Is there any specific version of android needed to download this? I'm on android 1.6 and I can't see it in the market. Just wondering.
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We have a bug that showed up in the last hour or so. For some reason, our repository got reverted and we are pulling the wrong data for the 'News' category. As a result, the full stories aren't showing up.
We should have it fixed pretty quickly.
Wayne
We should have it fixed pretty quickly.
Wayne
I've checked the market and even clicked on the market link in the forum and it says it can't find it.
I would absolutely love it the forum were accessible or even direct links to the forum locations. Eg - the xda tapatalk thing, for free, is simply awesome.
Yeah hi, I told my Android Central app not to run Alerts, and the app is constantly restarting itself over and over and running services in the background for Alerts.
What kind of BS is that? I want to turn it on the check the news and turn it off and not have it eating up system resources in the background.
What kind of BS is that? I want to turn it on the check the news and turn it off and not have it eating up system resources in the background.
1.5 and 1.6
I have verified that we are showing up for at least some 1.5 and 1.6 devices. I'm not sure why you wouldn't be seeing it.
Do you see any NoticeSoftware app?
I have verified that we are showing up for at least some 1.5 and 1.6 devices. I'm not sure why you wouldn't be seeing it.
Do you see any NoticeSoftware app?
Yeah...
...the alerts daemon isn't working the way we want it. It doesn't recognize that you have turned off alerts. Which is a problem. We'll be coming out with a whole new alerts architecture fairly shortly.
...the alerts daemon isn't working the way we want it. It doesn't recognize that you have turned off alerts. Which is a problem. We'll be coming out with a whole new alerts architecture fairly shortly.
derekcosta,
I don't think you are being a **** at all. I think you bring up some good points. Generally, I think it comes down to UI design decisions and principles.
This isn't a right or wrong thing. It's opinion.
We don't like things that are hidden. Even worse are things that are hidden that change contextually. So, as a UI, I don't like the general "Android way" of using the buttons for hiding the commands/features and mixing the types of actions that take place on the buttons.
Some buttons act across apps, some are context sensitive within apps, and some get you out of the apps. For me, they just don't provide for a good framework to build a user friendly app around.
The menu button, for instance, is a context sensitive button. It changes as you move throughout the app. I think if the 'share' was there, a great many people would never know because it would only be there for one type of page.
Also, the menu button would become the navigation place (also requiring two taps). It would then be overloaded with navigation options and feature options.
We have the same issue on iOS where we think some of their widgets are very poorly designed. We intentionally work outside the standards there as well.
I'm just saying it is design decision to try to help people understand how to use our app. Ours is just one view and/or opinion on how to do it.
I don't think you are being a **** at all. I think you bring up some good points. Generally, I think it comes down to UI design decisions and principles.
This isn't a right or wrong thing. It's opinion.
We don't like things that are hidden. Even worse are things that are hidden that change contextually. So, as a UI, I don't like the general "Android way" of using the buttons for hiding the commands/features and mixing the types of actions that take place on the buttons.
Some buttons act across apps, some are context sensitive within apps, and some get you out of the apps. For me, they just don't provide for a good framework to build a user friendly app around.
The menu button, for instance, is a context sensitive button. It changes as you move throughout the app. I think if the 'share' was there, a great many people would never know because it would only be there for one type of page.
Also, the menu button would become the navigation place (also requiring two taps). It would then be overloaded with navigation options and feature options.
We have the same issue on iOS where we think some of their widgets are very poorly designed. We intentionally work outside the standards there as well.
I'm just saying it is design decision to try to help people understand how to use our app. Ours is just one view and/or opinion on how to do it.
Great App. My only suggestion would be to make the widget either scrollable or program it to include several stories and not just the most recent blog entry.
A mod started another thread and I had posted this in that thread. I think that it should go here...
Some notes on the Android Central App...
The AndroidCentral app does not have a link to the AndroidCentral Forums.
The static header, static menu, static ads, and inline ads can take a third or more of the screen. Take a look at this screen from the Android Central App Announcement[/URL]:
Actually you can't see the Android Central App announcement using the Android Central app because the Android Central app can only go back the past few days (even under News). After a couple days back the "See more" link no longer works.
The day the app was announced there were a number of ratings of 4 or 5 stars. But as users started using the app, in 38 ratings this month we have had one 4-star and one 5-star rating. 19 of the 38 are 1-star.
The Android Central App is down to a 3.06 rating as of this morning.
Some notes on the Android Central App...
The AndroidCentral app does not have a link to the AndroidCentral Forums.
The static header, static menu, static ads, and inline ads can take a third or more of the screen. Take a look at this screen from the Android Central App Announcement[/URL]:
Actually you can't see the Android Central App announcement using the Android Central app because the Android Central app can only go back the past few days (even under News). After a couple days back the "See more" link no longer works.
The day the app was announced there were a number of ratings of 4 or 5 stars. But as users started using the app, in 38 ratings this month we have had one 4-star and one 5-star rating. 19 of the 38 are 1-star.
The Android Central App is down to a 3.06 rating as of this morning.
Sweet!
Also another suggestion/bug... when I go into an article, then I click a link from the article, it keeps it within the app (which is good for your ad revenue I assume, no complaints there). But when I hit back, it goes ALL the way back, instead of a page back like the browser would.
The only Notice Software app I see on the android market on my phone is the Local Radio Finder.
I'm on the Motorola Devour if that helps.
Update to Android Central App Available
A couple small, but big changes:
1) New alert mechanism for 2.2 users. We are no longer running the service in the background.
2) We pinned the ad placement to the bottom. We didn't realize our primary ad network was grabbing swipes as taps. Many apologies for that one.
Wayne
A couple small, but big changes:
1) New alert mechanism for 2.2 users. We are no longer running the service in the background.
2) We pinned the ad placement to the bottom. We didn't realize our primary ad network was grabbing swipes as taps. Many apologies for that one.
Wayne
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