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posted 2014-01-06 04:50:56 +0200

Provide some basic or not so basic app usage stats for the developers

I create apps. Not really network related. Such as a flashlight. I want to feel motivated and learn about which features are actually used by the users (e.g. Morse code used by people? Then I can improve it even more). But.. stats gathering will feel like privacy violation whatever you say - https://together.jolla.com/question/10925/add-rights-management-for-native-apps/

So could Jolla be a trusted mediator then and provide app usage stats to developers (gathering stats on device with some centrally controlled permissions)?

  • Most basic implementation would just tell in harbour how many times app is started in this or that region on this or that week.
  • A good implementation would let developer to publish some limited set of events such as "flashlight turned on/off" and user would see right on his phone which events go to the developer.
  • A great implementation would add the cool analytics package features (such as Mixpanel or Google Analytics)

Certainly, Jolla doesn't have to do it exactly on its own and could partner with somebody.

What do you think?

Provide some basic or not so basic app usage stats for the developers

I create apps. Not really network related. Such as a flashlight. I want to feel motivated and learn about which features are actually used by the users (e.g. Morse code used by people? Then I can improve it even more). But.. stats gathering will feel like privacy violation whatever you say - https://together.jolla.com/question/10925/add-rights-management-for-native-apps/

So could Jolla be a trusted mediator then and provide app usage stats to developers (gathering stats on device with some centrally controlled permissions)?

  • Most basic implementation would just tell in harbour how many times app is started in this or that region on this or that week.
  • A good implementation would let developer to publish some limited set of events such as "flashlight turned on/off" and user would see right on his phone which events go to the developer.
  • A great implementation would add the cool analytics package features (such as Mixpanel or Google Analytics)

Certainly, Jolla doesn't have to do it exactly on its own and could partner with somebody.

What do you think?

Provide some basic or not so basic app usage stats for the developers

I create apps. Not really network related. Such as a flashlight. I want to feel motivated and learn about which features are actually used by the users (e.g. Morse code used by people? Then I can improve it even more). But.. stats gathering will feel like privacy violation whatever you say - https://together.jolla.com/question/10925/add-rights-management-for-native-apps/

So could Jolla be a trusted mediator then and provide app usage stats to developers (gathering stats on device with some centrally controlled permissions)?

  • Most basic implementation would just tell in harbour how many times app is started in this or that region on this or that week.
  • A good implementation would let developer to publish some limited set of events such as "flashlight turned on/off" and user would see right on his phone which events go to the developer.
  • A great implementation would add the cool analytics package features (such as Mixpanel or Google Analytics)

Certainly, Jolla doesn't have to do it exactly on its own and could partner with somebody.

What do you think?

Provide some basic or not so basic app usage stats for the developers

I create apps. Not really network related. Such as a flashlight. I want to feel motivated and learn about which features are actually used by the users (e.g. Morse code used by people? Then I can improve it even more). But.. stats gathering will feel like privacy violation whatever you say - https://together.jolla.com/question/10925/add-rights-management-for-native-apps/

So could Jolla be a trusted mediator then and provide app usage stats to developers (gathering stats on device with some centrally controlled permissions)?

  • Most basic implementation would just tell in harbour how many times app is started in this or that region on this or that week.
  • A good implementation would let developer to publish some limited set of events such as "flashlight turned on/off" and user would see right on his phone which events go to the developer.
  • A great implementation would add the cool analytics package features (such as Mixpanel or Google Analytics)

Certainly, Jolla doesn't have to do it exactly on its own and could partner with somebody.

What do you think?