Category: Android
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A work-around for Samsung Galaxy S3 not being a drive on USB
I was distressed to find that when I connected my Samsung Galaxy S3 to my computer using a USB cable it did not appear as a disk drive. Android Jelly Bean 4.1 does not support USB Mass Storage Mode (UMS) instead of an UMS option, users will have to make use of MTP (Media Transfer Protocol)…
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Apple Maps joke
An Apple announcement “Following the release of the iPhone 5, many businesses have reported that they are at the wrong location. We strongly recommend that they move to their correct Apple Maps location as soon as possible. Although Apple have a strong patent portfolio in this area we will not take action against businesses who…
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Turn your PC into a WiFi hotspot
Connectify Hotspot is a great free utility that lets you turn your PC or laptop into a WiFi hotspot. Typical use cases include You have an Ethernet connection to your laptop and you can now share it with your mobile phone or tablet. You are in a meeting room that has wired Ethernet but no wireless. Now…
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Mobile advert income from different demographics
Flurry (every app developer’s best friend) has published a great article on mobile advertising. I don’t know whether this shows that teenagers are worth more or less than I expected. Since they are heavy communications users the page views will be large so perhaps they are the largest segment by market value.
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Getting the Most Out of QR Codes Using URI Schemes
A really interesting article on QR codes. I am not sure how many people ever actually use them. Certainly my HTC did not come with a bar code reader on it. One of my customers ran an ad with 20,000 copies and got 6 scans. But if you are willing to assume that your user…
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Accessible Software – the Consultant’s version
This my personal blog rather than my company blog. Professionally, I help organisations implement process changes, particularly in the areas of project and process management. The indulgence of a personal blog is that I can present my views in a more straightforward style however my last post drew negative comments from part of its intended…
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Accessible software – somebody pays
Today I went to the Londroid (London Android) Office RNIB Hackathon that was sponsored by Blue Via. The goal was to help app developers to learn more about the needs of blind people. This was a great event and I would like to thank everyone who made it possible and the kind people from the…
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Review of AppCircus at Techhub
Last night’s AppCircus event at was a good show. Very professional and well curated. Unfortunately I missed the deadline to speak but Keyapt SMS is listed in their app database. Some interesting apps were presented. The ones to watch are echoecho, a cross platform “find me” app and siine a semantically aware keyboard that changes…
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Review of Londroid automated build Meetup
http://www.meetup.com/android/events/39952702/ Good, lots of Maven and Robojuice users. Conclusion seemed to be that automated testing on Android is hard and you have to seriously consider whether you are better off releasing a beta and letting users test. Keyapt SMS is a relatively small app and I will stick to testing by hand for now. Mippin…
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Day 1 figures have been posted on blog.keyapt.com
I won’t make a habit of cross-posting from blog.keyapt.com so if you want to see our first first day’s download figures (which contain some surprise) go there. If you would like to be kept informed please “follow” the blog by email. Please Facebook, Like and Twitter about Keyapt SMS. Many thanks, James
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