Create Android Application for your blog

Later we discussed about creating an Nokia application for blog. Today we will see creating an Android application for your blog. Its also a very simple way to create. I will guide you through the process.

1. First of all go to ibuildapp.com and go to Account Login.

2. Login using your Facebook account.

3. Click on Create Application.

4. Continue with Native iPhone/Android App

5. Now you will see a list of different menus. Simply scroll down and select CUSTOM APP and continue.

6. Give your App a name ( Note: This name is shown on Phone. For Example : Camera ). Select Android and continue.

7.  Now the work is very very very easy.

8. Choose a Logo, change Background Image ( You can upload your Own ). Now you have Six options as you can see on the left side. It is a Live Demo where you can test your app. Remember, you must have this Six Options, you cannot delete any otherwise you cannot proceed further. You can change the Icons, their names and functions.

To change the icons, click on edit and change the name and icon.

9. To change the functions of these icons, click on any icon on the live demo and than click on CHANGE PAGE TYPE to see the list of different functions. Give a title to your Page Type.

 - When adding Twitter or Photobucket feed, you have to validate it first from feedvalidator. You will get a new URL and you have to use it.
 - And in case of RSS Feed Burner URl, u have to add.

• http://feeds.feedburner.com/TntByStc?format=xml\

Replace TntByStc with your feedburner title. The Red one is extra code to run it on the App.

10. Next step is your APP Setting. Choose Android option and a beautiful Splash screen. Leave the Advertising option with NO because the other options are useless because if you have to join those ad networks than your app should have huge stats which at time being you do not have because your app is not published on Android Market so leave it with NO but if your app gets good stats than you can get Advertisers as you can see the fourth option ( HTML - create custom ad ). You can place advertiser's banner with his URL. To use Ad Networks, you must publish your App in Android Market ( Further written below about Publishing the app in Market )

11. Save and Continue.

12- Now give your app some Information.

13. Save and continue to the next step of Notifications. After giving a Notification message, continue to the next and final step.

Now some important things: If you wish to publish your app to android market, you have to pay a one time fee of 25 dollars but it is not necessary because you can download your app and can upload it on any file hosting and than you can give that link to others.

Cheers!!!