On the 8th of November, I submitted an Android app on Google Play named Cloud Release. Google published the app to the store on the 11th November and it is currently available in 10 countries.

As a Microsoft Azure Cloud Architect, it was important for me to keep up to date with all the latest previews, developments and releases into the Microsoft Azure cloud platform which is why I have created the Android app, so that I can easily be kept informed of all Microsoft Azure updates. I’ve kept the layout simple, in a listview, with a web browser view to launch directly into the published article from Microsoft. This enables me to keep up to date on a regular basis on all recent developments in Microsoft Azure in one place. I developed the app during my train journey’s and in some of my spare time in the evenings and I’m delighted to release it free to the Google Play store. I’ll be releasing new features over time, but for now this is what the app provides.

• Synchronisation of the latest articles on the application launch
• A local database is used for all downloaded articles
• Quick search feature to query the local database
• Direct Web browser view, to review the full article on the Microsoft docs web site

You can download the app free from the Google Play store here.

Enjoy!