Screenshots from the preview of the DK to go app for Android
Over the last 15+ years, I have developed several Daily Kos mobile apps for my personal use. The app is now in its fourth generation. It is now good enough to let others see it and try it. I’m looking for folks who want to test drive the Android version and provide useful feedback.
The app is designed primarily for reading content that’s been quickly downloaded and stored. This makes it possible to read in places without connectivity (like on airplanes), provided that you thought ahead and downloaded before losing Internet access. (That example explains the app icon, the tail of a plane.) The app supports recommending and plain-text comment submission, but no story submission.
More information about the app is available here: OliveTrail.com/DKtogo.
Testers need to meet these requirements:
- Have a Daily Kos account. (The app requires sign-in.)
- Be a paying subscriber. (The app doesn’t show ads, so I want users to already have the ability to hide ads, which subscribers have.)
- Be using an Android device. (Any recent version will do.)
- Be willing to tell me your Play store email address. (So that I can add you to the “closed test” users list.)
- Be willing to provide constructive feedback. (This app is a labor of love. If our needs don’t overlap, don’t yell at me.)
If you are interested, send email as described at the bottom of the page linked to above. Note: I may be a bit slow to respond today through Friday due to work things.
If this testing goes well, I’ll next look at getting the app working for other platforms. I already have it working on Windows. It compiles fine for iPhone, but I haven’t yet started testing it. I haven’t tried macOS yet, but expect that it’ll work.
