Asha Developer Competition
Accept the Challenge
Your mission: build the year's best apps for Asha Full Touch smartphones and the new Nokia Asha 501.
Your reward: free promotion, invaluable experience, and your share of € 230,000.
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Asha Developer Competition
How to enter
Note!
The new
Nokia Asha 501 has been announced and will be included as a target device for the Asha Developer Competition. Due to this update, we’re extending the deadline for all entries to
August 2nd, 2013.
Starting June 1st 2013 at 12.00 GMT the first 250 developers who port an existing or create a new Java application or for the first 100 developers who port an existing or create a new Web App for the New Nokia Asha 501 will get a New Nokia Asha 501 phone. The apps need to be developed by using Nokia Asha SDK 1.0 or Nokia Asha web app tools 3.0 and they need to be also published to Nokia Store before they make an eligible entry for competition.
1. Sign up
Register yourself for the Asha Developer Competition.
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2. Develop
Build your app using the following SDKs:
Note! Apps created with the Nokia Xpress Web App Builder are ineligible for this competition!
3. Get support & publish
Get support from Nokia Developer with:
- Webinars including Ask The Expert sessions and UI Clinics
- Tech support
- Extensive UI and UX design support for both Java and WebApps
- Guides for porting from other platforms
- UPDATE: Publish your app to the Nokia Store between February 25th and August 2nd, 2013. Remember to also update the entry details of your competition registration by August 2nd.
Tips:
- Apps ported from an Asha Touch and Type or non-Touch to Asha Full Touch or new Nokia Asha 501 will be accepted as an eligible entry. Apps ported also from other platforms are accepted.
- Apps must fit one of the four main competition categories to be eligible.
- Apps will be judged using the Asha 309 and the new Nokia Asha 501.
- Focus on designing a high quality app with an excellent user interface and experience.
- Try Nokia Ad Exchange for monetizing your app with in-app advertising.
- Need inspiration or feedback about your idea? Go to IdeasProject to find out more.
- Before competition start published Asha Full Touch apps are eligible only if they have been updated with a new feature or functionality. A republished Asha Full Touch app without a visible improvement is not eligible.
- Apply for the Nokia Premium Developer Program for Asha and if you qualify, you’ll get a free Asha smartphone, expanded Remote Device Access for testing, free tech support tickets worth $198 USD, and other promotional benefits to help put your app on the fast track to success.
