41 - Rewind: João Dias: Making a Living on the Play Store, Tasker, Working around OS Permissions, App Stalkers & more!

Today's guest is João Dias - developer behind legendary Android
automation app Tasker.

In this episode we discuss:

• Why he started developing apps
• Quitting his job to earn a living as a full time independent
developer
• App monetization models
• Deciding which features to build
• The mess that is the Android permissions system
• Working around OS restrictions
• Dealing with negative reviews
• Advice to aspiring developers on marketing their apps
• and much much more!

Connect with João
You can find João on Twitter @joaomgcd, on Patreon here & on
his website @ joaoapps.com.

Resources discussed in the show
• Tasker
• Join
• ReadItToMe (my app)



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Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & at robj.me.
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Music by:
Maccary Bay by Kevin MacLeod
Link:
https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4010-maccary-bay
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0