Ten day 10 cent sale on selected apps in Market. I grabbed a couple so far.
Read It Later was one, looks very cool.
Check it out, I'm sure you'll find something worthwhile.
Btw... I think they change up the apps offered each day.
so glad they are doing this... i noticed it this morning
ADW EX is supposed to be .10 in the coming days. Their latest update brings some nice ICS elements. I have been going back and forth with Sense and Go Launcher ex and could use a change.
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Anyone know what apps are available each day? Is there a published list? I am not an app-a-holic so I am not going to just buy apps just because they are essentially free, lol.
Amazon has some apps for 10 cents as well. I came across it by accident and don't know how to find which ones.
I saw Paper Camera for 10 cents in the Market but when I clicked on it to purchase it said $1.99. So I searched for it at Amazon and they had it for 10 cents! It's a cool app, I like it, takes pics that look like a sketch plus other variations.
Read It Later is worth every cent! I use that App every day. The best part is that everything you save for later is synced to the Cloud. When I got my Rezound it was awesome getting everything synced back to my phone, as I have hundreds of articles saved
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"Amazon has some apps for 10 cents as well. I came across it by accident and don't know how to find which ones.
I saw Paper Camera for 10 cents in the Market but when I clicked on it to purchase it said $1.99. So I searched for it at Amazon and they had it for 10 cents! It's a cool app, I like it, takes pics that look like a sketch plus other variations."
I had that issue with another app, I just went back and clicked again and it worked fine in the market!!
I also noticed a bunch of apps for .10 on amazon.
I recommend Paper Camera and Spirit HD which are up for 10 cents today.
I thought I wasn't going to put any games on my phone but Spirit HD is kind of cool.
After having seen that I was asked for some intrusive permissions when installing Paper Camera downloaded from Amazon and googling about it and finding out that if you take the Amazon app off your phone you can no longer use the apps you downloaded from Amazon I decided to uninstall it and install from Android Market. They didn't ask for the same access.
I saw a comment from a developer in an Amazon review of another app that Amazon has DRM so they require more permissions. I don't like that. And I don't think uninstalling the Amazon app should cause me to lose the ability to use apps I paid for!
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Right now Root Explorer is only $ 0.99 on Amazon. Get it while you can!
Sweet!
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Right now Root Explorer is only $ 0.99 on Amazon. Get it while you can!
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Great deal for some, that's .99 more then what i paid
root explorer vs file expert
I'm currently using File Expert, which is free, has root access, and sysro/sysrw. What, if any, would be the advantages of spending money on Root Explorer? Or is it simply personal preference and old habit?
Greatest deal I seen on the market lately! I choose root explorer because it's simplistic and yet still has a lot of customizations. If you purchase it for the $1 try it for the 15 minutes you got
Edit: so yes it's personal preference, to me.
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If you buy from Amazon, do you still get the google market updates?
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If you buy from Amazon, do you still get the google market updates?
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No, you get Amazon market updates.
Which are slower updates
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lilecho said:
I'm currently using File Expert, which is free, has root access, and sysro/sysrw. What, if any, would be the advantages of spending money on Root Explorer? Or is it simply personal preference and old habit?
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Here's a good reason:
Root Explorer DOESN'T export your personal information every time you run it.
File Expert....
(yeah, it does.)
Ever wonder how an app as 'popular' as File Expert managed to be free in the first place?
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If you buy from Amazon, do you still get the google market updates?
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It doesn't link to the market, so you have to got through amazon every time. This alone, is enough reason for me to shell out the extra $1.
I got swiftkey x for free, but haven't re-installed it because it I didn't back it up, and I don't feel like messing with amazon apps. Just earn the extra dollar at work -it the time spent will pay for itself
Thanks for the heads up, tor new comers about it long time ago , but now I'm no trusting the amazon app store , they rip off developers and i don't think is right
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XDA members don't care, they are so cheap there asses squeak when they walk. If they can't get it for free then they don't want it.
I tried the app mentioned earlier and found it more difficult to use. Root Explorer works and it works good. It has been around a long time and is well respected and is well maintained. I also tried a free app called Total Commander which is supposed to have rw abilities, but I found it confusing and hard to use, so I was like f it, I'm just gonna buy Root Explorer. Checked on the Android Market $2.99, then checked on Amazon Appstore and it was on sale for $.99 so I bought it from them.
Not all apps are updated slower on Amazon. I have several Amazon Appstore apps and some of them update faster than the Market apps.
To the guy that says he won't use the Amazon Appstore because they ripoff devs, what are your sources on this? I would be interested in reading where devs have been ripped off.
I honestly think this was one of the very first apps I bought. Can you believe I paid full price? CRAZY!
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I tried the app mentioned earlier and found it more difficult to use. Root Explorer works and it works good. It has been around a long time and is well respected and is well maintained. I also tried a free app called Total Commander which is supposed to have rw abilities, but I found it confusing and hard to use, so I was like f it, I'm just gonna buy Root Explorer. Checked on the Android Market $2.99, then checked on Amazon Appstore and it was on sale for $.99 so I bought it from them.
Not all apps are updated slower on Amazon. I have several Amazon Appstore apps and some of them update faster than the Market apps.
To the guy that says he won't use the Amazon Appstore because they ripoff devs, what are your sources on this? I would be interested in reading where devs have been ripped off.
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http://shiftyjelly.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/amazon-app-store-rotten-to-the-core/
It sucks for the free app of the day for developers but for the consumers I guess is good, but sometimes you have to think how much work they put into their apps
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Actually, for a good app, the free app of the day deal is really good for the developer. It's advertising. Imagine, you write an app that is marked $3.99 and hardly anyone buys it so you don't really get any reviews. It hits the free app of the day deal and you get about 200 reviews. If they are positive and talk about how great the app is, when it is no longer free, people are more prone to buy it.
So don't feel too bad for devs on that deal. Without it, their app may never be purchased otherwise.
The only part that pisses me off are the idiots that think any good review of an app *they* don't like means its fake, so instead of rating the app what they truly feel they decide it is their moral imperative to "correct the balance" buy giving a decent app 1-star to counter someone 5-star app they think is fake.
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Actually, for a good app, the free app of the day deal is really good for the developer. It's advertising. Imagine, you write an app that is marked $3.99 and hardly anyone buys it so you don't really get any reviews. It hits the free app of the day deal and you get about 200 reviews. If they are positive and talk about how great the app is, when it is no longer free, people are more prone to buy it.
So don't feel too bad for devs on that deal. Without it, their app may never be purchased otherwise.
The only part that pisses me off are the idiots that think any good review of an app *they* don't like means its fake, so instead of rating the app what they truly feel they decide it is their moral imperative to "correct the balance" buy giving a decent app 1-star to counter someone 5-star app they think is fake.
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Actually devs get a hefty percentage of the full cost of the app,paid directly from Amazon, when their app is chosen to be the daily free one. It's either 40 or 60 percent, but is usually a HUGE windfall for the developer. Personally, I get the free app every day, even if I have no plans to use them on any device of mine right now. I'm sure I'm not the only one who does that, and most of the time, they're apps I would NEVER have downloaded if they weren't free for me. The developers LOVE the free app system, 'money-in-their-pocket' wise.
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why pay when you can get it free from 4share.com. Yes, is the paid version for free.
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And this is the reason why we have more ****ty apps in the android market , I like android a lot but my iPhone apps are better develop.and graphics too, and you are sharing a warez website dude
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Why not purchase the app then navigate to system, data, apps and copy the .apk to your sdcard go back to the market uninstall and get your refund...then go back and install the .apk from your card and voila you have the app. Thats what I do with root access!
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See, it's tactics like that that make me want to ***** slap some people. The whole purpose of buying an app is to support the developer and encourage growth. These are not major companies producing these products. They're regular people like you and me with an idea. ****in support them if you like what they're doing.
And their prices are equivalent to a cup of coffee or a beer at the bar. It's not that bad.
As for the .99 for Root Explorer, it's a steal. Go get it! An excellent program for the price of a candy bar.
As I posted in the accessories section of the forum, I promised my brain injured son a netbook or tablet for his birthday. (The injury was to his right brain and his left brain is normal.) He will be 37 on Friday, but in a lot of ways he functions around 4 to 7 years old. And he loves to play Angry Birds on my HTC EVO View.
The director of his adult day care program and I talked at length about it. We came to the mutual conclusion that giving him a tablet is extremely risky. It has to be a 7" tablet with a Gorilla Glass screen and a battery that is not removable. I will be driving to Best Buy to pick up the Flyer they are holding for me as soon as I finish typing this.
In addition to my concerns about physically protecting it, I also need to make sure he can only go to a few appropriate websites and not get into things like the market or change it's settings.
Advice would be appreciated.
there are apps on the market that will set passwords on the apps you choose so they are locked
Honestly, wait for the kindle fire tablet. It has a more closed system. Wont have the full market, and has been touted as kid friendly. Take a look, might work for your needs.
Thanks for the replies. As I said in the Accessories forum, we were on our way to Best Buy this afternoon when he told me he would rather have $50 to spend on anything he wants at Toys R Us instead of a tablet. So I'm off the hook, at least for the moment.
With 15 grandkids to buy Christmas presents for, not having to spend the money right now makes me pretty happy. Perhaps when it comes out, the Kindle Fire might be a better choice. It's pretty much a sure thing a tablet will be on his list for Santa...
My 5 year old uses my tablet a lot and I installed an app called Seal that blocks him from the Market, Settings, Email, and a variety of other apps I don't want him using. It is pretty cool! Also, if you download the Market app in the Flyer forums, under Settings, you can specify a password for paid apps. Seal is better because it just completely blocks Market and other apps....
The Flyer has a built-in "Kid Mode" app that can do what you need. The latest version of Kid Mode (available in the Android Market) allows you to choose a set of apps (like Angry Birds) that your child can have access to, while blocking access to the rest of the system.
Kid mode is the best bet I use it as well. My two year old daughter plays this Dora game and backyardigans all the time on my tablet. Kid mode locks everything else up except for the certain games I allow her to play
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Market is celebrating 10 billion app downloads by putting 10 apps on sale for $0.10 for 10 days.
Check out today's sale apps here: https://market.android.com/details?id=apps_timed_promotion&feature=banner#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDIwMSwibnVsbC10b3BfZmVhdHVyZWRfbXVsdGlfX18xX3Byb21vXzEzMjMyMjA0NjcyNjMiXQ....
**EDIT....I know this was posted in General Section already. Just wanted to make sure it was also in the App section.
I'm surprised you didn't mention that pocket informant is free on Amazon apps today.
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Yeah....I thought about it but having not heard of/used it before and it only getting 3 out of 5 stars not sure how good of an app it really is.
If you have used it maybe post and state the usefulness of the app. I'm sure others will appreciate that.
I don't want to hijack your thread, but since you asked we'll deviate a little.
It's originally a very customizable Windows Mobile app to the point it was complicated for me so I didn't use it. Since it's free I decided to give it a try. There's no widget, but I use Agenda Widget anyways. I like the Event template feature so when you are creating a calendar entry (Event) the fields are pre-populated. That's it for the 15 minutes I used it on Android.
So for 5 bucks Quickoffice Pro SEEMS like a steal, but I have two main problems with buying it, and needed help or opinions.
First, how can I get the pre-installed app off my phone (running UnNamed)? Second, is it worth it? What's the best Office/Word Processor app you've found so far?
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So for 5 bucks Quickoffice Pro SEEMS like a steal, but I have two main problems with buying it, and needed help or opinions.
First, how can I get the pre-installed app off my phone (running UnNamed)? Second, is it worth it? What's the best Office/Word Processor app you've found so far?
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You should be able to use titanium backup to remove the one you are currently running. If not, having both will not cause a conflict.
As far as price... I use pro, and I do like it. $5? I dunno, it may be worth it. It is definitely worth the $0 you will pay for it if you get it from GetJar though.
http://www.getjar.com/mobile/276649/quickoffice-pro-android-for-google-nexus-one/?ref=0&lvt=1324539204&sid=4csp0047thj7huv4&c=607e8rc4mzgifc9g15&lang=en
I got Quickoffice and Documents to Go both from Amazon as FAOTD. I can't decide which one I should be using, though.
My 5 cents worth of wisdom: I used Quickoffice, Quickoffice pro, Documents to Go ( on the Blackberry, admittedly), and OfficeSuite Pro5 on my GS2. Quickoffice pro opens all files without complaining including PDF and PPT/PPTX and displays them correctly. Quickoffice also opens MS office 2010. I got rid of OfficeSuite pro when I found out it did stuff behind my back and caused wakelocks. Documents to Go on the BB was terrible, but I freely admit I cannot comment on the GS2. However, the free BB version would not allow for document editing or download, so I won't even bother getting reacquainted on android.
Thanks for the replies everyone. I went ahead and purchased it, as well got a free "SmartOffice" from the GetJar app store.
Atlan, your post told me more than enough. Glad to know the other Office providers were ****. It won't matter much to me until I have my bluetooth keyboard connected and my phone connected to an HD screen and i'm typing documents for whatever PA school papers I might have.
Gotta day, Quickoffice Pro seems pretty legit so far, just hope it doesn't crap out on me later on in the year.
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Not sure if this is the right forum.
I've created my first app, just a simple card game. I'm wondering if I should offer a paid ad-free version.
Right now its free with Admob. About 2500 active installs out of about 9000 total installs. It took about 1mo to get the first third, the 5mo for the second third, and 2.5mo for the last third. I've found that I get alot more new users whenever I have any sort of update to my app. With Ads, I've made about $1400 in about 9.5 months from 2.6M requests. Since its a game with ads, the longer a user plays, the more ads get shown and the more money I make.
If I have a paid version, I get a one time payment and then zero after that. I don't see charging more than a dollar or two. If I charged $1 and everyone that downloaded it bought it, I'd have $1750 and then thats it. If I waited a few months I'll have that much from ads.
It seems like I'm going to make much more just sticking with the ads. I'm new to all of this, am I missing something or does my logic seem sound.
Do an adfree version. Some of us don't like ads may I ask what app you made?
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Not sure if this is the right forum.
I've created my first app, just a simple card game. I'm wondering if I should offer a paid ad-free version.
Right now its free with Admob. About 2500 active installs out of about 9000 total installs. It took about 1mo to get the first third, the 5mo for the second third, and 2.5mo for the last third. I've found that I get alot more new users whenever I have any sort of update to my app. With Ads, I've made about $1400 in about 9.5 months from 2.6M requests. Since its a game with ads, the longer a user plays, the more ads get shown and the more money I make.
If I have a paid version, I get a one time payment and then zero after that. I don't see charging more than a dollar or two. If I charged $1 and everyone that downloaded it bought it, I'd have $1750 and then thats it. If I waited a few months I'll have that much from ads.
It seems like I'm going to make much more just sticking with the ads. I'm new to all of this, am I missing something or does my logic seem sound.
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You're right ads are the way to go. Do you have any methods of sharing the app? That will bring more users and that means more income from ads.
Edit: I offer professional mobile marketing consulting if you're interested.
Questions should be asked in Q&A forums, not Development forums.
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This is the app I made: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rcs.video_poker_trainer_dw
I actually made 3 apps but the code is 99% the same.
I've gotten some useful comments in the reviews but also some very confusing ones (like the last one)
Sharing? The app is on the market. I figure that's the best way to share it.
So far the biggest annoyance has been working with the layouts and getting them to look right on as many phones as possible.
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This is the app I made: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rcs.video_poker_trainer_dw
I actually made 3 apps but the code is 99% the same.
I've gotten some useful comments in the reviews but also some very confusing ones (like the last one)
Sharing? The app is on the market. I figure that's the best way to share it.
So far the biggest annoyance has been working with the layouts and getting them to look right on as many phones as possible.
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Yes sharing. By just putting on the market you are doing passive marketing. By switching to active marketing you can get a higher number of active users and a higher income from ads.