I've got a free app I'm planning on submitting to the marketplace. Looking over the submission form I see they expect a web site or email for support. Users?! I've got to worry about users if I submit an app? I suppose I would like to get some abuse from users, but I don't want to go broke doing it. So what are my options? I have a w...
I'm building a suite of applications, meaning that I have a single set of code that gets customized via a single change of an API key. This means that all of the applications have the same activities, same behaviors, but different icons, package names, and application names depending on the client I am building for. Unfortunately, I hav...
Hello all, This is a simple question. Is there a way to allow users to enter in a comment and or rating for my app from directly within my app and have that data posted back to the Android Market? If so, what would the code for that look like if I used an EditText view to allow user input? If not, then is my only other option directly l...
Hi There, I have just written a game for the Android market and would like to remind my customers to leave feeback on the market for the application (especially the demo version.) Is there any way to launch the market intent in a mode that will take the user to the feedback / comments section of the page? I already use this approach fo...
Anyone know where I can get a CSV file of top Android Apps by category which has information like app name, developer, app category etc. Putting together a report for class and I've been combing the web...no luck. :( ...
When an app is designed with the intention of being made as an Installable App in the App Marketplace for GAE, are there any extra steps the developer should take concerning security? For instance, if Company A installs the app, and Company B installs the app, do they each have their own datastore? If not, how do I, as the developer, s...
Android Market links go to 404 on non Android browsers. When will Google fix this? It's really annoying having to check the user-agent and displaying something else for non Android browsers. ...
I want to refund a customer's money without restricting their use of the app. Basically I want to give the app to some people for free by refunding their money. Prior to funds being transfered I can "Cancel entire order." After funds have been transfered I can "Refund Some Money." In either, or both, of these scenarios does the custom...
Being a software developer in todays high paced, high tech environment means constantly learning, sharpening your tools so as not to be left behind. This means assimilating knowledge by all means, books, blogs, user groups... help files ;) This also presents the challenge of focusing on what is relevant for your current needs (project) ...
I have an application that's offered in and outside of the MarketPlace. Is there a way of determining from within the code where the application came from? I've got a few indirect methods ... 1) I could simply infer from whether they have "Allow installation of non-Market applications" ticked ... http://developer.android.com/referenc...
Hey all, I'm trying to write a marketplace style application. Maybe E-Bay style in which the app connects buyers / sellers and then takes some commission. I cannot use Amazon FPS as I don't have a US credit card. So my best option is probably paypal. Unfortunately, most of the material out there is all about telling me how the app can ...
Hi, I have an iphone application which is a reporting application, by this i mean, a user searches for a postcode, and gets information for free on that postcode. Then for a cost (about £1-£3) they can purchase a complete report. I purchase the report data legitimatly per request, and put a markup on the price and deliver it through th...
I have basically finished developing an android app that makes use of SQLite databases that I copy to the user data area on the device eg /data/data/com.company.app/databases/users.db I am unsure how the marketplace app update procedure takes place and am also unsure as to how I could test it. I currently check whether the database exi...