creative Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 quick question really. has anyone developed an app for android? Thought I may have a look into making my own but have no idea where to start. was thinking of giving googles own app inventor a bash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 If you have some programming knowledge, the Android SDK will be the best start. Not sure what the Google App Inventor is all about or even how good it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 I have zero programming knowledge! App inventor is a way for non techie people to have a bash at making them. It seems fairly straight forward, just wondered if anyone has done any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I've not used the app inventor, and I thought our was going to be retired by google, but I have written a small GPS speedo app, which cam be found on this site somewhere. I wrote this using eclipse and the sdk in java, quite simple if you have any programming knowledge at all, which you state you don't. Do you have an idea of the type of app you want to write? Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 Do you have an idea of the type of app you want to write? Paul I want to do one for work. It would mostly be a simple access to what properties we have listed on our website both rental and sales. This is so I can look them up on the fly when I am out and about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Ok that sounds like a decent one to try. It's good because I hear it a lot, 'I want to write an app', but they have no idea what it is they want to write. Is there a feed you can use from your works website? It's it public our do you need to authenticate? Not that I always follow this advice, although I normally wish I did, but planning is everything. Write down what it is you want to get out of the app. How you want it displayed. How to search How you are getting the data Then need to see if the app thingy will be able to create this type of app. Sounds like one that would be very useful if it can be made. Good luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Do you take requests? I want a crappy timer that people seem to want to over-complicate. When i stick my dinner in the oven i want to open the app, set a tumbler to 30 mins, or however long my dinner will take to cook, and hit set. 30 mins later, or whatever, an alarm will go off. When accepted it will cease and the app will close until it is next called upon. Everyother app wants dates, times, headings, occurrence, etc, etc, etc. What happened to keeping things simple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Do you take requests? I want a crappy timer that people seem to want to over-complicate. When i stick my dinner in the oven i want to open the app, set a tumbler to 30 mins, or however long my dinner will take to cook, and hit set. 30 mins later, or whatever, an alarm will go off. When accepted it will cease and the app will close until it is next called upon. Everyother app wants dates, times, headings, occurrence, etc, etc, etc. What happened to keeping things simple? My Android HTC clock does that. Just tap on the clock, select the egg-timer at the bottom of the screen, set the hrs/mins from which the count down will begin and hit start. Can't be much simpler than that, can it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 My Android HTC clock does that. Just tap on the clock, select the egg-timer at the bottom of the screen, set the hrs/mins from which the count down will begin and hit start. Can't be much simpler than that, can it? I don't want to go into the clock, then into the egg timer and then set it. I want a shortcut directly to the app that has a tumbler that I can set to hrs/mins. I'm running a samsung too, so mine is a bit more complicated anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I don't want to go into the clock, then into the egg timer and then set it. I want a shortcut directly to the app that has a tumbler that I can set to hrs/mins. I'm running a samsung too, so mine is a bit more complicated anyway Try Ultrachron lite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Works a treat, cheers Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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