The Take Off Network forums hosted the engineer, Tariq Mansour, founder of the iPhone Islam site, to answer the forum’s leaders ’questions regarding Apple devices and the iPhone Islam site. And because the dialogue has many useful aspects, so we will share it with you as well.
The best thing that happened after the creation and development of the iPhone Islam site is this great love from all our brothers, and this love is not something dedicated to us only, but rather this love that brings together everyone who does something useful and beneficial to his brothers and mother, so whoever writes useful information will find this love ... And whoever does a useful work will find this love ... Whoever mastered his profession will find this love ... and better than anything is the love of our brothers in God. So first of all, I thank you for your love and for your hosting.
I will try to answer your questions as much as possible.
*What is the story of the beginning with the iPhone .. Because, like I know, you started with the arrival of the first iPhone, even though it was not known or widespread in the Arab circles? Arabization itself was of your concern.
Four years after the establishment of the iPhone Islam site, and because of your question, I liked to share the story with everyone ... Please Read it here...
*What is your role as a developer and how much influence do you have on Apple and change its vision in producing a device or issuing system updates?
Our role as software developers is to try to give our children and our next generation useful Arabic content that is of a high level and its content is sophisticated, it is unreasonable to put devices such as the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch in the hands of our children and leave them for the programs of the stories of lesbians and the fallen programs that have spread on the Internet. Arab companies must have a role as well. The user has a role, otherwise we will only blame ourselves when it appears that the future is the future of portable devices and that the programs in these devices corrupt our children ...
As for our impact on Apple, the only effect that I think is after Arabization, when Apple realized that it must Arabize the device itself after it discovered that Arab users are large and in order to fight the jailbreak, it must give the user what he wants. This is only the effect that I think and I do not think that Apple is affected a lot by external sites, as they have long-term strategies and plans.
*The large number of regular applications and their similarity in content and content in the store .. What is the reason for it! Why is there a strategy from Apple that reduces their presence?
Apple can't ban an app because it has a similar idea to another app, nor can it ban an app because they don't like it or its design is bad. Apple has strict rules for putting an app in the app store, but you can't cross certain limits, otherwise the situation will explode and developers will complain. Programs are similar because not every developer is creative and there is a lack of ideas. Also, the ease and variety of development tools and the existence of websites that create programs. All of this has made (anyone) develop programs for iPhone and iPad, and this is what made the app store bad. But you are blessed. Look at the Android store and you will know how sophisticated the Apple store is :)
*Your opinion that Apple violated all expectations and downloaded the iPhone 4s with improvements only immediately, despite the great competition between international companies!
The truth is, Apple did not violate expectations, but Apple violated the rumors, expectations were the release of the iPhone 4S as Apple did with 3G and then 3GS, Apple depends in competition on the user's love for the operating system and on the software store that offers a lot and on the Siri feature, and perhaps early in the iPhone 5 If competition intensifies.
*What are your aspirations and plans for the future of the site and your applications! Do you feel that your applications satisfy all groups?
Sometimes a single application has a thousand applications, for example the popular WhatsApp application, it is a thousand applications, whether in interest or in sales, a game such as Angry Birds, and other popular programs. I think we are looking for an idea like this and I think we will continue to produce applications to enrich Arabic content until we reach one day we will create an application that will be a thousand applications. We do not know what it is, but God willing, we will reach that one day.
*As a programmer, do you think that communicating an idea for an application from someone who does not understand the programming thing to a programmer is difficult? How long does it take to create an application?
Of course, this is due to the complexity of the thought and the actual ability to implement it, so not every idea can be implemented, as for the time period, this is also due to the complexity of the application, but I think that a month is a sufficient period to implement the application of average ease.
*What is the beginning spark that made you look Yvonne Islam .. And what is the secret of the name !! Were you imagining the stage you reached?
The spark of the beginning was mentioned in This article… As for the name, the purpose of the site was initially only to make Islamic applications and explanations, and the purpose was never to expand into a company, but this is from the grace of God.
*If I offered you a job, what would you wish for, would you agree with it?
In fact, I do not wish to work in Apple. IPhone Islam is now a good company and I love my work in it, at the same time I am not the best in developing applications and I have neglected application development myself for a long time, and perhaps if Apple offered me a job, he would be responsible for developing content for the Middle East. This is more appropriate to my capabilities and I will not accept it because I serve the same goal more freely through iPhone Islam.
*What is the main pillar for producing an application!
I believe that good design and appearance is what makes the application the most successful, and then it is supported by good development and employment of this design. And of course, first of all, the idea of implementation.
*What is the thing that you have accomplished that you feel very proud of!
The thing that I am proud of is accessing the iPhone Islam from just a simple blog to a company and a site that everyone respects and benefits from, and the truth is, although I was a tool for that, this is only thanks to God and I have no hand in that.
*What is new on the site in terms of development?
There will be a number of applications such as an Arabic-English dictionary, and most importantly, the development of the previous applications to be better.
*From your point of view, do you find the applications that you produce compete with the large global applications? I mean, did you get to compete with the big companies producing apps?
We are trying to produce Arabic applications for the Arab user, because one of our goals is to enrich Arabic content and find an Arab alternative to foreign applications. Therefore, we cannot compare unless the application is suitable to be global. The truth is we cannot judge ourselves. We of course love our applications and we think they are good, but from the point of view. The view of foreigners themselves and their comments. Our programs are considered a competition, for example, the latest application of Abu Yusuf is competing strongly and almost surpassing similar foreign applications.
*What are your future plans for Yvonne Islam? What is your goal?
The future plan is for iPhone Islam to be a large company with a large number of employees, developers and professional designers and this is what we seek, to grow in size and experience so that we can produce better and be the largest mobile application developer in the Middle East. We are not content with just Apple products, but we also develop applications for all mobile devices.
*Do you spend most of your time in this field?
I can say, unfortunately, yes, and this regret is caused by a feeling of negligence towards my family, my family and myself, and I seek soon to leave some of my duties to others and thus organize my time more.
*Are you a supporter of Jailbreak? And take advantage of Cydia additions!
Jailbreaking for me is like tonics have harms, but sometimes they are beneficial. Personally, I do not put a jailbreak on my personal phone, and the reason is known to everyone that the jailbreak affects the performance of the device, and this is a fact, and I also do not find anything useful in Cydia applications for me. But this is not a rule, the jailbreak may be useful to someone else, such as someone who wants Bluetooth or likes to change themes and must endure obstacles. But if the jailbreak is aimed at cracking, then the jailbreak is miserable.
*What is the reason for the interest in iOS, in contrast to Android and Windows?
The beginning was with the iPhone, and there was no system better than it, with the development of competition, we are seriously thinking about supporting Arabic content in other systems as well, but everything at the time we do not want to rush.
*What is your situation with hackers who break your apps and download them for free? Do you suffer a lot from this thing? What are your solutions?
Of course, it is known that stealing applications and not giving the developer his right, whether he is an Arab, a foreigner, a Muslim, or anyone else, is not of good morals, and I will not say it is forbidden because the people of knowledge have sayings. But this, of course, affects us. Although the price of the application ranges between $ 2 to $ 5, and the number of Arab consumers who have the means to buy from the software store is few, we find a large percentage tend to crack, which causes losses and sometimes we cannot afford the cost. Perhaps crack does not affect the foreign store because of the large number of buyers in relation to the number of people who use crack, but in the Arab world this is a problem and a big challenge that we and all developers try to overcome and the most influential thing is to educate the user about the importance of supporting his brothers, especially Arab companies, so that they produce better applications for us and our children.
*I read for you on the site your denunciations that most of your website visitors are from Saudi Arabia .. Did you expect more visitors from another country and were you surprised that most of them came from Saudi Arabia?
This wasn't a denunciation, but rather an expression of surprise, because the percentage is, thank God, large. We're talking about 65% of the site's visitors from Saudi Arabia, compared to all Arab and foreign countries. Our brothers in Saudi Arabia care about technology and keep up with everything new, and the purchasing power in Saudi Arabia is large, thank God. Not to mention that they love the iPhone Islam, in particular :)
*Can everyone launch the B App Store app - and what are the requirements?
Yes, everyone can, but he must pay $ 99 annually and participate in the Apple Developer Program ... for more read this Articles for developers
*Why shouldn't the iPhone Islam team be a jailbreak developer (meaning you are the ones who make the jailbreak instead of the Div Team and be Arabic..and English..i mean the main language is Arabic so that it is a great achievement for you)…?
In fact, we thought about studying it and getting into this field, but we discovered that this work consumes a lot of time and this time will increase because of Apple's stubbornness and closing the gaps again and again. Therefore, we preferred to invest time in making global programs and achievements. In the end, the app store apps are what will remain, and the jailbreak will not stay forever.
*Why are there no explanations for how iPhone applications work?
The reason is that the developers are busy making applications and most of them do not know how to explain and write, also teaching is a task that is not easy and not everyone has the talent for that, but there are those who have the talent and actually fill this gap about us like our brother Adham ... you can continue His lessons are here
*To reach between you and Apple?
There is no official contact between us and Apple, but we have some friends who work there who appreciate our work and appreciate their work.
*A specific idea or application that you want to do but are facing difficulty in implementing it? what is it?
There's always an idea for an app that's been on my mind, an app that recognizes the reciter's voice, the name of the Surah, and the verse just by hearing it. But there are many difficulties in implementing it, God willing, we will not despair... Imagine hearing the voice of a Quran reciter whose voice you like, so you take out your device and open the app, and it immediately recognizes the name of the reciter, the Surah, and the verse. Did you notice that I mentioned the idea without fearing that it would be stolen? :) Some people message us and say, "I have an idea in mind, but I'm afraid it will be stolen." We tell them to keep it in mind. :)
*God willing, my graduation project will be an application on the iPhone, so you advise me of any program to build the application in the Windows 7 system?
In fact, I advise you to buy a Mac and develop on a Mac environment, Apple's tools are wonderful and easy, and it is the safest way to be a professional developer and it will save a lot of time if you start correctly.
*What is the best app in your opinion on Apple Store?
I like many applications, but I will not mention the iPhone Islam applications because I have tried and worked on them so much that I do not use them often :) except for the talking clock application. I like the way it says the time every hour. This reminds me of the passage of time. I like to use Twitter. My name is there. iTarek @ And I like very much the application TweetBot It is a genius app for Twitter. As for games, it is a game Cut The Rope The best game ever, it's like it was made for me to play it with passion and I don't accept less than three stars in every role :)
Thank you, Network Forums for this hosting, and we hope that these answers will be of any benefit to the followers. And always waiting for you on the iPhone Islam site.
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