Since the Rightmove app was a non-starter, I’ve decided (in my quest to publish my first ever app for a mobile device) to create something else.

I’m not entirely sure where this app will end, but the initial app will be a simple directory with some advanced features.  Using the data I collected last year for Rentopoly.com, the app will allow searching by either entering the name of a university/institue, or using GPS find universities/institues near by.

Rentopoly.com was supposed to be the rightmove but limited to only properties to let to students.  Depending on how successful Rentopoly.com is, I may include properties as a major part of this application.  Maybe this app is what Rentopoly needs to get it going.

So heres what I’ve done so far….

This is the welcome screen, the first thing a user will see when they launch the application.  Its nothing great at the moment just thrown together to test the code.

The idea is, the user can either search by name or use their location.  Since searching by name is nothing special, this example shows the application using GPS to get the current latitude and longitude.

Once the coordinates have been obtained, the following screen will be displayed.

The next part above is a nice list of results.  This information is downloaded from Rentopoly.com as Json, limited to within 10 miles.  An advanced feature that will be added will allow this range to be altered.

So thats what I have so far, nothing special but slowly getting back into the Java/Android thing.  Stay tuned for updates.