18
Feb

A bugfix release version 1.1.2 has just hit Android Market!
Thanks to PackRat’s awesome users, I can fix bugs even when I don’t find time for major development work. One such user sent in crash log, which shows that PackRat crashes on certain book searches.
The bug is actually quite embarrassing — enough so that I should [...]

01
Feb

I just pushed 1.1.1 to the Android Market and AndAppStore. Updates should hit your phone Very Soon (TM).
One of PackRat’s users, Sean Glass, was nice enough to provide me with a crash log that let me analyze a crash he was experiencing — and by the reviews I read, he was not the only one. [...]

08
Dec

After a bit of hacking at Google’s offices, I’ve managed to confirm what helpful users reported: the Droid Scanner Issues are fixed, and that warrants a new release!
Unfortunately, the fix requires me to drop support for Android 1.5. I’m sorry! This is a side project, and I don’t really have the time/resources to support every [...]

07
Nov

Hot on the heels of version 1.0.2 I’ve just published a new version.
Before you get too excited, there aren’t any major new features in this release. It also does not fix any bugs1.
The reason for this new release is simply that a lot of you have given me suggestions in any form imaginable but via [...]

06
Nov

Yay! I’ve just pushed PackRat’s first release to the Market.
While ADC2 didn’t quite end as I’d hoped, all of you wonderful people who voted PackRat into the top 25% of entrants deserve to use it on a daily basis1. Thank you very much for your votes!
So I pushed out a release as fast as I [...]

It looks like the upcoming Android 1.6 will include significant changes to the Market.

We have also added four new sub-categories for applications: sports, health, themes, and comics. Developers can now choose these sub-categories for both new and existing applications via the publisher website. Finally, we have added seller support for developers in Italy. Italian developers [...]