G+_All About Android Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Episode 235 with four apps you want to install right now... right? and then vote cause that's what we do here. :) Appchecker (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kroegerama.appchecker Inkboard (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.inkboard.app Xcerpt for Twitter (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.transcendentlabs.xcerpt Make My Day (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lonelyplanet.android.mmd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Sparthir Kiwiwarrior Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Interesting. First time I've not seen an app jump out at me to vote for. Hmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ronnie D (Doc) Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Appchecker? Haven't seen heard the podcast but by the looks of it, must be Flo's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ted Cannelongo Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Ronnie D? Nope, that was Jason's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Keepper Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 It is almost 4::00am CST and the show is still not posted! Usually posted by Midnight CST. Just saying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ronnie D (Doc) Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Already downloaded on pocket cast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Fred Hamilton Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Vote for what ever app you want for the reason you want it. Who give a crap what some random dude says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Dallin Gilbert Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Thanks appchecker apparently my BANK is only on eclair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Colby Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 1) Textra is, I am now informed, targeting Wear. What does that even mean? 2) Is it necessarily a Bad Thing that an app is targeting an old version? If the app doesn't particularly need anything from the new APIs is it still important to update - security or something? (I suppose the new app backup features would be useful for pretty much everything.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_James Edwards Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Michael Burke Its less about Flo, and more about Ron. He was so cocky in Flo's first episode, and its all in good fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_David Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I'm torn. I do think people should vote for an app based on the app itself, and not on the person who picked it. But James is right, it's just fun to pick on poor Ron. Flo should totally troll us all one week and pick something like Google Docs as her app. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Mark Buckley Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I would vote for any app Flo puts up. It's really fun to see Ron get so upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_David Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I can't believe Xcerpt is so low! Or that Make My Day is so high. Apparently a big chunk of AAA's audience are world travelers who never use Twitter, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Zulhaimi Abdul Hamid Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 "So it's like Marty McFly in reverse". Good one Jason Howell?? #kindredspirit #80schild I like the segment on Nextbit. I am impressed by the phone design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Colby Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Andrew Walberg You need to check out the App Checker Checker app. It checks to see you have the correct app checker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Phill Wiggin Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Jason Howell Apps that "target" a platform are saying they can make use of a certain API level, right? What difference does it make if AppX targets Kitkat if none of its features require anything higher? It'll run just fine on Lollipop or Marshmallow. It seems to me that all AppChecker tells you is what APIs and capabilities an app CAN have... Not what it actually makes use of. For many apps, there's no reason to target the latest platform. If they're rock solid and feature-rich while targeting KitKat, does it really matter that they don't say "Marshmallow"? I'm fairly sure a dev could just update the XML in his project to say "Target marshmallow" and change no actual code at all to be shown as "Marshmallow". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jay L Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Michael Burke It's not about gender. When someone acts cocky or entitled I don't want to vote for them. For me it happened with Eileen and now with Ron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Tim Box Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Sorry this is the wrong place to say this but why did you have that apple advocate on an AA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joseph Palmer Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Inkboard has come in handy for me at work. I use it on my LG-Flex and have begun using a tablet to post 86'ed items at the restaurant I manage. the larger screen is a plus in this case. In addition, the scrollable tools on the bottom is perfect. nice app! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_JHarley17 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Capital One app still targets group and my checkbook app is on donut. Might be time look for s new one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Phill Wiggin Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 James Ickes? why? If the apps work, what does it really matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_JHarley17 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Phill Wiggin? I guess it would depend on the app and what it does. If you can add more functionality why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Phill Wiggin Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 James Ickes? Well, I guess my point is that not all apps need the extra functionally of the new targets. If they don't need the new features, it's perfectly reasonable that the app could be frequently updated and working perfectly with no need to target the newer platforms. Most devs don't have unlimited time or resources to make unnecessary updates, so the "why not" is that it's wasted effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_JHarley17 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Phill Wiggin? its not as simple as saying target some version either if the app doesn't have the right stuff coded in it. I can see kk and lollipop but soon they should be Marshmallow or there won't be back up functionality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Phill Wiggin Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 James Ickes I believe "updating" an app to target a newer platform is a simple XML change. By doing so, you don't have to actually implement any new APIs, so your app could show up as 'Marshmallow' but not actually implement any of the new features. I've written a few small apps, and I always target the newest platform, but frankly none of them make use of anything beyond KK (since they're simple). Yes, if it doesn't target 'Marshmallow', then you know it can't have certain functionality granted by Marshamllow APIs, but that doesn't mean that any specific API is actually coded in. (Backup is mostly automatic, so you'd get that one, it seems.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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