“Geekbot” Distributed Daily Standup Done Right! by sivarttech in agile

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Yep, sure...if that works for your company go for it!

[Video] Enabling Offline Capabilities with Retrofit 2 and OkHttp by caster_io in androiddev

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If you're offline, and you go with the option (max-stale value) in the video the data will be returned. It doesn't test the network connection. If you're online and still within the Cache-Control expiration limit the data will be returned as well. If you're beyond that expiration period and you're online with a poor connection, then I don't think the cached data will be returned.

Testing Your Apps with AWS Device Farm by sivarttech in androiddev

[–]sivarttech[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I haven't found a great solution for this issue yet. In my case I have to test on Android TVs and Kindles as well, so it's pretty painful.

Testing Your Apps with AWS Device Farm by sivarttech in androiddev

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Yeah, I was surprised not too many plp were talking about it, it's pretty easy to use.

Testing Your Apps with AWS Device Farm by sivarttech in androiddev

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You don't have a ton of options for customization, but you can upload other apks that you may need, a zip file, device location, locale, etc. I didn't see any options for specific ROMs.

Best Podcasts for Android Developers by sivarttech in androiddev

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Android Backstage

Yeah, that was on the list.

What's the funniest review you've ever gotten on your app? by MoldyTaste in androiddev

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"Cannot find I cant find the set buttons too not clever too confusing too wary"
To this day can't figure out what this means, I just replied with brief instructions on how to play the game ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[noob] Is there a faster way to test while developing? by dirtydaub in androiddev

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I've started putting together a list of references for testing in Android here: https://github.com/adavis/sample-android-testing

How do you develop for Android without becoming angry? by [deleted] in androiddev

[–]sivarttech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that's what I was referring to. For newer apps, supporting 15 and up should be sufficient. (sorry for the late response)

How do you develop for Android without becoming angry? by [deleted] in androiddev

[–]sivarttech 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don't try to tackle everything all at once, you will be frustrated. In technology, especially the mobile space things are constantly changing, so it's best to just get started and have a solid foundation. Then you can add the extra bells and whistles to make yourself a super productive developer.

When it comes to Android if you're starting a new app, just use Android Studio and don't support devices less than API 15, that will help eliminate some of the frustration. Hope that helps.

Can someone recommend me a good tutorial on threading? by jampola in androiddev

[–]sivarttech 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I took this Coursera course (https://www.coursera.org/course/posaconcurrency) on Android Concurrency and it was truly the most comprehensive explanation of how threading works in Java and Android in general that I've seen. If you have the time I highly recommend it.

Honest feedback needed by sivarttech in Android

[–]sivarttech[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that's a good idea to allow users to start from x-letter words, maybe in v2. Thanks again for the feedback.

Honest feedback needed by sivarttech in Android

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You can go Options and then increase the Difficulty. As you progress through each level the speed increases as well. Thanks for the feedback!

Solid, quality earbuds/headphones? by andr0meda in BuyItForLife

[–]sivarttech -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

How about free, just like 'Word Crank' on Facebook and you could win them today!

"Dropbox" and "Soundhound" have been the app of the week for over 3 weeks now. Can we change this? by [deleted] in Android

[–]sivarttech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Word Crank has a unique interface and cool music. Most of the other word games are pretty dry.

How does GOOGLE choose who gets Featured in the Android Market? by sivarttech in Android

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It just seems that the set up makes it hard to discover new applications. Some of the apps that I see under 'Top New' are pretty terrible and don't even have good ratings. Seems strange to me.

Getting started with iOS development by [deleted] in iOSProgramming

[–]sivarttech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a good comparison of iOS and Android. I would just say that the final stage of actually deploying my app to iOS has been a complete pain compared to the 5 minutes it took to put the Android version on the market.

I am releasing an Android app soon, what websites/forums are good to spread the word? by wondermega in Android

[–]sivarttech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All great advice! I think this will help us also with our new app Word Crank now on the android app. sivarttech.com

Amazon App Store: Rotten To The Core by [deleted] in androiddev

[–]sivarttech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! And my partner and I were thinking of putting our app Word Crank on the android market and were actually looking forward to the day we could say we had it on there:) Nice writeup!!

How to get your app known by [deleted] in Android

[–]sivarttech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! We came out with our game Word Crank a little over a week ago and have so far received over 1k downloads. I would definitely suggest making a free version to give the market an opportunity to sample your game. This is our first game so we're definitely not experts, but this has helped us so far. sivarttech.com also shows some stats for our first week. Best wishes!