Today’s guest is João Dias – developer behind legendary Android automation app Tasker.
In this episode we discuss:
- Why he started developing apps
- Quitting his job to earn a living as a full time independent developer
- App monetization models
- Deciding which features to build
- The mess that is the Android permissions system
- Working around OS restrictions
- Dealing with negative reviews
- Advice to aspiring developers on marketing their apps
- and much much more!
🌎 Connect with João
You can find João on Twitter @joaomgcd, on Patreon here & on his website @ joaoapps.com.
🔎 Resources discussed in the show
👉️ Connect with me
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Cold Funk by Kevin MacLeod
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