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[AdyCarter]

Now available on the Android Market, simply search for Minimates from the market app or use the below links.


Direct Link

IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED YOU DELETE THE NON MARKET VERSION IF YOU HAVE IT BEFORE INSTALLING THIS

Some other things I've thrown together should be up there soon too!

[Nessex]

WAHOO! will there be an iphone version?

[AdyCarter]

Possibly... the problem with iOS is the lockdowns, while I *could* sort an iOS app you'd either need a Jailbroken phone, or I would need to pay Apple a stupid amount for a developers account.

Never say never though!

[Mattallica]

very nice, thanks!

[youbastards]

Downloading now, thanks Ady!

[Nessex]

well - good work all the same. congrats man!

[youbastards]

Looks great, Ady! It addresses my major problem of visiting the site through the browser on my phone: constantly having to resize the screen in order to tap on the correct link.

[AdyCarter]

Excellent, Im glad its useful for you.
Thanks for installing it too, I half expected everyone to be scared of installing non market apps.

[jcastick]

I downloaded it but it won't install on my Motorola Backflip because it doesn't have the Settings > Applications > Tick "Unknown Sources" section anywhere.... so it hates unknown sources.

[AdyCarter]

Aside from custom firmwares this is the only way to do it, I dont think its that worthwhile

[eclipse]

Just installed it and it work's great.thank you its the best app ever.I'm always in here on my phone

[AdyCarter]

Are there many of you who can't install apps unless its via the Market?
Its $25 for an official market license which i might buy if thats the case (Im just tight and don't want to spend $25 for no reason)

[Turtle]

Excellent, Im glad its useful for you.
Thanks for installing it too, I half expected everyone to be scared of installing non market apps.

Scared of installing non market apps? Where's the sense of adventure? I just downloaded the app. Very nice. Thanks for putting it together. Although I've got no problems with non-market apps, if you need to do an official market release, I don't mind pitching in a little to help cover some of the cost to show my appreciation.

[Turtle]

A little issue I've noticed with the app (I'm using a G2/Desire Z), when I click the back button, instead of just going back a page, it backs out of the app. It's not a big issue, as I can still navigate around just find (I just have to keep reminding myself to not hit the back button), but I wanted you to be aware of that minor issue. Again, thanks for putting the app together.

[AdyCarter]

That is interesting, I'll look into that, Im a little hampered by the lack of devices to actually test it on so you lot are in part my guinea pigs.

I have noticed some differences in "back" behaviour in general on the devices I do have access to, further compounded by my tablet which only has a "soft" back button in the status bar as opposed to an actual button.

Cheers for the heads up.

[Turtle]

Yeah, no problem. I'm certainly no developer, but I know one of the more frustrating aspects of Android developing can be the way the different devices work. I've also got a G1/Dream (running an older CM mod), and am more than happy to test apps on either device.

[AdyCarter]

Thats handy to know, I've only got access to a pair of ageing LG540s' running a heavily customized CM7 (So Android 2.3), the Android Emulator on PC and some random junky Chinese tablet running Modroid (Android 2.2) and the differences in what works and how between the two is astounding, not quite as annoying as trying to get stuff working right on HTCs with their weird but cool Sense framework.

It appears to me that the Official market actually seemlessly distributes different .apk files depending on the downloading client device to get around a lot of these issues, perhaps I will be needing that Android Market license after all rather than hosting a score of .apks here all targetted at different devices and praying the user knows whats what!

[TM2 Dinobot]

I... didn't understand any of that. I think my phone might play music. Really All I know is it makes calls.

[AdyCarter]

I've bitten the bullet and got an Android Market account.

Stay tuned for new about the first properly published version of the MMMV App!

• Auto Updating
• Installed Securely Via the Market
• Many Bugfixes
• Compatible with all Android 1.5 and higher devices

[Turtle]

Awesome! I'm looking forward to it.