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We're in the middle of a number of upgrades to our App publishing system and as a result we are currently unable to display information about your app downloads / sales at our publishing system.

We will be releasing a new reporting system in the coming weeks.
In the interim you can continue to see the download statistics for your apps (within app details in My Content).
You will also be able to see your reports via email for chargeable apps.

Reports are sent to the email address you indicated when you submitted your finance registration form.
If any of ...

After two days of intense coding the four winners of the mobile app developer competition Indie Fikra: Appathon 2012 were announced yesterday by Vodafone Qatar and QITCOM. First place was grabbed by team “Stalkers” with their mHealth app called Onigiri. Onigiri is designed to teach children with or at risk for diabetes how to live a healthy lifestyle through their caring for a diabetic digital pet.  

Second place was awarded to team “Noble” for their interactive magazine and comic called Abtal 22 which is aimed at exciting kids about football and the coming 2022 world cup.  Third place went to ...

Indie Fikra: Appathon 2012 is a 48 hour coding competition to create the best new mobile apps in Qatar. And, it’s taking place right now during the ICT conference and exhibition QITCOM!

In partnership with QITCOM, Vodafone Qatar brought together mobile developer talent from all over the country to compete for cash and prizes in their quest to be named among the best new apps in Qatar created during this unique event. Teams have until noon on Wednesday to create a working demo of a new mobile app. They will then present their apps to our panel of judges-- ...

This week the GSMA announced a new set of Mobile Application Privacy Guidelines to help developers design privacy into their apps. Vodafone helped create these and we have committed to implementing them for all new own-branded apps in the next 6 months. A number of other major mobile operators have committed to implementing them – see the press release with supporting statements from the companies.

We know our customers care about their privacy. Take a quick look at this infographic. And we hear from many developers who are looking for help in navigating this difficult area. These guidelines are an important ...

Looking for the next wave in personal mobile communications? Then look no further, Rich Communication Suite - Enhanced (RCS-e) is a set of new communication services to improve traditional communication. joyn™ is the commercial name for RCS-e, which is an industry standard that will eventually be adopted by mobile operators across the world including Vodafone, where we are currently running trials.

For consumers joyn™ will deliver an experience beyond voice and SMS by providing them with instant messaging or chat, live video sharing and file transfer across any device, on any network, with anyone in their mobile address book.

For developers ...

The GSMA today announced the first in a series of activities designed to help users and operators manage the growing traffic and signalling demands generated by smartphones and mobile applications. The GSMA has created a developer’s guide which will help application developers ensure their applications are more user- and network-friendly. Along with this guide, the GSMA is launching the “Smarter Apps Challenge” competition to drive the development of efficient mobile applications.

The guidelines consist of a set of recommendations for application developers that will enable improvements across a number of areas including application connectivity, power consumption, network reliability and ...

UPDATE: 19th February - The Vodafone Private handset Cloud Service is back up and online now.

We are planning scheduled maintenance to the Vodafone Private handset Cloud Service (http://developer.vodafone.com/develop-apps/test/) and as a result the platform will be taken offline from 10:00 (GMT) Saturday 18^th February 2012. Expected time offline will be approximately 24 hours, we will post an update as soon as the platform is back online. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you for looking to test your apps with Vodafone, and for your continued support!

UPDATE: 31st January (09:30 GMT) - The Vodafone Apps Publishing Platform is back up and online now.

We are planning scheduled maintenance to our Apps Publishing Platform (http://developer.vodafone.com/upload) and as a result the platform will be taken offline from 08:00 (CET) 31st January 2012. Expected time offline will be a couple of hours and we will post an update as soon as the platform is back online. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you for looking to distribute your apps with Vodafone, and for your continued support!

Yesterday members from Vodafone developer (yours truly @johnwyer) and the Vodafone Content Services team (Gareth Williams, Erin Ericson, Glenn Millard and Mike Eaton) cycled from Newbury (home of Vodafone UK) to Paddington (Vodafone group headquarters) to raise funds for ‘Vodafone Moyo Challenge’.

The 'Vodafone Moyo Challenge' aims to raise £7m across the Vodafone universe & is aiming to eradicate obstetric fistula from Tanzania by 2016, improving the lives of 31,000 women. Moyo means heart, courage and passion. 

After a rather early start, and with the cold wind of December chilling us to the bone, we plugged our way east along ...