Steemdroid - Crowdfunding a Steem Android app
I'm not a dev, but I know a good idea when I see one: Steem needs an Android app!
I've been thinking of ways to expedite development of a Steemit client for mobile. One idea is to have a GoFundMe-like crowdsourcing campaign to gather funds as an incentive for possibly interested devs. However, I think it would be kind of ridiculous using bitcoin or fiat for crowdsourcing a Steem app.
Now here's the question: how do we set up crowdfunding using Steem, preferably with an escrow like Kickstarter? I'm halfway through the Steem whitepaper, but it's way too complicated for a noob like me. :)
Or am I overthinking this and is using bitcoin/fiat not an issue?
Ideas are very welcome!
Greets,
Raf
#steemit-ideas #kickstarter #technology #steem #beyondbitcoin #android #crowdfunding #steemit-help #steemit #programming #sip
I never got good enough at Java to build anything full-scale, but I've been a non-stop user and active developer of Android since v1.0 on Release Day on the T-mobile G1 (HTC Dream), and have been developing everything from custom-compiled Android ROMs, Porting ROMs to a multitude of devices for the original Developer's work to reach a wider user-base, creating all-inclusive Mod-Packs from scratch, Themes, and writing multi/cross-platform custom rooting scripts.
(The last one solely for the purpose of saving the less-experienced users the time and dangers of blindly following lengthy rooting guides containing multiple steps allowing for simple user-error to cause soft/hard-bricks.)
All of these tasks done for numerous SDK versions, and ranging from (Vanilla) AOSP, to Samsung, Motorola, LG, and HTC's respective propietary Android Overlays/UI's.
TL;DR:
If you need help with anything outside of the coding of the application itself, I would be more than happy to offer any and all of my experience working with the entirety of the Android OS. Of course including the testing/debugging of preliminary versions of the application if any development-hindering issues were to arise.
Anyways, I agree that it's not only a fantastic idea, but also one that will imminently be almost a requirement for much of the user-base to stay as active as Steemit is designed for it's users to be.
Signed,
obfuscate-me
#android #apps #development #mobile-apps
Duly noted, thanks!
An Android app is inevitable, but let's try to speed up the process :)