Wait, don't waste your money on eBay, here from the great members on MoDaCo are two FREE unlockers.
The first from Arr Too is an app apk to run on the phone:
http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blade-blade-modaco-com/327319/bladeunlock-sim-network-unlock-nck-code-generator/
And the second from fonix232 is another to run on a PC:
http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blade-blade-modaco-com/327569/zte-blade-unlock-code-generator/
Be sure to thank these guys if you find the resources useful, it is the sterling efforts of members like that that gives us so much for so little?
Enjoy
Grrr, won't let me post direct links yet
Mod edit: links tweaked
The SF is like a rock . After switching on only the android green man appears and none of the other functions work.How to make them start again?
:highfive:
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Please help improve this device
Hi All!
I've just start learning android for a few weeks and i hv lots of questions on publish an app to android market :S
I hv found guildance of paying the USD25 and how to upload the app to market. But I wonder, how can a publish a paid app?
I've read posts mentioned that we need a 'google checkout merchant' account first. But when i tried to apply one, i can't process becoz of the country information.
in the application form, it only hv choices for America & British. No choice for inputting other region...
So I wonder if anybody can share more information about these, and how they publish their apps. Is there any alternatives to bypass the google checkout merchant?
Thank you so much!
It's very simple to sell apps from "NO Pay Markets". PM for details. Not a good idea to post it here, google may keep an eye on this.
How about for free apps?
if i post my app for free, is there any 'market alternatives' that i can post to , so that i can avoid the 'USD $25' from google?
how to promote my android app for free???
I guess you can find many promotion methods after you install an app from Google Play.
Splash window,
Push notification,
App recommendation inside an app.
Corporate with other developers and promote apps for each other.
...
Well, at least the first three promotion methods can be found in most of the apps from Google Play.
But who knows more promotion methods?
You may install swably and share your apps in there, its community where dev and customer share thoughts about lots of app
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As previously stated, Swably is a free way to promote & share apps. That's probably your best bet.
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for everyone
Thanks
for you
ariser said:
I guess you can find many promotion methods after you install an app from Google Play.
Splash window,
Push notification,
App recommendation inside an app.
Corporate with other developers and promote apps for each other.
...
Well, at least the first three promotion methods can be found in most of the apps from Google Play.
But who knows more promotion methods?
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thanks very much.
okmijnlp said:
As previously stated, Swably is a free way to promote & share apps. That's probably your best bet.
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Go.Bin said:
You may install swably and share your apps in there, its community where dev and customer share thoughts about lots of app
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This app on Google Play?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=goofy2.swably
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okmijnlp said:
As previously stated, Swably is a free way to promote & share apps. That's probably your best bet.
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Oops, after I install this app from Google Play, I'm stuck in the Connect through a network page, and it gives me three options: Facebook, Twitter, Google+. However, if I choose Facebook, it takes long time to load and then gives me the message of "Connect to...timed out".
ariser said:
This app on Google Play?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=goofy2.swably
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Oops, after I install this app from Google Play, I'm stuck in the Connect through a network page, and it gives me three options: Facebook, Twitter, Google+. However, if I choose Facebook, it takes long time to load and then gives me the message of "Connect to...timed out".
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can you access Facebook on your phone?
subscribe to getjar and publish your app. or publish your app on Amazon appstore....
OR
Go To This Site and Publish [media.droidtweak. com / android-app-marketing] (Copy and paste it remove spaces, m a new user so i cant post outsider links, m jus trying to help, sorry moderators)
OR
Before you make any sort of promotional effort, you need to do the following:
1) Make sure you have a good rating. Get 10 friends to give you 5-stars. Nobody wants to download an unrated app (or even one with less than 5 ratings).
2) Add a video on the app store. It doesn't need to be pro, just something that gives a good indication of what your app does.
3) Make sure your screenshots are good and your description is accurate. The first sentence is the most important for describing what the app does.
After it's on the store (free version):
1) Post in forums
2) Submit it to review websites
3) Write up a press release (catchy headline, what your app does, why is it better - have a good angle) and send it to every news / tech / related website you can find. Who knows, 1 or 2 websites out of the 100s might write something about you, which can get you 100s of downloads. It's worth the hours it takes to do this. Also, use some Mail Merge software to make it personal (as simple as "Hi [name]").
4) Find influential twitter users that you think would use your app. Send them a message - dont harass them though. Be sincere. If they like it and they haven't tweeted about it, ask them to.
sam shaikh said:
subscribe to getjar and publish your app. or publish your app on Amazon appstore....
OR
Go To This Site and Publish [media.droidtweak. com / android-app-marketing] (Copy and paste it remove spaces, m a new user so i cant post outsider links, m jus trying to help, sorry moderators)
OR
Before you make any sort of promotional effort, you need to do the following:
1) Make sure you have a good rating. Get 10 friends to give you 5-stars. Nobody wants to download an unrated app (or even one with less than 5 ratings).
2) Add a video on the app store. It doesn't need to be pro, just something that gives a good indication of what your app does.
3) Make sure your screenshots are good and your description is accurate. The first sentence is the most important for describing what the app does.
After it's on the store (free version):
1) Post in forums
2) Submit it to review websites
3) Write up a press release (catchy headline, what your app does, why is it better - have a good angle) and send it to every news / tech / related website you can find. Who knows, 1 or 2 websites out of the 100s might write something about you, which can get you 100s of downloads. It's worth the hours it takes to do this. Also, use some Mail Merge software to make it personal (as simple as "Hi [name]").
4) Find influential twitter users that you think would use your app. Send them a message - dont harass them though. Be sincere. If they like it and they haven't tweeted about it, ask them to.
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nice advices, but the first link goes to paid reviews
New android app - need exposure
Hi everyone,
I'm a noob here (hopefully I'm not violating any rules) and was hoping to post one of my android apps here to help it gain some traction. My 11 year old son worked with me on this app, I would just like to keep him motivated by seeing some success.
Lately with the way the android market has become saturated, it has been very tough to get your app discovered.
I only do this as a hobby on the side. I have only developed games, they are all pretty simple games, no 3D or anything like that.
I recently released a dice game app (variation of Yahtzee), That I think some people would like.
It has some online challenge features with scoreloop, and an extra game mode.
My downloads to date are pretty poor, and was hoping to gain some exposure.
here is the link on the google play store:
play.google.com/store/ apps/details?id=com.anndconsulting.yahtzeecrag
I have a free (ad supported) and paid version released.
developer ID is ANND Consulting Games
Thanks for the help
Please let me know , if there is a better way of doing this, and I apologize in advance if I have violated and rules here.
When I was trying different methods to promote my app, I kinda noted it down. Here is brief about what I did:
http://obscurant1st.biz/blog/how-to-promote-android-app/
1. Never use push notifications aka push it to people's notification centers. People will perceive it as spam, and never download it. Ever.
2. Contact several Android news sites, and tip them that your *special* app is available. With special, i mean, really special. Don't even do it if it's a fart app or a stupid and useless app. You don't deserve the attention.
3. XDA. Publish it in the app section. People will find it and download it. People will use it if it's any good, or people will complain if it's ****; and you'll deserve it.
Bottom line: Build it, and they will come. Exploit the system in a bad way and you'll go nowhere. Don't piss people off with annoying ads.
From my very recent experience, getting a review on a major website with tons of viewers will get you a ton of attention. Websites like android police and android central have a ton of views per day.
My usual promotions were to post on forums. If you were lucky and people paid attention to your app, they'd download it. The more downloads you get, the higher chances of it showing up on Top New apps or just Top Apps. Once you get on that list, its when the app will finally take off. Its took 2.5 weeks for my live wallpaper to get to top 10 new paid live wallpapers and top 10 new free live wallpaper. The Top Paid live wallpaper is easy to get on as only a few purchases will qualify the app.
Anyway, back to my point about the review. My app was doing ok and there was a consistent downloads per day then it started to decline a little. But all of a sudden, my google wallets account exploded with purchases and my free version with admob banners, the requests and impressions exploded. I was shocked and had no idea what was going on. Then, a quick google of my app, revealed that android police decided to give my app a review. i was shocked. I never asked them to review it, so it was pretty much free publicity. If you look at the little graph on the right side of my app, you'll see how it was starting to decline, then all of a sudden, it shot up.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qk.batterycorelwfree
Here's the review on my app.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...e-way-to-track-your-lithium-ion-expenditures/
Main points:
1. Post on forums
2. Get a review done.
Side note, I've never seen a good app not get downloads. All good apps will get tons of downloads.
LordManhattan said:
3. XDA. Publish it in the app section.
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Well, I've published my app in the app section, People loved it and found it useful, I updated frequently, But The app went in the last pages which I think no one checks,
True is there any really good way to promote app for free?
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Well, I've published my app in the app section, People loved it and found it useful, I updated frequently, But The app went in the last pages which I think no one checks,
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True is there any really good way to promote app for free?
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There are lots of ways. Requesting a review for your app is one of the easiest ways.
I have started a free review service, You could consider requesting a free review from me!
Also see this link from my signature with lots of tips to promote our apps for free!
I can help promoting yours apps on the biggest Polish Android forum.
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Then, a quick google of my app, revealed that android police decided to give my app a review. i was shocked. I never asked them to review it, so it was pretty much free publicity.
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In other words: what you say about yourself, is advertising. What others say about you, it's public relations - much more effective way of promotion, but much much more complicated, too.
This is how it should look like
Still beta but i should finish it quite soon.
www.nexuslivewallpapers.com
Do you find making a web page an effective way of promoting an adroid app?
I'd like to know your experience about this.
Mine is that it's not that effective, but I may have done it wrong.
Thanks!
Nice one! :laugh:
Love to know how you did this, what engine are you using?
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Nice one! :laugh:
Love to know how you did this, what engine are you using?
Promote your app on social media website , submit your app on differnet app submission sites , promote your app on free forums, if you have a excellent app your app get number of downloads and visitors.
its too simple to use any engine. But i think that someday someone will port or try to port android ui only for marketing purposes, and ability to check out app before purchase on a interacitve website is priceless and solves bad ratings problems definetely.
Your not using AppSurfer then?
Something strictly proprietary?
I'm surprised Google Play hasn't nailed live previews yet :angel:
AppSurfer is a streaming service, they run an emulator instance on server and stream video to browser and events to the server.
I have simply coded my app in webgl.
We've build a simple app sharer to collect and discover apps. Please message here or PM me to discuss what info you'd like to see on the apps descriptions and activity cards. We can discuss how to customize them as well. The Idea is that we can distribute audience from non competing apps and give insight on what apps are generally installed alongside yours.
We are both on App Store and Google Play. Users can share across platforms if the app is available of course.
I'll be listening if anyone has some suggestions.
http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jungl.android
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jungl/id966840643
Here is our FAQ
Where can I submit my app as a developer and/or pay for it to be published. Atleast thats how the last app sharing app DappWall worked but I think they died off because I cant log on anymore.
Good luck anyways.
Crichton333 said:
Where can I submit my app as a developer and/or pay for it to be published. Atleast thats how the last app sharing app DappWall worked but I think they died off because I cant log on anymore.
Good luck anyways.
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You wont be paying to be published your app on Jungl that's free. Please download Jungl and share your app within. I'll PM you my contact and see what we can do from there!
Not possible for ads download app.
Any estimate of DAUs/MAUs you are seeing?