How to Turn Your RSS Feed Into an Android App Using Appyet

It's very important these days for your blog to be mobile friendly.It's even better to take it one step further and create an app for readers to download to their phone.It is important to create an app for iPhone and iPad users as well.However the process to publish an app in the iTunes store is more expensive than publishing one in the Google Play store.I just created my app for my blog.I spent two weeks trying to find the services and tools that were right for me.I will explain everything step by step.This may help others some time and confusion.
STEPS

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SIGN UP AND BUILD YOUR APP AT APPYET.com. This is a free and easy to use platform to build your app. You can also get the pro version for $50 a year so you can run your own ads to make money.

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SIGN UP AND GO TO YOUR DASHBOARD.

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SELECT THE OPTION TO ADD A FEED. It is your blog URL/feed.

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SELECT HOW OFTEN THAT YOU WANT YOUR FEED TO GENERATE IN THE SETTINGS TAB.You can also download a custom launcher icon or select one from their menu. There's several options to add your email and a web tab to add a link to your actual blog.

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SELECT THE SUBMIT OPTION WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED CREATING YOUR APP.It may take 10 to 1

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minutes for the app to be created. You will receive the file in an email. You can install it directly to your phone if you use your gmail account for registration.

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INSTALL IT AND TEST IT OUT.

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GO BACK AND IN YOUR APPYET DASHBOARD IF YOU AREN\'T SATISFIED WITH IT. It is now time to upload and publish your app if you are happy with it.

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UPLOAD THE APK FILE FROM YOUR EMAIL TO YOUR COMPUTER.Then go to the Google developer site.It's $25 to sign up. You will be asked to download a couple of screenshots of your app.

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TAKE A COUPLE OF SCREENSHOTS WITH YOUR PHONE.Transfer them to your computer quickly using Dropbox. You will be asked some questions about the app and to give some details.

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UPLOAD THE APK FILE FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND CLICK ACTIVATE ONCE IT APPEARS IN YOUR DEVELOPER CONSOLE.
WARNINGS
It may be a couple of hours before it appears in the search in the Google Play store. So don't panic.
ARTICLE INFO
Categories: Multi Platform Smartphone Applications
Recent edits by: Maluniu, Teresa, SmarmySnodsnick
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