Hey everyone
Another app is finished - App Update Notifier: Crowd Edition!
It is basically the same code basis as the original App Update Notifier (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.goddchen.android.x.appupdate) but it doesn't use any third-party APIs or web crawlers
to gather app version information. Instead, it relies totally on the "crowd". Whenever you check for updates,
your app versions are sent with the request and used to update the database. So, once the first user has an update
installed, everyone else will see the update, instantly!
The reason for this second edition of the app is that all the available APIs for app version infos are pretty much
outdated most of the time, sometimes up to 1 or 2 weeks... That's simply unsatisfying for users of an app update
notifier. With the ne strategy, I hope to solve this problem. Let's see how it goes...
Privacy notice: The app version infos are transmitted totally anonymous! There are 3 elements transfered for each
app: package name, version code an version name. That's it, no device id, email address, or anything!
Looking forward to your feedback!
Grab the app at the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.goddchen.android.appupdate.crowd
or use the QR code:
And, as requested, a Drive link to the APKs
https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B3m7udRtUYhCWXJLcF9OV0hoMmM/edit?usp=sharing
2013/03/06: Apps in the index: 11.500
2013/03/13: New database/index for new filter-by-model-and-android-version logic
2013/03/14: Apps in index: 19.000
Goddchen
Another app is finished - App Update Notifier: Crowd Edition!
It is basically the same code basis as the original App Update Notifier (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.goddchen.android.x.appupdate) but it doesn't use any third-party APIs or web crawlers
to gather app version information. Instead, it relies totally on the "crowd". Whenever you check for updates,
your app versions are sent with the request and used to update the database. So, once the first user has an update
installed, everyone else will see the update, instantly!
The reason for this second edition of the app is that all the available APIs for app version infos are pretty much
outdated most of the time, sometimes up to 1 or 2 weeks... That's simply unsatisfying for users of an app update
notifier. With the ne strategy, I hope to solve this problem. Let's see how it goes...
Privacy notice: The app version infos are transmitted totally anonymous! There are 3 elements transfered for each
app: package name, version code an version name. That's it, no device id, email address, or anything!
Looking forward to your feedback!
Grab the app at the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.goddchen.android.appupdate.crowd
or use the QR code:
And, as requested, a Drive link to the APKs
https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B3m7udRtUYhCWXJLcF9OV0hoMmM/edit?usp=sharing
2013/03/06: Apps in the index: 11.500
2013/03/13: New database/index for new filter-by-model-and-android-version logic
2013/03/14: Apps in index: 19.000
Goddchen
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