Licensing Image and Code Assets for your Android App – Part 2

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Android licensing dangerAn important part of keeping costs down for your Android app development is to reuse code – including your own as well as open source code.

Welcome back to part two of three in this article series about understanding and working with licenses for both code and image assets for your Android apps.

Also be sure to check out part 1, which explains various types of image licenses you may come across.

This article is about licenses for code.  There are so many licenses available for code that it can get to be very confusing. Continue reading →

Getting Started with Earning Passive Income from Android Apps

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The Key to Passive Income from AndroidIf you’re looking for a full time income from Android apps or even a second stream of income, you’re certainly not alone.  One of the major allures of making apps for mobile phones is the opportunity to earn passive income – that is, income that continues even when you’re not actively working on it.

I recently wrote about this, but it’s not here on this blog.  I penned a guest article for Internet Business Mastery recently, called “Passive Income from Android Apps – Surprises and Lessons”.  Check it out if you are looking to build (or grow) a passive income stream from Android apps.

(Update, looks like the link is no longer valid)

While not all income from Android apps is entirely passive (I spend time making the apps, as well as working to get them noticed), an important point to notice is that even after I stop working on a particular app, it keeps making money.  Continue reading →

Android Alternate Market Review – AndroidFreeware.net

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AndroidFreeware.net reviewYou want your Android app to be seen as much as possible, and AndroidFreeware.net is a good Android app market to include in your arsenal.  This review of Android Freeware will give you the info you need to decide if it is right for you.

As the name implies, AndroidFreeware just handles free apps.  If your app is free and/or ad-supported, then this is a great option for you!  Read on for my review of AndroidFreeware.net. Continue reading →

Android App Contests and Promotions

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Android App ChampionWinning an app contest is a great way to get great exposure for your Android app, and possibly some cash immediately.  Several big-name apps got catapulted into the public eye when they won an app contest.

Having success with Android apps involves more than just making a great app.  Getting discovered by your potential users is critical  to success, and Android app contests are a great way to get more exposure.

Unfortunately, it’s a little harder to find a big challenge to compete in than it was a few years ago.  Now that Android has taken off, Google is done with the Android Developer Challenge (ADC).  The ADC II pages still show up in search results, but it’s way too late to enter!  The third PayPal X Developer Challenge also just ended.

So where do you turn?

I gathered a list of a few currently open competitions for Android apps, but note that some of them are ending very soon! Continue reading →

Show your Enthusiasm for Android

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Android vinyl figure from DYZOK, this one is completely frivolous.  I have no practical need for a plastic Android figure for my desk, but I wanted one.

I spend a lot of my time with Android, for professional and personal reasons.   So why not have a physical reminder of my enthusiasm?

Oh, and Android also represents freedom – not just open-source software and an open and usable platform, but also freedom from my cubicle job.  So it’s meaningful to me.

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