My Life is Android - Pulled.

After a run of almost 7 weeks, I have pulled the application My Life is Android from the Android Market. Users may have noticed that the application was not receiving the "frequent" updates it had promised on its description. Several days after the launch, I received an email from somebody at mylifeisaverage.com, who asked that I pull my application because it violated their terms of use. After a several day exchange, I was assured that I wasn't the only app being targeted. They had asked all third party apps be pulled, with the last one being mine. I wanted to wait until the application got to 5000 downloads (which it surpassed early this morning) before pulling it. Now that it's done that, I have taken it off the market. Users who downloaded it can still use it, it is stable so there shouldn't be any lingering issues. Unfortunately, I will not be able to add features like comments, voting, sharing, or a widget at this time. Perhaps someday I will be able to publish the app again, but for now, it is what it is.

Instead, I have ported the app to work for a site called mylifeisbro.com. I released v1.0.0 last month and updated to v1.1.4 last night. This latest update includes sharing features (text and copy to clipboard), as well as some caching mechanisms to increase usability. Several milestone upgrades are currently planned, so look for those in the future.

Also, this blog will probably stop existing shortly as I have teamed up with several friends of mine to form How Big Studios, a company whose initial focus will be the Android market. All of my Roki Productions applications will soon fall under How Big Studios.

TF2 Soundboard - Demoman (v1.0.0) Released!

Following up on the success of our first soundboard effort, today Roki Productions published a new TF2 Soundboard. This one is for the lovable, drunk, Scot demoman. This soundboard focuses more on taunts (particularly of other classes). It contains 50 clips (like the Scout board), each of which is saveable as either an alarm, ringtone, or notification.

It is utilizing an updated version of Droidboards, the soundboard framework developed by Trollhouse Productions. Like the Scout soundboard, it may contain language not suitable for children.

My Life Is Android v1.0 Released!

Today Roki Productions published a new MyLifeIsAverage.com reader -- My Life Is Android. This application allows users to browse and read all of mylifeisaverage.com's stories. In addition, users can submit their own stories as long as they have an account.

This application was developed by TrollHouse Productions.

Please, please report any bugs or feature requests either in the comments section or via email (rob.kiefer@gmail.com).

TF2 Soundboard - Scout (v1.3.5) Released

Just published to the Android market is the second public iteration of the Scout soundboard. This update is currently running a modified version of the Droidboards software (produced by Trollhouse Productions). Most changes are cosmetic, but there is one significant bug fix as well.

Changelog (from 1.0.0 to 1.3.5)

- Fixed 'force-close' issue with media player (too many sound clips caused the application to crash)

- Updated UI to red TF2 colors

- Updated transcriptions of clips

- Updated saving ringtone UI

- Improved code efficiency for better load times

Please report any bugs or issues in the comments or to rob.kiefer@gmail.com.

TF2 Soundboard - Scout (v1.0.0) Released

First off, welcome to this blog where I will be keeping track of Android applications designed and published my me, Rob. I'll use this space to update on what new releases have been published, what's coming down the pipeline, and various things of that sort. That said...

The first application Roki Productions has published, today, is a soundboard for the character 'Scout' from the game Team Fortress 2 (www.teamfortress.com). This is the first of probably several soundboards from that game.

This app contains 50 sound clips unique to the Scout character, loosely categorized into 5 pages. Each sound is crystal clear, but lightweight, so as not use up tons of space on your phone. All sounds can be used for ringtones, notifications, or alarms on the phone. Simply press and hold a sound, and select 'Save as ringtone' and it will be written to your SD card (SD is obviously needed to use this feature).

The design is made to work with all screens and orientations, by using a scrollable list that scales with the screen. The roomy list gives the app room to display full transcriptions for almost every clip, so there is no guessing as to what the clip is.

One note - some clips contain language that may be unacceptable for younger kids ('crap', 'dumbass', etc).

To download this application, search for 'TF2 Soundboard - Scout" or simply "Scout" and select the one made by Roki Productions.