Category: Android

  • Achievement Unlocked: 10k Downloads

    Today Folder Downloader for Dropbox hit 10k downloads*. It’s nothing spectacular, obviously, but it’s a good result to reach in less than 4 months with no advertising for such a niche application. This, BTW, makes it even clearer how good centralized stores are for distributing software. A weird fact I’ve noticed is that for apps…

  • Picture Disappeared from Galaxy Nexus

    Here is another problem I’ve had with my Galaxy Nexus (4.0.4). Yesterday I snapped some pictures, then I deleted a few I didn’t want to keep. Later, I went to upload them all to Dropbox (because I’m paranoid and I want them backed up). I selected them in the Gallery app, shared them to the…

  • Android Apps: A Few Numbers

    I’ve published my first Android app only 4 days ago, and I must say I am impressed with the response from the market. It’s a free app, so I guess it’s much easier to get “many” downloads, but I’m still surprised by the hard numbers, mostly because it’s a niche app. Without any particular advertisement,…

  • Is Android Dead?

    I’ve read this blog post. This sums it up well: Nobody wants an Android tablet. Almost no one has the latest version of Android. The companies that most aggressively marketed the “Android” brand, particularly Motorola and HTC, are floundering. Samsung, you will notice, markets Samsung. App developers continue to make far more money off iOS.…

  • My First Android App

    I just published my first Android app: Folder Downloader for Dropbox. The name should describe it pretty well. As it happens most of the time, I scratched my own itch. This is my very first attempt at Android development. My verdict: it sucks. Not my app, Android development. Perhaps my app sucks as well, but…