This would be some excellent support for the faithful Android developers. I have eight apps but live in Canada so I haven't been permitted to post them on the Market yet. Still I'm hoping Google might take this into account for Canadian developers who can't yet meet the sales criteria. I applied anyway and hope Google will respond so I can begin mobile testing.
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I am looking for some fellow developers to build a few applications that work together to allow the android phone to take advantage of cheap telephony services provided over the internet. These are sms, voip, calling cards and similar such services.I have been investigating this quite a bit and developing an app to work with PennyTel but i have discovered an issue with the Android OS. Android is not designed to let you replace low level systems in your app and there for there is no way to capture out going sms etc. This means that to write an app that sends all out going sms via pennytel is impossible and that the only way around this is to write your own sms client like ChompSMS and i am sure this will apply to other parts of the phone as well.What i am looking to do is make a reusable system that uses intents to do things. A complete sms application that uses an intent to send the sms so that more sms providers can be added later, a dialer and outgoing call system that will fire an event for another app to make the call etc.What I want is sever apps that use intents not just to open their app but also to choose the outgoing their service uses. personally i want to write one of the outgoing paths and i am looking for some developers who would be interested in writing the more front end apps like the dialer and sms applications.If anyone is interested let me know as it is just too much work for one person and i am sure your apps will be used by many people as more and more people could right services they could be hooked into.
View 3 Replies View RelatedIs there any way of hiding specific app developers that you don't link on the market?
E.g. if one developer has made thousands of sound board apps or themes for an app that I won't be using - I could hide that developer and wouldn't see his/her apps on the market?
If this is possible, I think it would make the market much less annoying when you have to scroll through hundreds of sound boards and app themes.
In terms of publishing apps for developers that reside in countries where they are not currently able to sell their apps via the Android Market, is this practice okay? Does it violate the Terms and Conditions of being a seller in any way?
View 4 Replies View RelatedMy team is in urgent need for Android Developers. Please find below the details. Job Location:Nagpur,India Android SSE - experience - 3-4 yrs, minimum 6 months experience in Android, Location - Nagpur Code...
View 2 Replies View RelatedCan anyone tell me if UK developers are still being forced to list in a currency that the only paying customers of Market aren't used to dealing with (i.e. British pounds), or can we list in the currency our potential customers use?
View 9 Replies View RelatedIn android-sdk-windowsplatformsandroid-8data esdrawable progress_large.xml, the following code is used:
CODE:.........................
If I try to copy this code in my own projects (so I can change the drawable), I get a compile error for framesCount and frameDuration.
Is <animated-rotate> something that can be used? And if so, how?
Is multitouch available to Android app developers? I've heard its on the new 2.0 version but only seen it accomplished on the Internet browser.
View 2 Replies View RelatedIs it just an impossibility to do?I have no idea about these things, but I guess if it is possible it would have been done already, no? I haven't taken the plunge to root, and not sure if I will and the instructions for screen shot on Droid are basically chinese to me because I have no skill when it comes to this sorta thing.I just want an app that will take a screenshot without root.People like me would pay for an app like this. You could make killer money guys, come on!
View 14 Replies View RelatedI've been using the G1 for a while now and have been quite happy with it except that it only goes up to 1.6. In order to develop on 2.1 and beyond, I need to upgrade to a newer phone. I'd like to continue it using the new dev phone as my personal phone as well which limits it to AT&T for me. Seems like my only choices, according to http://www.google.com/phone, are nexus one, samsung captivate or HTC aria. Are all 3 good developers phones? Should I look for an unlocked droid instead? The nexus looks great but at it's a bit steep considering I'll probably need an android tablet for development as well soon. BTW, any thoughts on what would be a good developers tablet and when they might be available.
View 8 Replies View RelatedCould i join Android Developers group?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI just integrated AdMob into my app. I noticed that in South Korea, there were 24 clicks, but that I only got 7 cents off of those clicks. In Malaysia, there was one click that generated 11 cents, and in Japan there were 2 clicks that generated 0 cents Does anyone know how this works? Also, does AdMob or Google AdSense generate more money?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI know this is a developer site. BUT, and I think the moderators and fellow responders would agree: developers these days are usually also the people that market their product. Especially if you're an independent one-man-team like myself. So I think this can be a relevant question on stackoverflow: I'm wondering what resources you have used to promote and market your mobile app? Or if you can give some tips or recommendations, links, etc?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI am adding a menu option in my newest application that will allow users to view all of our other applicatiosn we've published to the market place. The problem we are having is we created a second more business like developer account, but want to let users also see all of our old apps. I know how to have the search point to one developer, i.e. pub:<developer name>, but does anyone know of a way to have it search multiple? So that when they click the button all the apps from the older developer we had along with the newer business developer we created?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI'm just browsing the market on my phone and every few games down there are utterly shite apps from a developer called "Aroma planning" which are pictures of women which you are supposed to touch.
I'd love a feature where you could block every app from that developer but I wouldn't know how or who to contact to ask if it could be implimented.
As far as I know, the Market isn't a part of the open source components in Android and is Google's property but does anyone know if there is a contact email address for the android market developers so I could ask if such a feature could be added?
If I see another miniskirt touch game by that arsehole I'll probably end up snapping my nexus one in rage.
Edit: Doh, the feature requests forum is here: Feature Requests / Suggestions - Android Market
public class SMSWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {
private static final String queryString = "@inpion";
private static final String SMS_RECEIVED = "android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED";
@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
//get SMS Message
if(intent.getAction().equals(SMS_RECEIVED)){
Bundle bundle = intent.getExtras();...............
in my app,i send sms but in home screen ,AppWidget cannot receive it,only notification can notify me,i want to the message frist was received in my AppWidget not appear in notification bar?
I just wanted to start a thread expressing my displeasure with the choice to block copy-protected apps from being made available to ADPs. The thing that drew me to the android platform was the fact that it had such a lower barrier to entry. I can't afford to have two phone plans going. The idea of investing $425 to allow me to have one device to both develop for and use for my day to day life was very attractive. However, Google's recent assumption that developers will pirate drm'd software simply because they can is ridiculous. If someone wanted to pirate software, they'd simply open a t-mobile account, unlock the phone, and save $300+. I hope Google reconsiders.
View 12 Replies View RelatedFew quick questions that I was hoping someone could answer. The developers edition g1 should work fine on the At&t network, correct? Will it be able to connect to At&t's 3g network? If you could answer these I will be forever in debt to you, I have looked everywhere for this information only to lead me here, still confused.
View 2 Replies View RelatedBluetooth Developers, We have just published an Android Bluetooth Developers Guide, and a Sample Application. I hope these become a useful resource, Android Bluetooth Project Lead
View 4 Replies View RelatedI develop Android appliations for a living.As always, we have a very short time to get a finished product out the door and we're relying on the Android to be one of our flagship phones.I've got no time for "phone exploration" or hobbying around. I need technical information, and IN PARTICULAR, information about the hard problems.The easy problems that everyone writes about is not helpful for what I need. I want to be able to pick up the phone and call someone on the Google development team to get some quick answers and information that's not found in the documentation, (which by the way has more holes in it than the moon has craters). And, I'm willing to pay for the kind of support I need. I can even visit Google peeps at the development lab in Kirkland.I can make the case to my boss for paying for this kind of live support, but I can't make the case that "I just can't do stuff" on the Android. What I need has GOT to be done and quick.And I need quick technical information.
View 3 Replies View RelatedOrange is looking forward to talking to you at LeWeb(Paris, 9th and 10th of December)showing you the new on-device App Shop client, and hearing all about your apps. If you're in Paris next week, come and see us.Can't attend LeWeb? Come and talk to us now on the new Orange App Shop Developer Community Platform..All the questions you've always want to ask Orange are just a few clicks away. Join us and also talk to a 100 other developers in the platform.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI've been reading the Terms of Service for the Google APIs, both Maps and AJAX APIs. I have questions regarding future consequences of using these APIs in mobile apps that get distributed, hopefully, to many thousands or millions of devices.
Both say that the services must be available for free, so I'm assuming that means you cannot charge a fee for an Android app that uses these services, unless you arrange something special with Google. Which appears to be Google Maps API Premier, an advanced service that uses a page-view-counter-based calculation to determine charges, and is not cheap. Which pretty much says you'd need to charge a subscription fee if you're going to charge at all. If you don't charge now and suddenly get hit with a bill from Google, your free app must remain free (according to Android Terms) so you're out of luck? I suppose it might be possible to include a Terms of Service with the application that says the user assumes all responsibility for any charges related to use of the Google APIs, but that doesn't seem likely to succeed. I think it would be difficult to manage. I also suppose that you could ask Google to block requests that use your API key until you can get a new version out with a fee attached.
Google also says they could charge for the use of the API in the future. This is stated specifically in the AJAX APIs doc, and indirectly in the Maps doc (Google can change the terms at any time). Since the API key that is used when calling APIs belongs to the Android developer, that tells me we could potentially be on the hook for Google charges. The Terms say that we can decide to stop using the APIs. Which is fairly easy when you're running a web site, much different when your application is deployed to thousands or millions of devices. Especially if you've distributed the application for free, and with an expiration date as required of later than October 22, 2033.
I'm nervous now about using Google APIs in Android apps and wondered if anyone else has thought about this. Should Google APIs be avoided? At least until developers have some legal protection?
Is there any Android browser reference/documentation for Web app developers? Something like Apple's Safari Web Content Guide would be fantastic.
I am exploring options to make Android Web app more native-like.
I'm writing an app dealing with JPEG pictures. The main Activity let the user slide between a set of pictures, but if these pictures are too large (imagine a set of pictures taken with a 12Mpix camera, not resized), the pre-loading of the second picture throws an OutOfMemoryException that leads to an immediate app VM shutdown whereas I surrounded my calls to BitmapFactory.decodeXXX() whit a try/ catch(Exception). So, the user gets an error message making him think the app is unstable, and the app didn't have any chance of telling him what really happened. How can I handle this a more "user friendly" way? Can I predict the memory size that will be necessary to load a compressed JPEG picture?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI can't seem to catch SQLiteConstraintException from SQLiteDatabase. Has anyone else encountered this?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI was in my jeep the other day when I heard a ad for some song and a itagging...That got me thinking. Now before the fanboy name calling starts, this is not a comparison to iPhone. I have never owned one, nor shall I ever. I think for the android based phone to compete more with the whole iphone market, I think we need to develop our own brand of iTagging, our own brand of iPhone docks, and our own version of iTunes. I understand that the iPhone has been out for a long time and has had the media market to back it up. Heres the thing. There are way more versions of android based phones that there will be of iPhones. I know that there are a lot of variations of the phones, but its nothing adapters cant fix for the docks. as for the itagging, and the itunes apps, its nothing a dev cant handle. I am not a Dev, nor am I a manufacturer, but Im sure some of us can find a friend of a friend who knows this guy that lives down the street to help out our cause...
View 9 Replies View RelatedI've tried, but couldn't find anything. Is there any way to determine that the key is longpressed?
View 2 Replies View RelatedDevs that are participating in the private beta of Flash for Android have been converting their apps from Air and Flash with great success. This will surely be a kick in the nuts for Apple, a well deserved one at that.Details here: Flash And Air Developers Port Existing Apps To Android In 10 Minutes, Give Feedback From The Private Beta Of Flash/Air For Android
View 3 Replies View RelatedThere is a site in the uk called m.catchuptv.com that steams live tv on to the phone. it was originally an iphone thing, but now works on android. The last couple of days it has stopped working where it times out and cant connect to the server. I dont know if its my phone (htc desire) or its the site. it works best over wi-fi.
View 3 Replies View Relatedi need to start a background deamon not just when an application need to bind with, i have searched a way to auto-start it. One interesting reply was given in this maillist and i wanna more explanation on the way to catch BOOT_COMPLETED_ACTION from an IntentReceiver? The previous thread that i have found on this maillist was this one:
" Use an IntentReceiver and catch the BOOT_COMPLETED_ACTION. Then in the IntentReceiver call Context.startService() (but use carefully, only when you really need a background service to run all the time). "