I was looking for a phone today that allows me to hide the settings app (so the child can't get access to his phone number to pass around to questionable people) and limit his contact list to numbers I set up for him to call. I couldn't find a phone that does this, so I was wondering if it could be possible to create an app / hack for Windows Phone 8 to allow these restrictions? I use Visual Studio for my daily development, and would that be enough to accomplish this task, or would I need more sophisticated tools?
I appreciate any insight. Thank you.
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I’m pretty good with IT and the written word but have no coding experience whatsoever. I want to develop a phone App (both iPhone and Android).
The app will include Google mapping technology, Facebook check in capability, account sign up and message system to fellow subscribers and push notifications triggered by geographical location and in app advertising.
I know there are different web based services and software for App development. But I am totally overwhelmed over where to start and I’d rather not learn to code from scratch.
If anyone could point me in the direction of any required reading/research, web tutorials or lectures I would be most grateful. Or if there is software that would allow me to develop the app easily. I don’t really like to idea of signing up with an online service in case I want to move the app to a business model in the future.
Alternatively any affordable services that allow me to keep full control of the app even if I unsubscribe could work.
Thanks in advance
Rumski
This will be useful for you..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1914819
Hello I am an entrepreneur and I am trying to determine technical feasibility of an application idea. If this is viable, I am willing to hire developers.
Please let me know if this is feasible.
The basic idea is an app that blocks users from opening other apps for a specific time period. for example, you open an app, determine the time frame that you do not want to allow yourself to be on facebook. save the information. then if you try to access the facebook android app, you will get a notification from the other app that says you cannot access the app turning the specified time period.
I'm aware of the sandbox structure but I want to know if permissions can be altered so that the information entered in one app can block facebook usage for a set time.
I greatly appreciate this.
Luke B
I am not familiar with Android per se, but am pretty familiar with several comparable app sandboxing schemes.
Sandboxing is specifically used to prevent this kind of thing. If you go low-level (break\mod the operating system), you can go around it.
Low-level techniques are not "mainstream" and will not work for a consumer app, as most users will not be willing to run in a custom configuration required for this to work.
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I'm a first time app developer/designer. I'd like to develop an app for use in Africa, and want it to work with the widest possible range of phones. I saw a study that showed about half of the phones there are very basic, with SMS capability but no browser (53% basic phones, 37% "feature" phones, 9% smart phones).
The app would help the user navigate the process of accessing some social services. I want it to document each "case", and allow them to log in and record steps that they have taken in the process. It would show them information about the administrative process, and advise them of the next steps to take. They could also view the history of their case (what they've recorded in the app, what communications we've sent them via the app., other info). So obviously the app would utilize some kind of database.
So, my questions are:
1. Is it possible to create an app for use on very basic phones? If so, what sort of user interface would the app have on these phones.
2. Are there development tools available that create phone-model-aware apps, so that I can develop one app that works on all phones, including a more sophisticated interface for smart phones?
Thank you.
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We need to create an app that would basically play some videos and music. So it will have a media player, besides we need some customization for the screen that contains the player and for the player itself. It will also have the user profile screen where it will show some statistics (like, how many videos the user watched, how many days in a row they used the app, etc., and a calendar that displays the user's activity). Thus the app will also have a backend where all the user data will be stored. There will be also some functionality to choose specific videos depending on one's mood. We don't have a budget to order this work to a developer so we are looking for an app development platform. I saw, there are quite a few platforms available out there. But we need something powerful enough on the one hand but easy to learn on the other hand so that we could finish the app as quickly as possible. Can somebody suggest a platform for this task? It should be able to create apps for both Android and iOS.
you dont need to be good at programming but should have basic programming skills if you just want to make an app for you than you can use code from internet
Thank you for sharing with is this is really good for us .
Hi, not sure if this is the right forum to ask this question but is there any free remote control app for android that allows you to hide what you are doing on the device that is being remotely controlled (as well as the one controlling it) and doesn't need authorization every time you use it? I tried teamviewer, but the screen hiding feature is not available for android, while other apps that have this feature aren't free.
Also, I know it's unlikely but is there any app that easily allows you to turn an android device into a personal vpn/proxy server (by redirecting your traffic through it)?
techussr said:
Hi, not sure if this is the right forum to ask this question but is there any free remote control app for android that allows you to hide what you are doing on the device that is being remotely controlled (as well as the one controlling it) and doesn't need authorization every time you use it? I tried teamviewer, but the screen hiding feature is not available for android, while other apps that have this feature aren't free.
Also, I know it's unlikely but is there any app that easily allows you to turn an android device into a personal vpn/proxy server (by redirecting your traffic through it)?
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Asking about a way to hide what you are doing while remotely controlling another device is very shady business. There is no reason to hide what you are doing unless you are trying to hack someone's device or invade their privacy without them knowing. We will not help you find a way to remotely connect to someone else's device without them knowing and we will not help you hide your activity on your device while making it look like your activity is being done from someone else's device by someone else.
Looking for ways to protect your personal privacy is understandable, but, looking for a way to be sneaky when remotely connecting to other devices is a completely different story and completely unnecessary if your purposes are legitimate.
Droidriven said:
Asking about a way to hide what you are doing while remotely controlling another device is very shady business. There is no reason to hide what you are doing unless you are trying to hack someone's device or invade their privacy without them knowing. We will not help you find a way to remotely connect to someone else's device without them knowing and we will not help you hide your activity on your device while making it look like your activity is being done from someone else's device by someone else.
Looking for ways to protect your personal privacy is understandable, but, looking for a way to be sneaky when remotely connecting to other devices is a completely different story and completely unnecessary if your purposes are legitimate.
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Sorry, I think I might not have explained myself correctly.
I'm not trying to connect to someone's device without them knowing. I am currently in a different country from where I usually live (and will be for a while) and I need to access a website that is only accesible from that country (which is absolutely stupid, as me accessing that website wouldn't harm anyone in any way). The problem is that this website blocks every comercial VPN. So I read on the Internet that there are a few options that could bypass this, which are paying for a residential proxy (which is kinda expensive), making your own private VPN server in the country where the website is available (which looks quite complex for a person with mundane IT skills like me, but I'm still considering it) or using a remote control program like teamviewer (which seems to be the easiest option).
So I was thinking about asking a relative of mine who lives there if he has any old smartphone he doesn't use anymore so that I could use it to access the website I mentioned via remote control (which he probably does, because he buys new phones almost every year, but if he doesn't I may consider buying one)
The reason why I'm asking about a remote control app that hides the screen is because I just don't feel very comfortable with the idea of anyone in my relative's home (he lives with several people) being able to snoop on the phone whenever they want. It's just a matter of basic privacy.
Regarding why I'm looking for an app that doesn't require authorization every time I want to use it, the reason is basically because it would be a pain in the ass for both myself and my relative as I plan to visit the website relatively often.
It looks like I'm not going to get an answer anyway, but I hope this helps clarify things a bit.