New Android app
Hi guys
I just added an unofficial app to the android market. Find it by searching for Nirvana GTD or something.
This really don't do anything other than loading the normal mobile web app.
Post feedback here :)
Hi guys
I just added an unofficial app to the android market. Find it by searching for Nirvana GTD or something.
This really don't do anything other than loading the normal mobile web app.
Post feedback here :)
2 Posted by Thomas Kjemperud on 03 Aug, 2011 04:48 AM
By the way, here's the link: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dreamstep.wNirvana
3 Posted by phenx on 03 Aug, 2011 09:50 AM
Neither better nor worse, faster or slower than the web app. A simple shortcut to the web page does the same thing (just without ads).
A speedy offline application would be a dream.. hope this comes rather sooner than later..
4 Posted by Thomas Kjemperud on 03 Aug, 2011 12:37 PM
@phenx:
I agree, a native app would be perfect! This is just the mobile web app in a wrapping. It can be handy for some people to have the icon and app as well - it makes it easier to switch between this app and other apps, without nirvana "disappearing" because you use the normal browser for other stuff.
I used a web-tool to create the app (I'm not skilled at coding apps myself), that's the reason for the ads. Sadly there is no option to remove them. They do disappear after a few seconds though.
The biggest problem with the app though is that the cache is emptied every time the app is closed (if you kill it or you restart the phone). But just keep the app running in the background and you'll be fine!
5 Posted by levi on 16 Nov, 2011 04:16 AM
@robhayes, you totally missed the point of what he was saying: he used a tool that puts ads in, it was not his choice to have those ads. Even if it was, there's no "shame" in this. This is an option that some developers use to provide them with some meager funds for their efforts. You may not like ads, but unfortunately many Android users are too cheap to even consider paying $1 for an app, so a lot of developers opted instead for an ad-based model, or at least offered a free add-supported version along with a paid non-supported. Why is this so horrible? If you don't like the ads, opt for alternative. Vote with your feet as they say. Or for that matter, build your own alternative! I have enough rudimentary knowledge of Android development that I could do something similar without ads, but what's the point? It's just an app shell around a browser, and you can emulate the same functionality just by creating a shortcut from a bookmark. But it sounds like it was just something that was proof of concept and some fun beginner Android project for the guy showing his excitement for Nirvana.
6 Posted by Thomas Kjemperud on 16 Nov, 2011 08:03 AM
@robhayes levi is completely right. The ads isn't there by my choice, and I get no revenue from them. I could get them removed by paying USD 25 per month, but then again why would I. I'm a student with a limited budget, and already paid to get the app into the Market for you guys to have an alternative while we wait for the native app. Use it or don't use it, but don't attack me for providing a free service.