Hello Suyash,
>I recently worked on a free app which I wanted to share with you all. Since it is an utility app directly related to internet connection >status updates, and since also, it is not a commercial product, I think this is the perfect platform to share.
The fact that you are working on a free app regarding internet is already such a really good idea and initiative. Thank you.
When you are experiencing internet connection problems, you can use the app to send a status about your connection. This will in turn notify users in your region (same town/village) about your problem and will ask them to provide information if they are experiencing the same problems. This is done anonymously (will come to the privacy section below).
I like the idea but I think it will be quite annoying to receive notifications each time a user is encountering an internet problem. May I suggest an option for enabling receiving notification or not. Also, maybe you could store all the queries and insert a search option. E.g, I just got the app and I am encountering a problem. I would type my problem in the search bar and based on the key words, I would eventually receive data and queries of all the other users encountering similar problems. I can also narrow down the search by clicking on options such as 'town only' or 'all' etc.
Based on this interaction, you can know if the connection problem concerns only you or is a problem for the whole region (or whole of Mauritius).
I like the concept of your app. Posting internet related issues on Facebook has never really solve any of it.
As you may have already realised, this is a crowdsourcing app which only allows you to share and get information. Where it becomes interesting (in my opinion) is that:It will allow to record statistics about the connection issues in Mauritius (instead or ranting on Facebook - which I usually do - , we can now have a more structured approach - the rants will be stored in a NoSQL database, :-) )The next step for me will be to open source this information via an API or HTML page or graph.Privacy: In this version of the app, no personally identifiable information is retrieved or stored. Your village/town that will be entered during the registration will be totally anonymous. This may however change in the future, depending on the direction of the app. If so, of course, proper notifications will be given on the app page.
It looks like there is more work ahead. I would love to try that app but I am currently using a Windows phone. Looking forward to hear some reviews about your app and maybe you should write a blog post about it.
Leniency: This is an app I've been working on during my free time, so please be lenient about the design (which is not so great) and its functions (which are limited, to say the least). However, I welcome all suggestions/criticisms to improve and add more functions and reports for any bugs.
Constructive feedback is always welcome. Again, great initiative Suyash!
Now that you have read this long introduction, here is the link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.codevigor.icta
The name is a bit cheeky - ICTA which stands for Internet Connection Tracker App and not for something else, but its the best name I could come up with (yes I know - I'm really bad at find names for software).
No problem as long as this one is working :)
Received on Tue Aug 09 2016 - 15:59:48 PST