[Android Apps and Games] Dream of Electric Sheep:
Hello xda devs and aficionados :)

I'm Rachael and I'd like to introduce you to an application we at Dream of Electric Sheep have developed recently: m-parking

m-parking is an easy and configurable parking fee payment interface.

It allows you to super-quickly pay the parking without worrying about mistyping the zone number or your car registration. Essentially, it sends an SMS with your car registration to a dedicated zone number to initiate a parking fee payment (in supported areas; more details below).

What distinguishes it from the 99% of other parking fee payment applications out there (beside the polished UI and operation) is the above mentioned "configurable" part. Apart from all the predefined countries (6), cities (190+) and zones (570+), it offers the possibility to enter your own parking zone data and to start using the app in minutes even though your country/city did not come as predefined. So, even without having zone data available, app is used literally worldwide!

The app is on the market (QR and links below) and it has received only praises, both from reviews on the market and from publications in renowned IT and computer magazines (links below). All that is great, but what we're aiming for here is to get more feedback on the current look&feel and functionality from xda-dev users (experts, developers and aficionados).

Even if your location does not offer parking fee payment system m-parking supports (details below), install it and just give feedback on the UX. If m-parking does support your location, even better -- you can try it and report on the full experience!

★ So, we're asking of you to:

Try it out!

Post your feedback,

Propose new ideas and improvements.

We're eager to hear your feedback, so post them here or suggest your idea and vote on others on our uservoice forum.

Additionally, any suggested correction or addition of locations and zones that implement the parking fee payment system supported by m-parking will be highly appreciated by us and by fellow users from that country/city when we publish the correction/addition!

★ Press reviews & raves:

App of the Day on Bug.hr (HR -> EN translation)

Review on Mobil.hr (HR -> EN translation)

★ Supported modes of payment:

Mode of payment: send an SMS with content XXXX to a number YYYY to initiate a default payment interval for the car registration XXXX in a zone specified by the number YYYY.

Known supported countries with 100% of parking zones predefined "out-of-the-box": Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Montenegro, Serbia.

Possibly supported, but not confirmed (listed in no particular order): Australia, USA, Macedonia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, UAE, Egypt, Yemen, Thailand, ...

★ Licensing:

The app is ad-free and fully functional and it uses a trial license with 10 included payments.

Upgrade options to Premium license:

in-app payment

★ Links:

Google Play Store,

latest APK published on the Play Store (attached to post),

m-parking product page (en), (de), (bg), (hr).

★ Change Log:

Version 3.1.4 (18.05.2014)

• sort zones by name or SMS number

• all list items are sorted-in when modified or created

• bug fixes

Version 3.1.3 (30.04.2014)

• bug fixes

Version 3.1.2 (21.04.2014)

• fixed problem occurring on certain devices running KitKat when preparing SMS

• fix for text on empty lists being displayed as white on white on certain (Xperia) devices

• fix for Zones list problem in landscape on OS versions prior to JellyBean

• improved SMS number readability for yellow Zone button

• improved GPS location resolving

• optimized number of network requests

• several small UI improvements

• bug fixes

Version 3.1.1 (13.04.2014)

• improved initial loading performance

• fixed error on some devices where cars and locations were not shown upon resume

• Premium license users can now permanently dismiss Facebook share dialog

• new Croatia locations: Čiovo, Daruvar, Đurđevac, Garešnica, Imotski, Kaštela, Krapina, Mali lošinj, Makarska, Okrug, Pirovac, Ploče, Selce, Varaždinske toplice

• bug fixes

Version 3.1 (06.04.2014)

• switched to in-app payment as the way to unlock Premium content -- buy once and use on every (supported) device with your Google account

(note to current "m-parking unlocker" app users: in case of license problems, please contact us by Email)

• bug fixes

Version 3.0.3 (01.04.2014)

• improvement of screen behavior affecting some users

Version 3.0.2 (29.03.2014)

• improved Facebook login/share dialog

• fix for Facebook profile image not being shown (you may need to log out of Facebook and back in for it to show)

• bug fixes

Version 3.0.1 (26.03.2014)

• bug fixes

Version 3.0 (25.03.2014)

• location updates for Croatia (IMPORTANT): SMS numbers for all 155 zones now have 6 digits --> existing numbers are prefixed with 700 (Zagreb) or 70 (rest)

• location updates for Croatia: Opatija (prices, colors and times), Rogoznica (colors)﻿, Šibenik (added "Zona 0", "Zona 1+"), Zagreb ("Paromlin" and prices)

• all new user interface, fully rewritten and streamlined

• animated navigation between app screens and dialogs

• automatic creation for locations not found in the database

• full-screen mode

• integrated help and feedback

• status bar notifications

• Android Backup Service support

• Facebook integration (optional)

• Dual SIM recognition

• network roaming support

• support for car undocking

Version 2.2.1 (17.12.2013)

• added support for 'Move to SD' feature

Version 2.2 (01.01.2013)

• the app is now fully localized to Bulgarian language (Big thanks to Deyan Bunalov!)

• added the Green Zone definition for Bulgaria/Sofia (Thanks to Krasimir Atanasov!)

• fixed an elusive bug in auto-selection of current location

• Happy New Year to all m-parking users!

Version 2.1.3 (02.09.2012)

• added a direct jump to zone list from the main screen (for example, to see the zone details)

• special handling for devices w/o telephony, like some tablets (no sms -> limited functionality)

• tab/next order cleanup for all panels with text inputs

• some updated zones for Serbia and many new and updated zones for Croatia

Version 2.1.2 (09.07.2012)

• added a setting to use a persistent notification (one that is shown until dismissed) after the parking payment has been sent (default: off)

• created a new zone for half-hour parking payment for Croatia/Zagreb "I ZONA"

Version 2.1.1 (09.06.2012)

Fill a survey:

• if you haven't bought m-parking yet, answer a short survey and be rewarded with 5 additional payments!

• (the survey is available only after 5 or more parking payments have been made)

Version 2.1 (24.05.2012)

Purchase a key via PayPal:

• a new possibility to unlock unlimited payments

• just go to Settings / License information and click PayPal to initiate the request for payment via email

Usability improvement:

• from now on, on each upgrade to a newer version, a "What's New" dialog will pop up to show the list of changes (also later accessible through Settings)

Version 2.0.1 (17.05.2012)

Small usability update:

• when context menu is opened for list items (initiated by long press), the pressed row will now remain pressed in to indicate which row the action is for

Version 2.0 (12.05.2012)

• Consistent ActionBar ICS look&feel for all devices,

• Context actions are now ICS-style,

• Changes on edit screens are now „remembered“ after orientation changes,

• Error field is more distinct on ICS now,

• (For devices with small screens) fixed some layouts and alignments and improved car registration text scaling,

• Smoother animation for parking payment (zone) buttons,

• New unique sliding notification,

• Settings improvemnts,

• Light settings theme (choice only for ICS devices)

Version 1.3.2 (30.04.2012)

Content updates:

• Serbia: added Topola city (with 2 zones); updated Beograd, Kragujevac, Novi Sad, Pančevo

• Montenegro: updated Herceg Novi and Podgorica

Version 1.3.1 (21.04.2012)

Content updates:

• Added Bulgaria and 3 locations: Burgas, Sofia, Sunny Beach

• Added 1 location for Germany: Frankfurt Airport

Version 1.3 (18.04.2012)

Compatibility upgrade:

• Added support for Android version 2.1 (Eclair)

Minor content updates:

• Ivanec: added '0. zona' and '3. zona' (Thanks to Branko Slivar!)

• Sarajevo: fixed zone sms numbers (Thanks to djecak!)

• Hersbruck, Germany: added the city and its zones

Version 1.2 (13.04.2012)

Minor content update:

• Fixed invalid configuration for day-long zones (only for Germany)

Functional extension:

• Zone configuration extended with „Period Suffix“ enabling finer granularity of payments (for available locations). For example, „Period Suffix“ value „#30“ for Croatia/Zagreb „I ZONA“ will allow for paying only 1/2 hour parking fee.

Version 1.1 (12.04.2012)

Major content update:

• Increased the number of pre-configured German cities available to 50, comprising of nearly 200 zones!

Interface changes:

• fixed auto-scrolling to selected locations in the location lists

Version 1.0.2 (11.04.2012)

Usability Improvement:

• Pressing on licence plate on main screen now opens the car registration list (just like pressing on car icon on the action bar)

Version 1.0.1 (08.04.2012)

• After sending a parking payment, the corresponding notification flickers

Version 1.0 (07.04.2012)

• First release

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