I just added an in-app purchase to my app which unlocks extra features and I have a few questions.
I have a friend who helped me a lot in the development process, I want to give him the extra features for free, how would I go about doing that?
I use my own app and since I can not purchase my own IAP, how would I go about unlocking said features without making a custom build for myself?
Thanks everyone!
In the past I have seen developers implement a Coupon Code feature, which allows the user to enter a code within the app that, when gotten correct, will unlock certain features. Implementation of a like feature will allow you to distribute a code to yourself and others to be used to unlock features without payment.
One simple solution to the first problem: send your friend money (cash) equivalent to what they would pay to get your app from the appstore.
Apparently there is no solution to the second problem ... apart from using two distinct Google identities.
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Hi there I have managed to make a basic android app with all sort of puppy information for new owners. It has all the categories you expect like training etc. However I want to add a more advanced feature that as a new programmer I have no idea how to do!
I want to make an activity in the app so when they click it, or maybe just enter their postcode it shows up the local dog groomers within 10 miles, or maybe the local vet practices within 10 miles etc.
I have no idea where to start with this. I am not looking for it to be handed to me on a plate but does anyone have any basic guidance as to where to start etc.
If you are looking to use Google search, you can use the Google Places Android SDK. You will need to set up an API key. It's free for non-enterprise usage.
Other companies also offer similar services, such asMapbox, though from personal experience, the search results are not nearly as accurate as the Google ones.
I know this is really vague but I'm looking for any sort of assistance you can offer. Basically, the vendor I am working with currently has a Point of Sale app on their iPad tablet, customers already go there and order goods on a daily basis. I am currently developing an Android app for the customers so that they can order their goods on the go, and have it ready for pick up when they arrive. Some of the documentation is a little confusing to follow, and the answer that Square customer support gave us wasn't very clear either, so I am calling on the help of fellow developers who perhaps have experience working with Square. Right now I'm having a lot of trouble understanding how users of our app would even see the menu through Square API calls, which APIs to start out with. They have lots of different ones and I'm not sure which ones are actually relevant to my task.
Here are some links I tried to look at for your reference, maybe it can help you as well:
https://docs.connect.squareup.com/
https://github.com/square/connect-java-sdk
https://github.com/square/connect-api-examples
https://github.com/square/point-of-sale-android-sdk
https://github.com/square/active_merchant_square
Is it possible to get the user behavior on the phone (for example Alpesh has an Android phone and he uses multiple apps, browser YouTube etc). Whatever he is doing on the phone I want to get all those things from behind (which apps he has installed, which app he opens and what he search on the phone, All these data I want to get programmatically so what all can be get in android).
For now I am aware that installed apps list can be get easily but I want to get usage history and what he do all on mobile.
This is not a code solution, but an answer to your question, so you can get start some where.
In my opinion your question title are asking about two things.
(part 1) Getting User Behavior on the Android Phone (part 2)(App History, Browse
History etc)
1- First part Getting User Behavior on the Android Phone:
There is a concept called context awareness. Short described; it is about gathering different information from the phone, like light sensor, motion sensor, sound, location or even user behavior etc. and depending on your app requirement and the gathered information:
You could send these information over cloud data store for statically usage
You could make your phone doing (behavior) different things depending on location, motion or what ever.
etc.
For context awareness it is an open area for pervasive computing research. And it is not just few lines of code to write, it is typically a complete solution depending on requirement. Example I have built a context awareness application to gather noise collected by phones from different locations for research purpose inspired from this framework, but I am pretty sure you can find other frameworks or even build your own, as I did in my case.
The mentioned framework has some examples.
2- The second part is about App History, Browse History etc.:
This is possible, but you still need to build a peace of software (App) to collect all these information (logs) from the phone. Hereafter you can make phone act on different conditions and/or again send it over a RESTful API over cloud service data store, there is no limit for it.
The problem is, there is no thing out of the box for your requirement. Even if you find frameworks you still need to research it and further work on it.
You can find different examples for your requirement, like to collect browser history, you can find SO question here:
Get browser history and search result in android
Or get list of installed application:
How to get a list of installed android applications and pick one to run
My point here is you need to solve small goals at a time and put your knowledge together at the end.
Both 1 and 2 can also be related to each other, depending on your achievement.
Conclusion
Make a goal to your project.
Define the main requirements and tasks of your project.
Research your options (Technology, Cost, Target Audience, What data I can or I should not collect, what is possible to collect, what is the limits, Privacy issues etc.).
Split your project in small assets and try to solve small problems/goals.
Finally you would be able to put the puzzles together and build your final application
but i want to get usage history and what he do all on mobile
This is not possible and shouldn't ever be possible. Each app is sandboxed by Android so apps cannot inspect what other apps are doing. Think about it, you wouldn't want apps to be able to intercept private information such as banking details.
Every app is isolated from the other ones. Unless you develop a system signed app, you will not be able to gather all that data.
What you could do is to develop your own Android Rom where you then develop your data collection the exact way you want. Then you need to distribute your rom, which is another story...
I'm having quite tough problem while developing a testing framework for android apps. The text got a bit long so the actual question is in bold for those that don't want to read the context.
Basically, what I'd like to achieve right now is to trace user activity while he's using the application as one of the features. There's my app that manages context data all the time and developer's app - the one being tested. My idea to do this was to get coordinates where user touched the screen along with taking a screenshot simultaneously. Then I'd use the coordinates to mark the spot on the screenshot to get the idea of what user was doing the whole time with the app. Take hints on user experience and trace crashes.
Non-system apps cannot take a screenshot for security reasons, but application itself can take a screenshot of its Activities without much trouble for non-rooted users, e.g. like here. My only hope here is to interfere with developers' code to implement the functionality of doing so while my testing app is running. Each Activity then would have to extend my overridden Activity instead of regular one, implement an interface, implement broadcast receiver etc.
I am going to write a library for developer who would like his app to be tested with my framework. I'd like it to do the job for me and be as non-intrusive as it's possible for him to use. How to achieve that the best way?
Ideal case would assume linking the library to project with maybe a small addition in manifest that'd get the job done and after just unlinking, removing that bit of xml in manifest for production.
That's an open question. I don't expect any bits of code, but some nifty Java trick, Android OS functionality or even completely other approach that'd solve my problem
I tried to be as clear as possible with the question, but that's a quite tough matter for me to describe so that could have turned out contrary. Don't hesitate to ask me for more details, to speak my mind more clearly or even rewrite the question. Thank you all very much for help!
I am currently creating an app and would like to create a demo version (free) and a full version.
However, I am wondering how I can set some sort of flag so that when the demo version has been used 5 times, you have to buy the full version to continue using. This usage will be detected on a submit button.
I was considering setting a flag in the app, however releasied that the user could uninstall the app and then re-install it overcoming my set flag (as this would set it back to 0).
Has anyone got any clever solutions for my little dilema?
Thanks
You might want to try one of the techniques in this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/996288/1205715
I think that is not possible with an local application.
File saving to sdcard with strange filename can be a way but It is not perfect.
In my opinion, Right way is using an application server that manages user run times with unique UUID.
It might also be worth thinking about an alternative approach.
In app purchases are now available, so you could have a free and a restricted section in your app, and use the in app purchase to unlock the restricted section. You see more developers going with this approach these days, rather than managing two versions of the app.
Also worth considering the fact that if you have a paid version of the app it can be pirated pretty quickly, one person just needs to get their hands on the full apk. However, if you go with the in app purchase model you will be letting google handle a lot of these issues for you.... just a thought, and the road I will be taking with my next app.