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[General Marketing & SEO] mattcorby:
About 18 months ago, I released an app called SureFire Alarm Clock - with no advertising or marketing to speak of, it has slowly increased in the search for "alarm clock" from around the 340th app to around the 35th app.

I have just released a new app called Life Time Alarm Clock, and downloads are terrible. The problem is, I think, that 1 - there is no longer a "new free" section (that I can easily find), 2 - search results stop at #250. I know that almost nobody goes down to #250 when searching for someone, but a small trickle of people would, so my app slowly floated to the top.

I have learned a lot from developing my 1st alarm clock app, and spent much more time on my second one. I can say without a doubt, it is a MUCH better app in every aspect. So my question is - how do I get this app to at least to #250 of the search results for "alarm clock" that it can slowly float towards the top on its own?

I'm not sure that I want to risk a ton of advertising money on this - software development is not my primary occupation, and I'm becoming a little skeptical about apps being able to make a profit on being a "good app" alone. I've tried getting my app on a review site, but they all seem like a scam to get money from developers. I've tried $30 worth of advertising on Facebook as a test, and only got about 100 downloads from that (for a free app). All the other advertising seems like even more of a scam.

Does anyone know how a developer can make it into the search rankings without laying down a lot of money? It's not that I'm not willing to spend ANY money, I just don't want to risk A LOT.
[General Marketing & SEO] mattcorby:
Sorry, app visibility is no longer much of a problem - I have been reviewed on five sites between today and yesterday. Looks like i was freaking out over nothing.
[General Marketing & SEO] ExoticHamster:
Did you actively seek out those reviews? If so, could you recommend some sites?
[General Marketing & SEO] Crichton333:
Post links of those reviews here ? Or just the site names atleast.
[General Marketing & SEO] mattcorby:
I don't believe I have enough posts to put up links yet. You can do a search in Google for "Life Time Alarm Clock" and you will see the reviews.

I was on Droid-Life first, then Android Authority a few hours later - that's when downloads really started picking up. I went from 3-16 downloads per day to 12,000 downloads in a two day period. The next day I got a little over 2,000 downloads, and the next day, a little over 1,000 downloads. I was also on the App Brain "Hot Today" list for a little while, as well as minor features in Android Police and Droid Informer (short reviews along with several other apps). Life Time is also on some sites speaking Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian, which is odd, because I have ZERO localization right now (which I'm working my butt off to fix right now).

I expect my downloads to go down quite a bit further before they start picking back up again. One thing that I have learned from this, is you never know what to expect when you launch an app. This is my second alarm clock app. My first one was SureFire alarm clock, which never really took off too well, and has remained a steady 150-300 downloads per day for about the last year or so. I thought that from all my feedback, I knew what customers would want - I was wrong.

The problem is, SureFire was >90% American customers, while Life Time has been <40% American customers. The app was not designed to be used outside of the U.S., but I don't want to turn those customers away. I've been getting HAMMERED in the ratings for not having localization or 24 hour support - things that no one cared about with SureFire, so I assumed they would not care about in Life Time.

Also, Life Time customers seem to be smarter about Android - there are much more "bare" Android phones, such as the Nexus 4 and 5, and the Moto X. They want more integration with the Android system - Daydreams, setting alarms via Google Now, etc.

I was planning on working hard to implement features for in-app purchases so that I can finally make some money on this app, but I'll be working on pleasing my unexpected customers for the next few weeks.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LiquidXed:
Anybody know how to change the unkown source to allow app installs manually? being there is no settings for it..
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deanemj:
Yep. I explained it in another thread so I'll just copy and paste it here:

FYI, to install APKs directly from your Fire TV without the sideloading nonsense, grab a SQLite editor and meander your way through Settings Storage/Settings/Global to change the value of "install_non_market_apps" from 0 to 1.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LiquidXed:
Got it.. Thanks man
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LiquidXed:
Is there any db to change so xbmc shows up on the home screen?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] {ParanoiA}:
where exactly did you find the setting? Can't seem to find "Settings Storage/Settings/Global". Maybe im just overlooking it...
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LiquidXed:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784173
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MorganStanley:
Old thread by the dev: http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2363189

These modules were designed for 4.3 but since the dev doesn't have the Samsung S4 he abandoned the module.

http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.m...raonlockscreen - This one is the one that is now outdated.

and

http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.m...ultiplewidgets I think this one is fine, but you might have to tweak something with this for the camera one to work.

The GitHub for each module is listed on the page.

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] geicogecko:
I cannot solve this problem. The Sound Search widget doesn't appear in the widgets list in 4.4.2 or 4.4.3 (using love4k21's build, or rogersb11's build). I tried installed CM 10.1.3, and sure enough, I can add it no problem there. Other people seem to be able to add it with those builds. No idea why I'm unable to. I think actually the last time I was able to add it was when I was using an official CM build (10.2). Once I switched to non-official builds, it disappeared. Any ideas?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Evil_Burrito:
search

I know the widget you are talking about. Why it is missing, I have no clue. Pressing the search button (on the bottom right) should have the same functionality. You could also just add a voice search shortcut instead of the widget.

If you really really want it without installing a newer rom, use the google now launcher. By default it is on the home screen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
What launcher are you using? I just tried it with nova launcher on SlimSaber and it worked just fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] geicogecko:
Wrong widget. This is sound search, not voice search.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] geicogecko:
Normal Trebuchet in CM. Let me try installing that launcher and see what happens.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
You clearly stated in your op "sound search".
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] geicogecko:
I know. I tried to make it very clear which app I'm referring to, since others have made the same mistake in the past. Not sure why burrito didn't get it.

I installed the Nova launcher, and am able to add Sound Search. So this is a problem specifically with Trebuchet. Thank you for this development.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] razen_kain:
Thank God!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] geicogecko:
I still need to figure out how to fix this. I like Trebuchet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Evil_Burrito:
corrected

Woops my mistake :angel:. I have never used or seen that particular widget.
[Sony Xperia M] xdachr:
Hello,

I'm a new member and I have a Xperia M C1905. I tried posting this in the "correct" thread but since I have less than 10 posts

I can't post it in (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2762698)..

Anyway, first a bit of background: I found a Qi Charging adapter for my Xperia M and I want to use it.

However, this cheap adapter doesn't have a resistor between the D+ and D- of the USB otg port

(in fact both D+ and D- are not connected, or FLOATING). The msm_otg refuses to detect the charger

and the battery will go flat, even if it's connected and setup properly (on top of a qi charger).

Luckily, there seems to be a possible solution for this already.

dubidu has already figured out how to enable

"floating charger" with the Moto G.

His tool works by setting a module parameter "floating_charger" to Y for the msm_otg module.

So in theory all we need is to update the msm_otg module with the following patches:

usb: msm_otg: add charger detection for floated D+ and D-

USB: msm_otg: Fix a bug in charger detection procedure

(In fact, it would be a good idea to update msm_otg with all the extra patches, these can be found here: android.googlesource.com. Unfortunately, I don't know the base kernel so I can't make the diff myself - If someone could point me to a github repository, I can make a "pull request" there).

With this patches, the motofloatingcharger app should work and AOKP - yet again - could provide additional goodies for people who flash custom roms :D.

So, my question: can someone please help me to contact the devs, so they can apply the patches?

Regards,

Chr
[Sony Xperia M] dvm84:
I think [MENTION=4473453]hashroot[/MENTION] or [MENTION=4968979]FrOz3n[/MENTION] should be able to implement it to the kernel and then you can test :D
[Sony Xperia M] xdachr:
I could test it myself, but I'm unable to find the local manifest for aokp which they are using for the xperia m.

I would be grateful if anyone could point me to it. (I've some experience with android-x86 builds, so this should

be doable).

Regards,

Chr
[Sony Xperia M] xdachr:
Update:

I've been able to get it working! :D

I found a usable local_manifest [0] and build cm-11.0 with a patched kernel for my Xperia M and flashed it.

The device is now "charging" wirelessly as I write this (damn... I would love to make a video too, but I can't

since I don't have enough posts yet. Oh well!)

Anyway, for anyone interested: I made a branch for the android_kernel_sony_msm8x27 and

issued a Pull Request [2] for the freexperia project. This way, it will be picked up by the

cm-11.0 or aokp project automatically. hopefully: all future version will come with it.

Oh: and here's the pull request: (as it contains a bit of additional information too).

[0] github.com/NoelMacwan/Xperia-M-local_manifest

[1] github.com/freexperia/android_Kernel_sony_msm8x27/pull/2
[Sony Xperia M] dvm84:
Nice but seeing the local manifest it is outdated :p I think we use from TheMuppets now after seeing [MENTION=4343949]PecanCM[/MENTION]'s Github Pull requests to them :)
[Sony Xperia M] xdachr:
Thanks, I've switched to TheMuppets and made a cm-11.0 based image for everyone to checkout.

#include
/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*/

https://mega.co.nz/#!R5ljHDQC!jzS9hI0y5jVaL2wCAGdmiRxMwE1SiIDgRgcUY3BbV-I
[Sony Xperia M] haresh311999:
what are the features of this rom...
[Sony Xperia M] dvm84:
This is the same plain CM11 with QI Charger Support. :)

[MENTION=5906322]xdachr[/MENTION] Compiled a 4.4 Kernel Yesterday I might release it soon

By the way instead of uploading the whole zip you could post a separate boot.img from the build I think 4.4 Boot.img's are universal I installed AOKP Boot.img on CM11 once just out of curiosity :silly:
[Sony Xperia M] haresh311999:
thanks for the reply

---------- Post added at 02:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:20 PM ----------

which qi charger should i use

---------- Post added at 03:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:28 PM ----------

I am in India how can i get that charger
[Sony Xperia M] xdachr:
Thanks! I'll look forward to it.

Hm, what about kernel modules? aren't they part of the system.img?

And without a proper wlan.ko - module, I think the WLAN chip won't work.
[Sony Xperia M] xdachr:
Well, I'm using one of these:

http://www.amazon.de/M3-Y05-f%C3%BCr-Universal-QI-Charging-Receiver-Micro-USB-Eingang-Android-Phones/dp/B00HWRMAAM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1403184138&sr=8-1&keywords=M3-Y05

(Note: There are similar models of this which have the usb cable at a

different angle or position, but if you are capable of holding a soldering

iron, you can easily solder the usb leads onto another position. )

That's indeed a serious problem. I've seen a grand total of three very pricy QI

charger pads on Amazon India. And not a single one of the qi charger receivers :mad:.

Furthermore, the situation isn't much better on Ebay, either?! Many sellers there

just won't deliver it to India, even when they say: world-wide delivery?! :confused:

(I wonder how this stuff is sold in India, can you tell me how you get your mobile phones?)

Regards,

Chr
[Sony Xperia M] dvm84:
yes the wlan.ko prima module compiles with the kernel and is in the drivers/staging/prima it works for me as it is :D
[Sony Xperia M] haresh311999:
we go to a mobile gallery and get the mobile phone from there.
[Sony Xperia M] xdachr:
I see, visited the online - shop... and nothing there. Really disappoint. But oh well, if they

don't want the business then go straight to the source: aliexpress.com and alibaba.com

(You know these sites do you?! If not CHECK 'EM OUT NOW! They have it all)

(Stupid geoip switch, But I bet the sale for a qi receiver and charger pad is world-wide):

http://de.aliexpress.com/item/Qi-Wireless-Charger-Transmitter-Charging-Pad-Mat-Plate-Universal-Qi-Wireless-Charger-Receiver-for-Samsung-Nokia/1766526807.html
[Sony Xperia M] theperson333:
Thanks for this. I wasn't aware thus could be modified in software, and so soldered a short. It sticks out though, so this is much appreciated. Hopefully, it'll be integrated into fxp!
[Sony Xperia M] xdachr:
FYI: Ron Gokhale has merged the changes into the official freexperia:cm-11.0 repository :victory:.

So all future ROMs will support floating charger without any additional modifications or tools

(it's enabled by default - as per battery charger spec 1.2).

Thanks everyone who contributed :highfive:.

Regards,

Chr
[Sony Xperia M] haresh311999:
you made it man
[Networking] mattchenzo:
Does anyone know how I might try to activate a 4G phone on Verizon's network while here in Alaska? Verizon has 4G towers, but rents 3g towers, and the phones use 3g to activate a SIM card the first time. I have two phones, one I with a SIM card I activated in the lower 48, and it activates any phone I put it into. However, I got another phone and it came with a brand new SIM card, and I start it up and it tries to call the *228 or whatever number to activate itself on the 3g, which does not work, and Verizon is pretty worthless for this sort of thing... Anyone have any ideas?
[Networking] hyelton:
Verizon should be able to manually activate it if you call them. if they won't the first time then call again. are you trying to have a new phone/line or just wanting to use the phone on your current line? why not put your old sim in?
[Networking] mattchenzo:
They could not figure it out... It was possible but difficult back when we only had 3G, but the 4G phones can't activate without a 3G connection... Until VoLTE gets up and running, I assume... The new phone is running with my old SIM, but I wanted to activate the old phone with the brand new SIM. I added a line so I could upgrade without losing my unlimited data, and could find a use for the extra line, but right now no luck.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] M3GAPL3X:
Hello all,

I have an S3, T-Mobile (T999). Yesterday while I was using it, it turned off by itself and now refuses to turn on. I have tried two different batteries and all it does is vibrates when I take the battery out and put it back in. I cannot get into recovery.

It was rooted and I had the PacMan ROM on it. To make things worse, the mcro-USB port is not functioning so plugging in into the computer doesn't do anything (I was using Anker wall-charging batteries to charge the phone).

Is my phone bricked somehow? Any troubleshooting tips?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Does it do anything other than vibrate? Does it sound like it comes on but the screen is just dead? Do you see anything happen on the screen? Unfortunately, without a functioning usb jack, theres not a lot you can do. Cant even flash the stock firmware....Only other thing you can try that I can think of is to find another S3 and swap the motherboards to test on a known good device.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] M3GAPL3X:
Thanks for the reply DocHoliday. Today, after charging my Anker battery, it vibrated as usual but then I saw the Galaxy logo appear on the screen, but then it went away and the phone died again, so the screen is functioning.

I wonder if it is a battery problem; however, I have tried two different Anker batteries. I might try to find a stock S3 battery and try again. Will keep this thread updated.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Does it try to turn on on its own when you put the battery in? If so it may be a power button issue. Either way, you might want to take it apart and make sure the button appears ok, and also check/reseat all ribbon connectors. Kinda doubtful its a battery issue, but I guess it is possible.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] alek889:
Did you try to go download mode or to the recovery (What ever u have)????...Just to know the reaction of the phone.If u can then is not hardware related
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] M3GAPL3X:
DocHoliday77,

I opened up the phone yesterday. The power button has no ribbon on it. It's connected to a simple surface mount push button. I tried pushing the button with the screw driver to rule out the actual button not making the proper contact, but it still wouldn't turn on. It still vibrates when I put in the Anker battery though.I think what I'll do today is test the voltage on the battery before putting it into the phone to make sure its not dead. Unfortunately, I could not find the stock battery that came with the phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I know the button has no cable attached, I meant for you to unplug and reseat all ribbon cables that are there. I think there are 3 or 4....maybe 5. There are disassembly vids you can reference though. As for the power button, it has been known to go bad. We've had it reported quite a few times around here in the past several months. Sometimes just jiggling it, or messing with it a little seems to help, otherwise itd have to be replaced. If you put the battery in, and the phone tries to power on without you pressing power, this is most likely the problem. From what you have said though, I doubt this is your issue. It could simply be memory going bad as well. I have seen a few reports of this. Unfortunately, short of replacing the motherboard, there is no fix for this.

Im, not saying that is the problem btw. Just a possibility.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] M3GAPL3X:
I ordered a replacement button today. It would be another 'low-hanging fruit' possibility and it was only $3 for the button on eBay. I'll de-solder the old one off and solder the new one on. Will update this thread after doing so. It is a mechanical button, so I agree, it could have messed up some how.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] faisalkingmaster:
hey even i have nokia x it doent on doesnt vibrate just like total dead what should i do batery is ok some problem while flashing it with me
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] loregram:
Update Please

Hi. I have the exact same problem as you had, so I was wondering whether or not this worked?
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] girindra09:
i have a lockscreen app. This

time it looks like Xperia Z1 lockscreen.. just download and install , download & Screenshoot in attachments
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] hank2630:
for GB?

or ICS?
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] girindra09:
GB + sir.. just install , not to push system
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] monu09:
can u add pattren secourty?, and one bug is locker minimize with home button
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] hank2630:
GOOD JOB BRO!!

I've waiting for a long time:good:
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] girindra09:
if you have bug minimize with home button , go to > setting> cyanogenmod > tablet tweak > and disable lockscreen
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] girindra09:
Yeah bro , and i'll realese one rom for sony x8 and w8 , bro,,
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] monu09:
m in miui there are not these settings and about pattern protection?
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] girindra09:
Im using cm7, its working normal
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Deleted member 5895785:
this is z1 new lockscreen on 4.4
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] monu09:
and about pattern protection? can u add this in app:confused:

i love this locker what no pattern protectuin
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] girindra09:
hard to add ,,..
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] girindra09:
Can you share ,
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Deleted member 5895785:
i had extract this app from my phone,but i found it doesn't work on my other phone(oppo find7)
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] girindra09:
ok , ok, never mind
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] antiverness:
hey, sorry for thread bump but can you make this more customizable (options to change date style, change Swipe up or down to unlock text, remove arrows, add background dim, and disable statusbar, etc) ? this is so far the best z1 lockscreen (there are 2 other z1 lockscreen app on market but both are **** and full of ads)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] k2snowboards88:
I recently started using pie+2.1. It works well in alot of respects. I went into plus options, and changed the "user agent" to IE6. But when i go to espn.com. It forwards me to its mobile site, Which is completely stripped down and only text. How can i get it to recognize it as a desktop pc as i can with minimo and opera?

thank you
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] k2snowboards88:
anyone? Its still happenning. Is there another site i could go to. I have a feeling pie+ isn't working at all for me, and every site still knows i am using a mobile browser
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Menneisyys:
Did you restart IEM and/or fired up a enw tab after changing the user agent?

The given website does recognize my Wizard as a desktop browser in IEM:

Another problem may be that you've still using the default Pocket View mode. Change the View settings as can be seen in the above image.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] k2snowboards88:
Yes, i had. I had restarted the browser and the phone. espn.com still saw it as a mobile browser. And now i went back to settings to make surei had everything set right and i got this error "cannot load option .dll" This is the second time this has happenned.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] k2snowboards88:
reinstalled pie plus again. Set the option to IE6. Standard desktop view. ESPN.com still rerouts me to http://wirelessproxy.espn.go.com/wirless/wml/index

Has anyone else had similar problems?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Menneisyys:
Strange. Now, try to manually set these parameters (I've written a full article on all this at http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/index.php?blog=3&p=796&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 ) - or, do check in the Registry whether they are set by navigating to, say, http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com to see whether you're auto-redirected to a mobile version.