I have submitted my application to the Android Developers Challenge! Now I can tell you all about it! It's called Goings On! and uses the internal GPS and internet connectivity to find out what events are going on around you, no matter where you are in the world! It performs its search based on your preferences so that it only returns events that you would be interested in. you can check out the Goings On! page for some screenshots!
I just uploaded a new kind of application to the market. It's a collection of poems that were published by Corey Borders, a member of the Moo Productions team. The collection was published as a physical chapbook in 2008 and now it is an Android application. To check it out you can go to the Market and search "Nomad" or just follow this link on your phone.
I have just uploaded a new version of Geocacher that has been updated to work with Cupcake. Included in this update are several bug fixes and enhancements.
Bug Fixes
There was a problem when marking waypoints that meant that you could only mark one at a time.
There was a bug in how the geocaches were stored that trashed the logs.
Enhancements
You can now load in the waypoints file associated with pocket queries
You can use the Linda File Manager to open *.gpx and *.loc files in Geocacher
You can now sort the cache list by found caches
I added a button in the About Page that links to the tutorials on this site.
I reorganized some things in the menus.
There has been some confusion over how to load geocaches into Geocacher so I have written a pair of tutorials that show how this works step-by-step. They can be found here:
Geocacher Tutorial (Basic Members on Geocaching.com)
Geocacher Tutorial (Premium Members on Geocaching.com)
My brother came up with a fantastic new icon for Geocacher and it hits the market today! Along with todays update there are several bug fixes and new features!
Fixed:
Crash on load geocaches when there is no file browser installed
Crash on search when there are no caches loaded
Crash that happened intermittently when loading caches
Crash on Sort by Distance if the GPS hadn't gotten a fix
Stale data in the speed and accuracy fields in the comapss
Updated:
Loaded geocaches now persist through app shutdown
Added travel direction arrow to the compass
Added current position to the compass
Added Delete all option to geocache list
It turns out that there was an existing Android application called Geodroid, so I have changes the name of my project to Geocacher, it's not as snappy, but hey, at least it's not already taken! ;) The good news is that I found this out because the Android Market started accepting pay apps last week to be available this week! So the very first version of the newly christened Geocacher will be available for download in just a few days! In anticipation I have tweaked the Geocacher page and uploaded all new screenshots!
Google is in the process of rolling out an update to its Android operating system. If you are using your T-Mobile G1 on T-Mobile's network you will be getting notified that an Over The Air (OTA) update is available and you just have to tell it to go ahead and install it. I am using my G1 unlocked on AT&T, so I won't get the update notification. Luckily the Android Guys posted an article that directed me to a place to download and install the update manually!
I have two projects that I am working on in my free time. I have GeoDroid which is just about ready for release. The real hold up there is waiting for paid apps to be allowed in the Android Market. I also have a game that I've only just begun. It's going to be a clone of CubeRunner for the iPhone. There are some bugs in Android's OpenGLES implementation that I am waiting on to finish that one up. I thought that I would have to finish one of those off before I started a new one, but I just couldn't help myself!
I am trying to get GeoDroid ready to hit the Android Market as soon as Google allows payed applications. There are just a few last minute issues to work out but while I was looking into those I saw that Last.FM was now available on Android. I have been waiting for a Pandora application similar to what is on the iPhone so I was very excited to try Last.FM since it seems to be a very similar service.
I just recently discovered how to set MP3's as ringtones on the T-Mobile G1. It's not a very straight forward process so I have taken some screenshots to show you how it's done.
