What kind of app is this?
This app is inspired by the old Tamagotchi keychain pets from the 90s. What
you do is care for a virtual pet like you would a real one, by taking
care of its needs. You will need to feed it, play with it, wash it and
discipline it. The buttons surrounding the pet are used to interact
with it. As the tamadroid becomes older it will evolve, and what it
turns into depends on how well you care for it. There are a total of
eleven evolutions, can you find them all? Tip: Experiment with
different levels of happiness, discipline and weight.
Spoiler:
Full evolution chart can be found here.
This app does not run a background service, so battery life is unaffected. When
you close the app, it shuts down like any other. The pet's current
state on shutdown is saved, and when the app is reopened it calculates
what the pet did in the meantime. You can turn off your phone and use
it as usual of course. Just remember to check on Tamadroid regularly.
By accessing the settings menu you can choose when the pet sleeps and
wakes up, and the desired background image. You can also pause the pet,
if you need some time off.
If you want this app in your native
language, contact me. Japanese and French translations are much needed.
Currently available in English, Spanish, Italian and Norwegian.
How do I take care of it?
By checking a stats menu you can see the current condition your pet is in.
Based on it's current condition, and how you want it to evolve, you can
chose an action to preform with it. You can feed it, play a game with
it, or scold it. Sometimes your pet may require special attention, and
need cleaning or medicine, or sometimes it may just need someone to
turn the lights off at night.
Where can I get it?
TamaDroid is available on Google Play:
TamaDroid on the Android Market
FAQ
1)
Battery life. This app runs an optional background service, so battery
life may be reduced slightly. If you need to reduce extra battery
consumption, turn off the background service under the settings menu.
The background service will alert you when your pet needs attention,
but is not necessary to take proper care of the pet.
2) My pet keeps dying! Watch all the meters under stats, and be sure to
clean up after your pet and give it medicine when it needs it. Your pet
will die if it's weight falls below, or increases above healthy levels.
3) My pet always follows the same evolution path, what should I do? Try
changing the way you care for the pet. Factors which influence
evolution are happiness, discipline and weight at the time of
evolution. How much weight your pet gains on an evolution will depend
on how hungry it is when it evolves. To get your pet to evolve
differently try taking better or worse care of it than you previously
have.
4) How do I choose when the pet goes to sleep or wakes up? Under the
settings menu you can type in the hour of the day you want the pet to
awaken on. When the pet falls asleep will be based on the time you
enter.
Privacy Policy
A link to the privacy policy can be found here:
TamaDroid Privacy Policy
