Hack weekend became “Datey”

So this weekend we decided to get our minds off MobisleNotes and all the consultant work we’re doing for a while and create something brand new. To get the most out of it we decided to move to a non-office environment to get a more fun and playful feeling towards the whole project. This was an important experiment since we on the one hand wanted to create a new exciting app running but at the same time we wanted to learn new stuff.

As the weekend started we decided to go for a dating app concept, since we had done work for a client a couple of months ago touching on this area that never materialized. This meant that some of the earlier stages of the app construction could be reused but we still had to create a completely new backend, frontend and API. Also we worked on both iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 7 simultaneously, so it obviously wasn’t a walk in the park. The biggest challenge we faced was dealing with a new database structure, NoSQL, witch proved to be quite a challenge. It has the ability to handle big amounts of unstructured data in a fast and effective way but lacks some of the searchability of a regular SQL server. We are still figuring out the last details but it feels good to have it under control.

We have named the app Datey and will hopefully start trying it out in Sweden within a couple of weeks. We’re taking a simple approach to the dating and want to avoid any complicated signup processes, forced information requests and huge monthly fees. We also want to make a dating service for everyday people, and not focus just on the people that have a hard time finding dates normally, which is the focus of the market today. In order to make this much smoother we decided to initially go for the Facebook sign-up/sign in procedure which will help the community fill up with basic information and pictures. We have also devised our own super-smart “datey-ratio” that will help people match up based on our own secret formula.

We have set up a pre-signup page were users can sign up before we go live, so hopefully we will have many anticipating singles in the community from the start. Once the app is up and running in Sweden we will launch this site in other countries and once we reach a critical mass we will go live.

Any help of spreading the word will help the app travel the world. So sign up here and help us create the best dating experience around.

MobisleNotes hit 200 000+ active installs on Android

We are happy to announce that we as of last week reached over 200 000 active installs of MobisleNotes for Android. Only <3% of these are on Android 1.6 witch is very handy.

This is very exciting as we are currently in the finishing phases of taking MobisleNotes to a completely new level (I know we have said this for some time now but we rather do it right than fast). Anyone wanna join the Beta can kindly send us a and e-mail at beta@mobisleapps.com

Thanks!

We entered Travelhack 2011

So this weekend we entered the competition Travelhack 2011 that was held in Gothenburg, Sweden. The goal was to come up with a digital service, an app in our case, witch where to aid travelers and help them travel more sustainable.

“TravelHack is launched as a service innovation competition with a special focus to improve how people travel in a sustainable manner.” 

Our idea named “go’ tid” (translates into “in good time”) was to make both public transport and car travel more reliable and there for an easier choice. If there where to be a traffic congestion the app would offer an alternativ travel route by public transport instead. To the right you can see a screen of the app.

Although we did not win the competition we are very happy with the result an proud of what we where able to accomplish in only 24 ours. All of the guys made a remarkable achievement and performance. Good work team MobisleApps – Martin, David, Per, Dean and Christoffer

Unfortunately the product at this time is only made for the Swedish market but we will be looking in to expanding markets outside of Sweden.

Go check it out on Facebook. (Only Swedish information unfortunately)

Problem with backups

Hello,

There have been a few comments and questions regarding problems with the backup. We are aware of the problem but we have no good solution in sight. Here is an explanation from our dev team:

Unfortunately there is a bug in the Android OS that is caused by certain SD-cards. Android mistakenly assumes that the database is corrupt. Older versions of Android responds to this by crashing, while never versions instead deletes all data and gives the app an empty database. Currently there are no efficient way to import the notes into MobisleNotes. However it is still possible to recover the notes to your computer if they are important. Also we are currently working on a workaround to this problem, and with the next release this issue will be solved.

One way to retrieve your notes is if you connect your phone to your computer you can mount the sd-card, so it can be accessed from the computer. Your backups are in the folder “MobisleNotes”. If you want you can mail the database to us, and we will extract them for you and send them back. This would be done automatically and no one would read your notes.

To manually extract your notes you will need a database-manager. If you are using firefox as your browser, one of the simplest way is to use an add-on called “SQLite Manager”. This program will be able to open the database-file. After you have installed the add-on, in firefox click “Tools” and choose “SQLite Manager”. First open the database. Your notes can be extracted like this: In the menu to the left, select the backup file. Click “Tables”, then “notes” and choose “Export”. Here you can configure the settings of the export, but just click “ok” to export your notes as a csv-file. Some redundant data will also be in the file, but your notes should be fully readable.

Update 120117: There is no solution in sight for this problem and as we are introducing a free web-sync in the upcoming version we are phasing out the automatic backup within a few versions. Anyone that have experienced this problem will be rewarded with 1 year premium subscription of the new service. More on this when we have launched the new version. 

Update 111201: This bug only occurs on HTC phones and we have ongoing  support from HTC to solve it. If you experiencing this issue on an other manufacturer, please let us know.   

//Fredrik

What is the main reason for buying (or considering buying) our Pro version?

Please swing by Facebook and leave your answer:

http://www.facebook.com/MobisleApps

What we have been doing

Hi everyone,

We have been busy this summer. Allot of work has been done improving and developing MobisleNotes, both for Android and iOS. The long awaited update will among other features have a folder option and a brand new web-sync with our own web-interface. We have worked hard on the stability and performance of the iOS version witch we know isn’t the greatest right now.

The app has been completely re-built with major improvements as a result.  With the new web-sync users with an Android phone and for example an iPad will be able to seamlessly edit their notes on both devices.  Stay tuned for the beta release invite release.

We have made a few apps for our costumers as well. One of them was an App for the popular nightclub “Port du Soleil” in Gothenburg. We are very happy with the result and the feature to incorporate the Facebook “check in” as a VIP-card (VAPP) we managed to create a viral social loop.

If you would like to check it out:

iPhone

Android

(Unfortunately only descriptions in Swedish)

Review of Mobisle Notes by All things Android

All things Android UK has reviewed our MobisleNotes app for Android. Go check it out:

http://allthingsandroiduk.blogspot.com/2011/03/great-little-simple-notepad-app.html

Minor updates for Notes Pro for Android

We have just released a minor update for Notes Pro for Android. It includes the following:

We are currently very busy but are working hard to get a few bigger updates in there. Such as folders and a unified web sync with our own site and cross platform (iPad etc). Here is a preview of the upcoming tablet design:

Thank you for your patience!

Here’s the link to the app:

MobisleNotes Android Market

MobisleNotes on iOS

MobisleNotes is now finaly avialible for the iOS!

The app will work great on iPhone, iPhone 4, iPod Touch and on the iPad. We have a completly new self developed web sync for this app that will store your notes safely online and are working on a web app as well. We have added the most used feature from Android and will continue to improve both this new iPhone app as well as the Android version.

Features:
- Switch between plain text or checklist on the fly
- Web backup
- Set note reminders
- Password protect notes
and more…

We hope you’ll like it!

Any feature requests for the iOS version can be posted on our feedback forum.

MobisleApps built iPhone app “Snörapporten” is live!

We are proud to announce the brand new iPhone app , Snörapporten, that we built for the Swedish Ski lift Organisation (SLAO).

The app will give you information about snow depth, open lifts and slopes, avalanche warnings, web cameras and much more from around 70 ski resorts in Sweden. App only in Swedish at the moment. Go check it out!

SLAOS Website