Comments for tapadoo http://tapadoo.com Incredible Mobile App Development Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:51:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on The iPhone killer is on the way by dermdaly http://tapadoo.com/2010/the-iphone-killer-is-on-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-2204 dermdaly Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:51:59 +0000 http://tapadoo.com/2010/the-iphone-killer-is-on-the-way/#comment-2204 Hey Anthony, Thanks for providing some comment. "Ruling the Roost" is an interesting perspective. I run a company developing mobile apps, for clients based on client wishes. Our iOS requests outstrip Android by about 5 to 1. There'll always be a statistic that sees iPhone on top, or Android on top. Here's an interesting one for example. <a href="http://parislemon.com/post/21390127786/the-iphone-once-again-outsold-all-verizon-android" title="Verizon Statistics" rel="nofollow"></a>. So where does this leave us ? Well, my experience is telling me the opposite of Gartner's. My experience trumps them for me, because it is how we get paid. Also, remember that pretty much nobody is purchasing apps on Android. See how Angry Birds had to refer to Ad Support? However to address your points about disliking Apple's policies; I get you. It is pretty difficult for people on limited budgets to get into iPhone App development. But....Apple don't care. They've more apps, more revenues, more developers and so forth. Take care, Dermot. Hey Anthony,
Thanks for providing some comment. “Ruling the Roost” is an interesting perspective. I run a company developing mobile apps, for clients based on client wishes. Our iOS requests outstrip Android by about 5 to 1. There’ll always be a statistic that sees iPhone on top, or Android on top. Here’s an interesting one for example.
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So where does this leave us ? Well, my experience is telling me the opposite of Gartner’s. My experience trumps them for me, because it is how we get paid. Also, remember that pretty much nobody is purchasing apps on Android. See how Angry Birds had to refer to Ad Support?

However to address your points about disliking Apple’s policies; I get you. It is pretty difficult for people on limited budgets to get into iPhone App development. But….Apple don’t care. They’ve more apps, more revenues, more developers and so forth.
Take care,
Dermot.

]]> Comment on An easter project by The Sinclair ZX Spectrum is 30 today. | tapadoo http://tapadoo.com/2010/an-easter-project/comment-page-1/#comment-2203 The Sinclair ZX Spectrum is 30 today. | tapadoo Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:39:06 +0000 http://tapadoo.com/?p=400#comment-2203 [...] So I thought I’d repost this [...] [...] So I thought I’d repost this [...]

]]> Comment on The iPhone killer is on the way by Anthony http://tapadoo.com/2010/the-iphone-killer-is-on-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-2202 Anthony Mon, 23 Apr 2012 04:40:32 +0000 http://tapadoo.com/2010/the-iphone-killer-is-on-the-way/#comment-2202 It looks like Android rules the roost now. Worldwide Android sales 50.9%, iOS sales 23.8%. See the <a href="http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1924314" rel="nofollow">Gartner smartphone market report, Q4 2011</a> As a developer of Android apps and as someone who owns several Windows PCs, but no Macs, I dislike Apple's policy of requiring you to buy a Mac before you can develop iPhone apps. I also dislike their restrictive and controlling policies about every aspect of their technologies. That's why I'm happy that Android has now gained dominance of this market. Apple comes up with great ideas and maintains dominance for a while, but utimately its their restrictive policies which drive people away. It looks like Android rules the roost now. Worldwide Android sales 50.9%, iOS sales 23.8%.

See the Gartner smartphone market report, Q4 2011

As a developer of Android apps and as someone who owns several Windows PCs, but no Macs, I dislike Apple’s policy of requiring you to buy a Mac before you can develop iPhone apps. I also dislike their restrictive and controlling policies about every aspect of their technologies. That’s why I’m happy that Android has now gained dominance of this market. Apple comes up with great ideas and maintains dominance for a while, but utimately its their restrictive policies which drive people away.

]]> Comment on Simplicity as a feature by Cormac http://tapadoo.com/2012/simplicity-as-a-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-2199 Cormac Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:43:53 +0000 http://tapadoo.com/?p=835#comment-2199 What would be really cool would be to be able to associate a destination stop (I normally get out at the same place) with the existing journey commencement stops. Then display at the bottom of each bus the time that bus will arrive at my destination stop. I want to be somewhere at a certain time so this feature would let me see at a glance if the bus will get me there on time or if I need to get a taxi. What would be really cool would be to be able to associate a destination stop (I normally get out at the same place) with the existing journey commencement stops. Then display at the bottom of each bus the time that bus will arrive at my destination stop. I want to be somewhere at a certain time so this feature would let me see at a glance if the bus will get me there on time or if I need to get a taxi.

]]> Comment on An easter project by Stephen Wood http://tapadoo.com/2010/an-easter-project/comment-page-1/#comment-2197 Stephen Wood Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:31:03 +0000 http://tapadoo.com/?p=400#comment-2197 Very nice! I've always admired the Speccy's cult design. Even as a Commodore fan. A while ago I framed a Commodore PET chicklet keyboard for my study, then did another for my office at work. Very nice! I’ve always admired the Speccy’s cult design. Even as a Commodore fan. A while ago I framed a Commodore PET chicklet keyboard for my study, then did another for my office at work.

]]> Comment on Simplicity as a feature by Neil Cremins http://tapadoo.com/2012/simplicity-as-a-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-2196 Neil Cremins Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:02:45 +0000 http://tapadoo.com/?p=835#comment-2196 Ah yes perhaps a little too subtle but thanks for getting back to me so promptly shall no longer say "all it's missing is a refresh button" :) Ah yes perhaps a little too subtle but thanks for getting back to me so promptly shall no longer say “all it’s missing is a refresh button” :)

]]> Comment on Simplicity as a feature by dermdaly http://tapadoo.com/2012/simplicity-as-a-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-2195 dermdaly Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:32:58 +0000 http://tapadoo.com/?p=835#comment-2195 Thanks for the kind words Neil. Here's a little known feature. If you want to refresh, when on the main screen, tap and hold on the stop name. It will change to "Refresh". Now release, and the data will refresh. We know this is too subtle - We're gutted as it is a feature that's been there since day 1, but everyone misses it; In fact, "not having" this feature has been the cause of one of our 3-Star Reviews. We may add in a hint to it in a future release. Thanks for the kind words Neil. Here’s a little known feature. If you want to refresh, when on the main screen, tap and hold on the stop name. It will change to “Refresh”. Now release, and the data will refresh.

We know this is too subtle – We’re gutted as it is a feature that’s been there since day 1, but everyone misses it; In fact, “not having” this feature has been the cause of one of our 3-Star Reviews.

We may add in a hint to it in a future release.

]]> Comment on Simplicity as a feature by Neil Cremins http://tapadoo.com/2012/simplicity-as-a-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-2194 Neil Cremins Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:29:57 +0000 http://tapadoo.com/?p=835#comment-2194 Impressive work on the app and great of you to share the reasons behind the design decisions that you have chosen. "My Dublin Bus" has replaced all other bus apps I have on my iOS devices - by the way the app looks great on the new iPad without you even trying ;) - but one thing I would love to hear your input on would be the idea of a refresh button. I have found - with my morning stop in particular - that bus times update too fast and for me to get an accurate picture of where the bus is I have to keep closing and restarting the app to receive the updated times. I know it most likely goes against the simplicity of the app but would be nice to hear what you think. Keep up the great work though. Impressive work on the app and great of you to share the reasons behind the design decisions that you have chosen.

“My Dublin Bus” has replaced all other bus apps I have on my iOS devices – by the way the app looks great on the new iPad without you even trying ;) – but one thing I would love to hear your input on would be the idea of a refresh button.

I have found – with my morning stop in particular – that bus times update too fast and for me to get an accurate picture of where the bus is I have to keep closing and restarting the app to receive the updated times.

I know it most likely goes against the simplicity of the app but would be nice to hear what you think.

Keep up the great work though.

]]> Comment on DoneDeal for Android: Some interesting statistics by dermdaly http://tapadoo.com/2012/donedeal-for-android-some-interesting-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-2185 dermdaly Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:42:08 +0000 http://tapadoo.com/?p=796#comment-2185 Hi Colin, It is an actual issue all right. We can already mandate iOS 5.x to new clients as the market share is so significant; On Android we're suggesting 2.1 and above because there is so many older devices which cannot be upgraded. And, as we mentioned in the post, Ice Cream Sandwich has barely made a dent yet. (Pity as it is so good). The device and firmware issues do ramp up cost; For example shortly after launch we had a bug on a specific brand of device. In that case we were lucky - the Handset manufacturer were very helpful and couriered over 3 handsets. We could test, fix and release quickly The interesting thing here is we saw no bugs specific to the devices we have (We've a good range of devices, and Samsung and HTC have been particularly helpful) as we were able to test on these devices as well as simulators. In short - the testing phase is greater on Android than on iOS; I don't think there's an easy answer; If you want your app to run well on X, you'll have to test it on X. Can google address it? They could try to do what Apple do, but frankly I don't think they are in a position to impose versions on Handset manufacturers; The open source nature of Android means the manufacturers get to choose what version they apply. Hi Colin,
It is an actual issue all right. We can already mandate iOS 5.x to new clients as the market share is so significant; On Android we’re suggesting 2.1 and above because there is so many older devices which cannot be upgraded. And, as we mentioned in the post, Ice Cream Sandwich has barely made a dent yet. (Pity as it is so good).
The device and firmware issues do ramp up cost; For example shortly after launch we had a bug on a specific brand of device. In that case we were lucky – the Handset manufacturer were very helpful and couriered over 3 handsets. We could test, fix and release quickly
The interesting thing here is we saw no bugs specific to the devices we have (We’ve a good range of devices, and Samsung and HTC have been particularly helpful) as we were able to test on these devices as well as simulators.
In short – the testing phase is greater on Android than on iOS; I don’t think there’s an easy answer; If you want your app to run well on X, you’ll have to test it on X.
Can google address it? They could try to do what Apple do, but frankly I don’t think they are in a position to impose versions on Handset manufacturers; The open source nature of Android means the manufacturers get to choose what version they apply.

]]> Comment on DoneDeal for Android: Some interesting statistics by Colin http://tapadoo.com/2012/donedeal-for-android-some-interesting-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-2184 Colin Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:06:48 +0000 http://tapadoo.com/?p=796#comment-2184 You mention a staggering amount of devices in your statistics. One of the drivers, I suspect, of people into iPhone development rather than Android as a first step is the fact that you can largely get away with using only one phone for all testing up until pre-beta. (Some of the best-selling apps on the AppStore are iOS5 only, for example.) Do you think the issue of fragmentation on Android is overblown or do you see it as a genuine issue? If it is, how do you mitigate it and what do you think Google should do to address it? You mention a staggering amount of devices in your statistics. One of the drivers, I suspect, of people into iPhone development rather than Android as a first step is the fact that you can largely get away with using only one phone for all testing up until pre-beta. (Some of the best-selling apps on the AppStore are iOS5 only, for example.)

Do you think the issue of fragmentation on Android is overblown or do you see it as a genuine issue? If it is, how do you mitigate it and what do you think Google should do to address it?

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