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And if you've ever had the misfortune of downloading a game by "me4android" or "free4android", you're sad that it "works".

(You'd think Google would remove a developer who pirates 100's of games and packages them, often in an unplayable state, covered with 4 overlapping ads. You'd be wrong.)

http://www.cyrket.com/search?q=me4android

And don't forget Cyrket.

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What good is developing an Application if nobody can find it?

Perhaps you've heard of the Android marketplace.

It's not locked down like the Itunes store. You can browse it here, here and here. Androlib even has QR codes that you can scan with your Android phone that will take you directly to application in the Android Marketplace.

To be honest, I don't trust iWhateverApp

Because no phishing applications made it past the ever watchful censors at Apple?

NoThankYou.jpg to gateway only security. I'd rather have on-device security which informs me which services (API's, but in simple terms like "can send SMS", "accesses your contacts/personal data" or "can write and delete from the SD card"). Even third party APK's do this (because it's part of Android, not the thrid party software).

So stop spreading FUD and others stop modding up FUD.

http://www.cyrket.com/ http://www.androlib.com/ http://www.appbrain.com/ http://www.androidzoom.com/ Just to name a few... Sure, one by Google might be nice.

Or even use EasyTether, which is free and doesn't require the device to be rooted.

Once you've built your app, how do you market it on the Google app store?

Marketing is entirely up to you, there is no "staff pick" or other kind of rigged personality contest. Advertise by any method you see fit, you can even direct link to the Android marketplace by URL or QR code from another web site or even a print or web ad using a QR code. QR codes on Cyrket are useful as I can brows the market on my PC and then use a bar code scanner to take my phone straight to the installer page on the marketplace.

Do you need a license or registration to upload it?

A once off US$25 fee is required for listing on the Android Marketplace. This allows for infinite apps to be added. Further more you do not need to use the Android marketplace and can publish the .apk (Android installer) on any web site or other distribution medium.

How do you upload it?

Should be a simple process, I'm certain google will tell you how.

Does it have to be signed or otherwise processed after it's an executing binary?

No. Google do not vet the Marketplace and if they did, Android does not prevent you from installing from other sources. Once you have registered as a developer you can upload applications to the Marketplace.

How do you get paid?

If you are using the Android marketplace provided by google, Google handles the transaction and credits your account. The details of this are part of the registration.

How do you include a GPL or other license, and the source code if required/desired?

That's up to you to comply with the license of the code you are using (or have created). The GPL specifies how the code must be made accessible to the public.

I don't have an Android phone, but I wonder if this can stand in for the Android market to allow restoring the wanted Google apps.

This smacks of a completely uninformed story from someone who has only ever played with an iPhone.

I've had my Android HTC Magic for 3 months and it has repeatedly stood up and traded punch for punch with my friend's iPhones.

In ONE area it was beaten - There is no X-Plane port. So Android lacks a cool flight-simulator, so far.

In SEVERAL areas, it came out the victor.

1. Many Augmented Reality platforms (Layar, Wikitude, Gammaray) are deploying on Android and really pushing the boundaries of this new technology. Quote from iPhoner upon seeing Layar in action: "Now, THAT's an application".

2. Google Sky Maps. Nuff said. Quote from iPhoner: *drool*

3. The openness of Android Market. The ease of getting apps into Android Market vs App store is well documented. In addition, third party websites can re-package the contents of Android Market, offering their own view of apps, searching, etc. I can share links about cool Android apps with others ( http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.sprx.layar ) . Conversely, if I want to see the entry for an interesting iPhone app, I cannot access the App Store without installing iTunes. FAIL.

4. The openness of Android in general - when Google and Facebook had their spat, yanking FB apps briefly, I went to a developers website to install their FB application with one click. You cannot install an application outside of App Store. FAIL.

5. Much more is possible on Android without rooting. It's fair to say that if you consider yourself a geek in any shape or form, you HAVE to jailbreak your iPhone in order to access the nuts and bolts of the platform. Quote from iPhoner: "huh, you can do all that and you haven't had to root it yet?"

6. I have already started developing apps for my phone with the really slick free Eclipse plugin and emulator that runs on Windows, Linux, Mac. It's a lot of fun. Quotes from iPhoners who are devs: "ehh, i have to pay to digitally sign it", and "eh, i don't have a Mac".

I could go on. But this is enough to make the point that the Android phones do not need to "match the capabilities of iPhone". They already do.

That said, I do agree that the Android platform has its problems.

And the biggest by far is Brand Name Fragmentation.

Google and the handset manufacturers need to present a much better brand identity. I know each corporation is honor-bound to try and force its own stamp on the product. But come on!!! Stop using different names in different countries!! HTC Magic, MyTouch 3G and G2 are all the same freaking phone, with cosmetic OEM differences. And there's only a few phones so far, how bad will it get when the forecast "18 Android phones" hit worldwide by the end of the year? Why not enforce a single name for each phone, and allow a carrier prefix? Vodafone Magic, Verizon Magic, T-Mobile Magic. What's so hard about that?

Don't get me wrong, the iPhone 3GS is a nice piece of kit. If there was no Android, it is the phone I would have.

But there IS Android, and there is a better way.

http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.google.zxing.client.android

Sadly most of the games on Android currently just aren't even worth $0.99

thanks for proving my point about some people being cheap. To be honest, some developers are equally cheap(no, that is NOT mine).

Sadly most of the games on Android currently just aren't even worth $0.99

thanks for proving my point about some people being cheap. To be honest, some developers are equally cheap(no, that is NOT mine).

Just a heads up: the current Android client (found here: http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.evancharlton.googlevoice) is *not* official in any way, shape or form.

Yeah, that was an awkward moment when they were talking about tethering and totally skipped over AT&T, wasn't it?

Well, AT&T had no problem repeatedly, illegally spying on me and selling me out multiple times and then lobbying to get themselves off.

I canceled them as my home service and will never EVER use them again, which precludes an iPhone (for now).

Which is fine, because rooted Android has had tethering (bluetooth & wifi) for a while now.

Yeah, that was an awkward moment when they were talking about tethering and totally skipped over AT&T, wasn't it?

Well, AT&T had no problem repeatedly, illegally spying on me and selling me out multiple times and then lobbying to get themselves off.

I canceled them as my home service and will never EVER use them again, which precludes an iPhone (for now).

Which is fine, because rooted Android has had tethering (bluetooth & wifi) for a while now.

Making it a really good game on a platform that doesn't have a keyboard and mouse or an excess of processing power is an honest development effort."

This is of course, retarded.

Keyboard? Mouse? The Android port of Doom not only runs great w/sound, but *doesn't* require a keyboard (although it works with the G1 phone's keyboard and mouseball as well). It's very playable w/o using the keyboard at all. Incidentally, there are currently TWO ports for Android.

Excess of processing power?

The HTC G1 (Android) has a Qualcomm® MSM7201A, 528 MHz which is underclocked to 384mhz.

The iPhone has an ARM 1176JZF, 620MHz which is underclocked to 412mhz.

So the iphone, not the G1 is faster.

Incidentally, rooted Android users can return the clock speed to native with Open Overclocker or overclockwidget.

Making it a really good game on a platform that doesn't have a keyboard and mouse or an excess of processing power is an honest development effort."

This is of course, retarded.

Keyboard? Mouse? The Android port of Doom not only runs great w/sound, but *doesn't* require a keyboard (although it works with the G1 phone's keyboard and mouseball as well). It's very playable w/o using the keyboard at all. Incidentally, there are currently TWO ports for Android.

Excess of processing power?

The HTC G1 (Android) has a Qualcomm® MSM7201A, 528 MHz which is underclocked to 384mhz.

The iPhone has an ARM 1176JZF, 620MHz which is underclocked to 412mhz.

So the iphone, not the G1 is faster.

Incidentally, rooted Android users can return the clock speed to native with Open Overclocker or overclockwidget.

Making it a really good game on a platform that doesn't have a keyboard and mouse or an excess of processing power is an honest development effort."

This is of course, retarded.

Keyboard? Mouse? The Android port of Doom not only runs great w/sound, but *doesn't* require a keyboard (although it works with the G1 phone's keyboard and mouseball as well). It's very playable w/o using the keyboard at all. Incidentally, there are currently TWO ports for Android.

Excess of processing power?

The HTC G1 (Android) has a Qualcomm® MSM7201A, 528 MHz which is underclocked to 384mhz.

The iPhone has an ARM 1176JZF, 620MHz which is underclocked to 412mhz.

So the iphone, not the G1 is faster.

Incidentally, rooted Android users can return the clock speed to native with Open Overclocker or overclockwidget.

Making it a really good game on a platform that doesn't have a keyboard and mouse or an excess of processing power is an honest development effort."

This is of course, retarded.

Keyboard? Mouse? The Android port of Doom not only runs great w/sound, but *doesn't* require a keyboard (although it works with the G1 phone's keyboard and mouseball as well). It's very playable w/o using the keyboard at all. Incidentally, there are currently TWO ports for Android.

Excess of processing power?

The HTC G1 (Android) has a Qualcomm® MSM7201A, 528 MHz which is underclocked to 384mhz.

The iPhone has an ARM 1176JZF, 620MHz which is underclocked to 412mhz.

So the iphone, not the G1 is faster.

Incidentally, rooted Android users can return the clock speed to native with Open Overclocker or overclockwidget.

No way to access it from the internet? Like:
http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.vbrad.android.notfunny

If you want your app to be available in any other way from the Android Market, Google isn't going to stop you (they just don't want you to mention other markets in their marketplace).