Getting your Android app approved for the Nook app store is a little more involved than for a number of other Android app markets.
That can be a good thing and a bad thing. It does thin out the competition, but you still need to make it through QA before your app will get downloaded.
UPDATE the Nook Store closed to 3rd party app developers in 2016
This post is about getting your app approved. Be sure to also check out my review of the Nook Store. Continue reading
After updating to Admob 4.3.1 I saw this instead of ads – “You must have AdActivity declared in AndroidManifest.xml with configChanges.”
If you’ve just updated Admob and begun using GoogleAdMobAdsSdk-4.3.1.jar, then you might have seen this as well. Luckily, this can be solved – read on.
So what does that message mean? I have declared the AdActivity in my manifest. Continue reading
Christmas 2011 should be a good year to be a developer for Android. Not just if you’re developing a Christmas-themed app as I am (look for my Christmas Ornament and Tree Designer app out now!), but for all Android developers.
There have been a few high-profile devices launched recently, and you can bet that a lot of people will be receiving Android tablets and phones this Christmas. There is sure to be a flurry of activity when those new devices are turned on in just a few weeks.
In particular, the Nook Tablet and the Kindle Fire are at a price point much lower than the previous generation of Android tablets, and the smaller size is likely to make them more accessible Continue reading
I just got back from AnDevCon II in San Francisco where I got a lot of great material for my Android development efforts, and of course for this blog. It was great, and as promised it was very developer focused. I enjoyed seeing what Android developers are focused on.
What did I take away from it? I’ll need a bit of time to stew over the information and pull out the most important stuff. There really was an incredible amount.
Some highlights:
There was a lot of attention to automating and simplifying testing. From scripting to services, there were a lot of people talking about and demoing testing options, including static and dynamic analysis tools.
I really like that there are a lot of free/open source testing options that are very mature and well supported by the community. I think that these options are vital for small Android developers. Continue reading
Sure, it’s just the next item on your checklist – “Distribute app globally”. No problem, right?
While deploying your app to the Android Market is certainly an important step in getting global distribution, if you are looking to distribute your app as widely as possible there is much more you can be doing.
Not only have you not yet made your app appealing to non-English users, you haven’t even given many of them a chance to find your app!
Fortunately there are a number of well-known techniques to take your existing app and help spread it to the world. Continue reading