What we offer
Shotware provides more to the market and its clients than the average Android application.
Intuitive design, combined with open ideas makes our applications that much more
industrious for our optimistic cliental.
Analog Clock Widgets – Shotware LLC offer a variety of different analog clock
widgets that can be customized to the client’s needs. With the ability to use any
provided content to design professional, yet functional analog clocks, we are taking
clock widgets to another level. Along with functionality, we also have the ability
to control the click event mechanism to allow for different types of functionality
directly through the clock widget.
A few examples of what can be set to occur upon clicking the widget are; the ability
to open the Alarm Clock Settings, launch the application, and launch a specific
set web site; amongst other possibilities.
News Ticker Widgets(Command Center) – We offer an auto updating news ticker
widget that can be customized based on the client’s ideas. We integrate a custom
analog clock and RSS News feed to rotate through the articles keeping the user up
to date of any happenings right from their home screen. We have also added buttons
on the command center to allow for quick links to desired popular items. Within
these buttons could be links to websites, forms within the application, settings,
etc. Another popular feature offered is the ability to have photos displayed directly
on the widget.
Wallpapers – We offer the ability to allow the users to select from a list
of images best suited for their particular personalities and allow them to set these
images as their current phone wallpaper. In compliance with corporate licensing
we allow the ability for credit to be granted to any authors whose images are used
as well as direct linking to their websites in order to comply with the licensees’
request.
Cheer Center – Nothing shows pride like a direct Cheer Center, and we provide
one. Our Cheer Center is customized based on the particular focus of the application.
For college football teams, we add the school Fight Song. Also incorporated within
the Cheer Center is an air-horn best suited to help cheer on your side, or annoy
a co-worker. An added feature to the user’s application is the ability to play back
and store their Fight Song to their music playlist and set it as a ringtone.
Multiple Themes – If one theme for a user isn’t enough, we supply two separate
themes to suit the user’s character. In our personal research to determine what
users want the most in their new applications, it has been noted that the ability
to change themes while maintaining the same functionality is a common interest.
This is best suited for the sports nut that can change the theme of their application
based on the location of their favorite programs. In other words, this is best used
in a Home vs. Away format. Adding this ability to the application via settings and
putting the change in the hands of the user has made this functionality a “must
have” for all clients.
Multiple News Feed Reader – Keeping up-to-date is what gives our application
a head-start on the market. We offer the ability to link RSS News feeds to the application
to keep its users on top of current events. There is an abundance of options that
can be taken advantage of in the News Feed Reader. A few of these options are the
ability to add podcasts, direct news feeds, and photo feeds to any application.
This allows the users to immediately be updated from any of their selected news providers.
The lists of feeds that are displayed in the Applications News Reader are also used
by the news ticker widget to deliver news to your home screen without launching
any application. So podcasts, news, and other content can be delivered directly
to the user’s home screen. There is also a convenient drop down added to switch
between feeds included within the application.
Retainable User Settings – Customization by the user is a major function
we make available to all users. We have added user settings such as but not limited
to: Data Refresh Intervals, Article Rotation Rate, Theme, Default News Feed, Default
Web Site, and so on. Since we retain these settings for the user, the user gets
the feeling of contributing to the layout and functionality of the software through
the toggling of these settings.
Multiple Websites – Linking to websites should not be a disappointing feature
for any application, so why only allow one single website link in an app. Our application
offers the ability to add a large collection of websites that is guaranteed to keep
the users attention. Through the user settings, clients have the ability to select
a default website, and this selection will then alter the functionality of the web
site button on the application accordingly.
Google Market Linking – We offer the ability to link the application directly
to the Google Market for updates. We also have the ability to show lists of targeted
applications that the user can directly purchase from within their application.
A good example of this would be the buyer of a football application will have the
ability to see other similar applications that are offered on the Market.
Location Based Services – We offer the ability to use location based services
for specific tasks which would take advantage of this functionality. The Android
has the ability to use both a Telephone Provider based location as well as a GPS
Satellite based location. The powerful functionality that this provides when used
correctly is incredible. Please inquire about how we can use location based services to improve your application.
Google Maps Integration – Not to be confused with location based services,
the mapping components that are included within the Android Operating System allow
for direct usage of Google maps. Because of these components, this can easily be
integrated along with location services to provide solid functionality on top of
the typical directions and other map-based usability.
Direct Dialing – We allow the ability to dial directly from within our applications.
There are times when this function will be made handy. For example when contact
with others is needed, emergency calls need to be made, or an important phone call
a client has been waiting for comes through, this function shines! This function
allows us to offer dynamic linking of phone numbers via provided content, allow
for buttons that dial directly, or launch the phone dial pad with a number pre-populated.
Direct Emails – As we do with the Direct Dialing function, our application
also allows for the direct sending of emails from within. This can dynamically link
emails provided directly within content, or can be made available via a simple button
event. Taking advantage of this functionality has the same advantages as seen in
Direct Dialing as it allows for better communications between customers allowing
for targeted emails to be sent to the appropriate accounts without input or effort
from the user.
Media Integration – As used in our Cheer Centers for our sport team applications,
we have the ability to work with many different types of media. We allow for the
playing, retrieving, and/or saving of music, video, and other popular media types.
This gives the ability to play sounds, set notifications, listen to streaming podcasts,
or many other popular uses of media.
An example of this would be, if there is a pdf viewer on the Android phone in question,
then we can hand over any pdf content to the viewer as needed. It is this type of
integration that we specialize in.