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Android & iPhone apps design methodologies [closed]

When designing mobile applications for iPhone and Android, I find it difficult to maintain the graphic resources for both platforms (ldpi, mdpi, hdpi, xhdpi, non-retina, retina). To simplify this ...
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Develop an android and iPhone application with shared database [closed]

I have a great idea for smartphone application, And I want to develop an application suited for both android and iPhone. In addition I need to use spatial database for geo indexing that will be shared ...
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best platform for developing mobile apps in HTML, Javascript etc [closed]

I've just gotten this project to do at my company that basically involves me taking our company's existing web app and converting it to a mobile app. That we can then port to devices such as Android ...
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Do privacy concerns prevent us from accessing location-based user data?

Every time my team begins to explore the scenarios that are possible with mobile device location data, location data that is part of user data, or even location data that may be retrieved or inferred ...
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Client/Server App – Best online data storage/administration/communication library?

I work on some iphone/android apps and the “data stored on a centralized server” pattern seem fairly common. So far, I have done one app like this, doing everything myself at a low level without ...
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Saving mobile application data when no service?

Say I have a mobile application that allows users to enter information which is then uploaded to a central location. I had planned on building this using only HTML5 and javascript (non-native app), ...
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Pros and cons of using HTML5 vs frameworks for cross-platform mobile development

I'm going to start developing an app for my job, and I would like to know what is the best approach. The app will be a basic tracker for some application that we have, and since our employers uses ...
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Application design for web/iPad/iPhone/Android application

I have a web application which is a pretty standard SAAS database driven app. I have a few customers asking for iOS or Android versions of the app. Is it better to build an API on the web app which is ...
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“Release Early Release Often” for Android and iPhone Apps

I wanted to know the experiences others have about doing the Agile way of "Release Early, Release Often" with iPhone and Android Apps. Its not a problem with webapps as the update happens at the ...
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Need advice on which route I should take for porting app from Android to iOS [closed]

I have developed this android application and I am looking to port it to iOS. My questions are: 1) I am planning to finance the iOS development with the money earn't from the android sales which is ...
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Two factor authentication using time base key generator on smartphones

I recently enabled two factor authentication for my Google account. One of the ways of getting the second factor (the key that I have) is to install an Android app on my phone that displays a key for ...
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Android or iPhone application collecting payments

I'm starting to study a project that mainly will allows users to make payments from their iPhones or Androids. Since I don't have e-commerce experience and also I have never owned a smart phone, I ask ...
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What's your take on the future of Windows Phone 7? [closed]

There have been similar questions in the past, but I find them mostly outdated. So let's reiterate - Do you think it's worth investing into and developing for Windows Phone 7? I am personally quite ...
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Designing a Technical Interview

The startup company that I'm employed at is looking to open an office overseas, and I've been tasked with coming up with some reasonable questions that will be used use to help find/hire some suitable ...
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What is the industry term for those “earn credit by affiliates” programs in iPhone/Android/etc games?

In iPhone, Android, and other gaming platforms you can sometimes earn credit by installing other games, going to someones website, even signing up for a credit card. For iPhone, for example, there ...
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Cost-Effective, Cross-Platform Mobile Hardware/Cell Service

What is the recommended acquisition strategy for having multi-platform, service-connected devices for mobile developers? Is it necessary to have separate phone numbers and service plans for each ...
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Cloud service and IM protocol advice, for a backend to group chat mobile app

Overview I’m going to develop an app on Android and iOS. It will allow users to set up group ‘chat rooms’ and talk on chat rooms set up by other users. The service needs to be highly scalable, such ...
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How to release a mobile app successfully?

This includes everything that contributes to the success of the app and is non-programming. Some points to consider: How do you make people notice your app when there are hundreds released every ...
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What technologies are used for an Android/iPhone App to interact with a database

Do Android/iPhone Apps use AJAX to interact with the backend? If yes, is this common? Or do most apps use a different method for fetching database information. And if so, what other methods are there? ...
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Iphone/Android app – chatroom development – what framework & hosting needs?

I have some experience regarding IPhone and Android development but I am now struggling to solve a new class of problem: apps that involve a client/server chatroom feature. That is, an app when people ...
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Do we actually have to pay to make Windows Phone, Android, or iPhone apps?

I want to know how much does it cost to develop a free phone app (which means i price it at $0) on: WP7 iPhone Android What if now I want to price the app at $0.99? How much do I have to pay if ...
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How do I know if I can develop an app or not, if same concept is already implemented by someone?

I am just a developer and don't understand legal terms. Don't even know where can I go look for such answers. The problem is: I want to implement some tools which are mentioned in a published book I ...
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4answers
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Mobile App Development Language Converter?

I was talking with a friend about developing a mobile app (android/iphone) but I've never messed around with mobile app development code before. My friend flippantly told me that I don't "need to ...
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Trademark question: naming an app after a common noun when an app from another store uses it

Here's my scenario with made-up names: A big company called Supersoft have announced that in about 3 months they're going to release an Android app called "Supersoft Metronome" (where Metronome is a ...
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3answers
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What cannot be unit-tested in mobile app?

I really value unit-testing in developing webapps. I haven't had any experience in developing mobile apps. Is there anything that cannot be unit-tested in mobile apps? And what is the workaround for ...
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Which mobile development platform is easiest to develop?

From your experience in developing mobile apps, which mobile development platform is easiest to develop? iOS, Android or WinPhone 7? And why would do you think it is the easiest? If you can order it ...
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Any hard evidence on how much smart phone app developers have actually earned?

I am considering making a smart phone app. Before I start, I want to see whether it is worthwhile at all. Unfortunatelly, I find it very hard to find any hard evidence on how much the developers of ...
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How to decide : Phone App or Web App

From your real life experience & executed work. How to choose between starting a project as a Phone App or a Web App ? From what I've read, it is a matter of : the need vs time & $ cash to ...
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what's the future for mobile application? [closed]

There are so many apps available and it seems the market is saturate. Now, it's year 2011, I'm wondering if it's too late to jump on to the Mobile Application development bandwagon. Can you still make ...
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Just wondering about “Do-It Yourself Apps” on the internet versus apps written by us developers

I have been doing Objective-C programming over the past few weeks, and I have learnt a lot. However, I see that there are other Web-companies offering services to consumers directly from their website ...
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How Data Transfers differ on Smart Phones: Iphone vs. Android vs. Windows Phone

I am interested in how each individual smart phone is allowed to handle data transfers within a third-party app. I am interested in designing apps that allow customers to update, transfer, download, ...
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Mobile development, recommended computer configuration?

For the last 4 weeks, I have been trying to get into mobile development. Done a couple of tutorials, read some books, developed a couple of dummy Android apps. The thing is my computer is a 5 years ...
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Mobile Application - Best Practice

We are looking for some general guidance with a new project we are in the process of developing. This is for a mobile application (iPhone, Android, etc). This application will: Import blog posts ...
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What's the best route to getting started in moble app development?

As per the question title, I'm interested in starting up a new side project and I'm currently looking at doing a bit of mobile development as said project. I'm actually in a bit of a good position ...
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Growing mobile developers inside a web development org

I work for a "mature web startup" as a web developer (mainly using PHP). Our main site has about 8 million registered members at the moment. However, the site is basically impossible to use on ...
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Android vs iPhone development [closed]

Which is a better career Android vs iPhone app development. Android has the advantage of beingopen source while iPad/iPhone is one of the best product in the market and Apple is leading the mobile ...