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Did you know wootstalker now has an android app?

Feb 15, 2013 2:36 PM

That's right. @lichme has been going above and beyond yet again. AND he is doing it for free.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lichme.wootstalker

thanks lichme!!!

odielover odielover

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thank you @lichme

As this is first launch, you may experience some bugs. If so, please contact lichme at admin@wootstalker.com and he will try and resolve ASAP. Suggestions/Feature requests are also welcome.

moosezilla moosezilla
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@lichme, you get the #awesome tag!

f00l f00l
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@lichme: Why does the app need permissions to access all accounts on the phone?

thumperchick thumperchick
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@thumperchick: It needs access to accounts for push notifications via google. Instead of having the app refresh every 3 seconds to check for a new item, there is a single check done. If that single check detects a new item it will send a notice to a google push service, which sends a notice to accounts registered to the app. This helps battery life tremendously.

lichme lichme
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very simply....THANKS!!!!!!!

morriea morriea
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Very nice indeed.

mossygreen mossygreen
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@lichme: Glad to see you're concerned about battery life. I grabbed an ESPN Fantasy Football app this past season and about an hour later realized my phone was red hot -- turns out it was just draining the battery every 2 seconds. It only took about an hour and a half to kill it completely.

I'll be sure to grab this app later today when I have a signal again. Thanks for your diligence in making it.

capguncowboy capguncowboy
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@lichme: Thanks for the info!

thumperchick thumperchick

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