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by obviator 14y ago
Right from the start Android has been designed with a form of Responsive Design. With scalable XML layouts, and selectors to choose which layout is loaded for different DPI devices, one could argue that even early versions of Android are at
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by obviator 14y ago
I've seen a few of my apps copied - and not just the functionality, but nearly identical name & description posted on Google Play! The automatic reaction is to be annoyed by this, but ultimately it's not a big deal for me. In the long t
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by obviator 14y ago
I'm the author of this post, would be happy to answer any questions people have about further stats from this month. There are a lot of networks, so it wasn't possible to post absolutely every detail! I'll be watching this thread for a whil
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Android Income Report #8 - Nine Ad Networks, Over $200/day(makingmoneywithandroid.com)
6 points by obviator 14y ago|3 comments
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The Words That Are Killing Your Productivity(inc.com)
2 points by obviator 15y ago|0 comments
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Being an entrepreneur is like being a newlywed(inc.com)
2 points by obviator 15y ago|0 comments
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Strive For Work-Life Integration, Not Balance(fastcompany.com)
1 points by obviator 15y ago|0 comments
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Interview Tips: Always start with the brute-force approach(plus.google.com)
2 points by obviator 15y ago|0 comments
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NEC goes ultra-thin with 0.3mm-thick batteries(physorg.com)
3 points by obviator 15y ago|0 comments
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Android Income Report #7 (Indie dev makes over $1000/month)(makingmoneywithandroid.com)
18 points by obviator 15y ago|7 comments
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by obviator 15y ago
IMEI most likely. They can transmit the number as a non-reversible hash (MD5 or similar), that way the number never gets sent or stored as plain text.
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by obviator 15y ago
The graph of daily activations is pretty amazing. Based on current growth rates, they should pass 1 million daily activations some time in 2012.
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Over 700,000 Android devices activated each day(makingmoneywithandroid.com)
3 points by obviator 15y ago|3 comments
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by obviator 15y ago
How does this compare with elusivestars.com? They're trying to do a similar thing, allowing developers to upload Android apps and pay reviewers to provide feedback. The goal is also to provide better reviews than the Android Market. Persona
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by obviator 15y ago
"Check the timing of transitions between visible elements." I think this comment is even more valuable than the rest of the article. Coding tips are helpful, but most of these can be figured out pretty quickly by a decent programmer. The ti
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Crowdsourced Testing for Android App Developers(makingmoneywithandroid.com)
3 points by obviator 15y ago|0 comments
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by obviator 15y ago
Great to see some solid income from an Android developer! I find it interesting that the primary source of revenue is adverts in free apps. Some of the comments I've seen previously on HN seemed to indicate this isn't really possible. Evide
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Fake iPhone takes off on the Android Market(plus.google.com)
4 points by obviator 15y ago|0 comments
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The Benefits of Positive Feedback(makingmoneywithandroid.com)
1 points by obviator 15y ago|0 comments
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by obviator 15y ago
Great, thanks for the feedback. Glad someone's on top of it :)
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by obviator 15y ago
This is an excellent service for tracking bugs in your Android apps. Unfortunately, it's not so much use if quota limitations take down the whole site. Doesn't Google have some way to increase quota on-demand (automatically) to cater for in
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BugSense exceeded AppEngine quota(bugsense.com)
4 points by obviator 15y ago|3 comments
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Android Income Report #4(makingmoneywithandroid.com)
2 points by obviator 15y ago|0 comments
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Facebook Android App Crashes With Intent.ACTION_SEND(makingmoneywithandroid.com)
2 points by obviator 15y ago|0 comments
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by obviator 15y ago
I agree. The barrier to entry for developing iOS apps is too high for me, as I'd have to buy a Mac and, realistically speaking, an iOS device for testing. But I can run the Android SDK on all my computers, Windows & Linux alike, so deve
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by obviator 15y ago
I'm actually the guy running the site, so just thought I'd add my 2 cents :) With this site, the main focus is building a business model around Android development - "making money" with Android. That's not to say app quality has to go out t
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How to make $250 a day (and get banned from the Android Market)(makingmoneywithandroid.com)
122 points by obviator 15y ago|55 comments
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Google Chrome redirects 'www' to Google's servers(www)
1 points by obviator 15y ago|1 comments
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by obviator 15y ago
Google has shut down all invitations for the night. Not sure when they'll be re-opening, but you probably won't be able to use the link until then.
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by obviator 15y ago
Looks like they just disabled invites again.

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