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KLINKER APPS, INC.
Klinker Apps, Inc. was started in January 2013, when my brother Jake and I were freshman at the University of Iowa. As Computer Engineers, we were given the unique opportunity to share our skill set while continuing to learn and adapt our techniques to the latest design and efficiency standards.TALON FOR TWITTER
The ultimate Twitter client - only for Android. Talon comes jam-packed with all the features and customization you wish you could get out of the original Twitter app. Try it out, you will never look back.TALON - HELP
Talon for Twitter - FAQ, Support, and Tutorials I recommend using the search bar at the top to help you find content, by keyword. I get a significant amount of emails, every day. No matter how fast I am to respond, if you can spend a minute to find what you are looking for, that means more development time for me, more features for you, and no waiting on a response to your question. SIMPLIFY BUILDING STANDALONE APPS FOR ANDROID WEAR 2.0SEE MORE ON BLOG.KLINKERAPPS.COM MANAGING SUPPORT ON A SMALL TEAM Managing Support on a Small Team. If you are a developer working for a small time operation (or a solo operation like mine), you know the struggle of staying on top of your support channels. From emails, to Play Store reviews, Twitter, and other mediums, support is a huge part of making - and growing (!) -KLINKER APPS
Talon for Twitter 6.0.0 BETA. Today, I am happy to be releasing Talon 6.0.0 to BETA. This version has been a ton of work and time, but it is ». Luke Klinker on Android, Product Annoucements 06 March 2017 A History of Klinker Apps: Part Two UPGRADING PULSE'S WEB APP Upgrading Pulse's Web App. Over the past few months, Pulse's web app has been getting a complete re-write. Today, I am excited to announce that it is officially ready to start testing! Not only that, but it is fully open-source. Anyone can take a look and try their hand at improving it. To try it out, head to: https://pulsesms.app. UPGRADING YOUR TWITTER TIMELINE Layout preview engine. To coincide with this release, I wanted to give Talon's layouts and theme settings more visibility. When you open up the App Style section of settings, you will now see a preview of the layout you set up. I know this is a very welcome addition to the app - especially for new users - and works towards making the options more understandable and tangible.ANDROID LIBRARY
With Pulse, while implementing replies to conversations, I realized that text input still wasn't that great for Android Wear. While Google now allowed the user to use a keyboard, implementing an EditText on a tiny watch screen, was a horrible UX. I decided that there needed to be an easy way to reply, using activity results, but found that Google did not provide one, other than the method for SMART REPLIES FOR PULSE SMS Smart Replies in Pulse SMS. As of today, Smart Replies are rolling out to the beta version of Pulse SMS! Pulse provides two ways to access these smart replies: Within the app, by opening a conversation. Within a conversation's notification, when you receive a new message. This was made possible by leveraging Google's new ML Kit functionality.KLINKER APPS, INC.
Klinker Apps, Inc. was started in January 2013, when my brother Jake and I were freshman at the University of Iowa. As Computer Engineers, we were given the unique opportunity to share our skill set while continuing to learn and adapt our techniques to the latest design and efficiency standards.TALON FOR TWITTER
The ultimate Twitter client - only for Android. Talon comes jam-packed with all the features and customization you wish you could get out of the original Twitter app. Try it out, you will never look back.TALON - HELP
Talon for Twitter - FAQ, Support, and Tutorials I recommend using the search bar at the top to help you find content, by keyword. I get a significant amount of emails, every day. No matter how fast I am to respond, if you can spend a minute to find what you are looking for, that means more development time for me, more features for you, and no waiting on a response to your question. SIMPLIFY BUILDING STANDALONE APPS FOR ANDROID WEAR 2.0SEE MORE ON BLOG.KLINKERAPPS.COM MANAGING SUPPORT ON A SMALL TEAM Managing Support on a Small Team. If you are a developer working for a small time operation (or a solo operation like mine), you know the struggle of staying on top of your support channels. From emails, to Play Store reviews, Twitter, and other mediums, support is a huge part of making - and growing (!) -KLINKER APPS
Talon for Twitter 6.0.0 BETA. Today, I am happy to be releasing Talon 6.0.0 to BETA. This version has been a ton of work and time, but it is ». Luke Klinker on Android, Product Annoucements 06 March 2017 A History of Klinker Apps: Part Two UPGRADING PULSE'S WEB APP Upgrading Pulse's Web App. Over the past few months, Pulse's web app has been getting a complete re-write. Today, I am excited to announce that it is officially ready to start testing! Not only that, but it is fully open-source. Anyone can take a look and try their hand at improving it. To try it out, head to: https://pulsesms.app. UPGRADING YOUR TWITTER TIMELINE Layout preview engine. To coincide with this release, I wanted to give Talon's layouts and theme settings more visibility. When you open up the App Style section of settings, you will now see a preview of the layout you set up. I know this is a very welcome addition to the app - especially for new users - and works towards making the options more understandable and tangible.ANDROID LIBRARY
With Pulse, while implementing replies to conversations, I realized that text input still wasn't that great for Android Wear. While Google now allowed the user to use a keyboard, implementing an EditText on a tiny watch screen, was a horrible UX. I decided that there needed to be an easy way to reply, using activity results, but found that Google did not provide one, other than the method for SMART REPLIES FOR PULSE SMS Smart Replies in Pulse SMS. As of today, Smart Replies are rolling out to the beta version of Pulse SMS! Pulse provides two ways to access these smart replies: Within the app, by opening a conversation. Within a conversation's notification, when you receive a new message. This was made possible by leveraging Google's new ML Kit functionality. KLINKER APPS BLOG: CODING, ANDROID, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN Menu Coding, Android, and Everything in Between 27 January 2017. When my twin brother, Jake, and I, started building Android apps back in2012, all
A HISTORY OF KLINKER APPS A History of Klinker Apps: Part One. 07 February 2017 on Android, Business. When Luke told me that he wanted to start a blog about our experiences with Klinker Apps, I jumped at the opportunity for another avenue to connect with our users and knew exactly what my first post should be about - exactly how we got to where we are today. A HISTORY OF KLINKER APPS A History of Klinker Apps: Part Two. Welcome back! This is the follow up to our previous part 1, so check that out if you haven't already! At this point, we've talked about the first part of Klinker Apps, where we were developing our brand and building out our initial content library of Talon, EvolveSMS, Source and Blur. DESIGNING BEFORE DEVELOPING Menu Designing Before Developing 28 July 2017 on Android, Coding, Business. Image Credit: Filament Games So you've got a great new idea for an app? Want to jump right in and start building it so you can get it into friend's or customer's hands as quickly as possible? KLINKER APPS ANNOUNCEMENTS Pulse SMS - Open Source. Jake and I released Pulse SMS in November of 2016 and it immediately became our most successful app. Three years later, with millions of downloads and » GOING FULL-TIME FOR KLINKER APPS Menu Going Full-Time for Klinker Apps 02 June 2017 on Business. Klinker Apps has always been successful, especially for a two person team. With the amount of quality apps we've released, updates we've provided, community contributions we've made, and support we've given to our users, it is probably a surprise to hear that no one has ever worked at the company full-time.OPEN SOURCE
Pulse SMS - Open Source. Jake and I released Pulse SMS in November of 2016 and it immediately became our most successful app. Three years later, with millions of downloads and ».ARTICLE PARSER
© 2016 Jake Klinker
SMART REPLIES FOR PULSE SMS Smart Replies in Pulse SMS. As of today, Smart Replies are rolling out to the beta version of Pulse SMS! Pulse provides two ways to access these smart replies: Within the app, by opening a conversation. Within a conversation's notification, when you receive a new message. This was made possible by leveraging Google's new ML Kit functionality. TALK: BASICS OF THE MOBILE MARKET Yesterday, I gave a talk to the Des Moines Web Geeks user group about the basics of getting into the mobile market. I gave my insight on acquiring and monetizing users, as well as some general tips for designing, releasing, and iterating on an app. I have attached theslides
KLINKER APPS, INC.
Klinker Apps, Inc. was started in January 2013, when my brother Jake and I were freshman at the University of Iowa. As Computer Engineers, we were given the unique opportunity to share our skill set while continuing to learn and adapt our techniques to the latest design and efficiency standards.TALON FOR TWITTER
The ultimate Twitter client - only for Android. Talon comes jam-packed with all the features and customization you wish you could get out of the original Twitter app. Try it out, you will never look back.TALON - HELP
Talon for Twitter - FAQ, Support, and Tutorials I recommend using the search bar at the top to help you find content, by keyword. I get a significant amount of emails, every day. No matter how fast I am to respond, if you can spend a minute to find what you are looking for, that means more development time for me, more features for you, and no waiting on a response to your question. SIMPLIFY BUILDING STANDALONE APPS FOR ANDROID WEAR 2.0SEE MORE ON BLOG.KLINKERAPPS.COM MANAGING SUPPORT ON A SMALL TEAM Managing Support on a Small Team. If you are a developer working for a small time operation (or a solo operation like mine), you know the struggle of staying on top of your support channels. From emails, to Play Store reviews, Twitter, and other mediums, support is a huge part of making - and growing (!) -KLINKER APPS
Talon for Twitter 6.0.0 BETA. Today, I am happy to be releasing Talon 6.0.0 to BETA. This version has been a ton of work and time, but it is ». Luke Klinker on Android, Product Annoucements 06 March 2017 A History of Klinker Apps: Part Two UPGRADING PULSE'S WEB APP Upgrading Pulse's Web App. Over the past few months, Pulse's web app has been getting a complete re-write. Today, I am excited to announce that it is officially ready to start testing! Not only that, but it is fully open-source. Anyone can take a look and try their hand at improving it. To try it out, head to: https://pulsesms.app. UPGRADING YOUR TWITTER TIMELINE Layout preview engine. To coincide with this release, I wanted to give Talon's layouts and theme settings more visibility. When you open up the App Style section of settings, you will now see a preview of the layout you set up. I know this is a very welcome addition to the app - especially for new users - and works towards making the options more understandable and tangible.ARTICLE PARSER
Use the form below to submit a request for an API token. After the token is generated, you can then use it to perform requests againstthe APIs.
ANDROID LIBRARY
With Pulse, while implementing replies to conversations, I realized that text input still wasn't that great for Android Wear. While Google now allowed the user to use a keyboard, implementing an EditText on a tiny watch screen, was a horrible UX. I decided that there needed to be an easy way to reply, using activity results, but found that Google did not provide one, other than the method forKLINKER APPS, INC.
Klinker Apps, Inc. was started in January 2013, when my brother Jake and I were freshman at the University of Iowa. As Computer Engineers, we were given the unique opportunity to share our skill set while continuing to learn and adapt our techniques to the latest design and efficiency standards.TALON FOR TWITTER
The ultimate Twitter client - only for Android. Talon comes jam-packed with all the features and customization you wish you could get out of the original Twitter app. Try it out, you will never look back.TALON - HELP
Talon for Twitter - FAQ, Support, and Tutorials I recommend using the search bar at the top to help you find content, by keyword. I get a significant amount of emails, every day. No matter how fast I am to respond, if you can spend a minute to find what you are looking for, that means more development time for me, more features for you, and no waiting on a response to your question. SIMPLIFY BUILDING STANDALONE APPS FOR ANDROID WEAR 2.0SEE MORE ON BLOG.KLINKERAPPS.COM MANAGING SUPPORT ON A SMALL TEAM Managing Support on a Small Team. If you are a developer working for a small time operation (or a solo operation like mine), you know the struggle of staying on top of your support channels. From emails, to Play Store reviews, Twitter, and other mediums, support is a huge part of making - and growing (!) -KLINKER APPS
Talon for Twitter 6.0.0 BETA. Today, I am happy to be releasing Talon 6.0.0 to BETA. This version has been a ton of work and time, but it is ». Luke Klinker on Android, Product Annoucements 06 March 2017 A History of Klinker Apps: Part Two UPGRADING PULSE'S WEB APP Upgrading Pulse's Web App. Over the past few months, Pulse's web app has been getting a complete re-write. Today, I am excited to announce that it is officially ready to start testing! Not only that, but it is fully open-source. Anyone can take a look and try their hand at improving it. To try it out, head to: https://pulsesms.app. UPGRADING YOUR TWITTER TIMELINE Layout preview engine. To coincide with this release, I wanted to give Talon's layouts and theme settings more visibility. When you open up the App Style section of settings, you will now see a preview of the layout you set up. I know this is a very welcome addition to the app - especially for new users - and works towards making the options more understandable and tangible.ARTICLE PARSER
Use the form below to submit a request for an API token. After the token is generated, you can then use it to perform requests againstthe APIs.
ANDROID LIBRARY
With Pulse, while implementing replies to conversations, I realized that text input still wasn't that great for Android Wear. While Google now allowed the user to use a keyboard, implementing an EditText on a tiny watch screen, was a horrible UX. I decided that there needed to be an easy way to reply, using activity results, but found that Google did not provide one, other than the method for KLINKER APPS BLOG: CODING, ANDROID, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN Menu Coding, Android, and Everything in Between 27 January 2017. When my twin brother, Jake, and I, started building Android apps back in2012, all
SIMPLIFY BUILDING STANDALONE APPS FOR ANDROID WEAR 2.0 Generally when you set up your new Android project, Android Studio will make a top level folder called app and this is where all of your code will go. A very simple app/build.gradle file might look something like this:. apply plugin: 'com.android.application' android { compileSdkVersion 25 buildToolsVersion 25.0.2 defaultConfig { applicationId "com.klinker.example" minSdkVersion 14 A HISTORY OF KLINKER APPS A History of Klinker Apps: Part One. 07 February 2017 on Android, Business. When Luke told me that he wanted to start a blog about our experiences with Klinker Apps, I jumped at the opportunity for another avenue to connect with our users and knew exactly what my first post should be about - exactly how we got to where we are today. A HISTORY OF KLINKER APPS A History of Klinker Apps: Part Two. Welcome back! This is the follow up to our previous part 1, so check that out if you haven't already! At this point, we've talked about the first part of Klinker Apps, where we were developing our brand and building out our initial content library of Talon, EvolveSMS, Source and Blur.OPEN SOURCE
Pulse SMS - Open Source. Jake and I released Pulse SMS in November of 2016 and it immediately became our most successful app. Three years later, with millions of downloads and ». CODING - PAGE 1 - KLINKER APPS Pulse SMS - Open Source. Jake and I released Pulse SMS in November of 2016 and it immediately became our most successful app. Three years later, with millions of downloads and »ARTICLE PARSER
© 2016 Jake Klinker
GOING FULL-TIME FOR KLINKER APPS Menu Going Full-Time for Klinker Apps 02 June 2017 on Business. Klinker Apps has always been successful, especially for a two person team. With the amount of quality apps we've released, updates we've provided, community contributions we've made, and support we've given to our users, it is probably a surprise to hear that no one has ever worked at the company full-time. SMART REPLIES FOR PULSE SMS Smart Replies in Pulse SMS. As of today, Smart Replies are rolling out to the beta version of Pulse SMS! Pulse provides two ways to access these smart replies: Within the app, by opening a conversation. Within a conversation's notification, when you receive a new message. This was made possible by leveraging Google's new ML Kit functionality. TALK: BASICS OF THE MOBILE MARKET Yesterday, I gave a talk to the Des Moines Web Geeks user group about the basics of getting into the mobile market. I gave my insight on acquiring and monetizing users, as well as some general tips for designing, releasing, and iterating on an app. I have attached theslides
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What sets Klinker Apps apart as one of the most innovative teams in the world? These are some of our biggest and best products to date.__
PULSE SMS
A sleek text messaging replacement with amazing layouts and animations, that also allows you to text from any of your devices, notjust your phone!
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TALON FOR TWITTER
Beautiful, quick, simple – embracing the best of Material Design, wrapped in the most social service on the web: Twitter.__
SOURCE (NEWS READER) The best content on the web at your fingertips. Simple, smooth, fast. All your news, all in one place.__
EVOLVESMS
A text messaging replacement for the power users. All the features you never knew you needed, total customization, and a whole lot ofoptions.
OUR MISSION
Design and build the most beautiful and powerful apps on the platform. Klinker Apps, Inc. was started in January 2013, when my brother Jake and I were freshman at the University of Iowa. As Computer Engineers, we were given the unique opportunity to share our skill set while continuing to learn and adapt our techniques to the latest design and efficiency standards. Now, as a one man operation, I work hard to provide the best possible support to users and fans. I am trying to craft what I think is the best all-around experience for the end user:you.
THE TEAM
The people working day and night to keep you connected, social, andloving your tech.
LUKE KLINKER
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Making awesome apps to keep you entertained. I do everything from design and development to support. The main, and only, face of KlinkerApps.
JAKE KLINKER
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You won’t find me with Klinker Apps any longer. I moved to San Fransisco to work for Google! Look for my work across all the devicesyou use every day.
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