the idea of getting an official beta user group is great. it can even be done in a manner akin to the ADC 1/2 method of pushing new apps to the user group. or it can be done in a aTrackdog manner with push notifications to the user group when a new app is up for beta testing.
all the users have to do is to install the log collector and proactively contact the devs when something comes up. i would sign up! :D On Jan 20, 1:13 am, "Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)" <[email protected]> wrote: > I think there is a fairly easily implemented solution to the problem > of device and OS diversification. I've been using this myself for > months and it works very well. > > For "Radar Now!" I've established a "beta" test community of users who > have volunteered to try out new versions of the app and even new apps > that haven't been released to the market. It's been an invaluable tool > to diagnose and correct problems before they become a string of one > star "FC, sucks! uninstall" comments in the market. > > The way I established this community was to add a line at the bottom > of the help text that comes up the first time a user runs the app: > > "Beta Testers Needed!" > > Approximately one out of 1000 active users has joined the beta > community, around 80 at this moment. They have every possible > combination of device and OS there is, including cyanogen. Users who > have a problem will report it back via e-mail and if the problem can't > be solved by their description, they use SendLog to send me the log of > their session. > > I post the beta on the Radarnow.net website, which has logging > switched on to help debugging. > > Official Android Beta User Community > > What would be a really great addition to the Android developer > community would be the establishment of an official beta user > community. This could take the form of a Google Group, one for each > app, with the app itself in the files section. I'm sure there would be > thousands of users who would volunteer to test cutting edge apps and > help find problems before they become a catastrophe in the market. > > A little help from Google will be required to accomplish this, Google > would have to: > > 1. Endorse the idea > 2. Add some sort of language to the market asking people to volunteer > 3. Add a check box to the developer console to opt in for a particular > app > 4. Add some code to the market so when an app becomes part of this > program, the group is created > > There may be some other considerations for Google but I think the > minor work involved would greatly ease the minds and hearts of > developers around the world without the pocketbook to go out and buy > 20+ devices and sign up for the services they require. > > -John Coryat > > "Radar Now!" > > "What Zip Code?" > > -also posted in the Android Developers
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