There are no hares under Android - the history of creation
At some point, the idea to develop an application to play music. Simply put, I needed a comfortable player. There was a desire to listen to music - using a smartphone in a couple of clicks.
At that point in time - if you needed to find something from any composition, you had to:
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The first difficulty was exactly where to get the necessary content - that is, music.
Immediately I remembered the resource zaycev.net.
The source code of resource pages in the browser showed that there are no direct links to the files - it is strange, because quite recently it allowed not only to play but also to save music. After registration and authorization in the system - the source code of the page displayed a list of tracks when clicking on each link - the necessary direct links were displayed. So it was arranged earlier ...
Consequently, it all came down to the first thing - to give the opportunity to log in with your account, secondly to give the opportunity to search, filter the list of the found result, then having a direct link for each link of the track you could listen to the desired result.
It happened quite quickly and easily - after three days the first prototype was ready which allowed: to pass the user's authorization, to search and play music. It was a logical desire to share the application with other people.
Having thought about the copyright to the music of many of the performers who created it (with respect), looked at the history of the resource zaycev.net - it turned out that in 2008 they were already suing media companies. The resource was first covered up, but then it “resurrected” again - deciding very difficult legal issues.
The resource itself zaycev.net gave a description of how this system works . In short, this is a file-exchange resource where the user has the right to upload their tracks - the administration is not responsible for this - only the user if there are any complaints from media companies - then media companies have the right to write about illegal content on the resource and use ban on its distribution.
A month after the launch, there were already about 5,000 thousand downloads of the application - and this is without any third-party advertising!
There was hard work supporting the application - motivated by a large number of user reviews. Someone necessarily something did not work. Android, as we know, is quite a fragmentary system - that is, there are many different modifications and versions - and each device has its own differences. But I had to make mistakes - not without it. The main mistake is when you hurry to release an update, but you don’t really have time to thoroughly test everything - it was like this at the beginning.
Many ideas arose: for example, the ability to view the biography of performers - made, laid out on the same day. Or transition between different categories - TOP 100, NEWS and display of the text of songs. Configuration settings, incidentally, the study of the functioning of the system android - the release of new versions of Android (respectively, the new fragmentation of the system and new unforeseen errors).
It was decided to improve the design - to create a unique icon, change the start page. He offered a designer to work. The idea was formed on the fly - on the icon depict a crazy hare-music lover in headphones. Along the way, managed to change the standard interface buttons and make two color options.
Three months later, an employee of the resource zaycev.net informed that they wanted to purchase the application.
In parallel, I was approached by a user of the program (an interface design specialist) - he proposed to improve / optimize the interface and indeed his perception was much more experienced.
The new owner provided full access to the resource and told how to use its updated server API - provided new icons and later its visual presentation of the interface.
After all this, a new round of application distribution was launched and there were about ~ 8,000 installations per day.
As a result, the application was sold to the resource. Several times it was removed from the Google Play Market and resurrected by a legal miracle.
When developing a new application, you may encounter legal issues and claims of media groups on the use of music through the program - which is logical. Now I'm interested in finding a solution to this issue - I wonder how exactly large companies cooperate with media groups? And is it possible to solve the legal use of media content by an ordinary developer? Where to get a resource or API for this content?
There is an awareness that single-piece tracks interest a smaller audience. I consider it right when a subscription is made - for some time, in order to make full use of the product. Or payment for the application itself - and then already up the stairs. Just as this bundle is a user-application-media group, so well formed, so that everyone is happy? So far the challenge. Maybe someone more experienced will tell?
These are the indicators of the use of the zaycev.net application that were able to be recorded on the Google Play Market a year ago, ~ 10 million users, about 230 thousand reviews. The average rating of 4.5 has not changed since the first versions - which indicates a certain quality of the developed application.
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Analysis
At that point in time - if you needed to find something from any composition, you had to:
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- Choose a search service
- Execute query
- For each link go to the found resource
- Play content online
The first difficulty was exactly where to get the necessary content - that is, music.
Immediately I remembered the resource zaycev.net.
The source code of resource pages in the browser showed that there are no direct links to the files - it is strange, because quite recently it allowed not only to play but also to save music. After registration and authorization in the system - the source code of the page displayed a list of tracks when clicking on each link - the necessary direct links were displayed. So it was arranged earlier ...
Consequently, it all came down to the first thing - to give the opportunity to log in with your account, secondly to give the opportunity to search, filter the list of the found result, then having a direct link for each link of the track you could listen to the desired result.
Development
It happened quite quickly and easily - after three days the first prototype was ready which allowed: to pass the user's authorization, to search and play music. It was a logical desire to share the application with other people.
Copyright
Having thought about the copyright to the music of many of the performers who created it (with respect), looked at the history of the resource zaycev.net - it turned out that in 2008 they were already suing media companies. The resource was first covered up, but then it “resurrected” again - deciding very difficult legal issues.
The resource itself zaycev.net gave a description of how this system works . In short, this is a file-exchange resource where the user has the right to upload their tracks - the administration is not responsible for this - only the user if there are any complaints from media companies - then media companies have the right to write about illegal content on the resource and use ban on its distribution.
Users support
A month after the launch, there were already about 5,000 thousand downloads of the application - and this is without any third-party advertising!
There was hard work supporting the application - motivated by a large number of user reviews. Someone necessarily something did not work. Android, as we know, is quite a fragmentary system - that is, there are many different modifications and versions - and each device has its own differences. But I had to make mistakes - not without it. The main mistake is when you hurry to release an update, but you don’t really have time to thoroughly test everything - it was like this at the beginning.
Many ideas arose: for example, the ability to view the biography of performers - made, laid out on the same day. Or transition between different categories - TOP 100, NEWS and display of the text of songs. Configuration settings, incidentally, the study of the functioning of the system android - the release of new versions of Android (respectively, the new fragmentation of the system and new unforeseen errors).
It was decided to improve the design - to create a unique icon, change the start page. He offered a designer to work. The idea was formed on the fly - on the icon depict a crazy hare-music lover in headphones. Along the way, managed to change the standard interface buttons and make two color options.
Resource owner feedback
Three months later, an employee of the resource zaycev.net informed that they wanted to purchase the application.
Interface has changed
In parallel, I was approached by a user of the program (an interface design specialist) - he proposed to improve / optimize the interface and indeed his perception was much more experienced.
The new owner provided full access to the resource and told how to use its updated server API - provided new icons and later its visual presentation of the interface.
After all this, a new round of application distribution was launched and there were about ~ 8,000 installations per day.
Continuation
As a result, the application was sold to the resource. Several times it was removed from the Google Play Market and resurrected by a legal miracle.
When developing a new application, you may encounter legal issues and claims of media groups on the use of music through the program - which is logical. Now I'm interested in finding a solution to this issue - I wonder how exactly large companies cooperate with media groups? And is it possible to solve the legal use of media content by an ordinary developer? Where to get a resource or API for this content?
There is an awareness that single-piece tracks interest a smaller audience. I consider it right when a subscription is made - for some time, in order to make full use of the product. Or payment for the application itself - and then already up the stairs. Just as this bundle is a user-application-media group, so well formed, so that everyone is happy? So far the challenge. Maybe someone more experienced will tell?
These are the indicators of the use of the zaycev.net application that were able to be recorded on the Google Play Market a year ago, ~ 10 million users, about 230 thousand reviews. The average rating of 4.5 has not changed since the first versions - which indicates a certain quality of the developed application.
Thanks for attention!
Successful ideas!
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/283274/
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