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THE POCKETNOVA JOURNAL
Useful notes for
better Android apps.
Practical reading for the decisions around a mobile product: what to build first, what to test before a release and how to keep the experience clear as it grows.
App monetisation
Choose your ad placements around the task, not the empty space
Plan Android ad formats around real user journeys, with clear placement, voluntary rewards and sensible handling when an ad is unavailable.
Read article : Choose your ad placements around the task, not the empty space
App testing
Your Android debug build works. Why might the release crash?
Start with the installed release, a reproducible failure and the crash trace. A debug build alone cannot tell you what failed in production.
Read article : Your Android debug build works. Why might the release crash?
Product planning
What belongs in the first version of your Android app?
A practical way to choose an Android MVP scope: one useful outcome, a complete user journey and a clear place to learn from feedback.
Read article : What belongs in the first version of your Android app?LET’S BUILD SOMETHING USEFUL
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