Do you want to create your own Android App but feel intimidated by the process? A new plugin called WP Android gives you the ability to create your own fully-functional apps directly through the WordPress dashboard.
Build an App in 5 Minutes…for Free!
Whether you’re an absolute beginner or an experienced app developer, WP Android can do the heavy lifting for you. It uses simple text editors and standard web technologies to automatically handle the advanced, complicated “engine” which works behind the scenes. Simply input your content in the four editors (each app has 4 pages) or you can add your own source code. You can easily include images, Flash, tables, divs, background colors, and much more through the robust editing panel.
There’s nothing to compile – simply edit your app, download the .apk file to your computer, and publish it to the Android Market.
When you click on “Publish” the plugin will inform you of the process for registering as an Android developer:
To publish apps on the Android Market you must have an Android Developer License; which is provided by Google. It costs $25, and gives you ability to publish an unlimited number of apps. There is no approval process to publish your apps! Simply login to your Android Developers account, upload your .apk file, upload images, enter a description and title, and publish.
WPAndroid was created by Yehuda Yefet, head developer/programmer. He selected the Android platform for a few simple reasons:
- There is no approval process for publishing apps to market
- There are 300 thousand new Android Devices being activated on a daily basis.
- Developer had a ton of experience creating Android Apps making it easier to implement.
If you’re new to building Android apps, then this may be one of the best ways to ease into it. The project has its own support forum if you’re looking for some help. Grab a copy of WP Android and start experimenting with the app creation process. Who knows – maybe yours will be the next app to generate a million dollars in the Android Market.
This really can’t be called a ‘plugin’. It just iframes the wpandriod.com site into your admin panel.
Everything is done through wpandriod.com and you don’t even need to install this. Not sure why it’s being marketing as a plugin.
Wow, I just gave this a test drive. It royally sucks. The in-app content has literally nothing to do with WordPress, and indeed everything is hosted externally by this service. You get 4 pages with WYSIWYG inline content, and a button linking to a URL you specify.
I’m pretty sure I could write a WordPress plugin that actually uses a mobile theme to create a nice template for a webview of a blog as an .apk for Market distribution overnight. But that misses the whole point of this amazing app on smartphones called the web browser, which is already a completely WordPress-compatible solution!
App Stores are popular now, but Web Apps are the future. And WordPress is already there.
Thanks for letting us know of this app.Is there any software to create android mobile theme?
Thanks for the post. Here’s a tool the lets you create your apps in minutes, without coding. Just Point-and-Click http://www.caspio.com/online-database
i think, the plugin is very outdated