As many of you weaboos may know, thanks to bedabeda (and several translators) we have the cutest link shortener website ever created.
I, as someone who mainly browses the Internet from my tablet, can say that going back and forth to the browser to shorten links you want to share isn't very practical, and most social apps support only mainstream shorteners, without any options to set a custom API. With that in mind and the fact that I was curious about how Android app development works, I decided that it would be a good opportunity to solve two problems at once. The result is here:
This app makes use of Android's built-in "Sharing Intents" feature, which allows sharing pretty much anything from any app to any other app capable of handling the sent content. To put it simply, you can "share" any link from any app into the Akari Link Shortener, then it will send the long link to waa.ai's API and get you the shortened one, copying it automatically to the clipboard, with a cute notification. There's also the (togglable) option to create customized links and a local history of everything you shortened. In the history, you can copy both (long and short) links again and check access statistics for them.
This is my first app, so it probably has some dirty bugs and lots of things that could be improved. If you find anything wrong with it or want any feature implemented, PM me here or on Twitter. If you like it or find it useful, leave your comment and rating in Google Play.
I, as someone who mainly browses the Internet from my tablet, can say that going back and forth to the browser to shorten links you want to share isn't very practical, and most social apps support only mainstream shorteners, without any options to set a custom API. With that in mind and the fact that I was curious about how Android app development works, I decided that it would be a good opportunity to solve two problems at once. The result is here:
This app makes use of Android's built-in "Sharing Intents" feature, which allows sharing pretty much anything from any app to any other app capable of handling the sent content. To put it simply, you can "share" any link from any app into the Akari Link Shortener, then it will send the long link to waa.ai's API and get you the shortened one, copying it automatically to the clipboard, with a cute notification. There's also the (togglable) option to create customized links and a local history of everything you shortened. In the history, you can copy both (long and short) links again and check access statistics for them.
This is my first app, so it probably has some dirty bugs and lots of things that could be improved. If you find anything wrong with it or want any feature implemented, PM me here or on Twitter. If you like it or find it useful, leave your comment and rating in Google Play.
