If you follow our blog with attention, you probably noticed a new backend feature in the last Tuesday update :)

You can now set the default tab for the preview (iOS or Android), and choose the phone's color (black or white). Trust us, it will be such a useful feature when designing your app!

We always say that GoodBarber is for non-developers.

But did you know that if you have coding skills you can develop your own plugin? GoodBarber has 3 types of APIs: Plugin, Content & Settings.

Listen to Jerome & Laurent, they tell you everything about that.

Discover a great app this week: TheAfricaReport.com for iPhone.

Look at this showcase at go to download it :)

Did you know that since the Beautiful Apps Engine Update #753, you can now add a Search Engine to your app ?

It can be very useful for your users, by allowing them to search a specific term within the whole content of your blog.

This week, Jerome & Laurent are presenting GoodBarber's monetization features.

You'll know everything about ads in GoodBarber: internal ads, external networks and strategy!

We love what the NetMedia Europe team has done using GoodBarber for its app Gizmodo France on iPhone!

Look at this showcase, and go to download it :)

Many of you have enabled the social sharing options into your apps, and you're right! It's a very good way to encourage your users to spread the word about your app and your content.

Since last week, the Android beta is opened on GoodBarber. You probably noted that new options have appeared in your backend: in expert mode, you can now upload a specific icon and a specific splash screen for your Android app.

In order to set up properly the sharing options in your app, you need to set up a new parameter in the Facebook and Twitter apps you have already created.

Here is a little summary of the modifications you have to apply to your social apps if you have already created them.

If you have a WordPress website, install the GoodBarber plugin for WordPress to access very cool features in your native app for iPhone or Android.

The plugin can be found here : http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/goodbarber/

Time has come to create Beautiful Apps for Android !

Today, we are very happy to open GoodBarber for Android. Thanks everyone for your kind messages to encourage us during the final stretch. The team worked very hard to finish the Beautiful Apps Engine for Android as quick as possible.

From now on, you can enjoy on your Android device almost all the features of GoodBarber. There is still work to be done. This is the reason why we say this is a beta. But you’ll see, the result is already fantastic!

If you want, you can even submit your app on Google Play. If you do so, take the time to review your app before publishing. Hey, it’s a beta ;)

Last thing, remember that every Tuesday, we update GoodBarber with new features. You’ll be able to publish a new version of your app on Google Play, in order to make it even more beautiful ;)

Now, go to your backend and have fun !
(or test for free if you're not already a GoodBarber)
 

Today, everyone is working hard in the GoodBarber team to open the beta for Android. If everything goes fine, you'll be able to test your app on your Android device tomorrow!

So, this week the changelog for iPhone is a bit short, but you can understand why :)

Changelog for this Tuesday update, for iPhone:

- There is now a relaese to load more feature in the comments pages
- It's now possible to use the token [COMMENTS] and [NBCOMMENTS] in the lists subtitles (Settings API)
- The headers of Events sections show now the day of the week
- Bug fix: the Events sections handle now correctly the absence of thumb
- Bug fix: the Search Bar appears now correctly when a Circle Band categories template is set
- Bug fix: the app doesn't crash anymore at launch when there is no connection
- Bug fix: the app doesn't crash anymore when sharing the app in the Settings section

Don't forget to rebuild your app to apply these changes… and prepare yourself to build your Android app!