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Sense Ui Webview issues

So on Private Browser and Free Private Browser the webview is all zoomed in and links don’t work.  I’m not doing anything tricky with the webview control.  I’m bummed as there dosn’t seem to be a legit way to load the sense Ui in the emulator, and I’m not going to buy a phone just to test out sense.  Boo on sense!  I hope users start to avoid sense and motoblur, testing is already hard enough on Android!

-James

Sunday, July 4th, 2010 Android, Private Browser No Comments

Samsung Behold II dosn’t have a search button

In Private Browser, you can clear the cache by hitting the search button.  I had a user tell me that his Samsung Behold II dosn’t have a search button!  See for you self: http://www.mobileburn.com/imagepop.jsp?Id=8251&file=media/samsung/behold2/thumb_samsung_behold_ii-img_0435.jpg Thats why I added a clear button to Private Browser in display.

-James

Sunday, July 4th, 2010 Android, Private Browser No Comments

Making Money in Android Development

So far I have released four android apps:

  • Bus Stop Alarm
  • Fire Starter
  • Private Browser
  • Free Private Browser

I have used three methods of monetization:

  • Admob
  • Mobclix
  • Direct Market Sales

I’m serving up quite a bit of ads, ~20,000 a day.  But, my RPM is only a few cents and I end up making under a dollar most days.  Mobclix started of paying very well but fell very fast.  I have had better luck with direct sales, but am still only making a few dollars a day.  I read online of people with RPM’s around three Generic Viagra Online to five dollars.  At that rate, I would be earning $60-100 a day, which would be very exciting.

I’m planning on writting Admob and Mobclix to ask why the RPM’s are so low.  I was also thinking of trying adwhirl…

I would love to know if anyone has any ideas on how I could improve the  monitization of my apps.

-James

Friday, July 2nd, 2010 Ad Networks, AdMob, AdSense, Android, iPhone, MobClix, Mobile Monetization, Private Browser 9 Comments
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