contact request (which they can use only once). Thingss should go back to normal, with about 5 first contact requests per day. Just give it a bit of time.
Thanks for your comment, I wanted to clear some of this stuff up anyway!
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Thanks for the quick reply, I've edited the Google Play rating of the app to 5 stars.
However, you should've mentioned that the app has features that are still being optimized.
Possible to run on microg?
Love the app, just switched to a phone with lineageos 16 and microg. When I enter my username and password, it just hangs logging in. I then tried backing up the app on my old phone with adb backup then restored it to my new phone. The first time I started looxie, I was logged in and could see the feed. Now everytime I start the app, I get an empty feed that never updates. Also, my username is not displayed in the menu. Any ideas on how to get it working with microg?
Jeff
jebaker said:
Love the app, just switched to a phone with lineageos 16 and microg. When I enter my username and password, it just hangs logging in. I then tried backing up the app on my old phone with adb backup then restored it to my new phone. The first time I started looxie, I was logged in and could see the feed. Now everytime I start the app, I get an empty feed that never updates. Also, my username is not displayed in the menu. Any ideas on how to get it working with microg?
Jeff
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Hey Jeff! I've never tested the app on a device with microg, unfortunately. Unless the microg package includes an implementation of FirebaseAuth, I cannot see it working. I'll need to check and see though, so stay tuned. If you're the Jeff from the app, it's nice to see you here, thanks for all the awesome photos :good:
Antonis427 said:
Hey Jeff! I've never tested the app on a device with microg, unfortunately. Unless the microg package includes an implementation of FirebaseAuth, I cannot see it working. I'll need to check and see though, so stay tuned. If you're the Jeff from the app, it's nice to see you here, thanks for all the awesome photos :good:
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Thanks, It looks like microg doesn't support FirebaseAuth currently, there are a few issues in github for it. I'll try agian when they have it supported.
Jeff
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Sh-ort is a how I reimagined a URL Shortener app using Material Design to build a branded experience, through UI and Motion.
There are several apps that take care of shortening urls, and they are great at what they do but they all have more or less the same design and are a little boring.
Also when you have many urls it is difficult to manage the statistics well and to have everything at hand, maybe a general overview of how your links are performing would be fantastic - I thought - and also give the user the possibility to render the entries in the list more recognizable thanks to the preview of the article, or of the page whose URL you have shortened.
Then I thought about who could use the app, to a tempt who perhaps manages several websites for work, and who might want to see how the links belonging to the same site perform.
I have created a small app that attempts to improve the experience with URL shortener, through its structure (overview, all links, best links), the ability to filter links based on the site they belong to, the date, or whether they are added to favorites or not.
The details department is still in its early stages but you can have the complete statistics on clicks already by default, without the need for a subscription as happens in major similar apps.
Of course there is still a lot to improve, so I trust in your feedback to find bugs and to add features that I missed in this first release.
There is a complete lack of translations in all languages and dark mode, which will be implemented once the app has reached a modest number of functions and use cases, making it an attractive app for the average and pro user.
Find more information on my app design and branding process in the Medium article linked below, as well as the link to download the app.
I look forward to hearing from you and your feedback, thanks for your attention.
About the design: https://mirko-ddd.medium.com/how-material-design-helps-you-brand-your-app-b7cb191524f7
App download: https://sh-ort.app/gkd9g
can you use it on the computer?
I don't care about tracking, do I still have to use a Google account?
prplt said:
can you use it on the computer?
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For the moment I am focusing on the android app, but in future I may extend to web and other platforms
wfred said:
I don't care about tracking, do I still have to use a Google account?
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Hello, the login part has nothing to do with tracking, it is simply used to let the user create collections of short urls on the server, and sync it across devices.
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Sh-ort is a how I reimagined a URL Shortener app using Material Design to build a branded experience, through UI and Motion.
There are several apps that take care of shortening urls, and they are great at what they do but they all have more or less the same design and are a little boring.
Also when you have many urls it is difficult to manage the statistics well and to have everything at hand, maybe a general overview of how your links are performing would be fantastic - I thought - and also give the user the possibility to render the entries in the list more recognizable thanks to the preview of the article, or of the page whose URL you have shortened.
Then I thought about who could use the app, to a tempt who perhaps manages several websites for work, and who might want to see how the links belonging to the same site perform.
I have created a small app that attempts to improve the experience with URL shortener, through its structure (overview, all links, best links), the ability to filter links based on the site they belong to, the date, or whether they are added to favorites or not.
The details department is still in its early stages but you can have the complete statistics on clicks already by default, without the need for a subscription as happens in major similar apps.
Of course there is still a lot to improve, so I trust in your feedback to find bugs and to add features that I missed in this first release.
There is a complete lack of translations in all languages and dark mode, which will be implemented once the app has reached a modest number of functions and use cases, making it an attractive app for the average and pro user.
Find more information on my app design and branding process in the Medium article linked below, as well as the link to download the app.
I look forward to hearing from you and your feedback, thanks for your attention.
About the design: https://mirko-ddd.medium.com/how-material-design-helps-you-brand-your-app-b7cb191524f7
App download: https://sh-ort.app/gkd9g
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I've tried this app and it is really amazing compared to Bitly android app.
Thanks, Mirko!
Mirko ddd said:
Hello, the login part has nothing to do with tracking, it is simply used to let the user create collections of short urls on the server, and sync it across devices.
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Sorry, I meant syncing and saving, not Google tracking me.
Just installed/uninstalled, the app won't even start without a Google login.
I'm not interested in saving, collecting, or syncing shortened URL's, just sending “one and done” links from my phone. Can you tweak this to eliminate the login?
wfred said:
Sorry, I meant syncing and saving, not Google tracking me.
Just installed/uninstalled, the app won't even start without a Google login.
I'm not interested in saving, collecting, or syncing shortened URL's, just sending “one and done” links from my phone. Can you tweak this to eliminate the login?
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The app is designed to assign an owner to every short url so the owner can check the short url performance. If you are not interested in stats means that this is not an app that fits your needs.
fulvius31 said:
I've tried this app and it is really amazing compared to Bitly android app.
Thanks, Mirko!
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Thank you very much Fulvius
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The app is designed to assign an owner to every short url so the owner can check the short url performance. If you are not interested in stats means that this is not an app that fits your needs.
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True, no problem. I'm not your target user.
For some reason that app force closes every time I try to load it. Tried clearing cache/data & even uninstall/reinstall. Android 10 stock, w/ magisk
Chaprnks said:
For some reason that app force closes every time I try to load it. Tried clearing cache/data & even uninstall/reinstall. Android 10 stock, w/ magisk
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Hello, thanks for reaching out but I cannot guess what is the problem just knowing your android version. For sure I can say that have not passed at least 3 hours yet since you got crashes because the crash console is flat.
Write your device model and as soon I get the report I can see what s wrong and eventually I will fix it.
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Hello, thanks for reaching out but I cannot guess what is the problem just knowing your android version. For sure I can say that have not passed at least 3 hours yet since you got crashes because the crash console is flat.
Write your device model and as soon I get the report I can see what s wrong and eventually I will fix it.
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Would sending you a logcat of the crash make it easier?
Chaprnks said:
Would sending you a logcat of the crash make it easier?
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The app code is obfuscated, I don t know if you would actually get something useful from it. But giving a try doesn t cost anything, right?
you can find the email where to send the log in the Google Play page of the app
Edit: by the way, the package name is it.mirko.sh_ort if you want to clean your log