[Q] First app - questions and guidance needed - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I want to develop a first fun app as a way of getting in to android dev.
I want to create an app with the first screen you can select a picture of someone. So when you select it - it takes you to a new screen with a bigger picture of that person.
You should then be able to tap on that picture, and 'bruises' should appear where you tap on the screen.
A progress bar should increase to show damage, and when it reaches the top - its Game Over so to speak.
Just a silly fin little app for my office!
Any guidance on what I would need to do this, assume I have all the images.

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[APP]Intuitional Picture Viewer for HTC Elf(Touch)

I've been working on picture viewer for the HTC Touch that has a little more of an intuitional feel(kinda like the iphone tho mine has some major differences) You can use the touch screen for everything including changing pictures, panning, and zooming in or out. Right now 2 mega-pixel images take about a second to load(used to take 4-5!)
Here's how to control it:
To use gesture mode check "Gesture Mode" in options menu, to use double-click mode uncheck "Gesture Mode."
Gesture Mode:
Sweep your thumb to the left to move to the next picture
Sweep your thumb to the right to move to the previous picture
(for sweeping, start with your thumb/finger off the phone, otherwise it'll mistake it for the panning gesture)
Press on the picture and then move to pan
Double-press to change to full screen.
Double-Click Mode:
double press to switch between panning and switching pictures/zooming.
move picture with finger in panning mode
zoom by moving finger up/down in non-panning mode
switch pictures by moving finger left/right in non-panning mode
Reply if you have any questions
(If this helped you and you feel compelled, you can donate here)
Update 3/3/08 6:49 PM PST:
Eesh, so for those of you who downloaded that last update earlier today, I'm sorry. I found a couple rather nasty bugs that made the program nigh on unusable after I left the house. Fortunately I've managed to fix those and it's looking pretty stable. You can also now zoom in unlimitedly(almost). Basically it'll let you zoom in until your phone runs out of memory to handle a picture of that size. Don't worry, it won't crash or anything, it just won't go any bigger(you'll kinda see it seem to bounce back to being its original size). Let me know about any problems you find. On a side note, I actually was able to make it crash by trying over and over again to push the picture past the boundary the phone could handle. It should work perfectly for normal use, just don't go trying to make it break, or it will.
Update 3/3/08 10:13 PM PST:
Big day today updates wise, and this one is a BIG update. First, I fixed the problem of the background not covering all of the screen in landscape mode. What? That's not a big enough update? Ok, I'll throw in the ability to rotate pictures too . There is now a button in the bottom-right corner(should be out of the way enough I think) that will rotate the picture 90 degrees counter-clockwise. There is one slight problem with the rotation, it works kinda strangly with my new zooming algorithm and if you zoom in too much and then try to rotate it will crash the program. Simply put, just don't zoom in very far and then rotate it and it should be fine. Oh, and for those worried about speed, it rotates in a fraction of a second(don't know exactly how long but it feels instantaneous).
Sounds great!
I tried it but i'll get an error related to "Internal.Get.File.Directorynames".
Maybe because the name of my storage card isn't "Storage card" but "Opslagkaart" (dutch version).
Greets
Kevin
ya, that explains it... I need to fix that, I'll get on that now
Sounds COOL i'm in for testing ENGLISH rom here
OK now i understand what you mean by you just started working on it today lol so no need to talk about bugs yet hein
I really LOVE the double-click to exist maybe you can find another gesture for zoom in/out for example
Cheers
How did you get the TouchFLO to respond to gestures? I was looking into using some gestures is a test application, but I havent found anything yet
Heh, actually I didnt, I just set capture to true and created my own gestures(really, really simple ones) to handle it. I would have no idea how to utilize touch-flo for this
Man, you are the one.
i´m along time waiting for this stuff, men very very god.
Thanks, i´m rigth now testing your app.
work on this and make a realy god application for the ppc world .
Ok, here's an updated version, now it initializes to the root directory and lets you choose whichever folder you want to load pictures from. The pictures still load fairly slow but they are a little better. Also, pressing on the bottom menu activates it, so basically you double press on the menu/quit icons. However, you have to actually choose one of the options to get back to being able to move the picture again (annoying, I know but I'm trying to figure out a way around that.) Also of note: you press the names of the directories you want to open twice to go into them. Clicking accept will choose the directory you're currently looking at. I think you'll see what I mean. It's actually fairly intuitional when you're doing it. 2 MP pictures take about 4-5 seconds to load. Again, if any1 knows a faster way to load in the pictures than using the Bitmap constructor, please let me know. Finally, none of the menu items are actually implemented, so clicking on them right now just makes it so you can move the picture again.
good work
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Hello,
Justo 2 remarks, your program have a lot of potential of improvements.
But for now, just 2 important functions. if is possible for you to improve.
1. 1 browser like resco picture viewer, just to chose 1 picture to start.
2. that browser need to be finger scroll friendly, just like the touch rom.
scroll and chose the picture that you like to see, pic the picture and see just one or scroll just like your application do right now, because now you must scroll to all the picture just to see 1 that is im the midle.
sorry for my ingles, but i´m also working on that
great job for you my friend, congratulations and good work.
Ok here are some comments on the updated version
1. The swiping "feels" a little better but it still "hangs" on the border a bit
2. The picture still "looks" stretched on the screen
3. when you exist and re-enter the program the image location is not "remembered"
4. it would be nicer if we can have a tree view of the folders to select from
5. when u reach the last (or first picture) we shld somehow be notified that it is the last picture OR loop again from the start
I really LOVE the concept of this program can't wait to see it done
@ArcticCat, it does actually loop again to the first picture when you get to the end. What were you experiencing? If it crashed it's probably a memory issue. That goes along with my problem of opening the bitmaps, as does the hanging on the edge of the screen. Anyway, let me know, I can only try this on mine right now.
go on nice work.
a browser with pictures and landscape is the nest steps, in my opinion.
i`m just talking abaut resco viewer because is the program for me that actualy load a browser withy pictures very quikly, is very, very fast.
i dont now the working process used but...is just 1 ex. that is possible, and very fast with 7 mpixel fotos..
but i love your program and for me is now the 1 one for see fotos
must have 1 directory by defaut on open.
maube 1 option to browse with your app or use to browse the defaut one in WM just to see the pictures and when picture start.
go on and thanks a lot man...very...very..very and fast work.
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@ArcticCat, it does actually loop again to the first picture when you get to the end. What were you experiencing? If it crashed it's probably a memory issue. That goes along with my problem of opening the bitmaps, as does the hanging on the edge of the screen. Anyway, let me know, I can only try this on mine right now.
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I'm sorry I just noticed it does loop!
can't wait to see the next upgrade
Aweome app with great potential !!
You will be the talk on xda for a few days to come !!
Cheers buddy !!
any1 know where the app that rotates the screen is? I tried looking up how to do it within a program but it looks too daunting so I think I want to just launch that app but I can't find it. Let me know
Update time! This time I added that feature request for being able to choose a picture from the middle using a list of the pictures, you'll find the option under the menu under "Choose Picture." Also, I added full screen capability, just double press on the screen(yes, it replaced quit) and you'll get a little more room. That extra room would be completely unneeded were it not for my final update and the biggest of all. You can now resize the picture by sliding your finger up or down the screen. Up increases the size and down decreases it. Theres a wait period when you resize because it reloads the picture at the correct resolution. Have fun!
*Note:* due to the added memory needs of the choose picture screen, the app will probably crash if you try to load a picture from it unless you have the ROM with the expanded memory. I'll get to work now on another version where this isn't necissary but you won't get the choose picture feature. Still need a way to load in a 2MP image at a lower resolution without loading the entire thing into memory.
[email protected] said:
Update time! This time I added that feature request for being able to choose a picture from the middle using a list of the pictures, you'll find the option under the menu under "Choose Picture." Also, I added full screen capability, just double press on the screen(yes, it replaced quit) and you'll get a little more room. That extra room would be completely unneeded were it not for my final update and the biggest of all. You can now resize the picture by sliding your finger up or down the screen. Up increases the size and down decreases it. Theres a wait period when you resize because it reloads the picture at the correct resolution. Have fun!
*Note:* due to the added memory needs of the choose picture screen, the app will probably crash if you try to load a picture from it unless you have the ROM with the expanded memory. I'll get to work now on another version where this isn't necissary but you won't get the choose picture feature. Still need a way to load in a 2MP image at a lower resolution without loading the entire thing into memory.
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A quick note before testing it
I think it is about time you start with
1. introducing version number for each release much easier to track which version we have installed
2. a history log
sorry for being picky
I'm back
1. Pictures in portrait mode are still loaded as landscape so they are stretched and distorted
2. picture folder is still not remembered
3. Maybe an option to start in the "choose picture" mode would be useful
4. I LOVE THE ZOOM in/out man it is really GREAT : IF possible you can make that the part that is being zoomed to is actually where the "click" occurred
5. Now that we can ZOOM basic finger movements like (UP/DOWN/RIGHT/LEFT) should become part of PANNING across the picture no? maybe
a. double click to go back to "fit in view" size
b. changing pictures would only work in "fit in view" when zoomed in RIGHT/LEFT would Pan across the picture
c. to Zoom in out would become one quick click followed by another and then UP/DOWN
just speculating
keep it out please
Marcus,
hello again,
these becames my favorite tread on xda, and another one calls "TouchNav" is also cooll, but is far away from the final yet.
my comments are exactely the same as the last posted by ArticCat.
awsome program man, go on, you have a lot of talent.
1.another thing, just to help, the resco picture viewer do the load of 100 picture in the browser (to chose the start picture), in 1 second, it´s incredible the speed.
sorry but i dont know how it possible, but is just one example.
Maybe you change the defaut wm browser by the resco one, but if you do that, you stay dependtly from resco application confused: )
2.the landscape option not work
3. the options not work
4 we need a icon for this application, yes this app as grow and now is a serious one, she want a icon
Thanks and good work
I'm going out of town tomorrow morning and won't have my computer with me so there won't be any new updates till I get back. However, I will continue to watch this thread(using my touch hehehe) and can respond to any questions you guys have(or any ideas!) I'm not sure when I'll get back but it'll be definately by sunday.

[APPS] Top Notes + Dial That Num

hey guys,
We've released 2 new apps to make the windows mobile life, a bit more mobile!
the first:
Top Notes
create notes on the fly
make them "float" anytime!
very useful during a call, music playing and so on...
"Top Notes" is part of the "Top" family (Top Player, Top Notes, Top Cam)
the second:
Dial That Num
Mini ocr dialer. enables you to take a pic and extract the Text (just numbers) and then dial.
take a picture of your pc screen, ads, notes , newspaper and so on...
both apps are in VERY early devlopment, so expect bugs.
have fun!
COOL .but could u make it such a widget with CHT. IT'S could be resirable
Great job mate , thanks
Loving the idea of the Top Notes app. Can't wait to try it out tomorrow. I'll report back, good or bad!
Dorothy
Great App
Great apps love the top notes
seems really great !
just tested now the "Dial That Num".
1- Installed on main memory ... ok
2- launch the app ... ok
3- the app launch itself a web connexion to show the advertisment ... ok
4- click on the camera button to launch the camera ... KO
so impossible to go further, no camera launched !
nb: just because the point n°3 I'm a bit disapointed, even if I understand (very well) why so!
"Dial That Num"
what a great Idea ..
but, I need to know how to make it work?
I touched the camera button and nothing happen!
and the ad's below the program screen didn't open either!
I traid it in HD2, with stock rom 1.66
Try clicking the ads browser. I'm sorry I use ads but that's the requierment from the OCR server. They charge me money for every request. Click on browser below and then take pic. that way this app is free and will remain free. By the way, remember its an alpha so results may vary. Please return feedback, thanx
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
ok. no problemo.
also tested now. and it works... some good !
> install app ... ok
> launch app ... ok
> click add to activate ... ok
> click on the button to launch camera ... ok
> take the picture ... ok
> send it to the application ... ok
> application is handling infos from OCR website ... ok
> showing scanned number ... ok
> verification of the number shown ... KO. ie the number is quite not correct, with more numbers as written. The number scanned was printed from printer (lol), in font verdana 16px, without any other number around it, tested with and without spaces in the number... still incorrect.
For an alpha, it's quite quite very good !
Just a few questions :
- how do you ensure confidentiality of scanned numbers ?
- is it a temporary folder or not used ?
- what is send to the OCR server ? if it's a picture (what should), it can hardly impact the data transfert amount... thougt about putting an info on this on the screen ?
suggestion: ad a sentence saying we have to click on the add, even the first time. Not after first camera shot.
Hi yossio,
this is possible one more widget for the CHT Suite....
Yeah, would be great if you can make this a CHT widget.
Thanks anyway!
Sorry, not gonna use an app that pushes ads.
Before I install this App -
I would like to know if I can place these floating notes anywhere -
meaning - let's say I have the CHT, and have an empty area on one of the
screens (say level 2) -
If I put the floating note there - would it stay there when I flip the
screen to the other levels ?
(Or will be be "stuck" to the same place on the screen, no matter
if the screen tab/level had changed ?)
Thanks
On HTC HD2 with latest firmware Top Notes has several issues:
1) when multiple notes are open and set to "Minimaze" they are standing on the screen and pulsing one on the other overlapping. Than each note name appears on the top left continuously and making the game a continuous pulse of names...
2) when multiple notes are open and set to "Minimaze" when you gain the Windows Menu and try to scroll from top to bottom the scroll doesn't work properly: it shows only the first visibile portion of the whole scrolling menu icons.
3) when a single or multiple notes are on the screen and you try to gain access to open menu:
- the latest note is automatically turned from "on top" to "minimize" without any control about that...
- the opened notes can't be moved to gain access to screen portions behind.
- what mentioned here above means aslo that if you have moved on the left bottom part of the screen and you tap over "Open" the note overlapping the functions of the Open window like "Menu OK Close" are hidden and you cannot close anymore the Open window... than you cannot close the Top Notes app apart from going to Task Manager and terminate it!
Apart from all those issues this App is great.
yossio said:
hey guys,
We've released 2 new apps to make the windows mobile life, a bit more mobile!
the first:
Top Notes
create notes on the fly
make them "float" anytime!
very useful during a call, music playing and so on...
"Top Notes" is part of the "Top" family (Top Player, Top Notes, Top Cam)
the second:
Dial That Num
Mini ocr dialer. enables you to take a pic and extract the Text (just numbers) and then dial.
take a picture of your pc screen, ads, notes , newspaper and so on...
both apps are in VERY early devlopment, so expect bugs.
have fun!
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Thank you for the program and, by the way, where did you get the Windows 7 style icons of the slider?
Thanks

How can i find someone to build an app?

I know this is probably the wrong place to post. But it is for the phone I own and it is general q&A so here we go...
Is there a specific forum on XDA or a place where I should place a request to hire a developer for the creation of a simple app?
One off project. Very small task, very easy money.
Try Facebook, I'm sure you know a friend of a friend of a friend of a developer.
Whats the project?
ministersin said:
I know this is probably the wrong place to post. But it is for the phone I own and it is general q&A so here we go...
Is there a specific forum on XDA or a place where I should place a request to hire a developer for the creation of a simple app?
One off project. Very small task, very easy money.
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anything that can be made in App Inventor, AppMakr or Dreamweaver?
It is essentially a specialty timer and calculator. 1 to 3 tabs depending on cost. First and basic tab would have four buttons. 1 Minute, 2 Minute, 3 Minute, 4 Minute. Each would start a countdown of that many minutes and have two check boxes. One that says 15 second notification and overtime warning. Meaning the phone would vibrate when the countdown reaches 15 seconds before and then when time expires.
The second tab if the first isn't too expensive would be to add a small calculator. This would have five blank spaces in which you would enter decimals from 0.0 to 10.0. It would then drop the highest and lowest and present a total of the three in the middle.
If that is affordable then the third tab would save the two pieces of information from the first two tabs and ask for a NAME and TITLE and add it to a scrollable list.
So if we did all three tabs then we would also add top the first tab a button that says CALULATE and that would take you to the second tab and that tab would have a button that says TALLY and that would automatically take you to the third tab with a popup that asks the NAME and TITLE and adds it to the list.
The final tab would also have a drop down for SORT BY NAME and SORT BY CALCULATION as well as a CLEAR LIST button.
What do you think?

Extremely simple App - learn to make it myself or pay someone else?

Hi people,
I have a very specific need for a very simple app:
It should be one button only on one screen, and one textfield only on another screen.
The function of the button is to send a predefined(coded into app) SMS to the number you input in the other screen(this number should autosave).
In other words -
Screen 1: 1 big button, "ACTIVATE" (when clicked, sends SMS "activate" to number)
Screen 2: Settings screen, one box only, for putting in destination number and saving it.
I have above average general computer-knowledge and understanding, but no experience whatsoever with app-development.
Can I learn to, and write this app simply myself, say in a day or two max? Or should I just pay someone that knows what they're doing because it would take me too long to learn?
I suggest that you go on your own. It is not difficult to code such an app and learning some code isn't bad at all. You can do it in one day if you're determined enough. Good luck!
If you don't want to learn to code then there is always my app SMS Bot Widget:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.ubikapps.smswidget
It is a home screen widget only so you can't send a message from an app, only a home screen widget.
footboydog said:
If you don't want to learn to code then there is always my app SMS Bot Widget:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.ubikapps.smswidget
It is a home screen widget only so you can't send a message from an app, only a home screen widget.
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Your Widget seems to be 99% what I need..! Would it be easy for me to modify your code, to change the text and options on the settingscreen, and make the Widget just a standard picture?
Also, could I cancel the confirmation part, just have the text sent in background instead of the confirm-to-send?
Edit: What I really need is a cross between your widget and this app in its simplest form:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ult#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsIm51LmZkcC5TbXNfUkMiXQ..
Questions should be asked in Q&A forums, not Development forums.
Thread moved.
OK, so I started trying out myself, using MIT AppInventor. I've gotten pretty far, all I'm missing is for the app to store what's put in the "PhoneNumber"-textbox. How do i make the app save the number for later, also when app is restarted?
Last thing, when I use a picture for button, how do i get it to be "shaded" when pressed? you know, so you know when your pressing it.
What am I missing to get these features?
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OK, so I've found the TinyDB, and put in the "store value" block, however I don't know where to put the "retrieve value" to get it to retrieve as soon as app is opened.. any help?
toth42 said:
Your Widget seems to be 99% what I need..! Would it be easy for me to modify your code, to change the text and options on the settingscreen, and make the Widget just a standard picture?
Also, could I cancel the confirmation part, just have the text sent in background instead of the confirm-to-send?
Edit: What I really need is a cross between your widget and this app in its simplest form:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ult#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsIm51LmZkcC5TbXNfUkMiXQ..
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My app isn't open source yet but I might put it on github or something in the future.

Little help

I'm looking to make a small app for a friend. It's just gonna be like one of those app introduction pages where you swipe left to get to the next instruction/page. That's all I need. I used Android studio and had a go, and was able to make an app that had a blank activity with text, and a button. Also made a second activity as ghee second page but was unable to link the button to it. Tried multiple times but failed. Can someone help me?

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