Guild Leve Reset Timer - Android App

Hello, everyone!
Satiel here. I recently have gotten into some Android Development and I was surprised that I couldn't find any Android apps that showed the Guild Leve reset time. So, I went ahead and created a first build of this for myself and figured some others might want to use it as well.

Right now, all it does is show you how much time left until the Leves reset. When it reaches (it should) just print out a message like "finished!" and all you have to do is close it and open it again and it'll show you how much time till the next reset (which will be 35:59:59 etc..).

That's all that I have right now, but I am thinking about working on it some more to make it a more robust application and adding things like:
* Notification when guild leves are close to resetting (like 5 minutes till reset)
* an actual GUI that's pleasant to the eye
* Widget to go along with the timer

and a few other things.

If anyone has any suggestions, feel free to post! If any bugs are found as well, I've only been able to test this on a couple virtual devices and my own Android device. I'm pretty sure I've accounted for everything (system time, daylights savings time, timezone) but there could always be some kind of unforeseen problem.

You can also email me at: Mybeautifulwound[at]gmail.com

Here goes a quick screenshot (like I said, super simple looking right now :P):

http://imageshack.us/m/37/9509/levetimerexample.png

Also, it actually ticks down, but you obviously can't see that from a single screenshot ;x

and the download link: http://www.datafilehost.com/download-50e2d477.html

Enjoy!

::Edit:: To install this, just transfer this file to the SD card in your Android device and then use the app called "AppInstaller" (from the Android Market) to install it. I don't have any money to become a Publisher for the Market so this is how I'm distributing it for now.

::Edit:: Link to the widget:

http://www.datafilehost.com/download-c314feae.html

Could you make it a widget?

Definitely, I just have to learn how. As soon as I do, I'll make sure to post an updated version. Thanks for the support!

Sweetos!

btw publishing to market doesnt cost anything Google just take 5% of all earnings (thats costs now). You just submit it and it gets validated.

Keep widget sleek to match most launcher interfaces

Are you sure? I tried to sign up as a Publisher and it said there would be a $25 dollar fee.
And yes, I'll try to make a widget that's sleek and simple. Definitely.

They may have not changed it, they announced this at Google IO other week.

I'm surprised that android users don't have one since there are a few of the apple app store, that also give recipes and stuff like that though not sure if they are still being updated. I myself just use the clock on Yellow Gremlin.

Yeah, I was surprised to not find something like it on Android. I made this just for myself (barely started learning Android dev) but I figured there might be someone out there who could find it useful :P

::Update::

I've made a widget for the app. I chose what I thought to be the easiest orientation. The background is just plain white, nothing fancy. I'm not sure yet how to have both the application and the widget in one-installation, so here goes the app for just the widget:

http://www.datafilehost.com/download-c314feae.html

Once installed, simply long-hold a desktop --> widgets --> LeveTimer.

If anyone has any errors or anything, please post! I'm still working on this project to make it as smooth as possible :)
Thanks!

I have android and have been using ffxiv app since launch, I have several of them on my phone, not sure why you couldnt find any.

The one I like the best has a widget that displays current time, moon phase and gaurdian day, by clicking on it it will display guildleve reset time. This app is called "Eorzea Clock"

Also have an app called "FFXIV Server Status" it shows server status lol
And my third one is called "FFXIV Guide" It has recipe lists, item lists, etc.

I don't have one of those fancy-schmancy phones :c

I'm running this on my Desktop. It covers my needs for my timers.

http://ffxiv.zam.com/wiki/FFXIV_Windows_Gadget I'm not typically a big fan of ZAM, but this widget is decent, other than it seems to always display the Login server as offline for me. It would be nice to see an updated version.

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I have android and have been using ffxiv app since launch, I have several of them on my phone, not sure why you couldnt find any.

The one I like the best has a widget that displays current time, moon phase and gaurdian day, by clicking on it it will display guildleve reset time. This app is called "Eorzea Clock"

Also have an app called "FFXIV Server Status" it shows server status lol
And my third one is called "FFXIV Guide" It has recipe lists, item lists, etc.

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I use eorzea clock for leve reset and in game time and moon phase, I did use ffxiv guide but its not updated any more, which is a shame cos it was an awesome app.

All i did was search the market for ffxiv and a few came up

Well, I made these apps just for myself because I'm getting into Android Development. I'll most likely be the only one using them, but I have no problem sharing (which is why I created this thread). Not going for something groundbreaking here :P

hahah Just installed it, that is very nice!!! My only suggestion would be to remove the shadow on the box, it doesn't match any of my themes :( lol just have the inner box as the end.

Keep at it :D

I'll definitely work on the box some more, maybe even have different colors that you can choose from.

Thanks, viion! I'll keep at it!

Oh yeh colour picker would be awesomes! I use a lot of full transparency styles on my phone, have a look here for influence: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=527

Oh wow, I had no idea about that website. Haha, I'm getting pretty overwhelmed, never done any rooting or modding of any kind.

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Well, I made these apps just for myself because I'm getting into Android Development. I'll most likely be the only one using them, but I have no problem sharing (which is why I created this thread). Not going for something groundbreaking here :P

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I've been curious about Android development as well. What tools are you guys using?

Also, i saw where you can just use Flash CS5(and up, i think) and make apps that way instead of using something like Eclipse (not that one way is better than the other). What phones are you guys using.
Mines actually pretty old. Samsung Captivate (Firmware 2.1. uhg, i wish i would have waited).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBs5tehQ5qk<-- Example of Flash android development (very simple).
http://www.adobe.com/flashplatform/c...artphones.html <-- Adobe android supported smartphones

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I've been curious about Android development as well. What tools are you guys using?

Also, i saw where you can just use Flash CS5(and up, i think) and make apps that way instead of using something like Eclipse (not that one way is better than the other). What phones are you guys using.
Mines actually pretty old. Samsung Captivate (Firmware 2.1. uhg, i wish i would have waited).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBs5tehQ5qk<-- Example of Flash android development (very simple).
http://www.adobe.com/flashplatform/c...artphones.html <-- Adobe android supported smartphones

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I'm using Eclipse myself. I used Eclipse when learning Java so it seemed like the natural choice. I also have an HTC G2 at my disposal to test with. It's pretty smooth.

Eorzea Clock has been on the Market since beta. it works fine, and you can make a widget too.

clicky

I've been using Eorzea clock since it came out too. It's also a Vanadiel clock.

I dont think Eorzea clock has widgets for the guildleve reset which is a main thing, im not interested much in the current ingame time or date.

But this style is awesome:
http://cdn1.staztic.com/screenshots/...lock-123-1.jpg

I think that the Eorzea leve reset widget is only for the paid version.