Im Hoping that this is the right place to post this if not please let me know and I will gladly move.
I will just start with some background info on how the idea formed. I bought a new laptop and after spending $1000, I wanted a case to protect it. I spent 3 days searching laptop cases and each time I found a case I thought I liked, I wanted to read the reviews from people who have already purchased and used it.
Well, one site that sold that case had no reviews, 2nd site (same case) had one review, 3rd site had 4-5 reviews. Then there are company's who review the cases as well, but Im not sure if I should trust those because they might or probably are being paid to say good things about it.
After 3 days of going site to site to read reviews on multiple different cases, I was frustrated. But I realized that the process is the same no matter what item Im looking for.
So my idea is to create an app, when opened, a person can type in the name of the item that they are looking for then post a review of it, or read through the reviews that other people may have posted, if no reviews have been posted the person can either post one themselves if they have the item during which they could post pictures of the item to accompany their review, or they can post a request for reviews of the item they are searching, which people can see at the bottom of the initial page below the search which requests scroll through. and above the search would be a scroll of recently reviewed items.
So its basically an app for consumers to post and/or read reviews of items they have or are interested in purchasing.
This idea now being spelled out, the only other thing I have is a name for it, and thats it. So... how would I go about to creating such a monstrosity. I have no knowledge on coding, so please use layman words.
Im willing to do the work and learn but I don't even know where to start, do I need software, hardware? I have not the faintest idea.. Please any help would be appreciated. Thank you
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Im Hoping that this is the right place to post this if not please let me know and I will gladly move.
I will just start with some background info on how the idea formed. I bought a new laptop and after spending $1000, I wanted a case to protect it. I spent 3 days searching laptop cases and each time I found a case I thought I liked, I wanted to read the reviews from people who have already purchased and used it.
Well, one site that sold that case had no reviews, 2nd site (same case) had one review, 3rd site had 4-5 reviews. Then there are company's who review the cases as well, but Im not sure if I should trust those because they might or probably are being paid to say good things about it.
After 3 days of going site to site to read reviews on multiple different cases, I was frustrated. But I realized that the process is the same no matter what item Im looking for.
So my idea is to create an app, when opened, a person can type in the name of the item that they are looking for then post a review of it, or read through the reviews that other people may have posted, if no reviews have been posted the person can either post one themselves if they have the item during which they could post pictures of the item to accompany their review, or they can post a request for reviews of the item they are searching, which people can see at the bottom of the initial page below the search which requests scroll through. and above the search would be a scroll of recently reviewed items.
So its basically an app for consumers to post and/or read reviews of items they have or are interested in purchasing.
This idea now being spelled out, the only other thing I have is a name for it, and thats it. So... how would I go about to creating such a monstrosity. I have no knowledge on coding, so please use layman words.
Im willing to do the work and learn but I don't even know where to start, do I need software, hardware? I have not the faintest idea.. Please any help would be appreciated. Thank you
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You need to learn Android Studio and Java Programming Language.
Android Studio is a software for developing android apps.
As to learning Java, I recommend that you use SoloLearn android app.
It contains tutorials for learning programming languages.
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I just got my Nook Tablet 2 days ago and am very frustrated by the lack of instruction that I am finding on the internet about using this.
I know how to buy books and to change settings. I have my gmail set up but I cannot figure out the internet portion of this. For some reason the facebook login page was made to be my homepage and I have tried to change it many times....didn't work through settings. Also, while in facebook, I do not see "chat" or who is currently online. Am I doing something wrong? I did not see fb as an app in the app store.
I also have been looking at your lists of apps that everyone has added to their NT. Again, I am frustrated because I do not know what any of you are talking about. I am no techie!
Please help me out here or this thing is going back.
Joyce
If you go over to the B&N website and click on support for the Nook Tablet, you will get links to a dedicated 200 page user manual in pdf. Hopefully that might answer some of your questions.
I have read the manual and it does not give specifics for fb.
I don't think chat is an option with the mobile fb site. Also, the fb app is not available through the market on the nook. There is a fb apk file in the "must have apps" thread here, but not sure if it has chat either.
One thing Barnes and Noble has over Amazon is an actual store.
If you take your NT to the store, someone there should be able to help you set it up the way you want.
In your case specifically, I would recommend ignoring postings about side loading and rooting until you have quite a bit of experience using the stock Nook. You will avoid a lot of frustration that way.
The Alps listed in the "must have" are pretty easy to install and use. Just go to that page from the browser on your nt and click on the link(s). You'll see a little arrow in your notification area, click that and choose the package installer. At some point you'll need to check to OK installing non-market apps. Once you've installed the apps, you can get to them by seaching from the nooks search function. I would recommed installing the Amazon market and buying wave launcher. It will let you access up to 12 apps by swiping a finger, and you can also access all your apps through an app drawer that way too.
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I'm also new and I tried grabbing as much information as I could and everyone has been nothing but a******s to me.
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I think the OP has received several helpful replies to their problem.
As for the forum itself, I'm new and my experience has been that each of my polite inquiries have received responses, including help side-loading, rooting, and issues with default ringtones.
Perhaps insulting those who are in no hurry to get on Skype and talk to someone they've never met, is a questionable approach. Just a thought.
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Why do they have to meet me before they talk to me? I thought this was the internet?
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"Meet" is probably the wrong word. In this sense it would be seeing a number of posts from a user to get a feel for how they deal with others, how knowledgable they are, etc.
You have no doubt seen posts from people which gave you a strong desire to have no interaction with them at all. That kind of thing.
In the very short time I've been watching these forums I've already seen several people jump in with an extremely demanding attitude. Like somehow they're entitled to everyone's immediate help.
Where does that come from? This isn't a Barnes & Noble site. These people aren't paid by B&N. Coming in demanding help seems like the wrong tack to take. If someone is looking to rant about the device they'd probably be more successful going into a B&N store.
Similarly, if you want detailed help on formatting epubs then perhaps a reader-specific forum might be more useful. Something like the Calibre forums maybe. Yes, the Nook Tablet is a reader but the vast majority of the posts here gear towards to the Android tablet side of the device--not the e-reader side.
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Dude. EVERYONE I talk to ends up enjoying themselves.
Everyone claims they like people so much. Cell phones are flying off the shelves, Skype is more popular than ever--even Gmail has a BUILT IN PHONE--but we're afraid to call "strangers" or "random internet people" because they could be p*****s, so how can you convince me that you really like people when you're so afraid of them? Who are people calling? Who are you calling? People who already agree with you? Sounds like a boring life to me.
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Dude, maybe people don't want to take time out of their day to be your personal nook/android tutor when literally every single person has figured **** out themselves by either using the forum search function or using Google. If you used your time to do research instead of writing long rambling posts, you would already be way ahead of where you are now regarding knowledge. Seriously, everything you ever wanted to know about android is at your fingertips, you just need to put the work in yourself.
Please don't feed the troll.
Wow.
walk away.
Breathe.
Relax before you haave a heart attack.
You catch more flies with honey.
In regards to the op... he did seem to come into a technical forum to attemp to figure out very basic usage information. Read a few threads here and im sure youll pick up some things. I had to google a lot of acronyms and things last week to get up to speed. Kexec, cwm, etc. You'll pick it up. Just keep reading!
I think this has been one off the nicer forums on here, and and I'm proud to be a part of it.
In general augustusbot is 100% correct. This is a forum for modding not for basic usage, the problem though is in general there is no good manual for any android device. The fact that Barnes and Noble has physical stores is great, it is their job to show you how to use your device.
Dooballs....
Go buy an iPad. You will fit right in.
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Please don't feed the troll.
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Read the above...
I repeat, don't feed the trolls, they get cranky when they eat...
=)
Wow. This **** is epic. I subscribed.
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Meeker said:
Read the above...
I repeat, don't feed the trolls, they get cranky when they eat...
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In spite of this, I'm compelled to reply.
jdubr said:
"Meet" is probably the wrong word. In this sense it would be seeing a number of posts from a user to get a feel for how they deal with others, how knowledgable they are, etc.
You have no doubt seen posts from people which gave you a strong desire to have no interaction with them at all. That kind of thing.
In the very short time I've been watching these forums I've already seen several people jump in with an extremely demanding attitude. Like somehow they're entitled to everyone's immediate help.
Where does that come from? This isn't a Barnes & Noble site. These people aren't paid by B&N. Coming in demanding help seems like the wrong tack to take. If someone is looking to rant about the device they'd probably be more successful going into a B&N store.
Similarly, if you want detailed help on formatting epubs then perhaps a reader-specific forum might be more useful. Something like the Calibre forums maybe. Yes, the Nook Tablet is a reader but the vast majority of the posts here gear towards to the Android tablet side of the device--not the e-reader side.
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jdubr is just being polite. Nobody wants to talk to you because you behave like a b**t on this forum. The internet is a place full of normal people, but it has its fair share of we****s/a*****es. And we know very little about a person other than what we can discern from their online behaviour. From your prior posts, I personally find you a "***** ******** ******". And I believe most other people would feel the same way. That's why no one wants to talk to you. Try cooling off, then going through your previous posts and looking at them objectively. See if this happens in real life, or in other forums/personal interactions.
It's well and good saying you are well-liked. But based on the evidence we see, it seems to be the opposite. Nobody owes you information, or help. Anything anyone provides here is a gift, yet you demand it and complain when you don't get it.
It's true that information on forums isn't always very organised. But that's just the way they function. There ARE efforts to make it neater. But sometimes the developers/etc are too busy trying to figure out higher level problems to neaten up their work for a beginner to follow. In any case, they don't owe it to you, me, or anyone else.
I'm sure the developers would be more than happy to have people put up tutorial videos for them. But you have to ask nicely, and put in your own effort as well. The effort taken to develop/program/code is immense. To make things fair, how about putting in some of your own effort rather than adding to their load by asking them to simplify/explain everything in a beginner friendly manner?
To the OP, Joyce, there are various FB chat programs on the Android Market, you can try them instead of the official FB app. Also, there is some information on the Android Development Subforum about changing your screen dpi to 160, which may allow you to see the normal FB app on market. But that aspect is not fully firmed up yet, so you might want to wait a week or two till they have it stable.
As for "must have" apps, if you are new to Android, try downloading some of them which sound good, and try them for yourself. What others find good, may not work well for you. And part of the fun is exploring the Market to find apps that fit your purposes well, even if they aren't particularly popular. Try reading the descriptions and reviews on the Market for a quick feel of how the app works.
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I feel the OP was answered and purpose of the thread satisfied. So, thread closed.
Everyone be noticed that.
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That's right, Indirect needs a new phone and wants you all to donate...kidding. -read below-
This is more of a thread to be offtopic for this section so you can chat about your day and whatnot.
On topic for the thread though: I do need a new phone which makes my day upsetting. How is everyone?
Got a paper clip?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2006/07/07/paperclip-house.html
On a more practical note, try Craigslists' bartering forums. If you are good with phone mods (or whatever), you can probably find a service-for-old-phone deal or two on there.
It does take persistence, so I'd suggest setting up a script bot to search & reply to any lead. If you live in a big city, you should get plenty of leads.
sounds like someone else is board... like me i usually buy used phones off of ebay. You will be amazed how many people just have old phones laying around and dont realize they can sell them on ebay. Even if they dont work. People are always looking for parts. So, I would start out by asking friends and family if they have old phones laying around, then go to ebay if you have no luck.
Whenever my automated system finds an Android App Review online it sends an email to the developer telling the link to the review.
Each day I get between 5 - 10 thank you mails from both large app companies and indie developers, which I guess is a good indicator that it's a great tool in order to be able to take advantage of the review in their marketing. (I know how hard it is to be seen with a good app)
The question is, how do I monetize that service?
You have to pardon me if I sound desperate, but I actually am desperate and starting to worry about my ability to provide for my family.
Do you have an idea on how I could either monetize the service, or give it away to someone who can actually afford running it?
There are three main problems with it:
- Donations doesn't work (noone evidently donates anyway, so that went down the drain)
- Advertising, might have worked but there are far too few visitors.
- Most dev's have an invalid email address specified for their account at google play, which makes them not receive the notice from the service,
They can however subscribe for reviews of a certain package name, but how the heck could they when they don't even know the service exists?
I feel so stupid for having these great ideas and realize them, just to later find out that the only thing I've gained is more time away from my kids. I am honestly starting to loose all energy for the creation process of apps, web sites and services, just due to the fact that I can't even reach out enough to make anything out of it. And I can't afford advertising the services/apps/whatever crap I've made. Which even might be an indicator that I should stop trying, but I can't really do that either since I struggle to even afford the food for the month, yeah it's gotten that bad, and I hate sounding this pathetic.
Anyway, the link is in my sig called something like 'Android App Reviews' if you wish to have a look in order to give feedback on my question.
Maybe it's just a bad day 'cause I'm not usually this whiny, but even on a good day, the question stands.
Ah.. whatever. You have a good idea, let me know.
Later
very nice idea, perhaps most of your emails mistakenly get weeded out as SPAM. I have an APP published on Google Play with our company gmail address there, but in more than one ocasion we had people trying to contact us and those emails got to the SPAM folder automaticly by mistake and we never saw them.
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very nice idea, perhaps most of your emails mistakenly get weeded out as SPAM. I have an APP published on Google Play with our company gmail address there, but in more than one ocasion we had people trying to contact us and those emails got to the SPAM folder automaticly by mistake and we never saw them.
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Thanks, actually I was very glad myself when I got an email from my own service once, so yeah I think it's a great idea also.
So yes, one problem is, as you mention that most emails probably ends up marked as spam.
The other problem is money, it's running in a very low priced environment and actually doesn't require much juice to run but I can't afford maintaining it if it doesn't generate enough income to even support itself.
I would consider running it for nothing and I could even spend some personal money just for the satisfaction and appreciation, but given the gravity of the current financial situation in my family I can't do that.
So let's just see what happens, and thanks for taking the time to read.
Cheers
have you tried selling it? For about how much would you be willing to sell it? As i said the idea is pretty awesome and you got it pretty much nailed down. Perhaps with a few tweaks to the search algorithm it could be the next Google for Apps!
have you tried selling it? For about how much would you be willing to sell it?
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- Actually, no I haven't tried selling it yet as I don't have any experience selling these kinds of things, and don't really know where to turn.. So I haven't really thought of for how much I should sell it for,
what do you think something like this could be worth?
Thanks again
Actually i have no idea loool
I would buy it if I had the means.
The value of it probably based on how many views does your site has per day, how many apps does it have categorized, how many it crawls per day... idk.
For example i tried searching it and it seems to have few apps catalogued... my app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rtt3ch.suecaonline) isn't there.
EDIT: About how much do you spend on it a month? If it's not much and you're willing to give it away because can't afford it I wouldn't mind getting it lol, i think i can keep it alive.
If you want to generate income from your site, you have to run your site like a business. The ideas you have in your first post are too linear, especially for a small website with limited exposure (i'm sure you'll know ). Websites and youtube channels grow in exposure and size exponentially. Your site is still in the growth state of a business life cycle (the slowest, most challenging phase of business), so it's best to get as much exposure as possible, which means expanding.
- Try to create some sort of quasi-partnerships with other sites by sharing content or linking to each other. I've noticed you have some links on the side of your site, but try to get in contact with 'bigger names' out there
- Create a youtube channel and start reviewing apps like that. That way you have another avenue of traffic to your site
- Reviews of products may also be an idea.
Hope this helps It's what I can remember from business studies classes >.<
sup MetalDroid, any news?
I'd go with what SammiSaysHello said, you need to run it like a business. Personally I'd make the homepage look more like a professional a sales page and introduce a subscription fee if you want to use it for more then one app. Or even a one time fee for more then one app. I end up logging onto my developer console several times a day so I'd gladly pay a couple bucks a month to have the reviews sent straight to my inbox.. Just my two cents
Hey!
Sorry for not posting an update, I've been having the mother of all flues on and off for the past several weeks now!
sup MetalDroid, any news?
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Well, actually yes. The associated twitter account is growing, and the number of web page visitors is also increasing. Very slowly but I'm still positive about it. I've also, shockingly, had a few interesting partnership/business proposals drop down in my mailbox, so I'm gonna have a look to see what is offered there..
If you want to generate income from your site, you have to run your site like a business.
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I'd go with what SammiSaysHello said, you need to run it like a business
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You're right, that seems like a logical next step. I might add a low subscription fee if you wish to use for more than one app,
that seems like a very good suggestion, I'll have to wait a couple of days though to see how things turn out from some of the email proposals
I've had.
If you're interested I'll keep you updated on what happens, and I'm very grateful for your input,
Cheers
Hello, I just recently signed up to XDA. I have written a simple game called "Tiny Canoe" and I am having a difficult time getting it reviewed or really exposed anywhere. I wrote another app several years ago and back then there were multiple free sites that would review the App for you and you would subsequently get exposure and downloads. Now my inbox is full from companies wanting me to buy their service to review the app. I have no clue which one of these companies to actually trust or which one would be the most cost effective. I am just a single developer, so I don't have the funds or manpower to do a thorough analysis of what the best option may be. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Provide a link for the app or post the apk for members to try... you'll get feedback and if its good enough maybe a mention on the portal or XDATV. Good luck.
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Hello, I just recently signed up to XDA. I have written a simple game called "Tiny Canoe" and I am having a difficult time getting it reviewed or really exposed anywhere. I wrote another app several years ago and back then there were multiple free sites that would review the App for you and you would subsequently get exposure and downloads. Now my inbox is full from companies wanting me to buy their service to review the app. I have no clue which one of these companies to actually trust or which one would be the most cost effective. I am just a single developer, so I don't have the funds or manpower to do a thorough analysis of what the best option may be. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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Hi. I downloaded it from play store. I must say I liked it. Fun little game. I gave it a review.
But i would recommend. Adding the apk here so people can download it and try it from here..
APK Attached and Google Play link provided
Thanks for the replies! Per your recommendation, attached is the apk for Tiny Canoe.
XDA will not allow me to post the link on this forum because I am new user. It says I can post that info after approximately 10 posts.
Thanks again for the help. It's a very simple and fun game. Hopefully, you will like it too.
-Mayan
Dear hacking artists,
I really need help. There is this lame TV Box called Omnibox. Years ago, when RadioShack was going through bankruptcies, the manufacturer gave up support and left me with this Omnibox useless. Since it is preloaded with some dumb OS I don't recognize, I can't do anything with this hardware.
You can look at the device on Amazon website and searching for "Omnibox" and it's the second result.
Amazon Product ID is B007NJ6S9S.
I am interested in loading Android on this and I am willing to offer a bounty on it if this forum can allow it.
I will do my best to work with you and provide you with necessary information. If you prove yourself to be capable, I will physically send it to you to tinker.
Please let me know in which forum I can post this request. If you can teach me how to upload photos on this forum, I'd appreciate it too.
Thank you for your time.