I'm currently in the process of making an Android game ;)
@Izzy Could you help me test the in app billing of my game?
I'll refund you as soon as you make the purchase of course!
Hi Crazy ;)
@CrazyBuddy Just saw your messages ;) Buy yes, pretty much. I got my first Android December 2010, and I knew nothing about Android - nothing! Root, custom ROM meant nothing to me. But I had a phone that could only get Android 2.1, so I googled about updating, learnt about root etc, and here we are!
@LiamW As for in-app billing testing: I'm afraid I lack the time for testing currently. Got a lot of other things to do. Besides, what's the app about?
@CrazyBuddy To your question (how I got things sorted out): Well, I needed a new phone, and thought Android could be nice. So I bought a relatively cheap device (HTC Wildfire, 2nd hand) and jumped in.
I thought about what apps I'd need, and started searching the market -- comparing apps. To not lose track, I made my lists in a forum.
While in this process, I learned what to look at. My lists got better organized. And continually comparing stuff, reading reviews and comments, I learned what to look at.
Learned by using them, and "looking behid the scenes". Reading Howtos and tech stuff (XDA & Co). Made app tests and wrote reviews. Got in contact with the devs, discussed things.
Started with my books, got feedback... Lately even translated a book on Android Forensics, got in contact with the authors... Well, you get the line. Meanwhile the next step is running: Got in contact with manufacturers, discussing things...
Well, basically it's just by using Android and doing the things which were of interest to me :)
@ShyGuy Yeah, first posts have there special troubles most times. Those first-timers often do not know a) how to phrase their questions and b) what details are needed to answer them.
Plus c) they often ignore our FAQ to check whether their question is on-topic at all.
@ShyGuy Don't waste your time editing questions which are clearly get to be closed (and maybe later even deleted) :)
Nope, I don't. Lack the time to cover that area as well :D
And now for a WHOA!
Half a year ago, we had a discussion here with @RichardBorcsik -- the question was: Is there a possibility to search the playstore for apps having/lacking certain given permissions.
And on today's morning routine, I found the answer to that question, which in last August was given a bounty of 300 (shit, shit, today I could have got that bonus!):
How it currently CAN be done
During my morning routine reading my RSS feeds, I stumbled on a review at N-Droid, discussing an app named APEFS. This app is developed by German students (hence its description on the Playstore is in German, even if you set the language to English). But for our non-...
LOL Yeah, that's a badge I'm still missing. Let's see :) Any yes, for a couple of minutes that was what I was busy with: Found it in the feed, and 10min later it was placed in my answer :D
Once a GPS fix was aquired, the device knows the Almanach data for the current position. As one is less likely to jump from, say, Moscow to New York in a couple of seconds, normal (non-assisted) GPS can pick up faster from there.
How do I specify that I do not wish to see apps that require for example internet access? Or to only show apps that use a specific permission?
A specific repository with search on its webpage? An app that provides searching the Play Store?
Lemme check again. I always thought it was for "an answer after xx inactivity with +2 or more" -- but you might be right that it only was when there was no answer before.
Yeah, for the latter I mentioned that one site I know which allows this.
I can't download apps from the Play Store on my Android device (maybe due to a network issue), so I'm wondering how could I download the APK file of an app on my PC from http://play.google.com/store?
Ah -- in that case, OK. Just got me confused, as that article says "you need an USB cable" -- but then doesn't tell what to do with it. Maybe to strangle the author XD
Ubuntu announced at CES their plans to release a version of their operating system for phones. As it turns out, one of the first phones they intend to officially support is the Galaxy Nexus - an Android phone.
Does this therefore qualify questions about Ubuntu for phones as on-topic for our site...
I can't download apps from the Play Store on my Android device (maybe due to a network issue), so I'm wondering how could I download the APK file of an app on my PC from http://play.google.com/store?
Yeah, annoying when that happens. I just clicked the improve button in the review section and copied my edit into it, your one will still be logged, and you will still get +2 rep.
You know the Google Play movies feature... I just tried to rent a film with nothing in my bank, and I can still watch the film even though I havent been charged...
How do I specify that I do not wish to see apps that require for example internet access? Or to only show apps that use a specific permission?
A specific repository with search on its webpage? An app that provides searching the Play Store?
I can't download apps from the Play Store on my Android device (maybe due to a network issue), so I'm wondering how could I download the APK file of an app on my PC from http://play.google.com/store?
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