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Sean_S007

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I'm interested in developing an app for Android and I was wondering if any of you out there have any ideas or suggestions as to what app I should develop. Or are there any apps you which that were out there?

Let me know of any ideas or suggestions you may have regarding an Android app.
 
How about something like Access for SQLite? Something where we can define a database, tables, queries, etc., so we can do fast lookups on complex datasets without needing an app for each dataset. (Oh, and it wouldn't hurt if a field could take a formula using data from other fields, even from other records [with a WHERE clause].)

Too complex for an Android app?
 
Here's something that I've looked for, but cannot find. There are many alternate Android dialler apps. However, if I'm on a call, it always defaults to the standard dialler. What I want is a dialler app that replaces the dialler on my phone while I'm on a call.
 
Good idea,

I could help you develop this idea into an app too. However what would you like on your dialler app? I'm currently happy with my very own android dialler
 
How about a bar code scanner that will add the items to a shopping list. The idea being that you notice that you are running low on coffee so, rather than forget when you get to the supermarket, you just scan the bar code & it is added to your list as you go along.

Now if you could upload your list to a supermarket home delivery service & browse for additional items all the better. I guess you would need to collaborate with the supermarket on the development of that though.
 
nicka3200 said:
How about a bar code scanner that will add the items to a shopping list. The idea being that you notice that you are running low on coffee so, rather than forget when you get to the supermarket, you just scan the bar code & it is added to your list as you go along.
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GroceryIQ has parts of that. You can scan the items to put them into the list, one time (and it does an online lookup, so you're not adding 1234567. you're adding Skippy Peanut Butter, 28 oz.

Then you can checkmark each item you're low on when you check your larder or get close to using something up, and it'll move those items to "below the tear" on the store list, on which you keep the aisles in the order they are in the store. So you can walk from one end to the other filling your basket from the list, uncheck the items as you get them (which moves them back up to the top part) and, when there's nothing left in the checked area, you're done. (And you can keep multiple store lists - not every store has the aisles in the same order.)

It makes my life a lot easier - until Sam's Club does their monthly "let's play maze with the products" and moves everything around. I've given up on trying to keep their aisles in order.

Adding the delivery service would be a bit tough, though. There are different ones all over the country, and that's in the US alone.

I'm not touting the app - it's free at Play. (I've gone through a lot of shopping cart apps - this is the one I've been using for quite a while. It shops my way.)
 
blahking said:
Good idea,

I could help you develop this idea into an app too. However what would you like on your dialler app? I'm currently happy with my very own android dialler
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The problem I'm having with my on-call dialler is that the keypad is too high up on the screen. When I am calling an IVR like voicemail and have to press buttons, my finger ends up triggering the proximity sensor above the screen and the screen blanks out. What I would like is for all of the keypad buttons to be on the bottom half of the screen, so that I can press them without risk of triggering the proximity sensor.

I am using a Samsung Galaxy S3. The bottom half of the on-call keypad are huge buttons that toggle things like speaker, BlueTooth, etc. Then above these huge buttons is the T-9 dial pad. The dial pad starts around the middle of the screen and extends to close to the top of the screen.

On my old HTC Desire Z, the on-call dial pad had the T-9 dial pad on the bottom half of the screen. On this phone, I have never accidentally triggered the proximity sensor while entering numbers on this dial pad.
 
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